Computer scientist Stephen E. Wilhite – who created the GIF image format back in 1987 – died on March 14 at the age of 74. His wife Kathaleen R. Wilhite said his death was due […]
Nets Get a Playoff/Covid Exposure Boost as NYC Mayor Ends Vax Mandate Blocking Kyrie Irving
Kyrie Irving will get to help the Brooklyn Nets win and/or contract Covid-19 during home games with New York City Mayor Eric Adams set to rollback vaccine requirements for athletes and performers working in the […]
A Dead-Name Passport and 16,500 Followers: How Zi Faámelu Escaped Ukraine
Zi Faámelu was getting desperate. It was five days into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, five days since President Volodymyr Zelensky had declared martial law, and the 31-year-old musician, artist, and Instagram influencer knew she had […]
Bill Murray Is Turning His Many Musings and Stories Into NFTs
Bill Murray is turning his cache of classic stories into a new NFT collection with the help of the website the Chive. The project, announced earlier this week, is set to launch in April with […]
Why ‘Gangnam Style’ Is Making a Comeback on TikTok
Those who lived through the not-so-distant events of 2012 probably never expected to hear “Gangnam Style,” the novelty hit by the K-pop superstar PSY, ever again. Yet “Gangnam Style” has made a comeback in an […]
‘We Walkin’ Out’: ‘Raven’s Home’ Cast Joins Disney Staff Protesting ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill
Raven-Symone and the cast of Disney Channel’s Raven’s Home walked off the show’s set on Tuesday in solidarity with other Walt Disney Company employees to protest the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. “In support of our […]
Kyiv’s Nightlife Took Off During the Pandemic. Now, the Scene Is Feeding the Resistance
“Ukraine is a frontier society and I have a frontier mentality. I thrive in this kind of chaos.” Max Leonov, 45, knocks back a double espresso at the bar of Buenavista, his Cuban restaurant and […]
Kevin Spacey’s ‘Sanitized’ Version of 1986 Sex Abuse Can’t End Lawsuit, Accuser Says
Anthony Rapp is pushing back against Kevin Spacey’s recent demand that Rapp’s sex abuse lawsuit be terminated on the grounds that his alleged 1986 assault wasn’t serious enough to qualify for revival under the Child […]
The Awful Cost of the GOP’s War on Trans Teens
L. remembers exactly what her son was wearing one winter evening nine years ago. She can still see every detail: the blue Angry Birds T-shirt, the black Bakugan hoodie unzipped down the front, the jeans […]
The Latest TikTok Saga So Dark and Upsetting We Can’t Look Away
As we often see on the platform, TikTok users have a habit of imbuing what would otherwise be minor interpersonal drama with incredibly high dramatic stakes, prompting millions around the globe to play armchair […]
A Boogaloo Boi Tried to Join the Foreign Legion In Ukraine — It Didn’t End Well
When Henry Hoeft decided to join the foreign legion in Ukraine, he pitched his local newspaper on the story. The result for the 28-year-old was a PR coup: A glowing front-page profile in the Columbus […]
Personality Changes and Viral Disco Videos: Friends and Family Worry Dancers Have Joined a ‘Cult’-Like Management Company
Samantha Long knew something was wrong with her friend James Derrick when he started talking about fringe ideas on their first phone call in months. “It was essentially two hours of conspiracy theory after conspiracy […]