Becky G will be lending her voice in the upcoming Warner Bros.’ family feature, Blue Beetle, this summer. The coming-of-age superhero tale comes from the DC Comics universe and is set to arrive in theaters this August. The movie stars Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes, a college graduate who finds …
Read More »Death at a Frat-Boy Fight Night
T he evening of the fight, Nathan Valencia was nervous. It was the first time that Valencia, a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas had participated in Fight Night, the annual event hosted by rival fraternity Kappa Sigma. Like other frat functions, Fight Night …
Read More »Crypto's Richest Man Is Waiting Out the Chaos
T here was a moment, late last fall, when Changpeng Zhao seemed like the smartest guy in crypto. The news was sudden and definitive: Binance, Zhao’s international trading post, announced plans to buy its biggest rival, FTX, led by the young American Sam Bankman-Fried, or SBF. It looked like a …
Read More »On 'Bangerz,' Miley Cyrus Shook Culture and Ass. It Took a While to Shake Off the Shame
Ten years ago, Miley Cyrus the artist was largely overshadowed by Miley Cyrus the post-Disney wild child. At 20 years old, she was a specimen unleashed on the world to be examined under various microscopes, with more scrutiny than ever. She summed up her newfound freedom in the opening shot …
Read More »Uhhh, Trump's Team Can't Find the Classified Doc He Talked About on Tape
Trump’s legal team claims the former president has no materials matching the description of a classified document he claimed he had in a 2021 recording that has been obtained by the Justice Department. The document, reportedly classified as “SECRET,” allegedly contains descriptions of an attack plan against Iran proposed by …
Read More »Trump-Nominated Judge Will Now Oversee Disney-DeSantis Lawsuit
The Florida federal judge assigned to thecourt case brought by Disneyagainst Gov. Ron DeSantis has recused himself after learning last week that “a relative within the third degree” held 30 shares of Disney stock. Judge Mark Walker wrote incourt documentsfiled Thursday that he must step aside since his relative’s “financial …
Read More »Cardi B Parties With Latto in Atlanta for 'Put It on Da Floor Again' Music Video
Latto and Cardi B have teamed up for a new remix, “Put It on Da Floor Again.” The song arrived with a music video shot in Atlanta featuring surprise cameos from Offset, BabyDrill, and LSU Women’s Basketball star Angel Reese. The song is a remix of “Put It on Da …
Read More »Meet the Folks Lining Up for Elon Musk's Brain Implant
After years of delays, Neuralink Corp., a startup co-founded by Elon Musk and a small group of scientists in 2016, is set to begin human trials for an implantable brain chip that the tech CEO says will revolutionize humanity. And people are more than ready to lead the charge. “I …
Read More »Jeffrey Epstein Wrote Fellow Pedophile Larry Nassar a Letter Before His Death
Jeffrey Epstein tried to contact disgraced gymnastics physician and admitted sexual abuser Larry Nassar during his final days alive, The Associated Press reports. Reference to the letter Epstein tried to send Nassar was included in a trove of documents obtained by the AP, which offer one of the most comprehensive …
Read More »'Past Lives' Is Already the Best Movie of the Year
Past Lives, writer-director Celine Song’s debut feature, opens with a guessing game: There are three people sitting at a bar, drinking in the wee hours. We’re observing the trio from a distance, unable to hear what they’re saying. Folks off-frame are making up possible back stories. The two Koreans are …
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