Daphne, a 22-year-old marketing manager, knew it was never going to work out with her ex, Dave. There were red flags from the start, she says: Since they started dating in the spring of 2022, […]
Kyrie Irving Is Now an Exec at Chinese Firm Tied to Human Rights Abuses
Kyrie Irving — the singular basketball talent and moth-to-the-flame of NBA controversy — has embarked on a rebranding campaign with his new corporate benefactor, Chinese apparel giant ANTA. Irving is now the superstar face […]
Twitter Is at Death’s Door, One Year After Elon Musk’s Takeover
On Oct. 26, 2022, Elon Musk enjoyed his first and last good day as the head of Twitter (now X). Following a $44 billion acquisition he tried to scuttle but was legally forced into closing, […]
Anti-Vaxxers Think an Emergency Phone Alert Will Cause a Zombie Apocalypse
“Is there a Zombie Apocalypse activated by 5G towers on the way?!?!” wrote the QAnon influencer behind a Telegram channel called The Patriot Voice, which is followed by more than 50,000 people, in a post […]
Parents of Michigan School Shooter Will Stand Trial on Unprecedented Charges
Oxford High Shooting Michigan Supreme Court rejected an appeal by James and Jennifer Crumbley, who face involuntary manslaughter charges after their son killed four in 2021 The parents of a 15-year-old who killed four students […]
MusiCares Debuts Humans of Hip Hop
For more than 50 years, talented individuals have brought hip hop to life from the Bronx to Brazil and back again. And this year, the genre is celebrating its monumental fifth decade. In honor of […]
Elon Musk’s X Slapped With Trademark Lawsuit From Social Media Ad Agency
X Corp., the company formerly known as Twitter that ditched its bird logo in July, has notched another lawsuit in its growing pile of legal woes. That ad agency, X Social Media, sued X. Corp […]
Elon Musk Sued for Falsely Claiming Random Man Was a Fed Posing as Neo-Nazi
Hardly a day goes by without Elon Musk amplifying fake news or conspiracy theories on X, formerly Twitter, a platform he once said “needs to become by far the most accurate source of information about […]
Jimmy Butler Is Ready to Be the Next Big Country Music Star
F ew pro athletes have overcome more than Jimmy Butler. Homeless by 13. Unrecruited out of high school. Played ball at a small junior college. Landed at Marquette. Came off the bench till his junior […]
The Con, the Con Artist, and Me
A T 5:44 P.M. ON FEB. 23, 2022, my phone lit up with a WhatsApp message from a stranger. “Hello Sean Williams,” he wrote. “I have something for you.” Seconds later, the stranger sent a […]
Can Swiftmania Finally Help Change the Kansas City Chiefs’ Name?
Since Taylor Swift attended last Sunday’s Kansas City Chiefs game, the path of her impact has been clear and undeniable. Jersey sales for Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, Swift’s rumored boyfriend, have increased by 400 […]
Lil Tay Goes Live to Drop Music Video, Rail Against Her Father, and… Play Some Pretty Piano?
Viral social media star Lil Tay, who became famous at nine for her outrageous clips featuring her rapping and throwing around huge piles of cash, broke her silence Saturday with a music video and a […]