Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of theJapanese manga series Yu-Gi-Oh, which spawned a trading card and video game empire, died at the age of 60. The Japan Times reports that Takahashi’s body was found floating Wednesday morning while wearing snorkeling gear off the coast of Nago, a popular vacation destination, in …
Read More »Doja Cat Not Sure if Noah Schnapp Sharing DMs About Joseph Quinn Is 'Snake Sh-t,' But it Is 'Weasel Sh-t'
Doja Cat shared her frustration with Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp sharing a private conversation between them, in which the pop star was trying to find out how to slide into the DMs of Schnapp’s co-star, Joseph Quinn. On her Instagram Live, Doja was stern but fair with her aggravation. …
Read More »'Fire of Love' Is the Greatest Lava Story Ever Told
She is petite, trim, almost birdlike. He’s big, slightly lumbering, closer to a bear. Her hair is short, kept in a shaggy pixie cut. His resembles an unruly, curly mop — a Chia pet in full sprout. Both of them have very large ears. No one can remember exactly how …
Read More »Women of Color Will Face More Criminalized Pregnancies in Post-'Roe' America
On May 15, 1999, Regina McKnight gave birth to a stillborn five-pound baby girl at Conway Medical Center in South Carolina. She named her Mercedes. Five months later, McKnight — an unhoused Black woman — was arrested on charges of homicide by child abuse after her daughter’s autopsy indicated that …
Read More »'You're a Mean Old Mama': Hear Steely Dan's Rare Cover of Joni Mitchell's 'Carey'
A Steely Dan cover of Joni Mitchell‘s “Carey” has been unearthed, and it’s the kind of soft rock summer treat you’d expect. The Blue track — which Mitchell wrote after an encounter with a chef in Crete — sounds especially jazzy here, and the duo even swaps gender and uses …
Read More »James Caan: His 10 Toughest, Wildest and Most Memorable Roles
He was tough, he was sexy, and he was one of the most charismatic movies stars of the 1970s — he was James Caan, your go-to guy when you wanted someone who could be flinty yet charming, smooth yet volatile. A Bronx-born, Queens-raised actor who claimed he was the “only …
Read More »Derek Chauvin Sentenced to 21 Years for Violating George Floyd's Federal Civil Rights
Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. The sentence comes after the former Minneapolis police officer who murdered George Floyd pleaded guilty to federal civil rights violations last December, The New York Timesreports. Federal prosecutors asked U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson …
Read More »Former Teacher, Parents of a Toddler, Grandfather Among Victims of Highland Park Shooting
A former teacher, the parents of a two-year-old, and a grandfather visiting his family from Mexico are among those that were killed in a mass shooting during a 4th of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois. The Lake County Coroner’s Office confirmed six of the seven people killed in the …
Read More »SCOTUS Justices 'Prayed With' Her — Then Cited Her Bosses to End Roe
At an evangelical victory party in front of the Supreme Court to celebrate the downfall of Roe v. Wade last week, a prominent Capitol Hill religious leader was caught on a hot mic making a bombshell claim: that she prays with sitting justices inside the high court. “We’re the only …
Read More »Why Don't We 'Officially Going on Hiatus' Amid Legal Battle With Former Management
Why Don’t We is going on a hiatus and canceling its long-awaited The Good Times Only Tour as they continue a heated legal battle with their former management company, Signature Entertainment, the boy band announced on Wednesday. “All we ever want to do in our careers is make great music …
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