Brittney Griner’s pre-trial detention in Russia was extended again, according to the Russian media outlet, TASS, as reported by ABC News. Griner will remain in custody for another 18 days, at least through July 2. […]
Robinhood Engineer Who Helped ‘Solve’ Meme Stock Meltdown Sues Over Alleged ‘Toxic’ Sexism
In early February 2021, Ayşe Naz Erkan was riding high. The free online brokerage firm Robinhood was hailing the engineer a hero for helping “solve” the unprecedented backlog of customer support tickets that nearly buried […]
Pop-Art Icon Peter Max’s Daughter Files New Suit Calling His Guardianship ‘Inhumane’
In the summer of 2019, famed Woodstock producer Michael Lang dropped into his old friend Peter Max’s art studio on West 65th Street in New York City. Max, 84, one of the most celebrated and […]
NO GOOD ENT’s “Bob Saget” Music Video Out
Powerful hip-hop duo NO GOOD ENT recently dropped their latest album Mean Music out of which “Bob Saget” got a music video to go along. The two artists rap like no other, boldly speaking their […]
Anti-Vaxxers Are Flipping Out Over Justin Bieber’s Facial Paralysis
On Friday, Justin Bieber took to Instagram to reveal to his fans that he would have to cancel upcoming dates for his world tour due to health issues. The health issue, he said during his […]
Amber Heard Slams Role of Social Media During Depp Trial: ‘You Cannot Tell Me That This Has Been Fair’
Amber Heard addressed the outsized role social media played in her recent defamation trial with Johnny Depp, telling Today in a new interview, “You cannot tell me that you think that this has been fair.” […]
We Let Monkeypox Spread for Too Long. If It Infects Our Pets, There’s No Getting Rid of It
There was an undetected monkeypox outbreak already underway in the United States before health officials in Europe and the U.S. sounded the alarm about the dangerous viral disease back in May. That’s a problem. For every […]
‘They’re Wiping Us From Earth’: Evading Russian Artillery With a Ukrainian Military Unit
Crossing the final checkpoint into a battle zone feels like a consecration. The Ukrainian soldiers manning the last friendly post have a singular focus and intensity that’s lacking behind the lines. They wave us through […]
March for Our Lives Rallies Return Nationwide After Rash of Mass Shootings
Four years after the first March for Our Lives rally in support of gun control, thousands of people attended rallies nationwide Saturday in the aftermath of mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York. […]
Rolling Stone, NYU and YellowBrick are Partnering to Teach ‘Modern Journalism’
Rolling Stone and NYU are teaming up with the online education platform Yellowbrick to teach aspiring journalists the tools of the trade. Modern Journalism is a six-part educational content series that features an esteemed roster of lecturers, from […]
Why Are Social Media Companies Taking Ad Money From a Right-Wing Transphobic Doc?
For years, right-wing commentator, Daily Wire host, and all-around shitty provocateur Matt Walsh has used his platform to go after trans people. So it’s not surprising that this essentialist ideology has become the centerpiece of […]
Police Delayed Confronting Uvalde Gunman While Aware Victims Inside Were Still Alive: Report
Officers called in to stop a mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas on May 24 delayed confronting the gunman for 77 minutes, despite supervisors being aware that some of the people trapped with […]