Chris D’Elia’s upcoming comedy show at Hollywood Improv has quietly been canceled, Rolling Stone has learned, just weeks after the comedian faced new accusations of sexual misconduct and predatory behavior. The 42-year-old was scheduled to perform at the venue on Jan. 11 as part of his country-wide tour that kicks …
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The New York Police Department suspended an officer after he was caught hitting a young girl while he was allegedly attempting to break up a fight on Staten Island Tuesday, Jan.3. The incident occurred at a bus stop at around 2:45 p.m., according to CBS New York. Police claimed they …
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In the mid-Nineties in Norilsk, Siberia, seven-year-old Nadya Tolokonnikova dreamt of being an advertising executive — drawing up pitches for Fanta and Coca-Cola commercials. It might be a surprisingly corporate dream for the future face of Russia’s Pussy Riot, but nothing is quite what it seems in Siberia. Even today, …
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While Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin remains in critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center following an on-field collapse from cardiac arrest, donations to his holiday fundraiser — a toy drive promoted by his Chasing M’s Foundation — have surged. Over $3.4 million has poured in, from over …
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Sam Bankman-Fried previously pleaded not guilty to eight criminal charges in connection to the collapse of FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange of which he was the cofounder. On Thursday, Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to an additional five counts, according to The Daily Beast. During the original hearing in January, as The …
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As prayers for Damar Hamlin, the Buffalo Bills player who collapsed during a game Monday, began to roll in on social media after he received CPR on the field, so too did the inevitable conspiracy theories that somehow the cardiac arrest he suffered came from the Covid vaccine. During the …
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Frank James, the man charged with shooting 10 peopleaboard a New York City subway train during the morning rush hour commute in April, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to 11 counts related to the attack. At a hearing in Brooklyn federal court, James pleaded guilty to 10 counts of committing a …
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Fritz Lang’s trailblazing sci-fi epic Metropolis, the final Sherlock Holmes stories (and the detective character himself), and musical compositions like “Puttin’ on the Ritz” and “My Blue Heaven” are entering the public domain today, Jan. 1. According to the Public Domain Day site, most works copyrighted in 1927 had their …
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Paul McCartney, Halsey, Naomi Campbell, and more shared heartfelt tributes to the late Vivienne Westwood, whose death yesterday at the age of 81 has shaken both the fashion and music worlds. Westwood popularized punk’s iconic style, and her pivotal work with Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren broke through the status …
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Barbara Walters, the pioneering news broadcaster who became a force in a male-dominated industry and whose relentless journalism inspired generations of women, has died at the age of 93. “Barbara Walters passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones. She lived her life with no regrets,” a rep …
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