Are the Selling OC cameras rolling? They better be. It’s been less than a month since the Netflix spinoff, tracking a group of catty California-based real estate agents, premiered its first season on the streaming platform, and one of the show’s couples has already called it quits. But not just …
Read More »New Report Claims YouTube Is Cashing in on Misogyny, Racism, and Targeted Harassment
On YouTube, engagement is king. The platform, which thrives on its dual status as both a social media network and news space, pays creators handsomely for making videos that get large amounts of views and interactions from any given audience. To keep the worst out, the sheer influx of content …
Read More »How 'Channel 5' Is Changing Journalism, One YouTube Post at a Time
I t’s 11 o’clock in the morning on a sweltering Sunday in New York’s East Village, and Andrew Callaghan, sporting a smirk and shock of curly blond hair, is, uncharacteristically, moving a little slow. A few blocks down from his aunt’s apartment, where he crashed the night before, Callaghan, 25, …
Read More »Lawyer Calls Alleged 'Baby Shark' Torture Victim's Death 'Convenient'
In just a few weeks, John Brasco was set to go to trial against two officers and their supervisor who were accused of torturing him while he was previously incarcerated by playing the song “Baby Shark” on loop for hours at a time. On Thursday, Sept. 8, Brasco was booked …
Read More »Grimes Goes Creationist, Stealing Elon Musk's Troll Thunder
Ever since tech magnate and inveterate poster Elon Musk was dragged into a lawsuit by Twitter for attempting to back out of a $44 billion deal to purchase the social media company, his personal account has been in something of a flop era. It’s a tricky thing to quantify — …
Read More »Prince Harry Shares Personal Statement in Memory of Queen Elizabeth II: 'You and Grandpa Are Reunited'
Prince Harry honored the late Queen Elizabeth II, who died last week at the age of 96, in a personal statement that celebrates her as both his grandmother and his Commander-in-Chief. “In celebrating the life of my grandmother, Her Majesty The Queen—and in mourning her loss—we are all reminded of …
Read More »Stephen Curry Is Putting It All on the Line
S tephen Curry has come a long way since the curious case of the government plot from outer space.Five years ago — after he’d won his second NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors, and right after Donald Trump had challenged him to a Twitter war — Curry was golfing …
Read More »Ricky Martin Faces New Sexual Assault Claims as His Attorney Calls Allegations 'Untethered From Reality'
Ricky Martin is facing new sexual assault claims after a complaint was filed against the singer in his hometown of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The new set of allegations come just days after Martin filed a $30 million extortion lawsuit against Dennis Yadiel Sánchez Martin, his nephew, who publicly accused …
Read More »QAnon-Addled Dad Killed by Cops After Shooting Wife, Daughter: 'This Is Out of Control'
A Michigan man, who had reportedly been sucked into QAnon and 2020 election conspiracies, was killed by police after shooting and killing his wife over the weekend. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, at around 4 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, police responded to a call from a young woman …
Read More »TikTok Is Full of Pro-Drunk Driving Videos. Are They for Real?
Who is the most oppressed in today’s society? People of color facing police violence and mass incarceration? LGBTQ groups vilified as sexual predators? Women denied their right to reproductive healthcare? All compelling answers, and all issues worthy of continued advocacy. But across social media, you can also find moral support …
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