The Manhattan District Attorney’s office filed an 82-page document in their case against Luigi Mangione at the New York County Supreme Court on Wednesday. In the document they provided images of what they say are handwritten notes Mangione wrote in the months leading up to the assassination of United Health …
Read More »'Switch 2' Is Nintendo (Mostly) All Grown Up
After an eight-year gaming journey encompassing the longest console cycle Nintendo’s ever had, it’s finally time to turn the page with the launch of Switch 2. The new hybrid console, which works both as a handheld and home system just like its predecessor, has a lot to live up to. …
Read More »Emilie Kiser Blocks Three-Year-Old's Death Records From Going Public — For Now
A non-dissemination order has been instituted to temporarily halt the release of records in the case of influencer Emilie Kiser suing to keep the records of her three-year-old son’s drowning death private, according to a filing in the Superior Court of Arizona. On May 18, Trigg Kiser, son of mom …
Read More »Bromance Is Dead: Splitsville for Besties Trump and Musk
The male loneliness epidemic has struck once again, with tech oligarch Elon Musk and President Donald J. Trump going their separate ways after a roughly year-long friendship based on unprecedented political spending and mutual corruption. C’est la vie, n’est-ce pas? Supposedly, the cause of this bromance breakdown was the “big, …
Read More »How Private Equity Helped Destroy Local News
In 2019, I walked away from my dream job, as editor-in-chief of Deadspin, three months after a private equity firm bought our parent company. Our new CEO seemed categorically uninterested in the work we did, what made us successful, or even what we could improve; he just wanted to issue …
Read More »The Making of 'Mario Kart World': 'We Have to Think About the Chaos'
It’s been eight years since the last time a Mario Kart game was released for a Nintendo console, but the wait is nearly over. And while 2017’s Mario Kart 8 Deluxe may have missed the exact launch of the original Nintendo Switch, fans worldwide can rev their engine’s right at …
Read More »Tom Girardi Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Embezzling Millions From Clients
Tom Girardi, the estranged husband of Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar Erika Jayne, was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in federal prison for embezzling “tens of millions of dollars” of settlement money that belonged to his clients. Girardi was disbarred in California in July 2022. “This self-proclaimed ‘champion of justice’ …
Read More »'WTF With Marc Maron' to End After 16 Years: 'We're Burnt Out'
Mac Maron has decided to end his WTF podcast after 16 years. The actor made the announcement during Monday’s episode of the show, admitting that he and his producing partner, Brendan McDonald, are “burnt out” and confirming that the final episode would air “sometime in the fall.” “Sixteen years we’ve …
Read More »Crypto Bros Celebrate Themselves at Bitcoin's Most MAGA Convention Yet
In another time, the Bitcoin 2025 convention at Las Vegas’ Venetian hotel casino last week might have been most memorable for its cringeworthy moments. There was a group that wore shirts with the slogan “Jesus Loves Bitcoin” on the back. David Bailey, CEO of the parent company of conference host …
Read More »Eight Injured in What FBI Calls 'Act of Terrorism' in Colorado
Eight people were injured and some burned at an outdoor mall in Boulder, Colorado, authorities said on Sunday. A man was taken into custody in the attack at 13th and Pearl Street, a popular pedestrian mall downtown, police said. FBI agents are also investigating what the agency has described as …
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