It didn’t take that much convincing to get actor Garrett Hedlund to star in Stephen King’s very first podcast adaptation: “Strawberry Spring,” a short story from 1978’s creepy collection Night Shift. Jared Gutstadt, of podcast […]
OnlyFans Axes Policy Change That Would Have Banned Sexually Explicit Content
OnlyFans said it will no longer go ahead with a planned policy change that would have banned “sexually explicit content” from the platform following a fierce backlash. “Thank you to everyone for making your voices […]
Wildfires Are Not a Seasonal Problem. The Trauma Is Year-Round
In the fall of 2018, Paradise, California, a small town among the high, forested buttes at the northern end of the Central Valley, was a tinderbox. The hot summer had sucked the moisture out of […]
What Provincetown’s Gay Community Can Teach Us About Containing Covid
Going to Provincetown for Circuit Week is a tradition for Michael Donnelly. “It’s a great opportunity to catch up with friends,” the data scientist, who lives in New York, says. The popular theme week, also […]
Pfizer Full FDA Approval and What It Means for Covid Vaccine Mandates
On Monday morning, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval to the first Covid-19 vaccine — a significant milestone in the ongoing fight to end the pandemic. Eight months after issuing Emergency Use […]
Proud Boys Leader Sentenced to Jail for Burning Church’s Black Lives Matter Flag
Enrique Tarrio, leader of the far-right extremist group the Proud Boys and a known federal informant, was sentenced to over five months in jail after pleading guilty to burning a Black Lives Matter banner in […]
Everything You Need to Know for the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo
The 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, are almost here, bringing international sport back into the spotlight just a few short weeks after the Tokyo Olympics ended. Over 4,000 athletes will descend upon the Japanese […]
Phil Valentine, Conservative Radio Host and Vaccine Skeptic, Dead at 61 From Covid Complications
A few days after Phil Valentine announced he had tested positive for Covid-19 on July 11th, the conservative talk-radio host wrote on Facebook that he was “doing my patriotic duty for natural herd immunity.” Valentine, […]
Richard Glossip v. the Death Machine
When you’re executed in Oklahoma, the process begins 35 days before your death, according to inmate Richard Glossip. First, they take your belongings, then they transfer you to a block of four cells called Death […]
OnlyFans to Prohibit Sexually Explicit Material Starting in October
OnlyFans announced Thursday that the platform will begin blocking its more sexually explicit content in October. While the company will still allow their adult-content creators to post nude photographs and videos as permitted by their […]
Biden’s Recommendation for a Covid-19 Vaccine Booster Shot, Explained
Following another week of surging Covid-19 infections — including early data suggesting a rise in breakthrough cases among those who are fully vaccinated — the Biden administration announced their recommendation of a booster vaccine shot […]
Covid-19 Hospitalization Rates for Children and Young Adults Reach Record Highs
More children and people under age 50 are currently hospitalized with Covid-19 than at any other time in the pandemic, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The U.S. is now […]