W hen Sara Benincasa first met Ben Kissel in 2010, she was smitten with him almost immediately. Tall and handsome with boyish features, a six-foot-seven-inch frame, and an aw-shucks Midwestern mien, Kissel was working as […]
The Most Shocking Moments in Caroline Ellison’s Testimony Against Ex Sam Bankman-Fried
On a Wednesday afternoon in SDNY’s courtroom 26A, Caroline Ellison cried on the witness stand after reading a text message she had sent to Sam Bankman-Fried last November. It was Ellison’s second day of testimony […]
Carlee Russell Found Guilty in Hoax Kidnapping Case
Carlethia ‘Carlee’ Russell, a woman who admitted that she lied about being kidnapped when she went missing for two days in July, was found guilty of two misdemeanor charges during her court appearance in Hoover, Alabama. The […]
Rumble Is Down. Will Russell Brand’s Allegations Knock It Out?
Rumble has made a brave stand as a right-leaning “free speech” video site where users can get life advice from accused human trafficker Andrew Tate, learn how vaccinated people are “ticking time bombs,” dive into […]
Mary Lou Retton, Olympic Icon, ‘Still Fighting’ Rare Form of Pneumonia
Mary Lou Retton, the Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast, is “fighting for her life” in the ICU with pneumonia, her daughter said Tuesday. In an Instagram Story post, Retton’s daughter, McKenna Lane Kelley, shared the news that […]
Coast Guard Recovers ‘Presumed Human Remains’ From Titan Submersible Disaster
Titan Disaster The final pieces of debris and evidence were retrieved from the implosion site and will now be analyzed The Untied States Coast Guard said it recovered “presumed human remains” as it dredged up […]
Half-Palestinian Supermodel Gigi Hadid Condemns ‘Terrorizing of Innocent People’ After Hamas Attack on Israel
Gigi Hadid, who is half-Palestinian, has spoken up about Israel–Hamas war, saying, “The terrorizing of innocent people is not in alignment with and does not do any good for the ‘Free Palestine’ movement.” Hadid, whose […]
Musk’s X Drowning in Israel-Hamas Misinformation Amid Fact-Checking Delays
Community Notes, Elon Musk‘s solution to combating misinformation on X (formerly Twitter), is barely able to keep up with a wave of graphic media, false claims, and hateful content relating to the Israel-Hamas conflict. The […]
Doja Cat’s Edgelord Posts Have People Freaking Out. It’s Nothing New
There’s a popular adage floating around the social media site formerly known as Twitter: “I miss the old Doja.” With the release of her album Scarlet this fall, pop star Doja Cat debuted a new […]
Elon Musk Hit With New SEC Lawsuit After Missing Testimony in Twitter Investigation
As Elon Musk focuses on jamming a few more nails into the X (f.k.a. Twitter) coffin, the Securities and Exchange Commission has gone to the courts to compel him to finally testify as part of […]
TikTok’s Latest Health Craze Is Navel Pulling
To a grown adult, the navel is the reminder of where they were attached to their mother by the umbilical cord, a mark that can vary from person to person. But on TikTok, the belly […]
He Was a Beloved Activist. Right Wingers Are Using His Death to Fuel a Targeted Harassment Campaign
While police continue investigating the stabbing death of Brooklyn activist Ryan Carson, interest in the case has turned into a targeted harassment campaign. A spokesperson for the NYPD confirmed Thursday to Rolling Stone that a […]