Martha Stewart is having something of a moment. The celebrity-homemaker-turned-lifestyle-guru-turned-white-collar-criminal-turned-weed-influencer has been spending the last few years quietly unveiling a chiller, more 420-friendly version of herself (the BFF-ship with Snoop doesn’t hurt). Recently, she’s made even more of a pivot on Instagram, where she is currently on a thirst trap …
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Kanye West’s latest ambitious venture may be his most surprising – and most mysterious. Over the past decade, West has cemented himself not only as a musical force but also as a cultural and creative visionary, with the launch of his Yeezy line, major collaborations with Adidas and Gap, and …
Read More »Estée Lauder Heir Convinced Trump to Wage a (Very Serious) Effort to Buy Greenland
In a presidency overflowing with bizarre side plots, one of the standouts is Donald Trump’s reported desire to purchase Greenland from Denmark. While the controversy produced a response from the Danish that Greenland was not actually for sale, and plenty of memes, it turns out Trump was dead serious in …
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On a recent Wednesday night in Brooklyn, “Hey there, Delilah, what’s it like in New York City?” bellowed from the speakers at Baby’s All Right. Except, the indie rock band Plain White T’s was nowhere to be found. By the time Bronx rapper-producer Cash Cobain’s iconic tag dropped over the …
Read More »Mike Pence Says Stripping Women of Rights More Important Than Midterm Gains
Former Vice President Mike Pence says he believes implementing a national abortion ban and continuing the conservative fight to restrict bodily autonomy for women “is profoundly more important than any short-term politics.” The comments came in an interview with RealClearPolitics, during which Pence urged his fellow Republicans not to “shrink …
Read More »Racists Are Worried About the Historical Accuracy of Mermaids
Last week was the D23 Expo, a time when nerds and Disney adults from all corners of the nation unite to preview the Disney company’s upcoming park and film release offerings. One of the most talked-about previews at the Expo was the teaser trailer release for The Little Mermaid, Disney’s …
Read More »Warner Music May Be Forced to Reveal Sexual Misconduct Allegations
A shareholder activist in the music industry has invoked a little-known statute within Delaware’s corporate laws, hoping to require Warner Music Group to share any records it has related to sexual misconduct allegations within the company. Dorothy Carvello, a former A&R executive at WMG-owned Atlantic Records and the author of …
Read More »The Catholic Church Is Bankrolling a Nationwide Assault on Women's Rights
There was no winner in last month’s vote on abortion rights in Kansas. Technically, nothing changed after voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure intended to strip abortion protections out of the state’s constitution. When the race was called on the evening of August 2, every Kansan retained the same set …
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 »Emmys 2022: Who Will Win, Who Should Win
Will this be the year that the Emmys stop being so monotonous? Probably not, but we can keep hoping. Because most categories involve ongoing series that stick around for years, the Emmys have always suffered from predictability in a way that the Oscars, Grammys, or Tonys do not. The easiest …
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