Video game giant Activision Blizzard announced that the president of its Blizzard Entertainment division, J. Allen Brack, would step down two weeks after the company was sued by the State of California over its toxic […]
GLAAD Responds to Matt Damon’s Statement About ‘Retiring’ the F-Slur a Few ‘Months Ago’
GLAAD has responded to Matt Damon’s latest statement on his use of the “f-slur,” following backlash from a recent article. “The conversations that have arisen after Matt Damon’s original interview and subsequent remarks today are […]
Stephen King Dreamed Up a Hitman. Then King Let Him Take on a Life of His Own
Stephen King lit upon the idea for his new book, Billy Summers, while telling himself bedtime stories. “I started to think about this problem, of a [hitman] who had to take a shot and get […]
What Was the Real Relationship Between Jeffrey Epstein and Bill Gates?
As the world now knows, one of the more surprising names to have popped up around Jeffrey Epstein is Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. It’s been widely reported that Gates had flown on Epstein’s plane at least […]
‘Dr. Death’ Season 3 Tells True Crime Story of Italian Surgeon
The next installment of the Wondery podcast series Dr. Death explores how Italian surgeon Paolo Macchiarini manipulated his patients and performed experimental surgeries on them without their consent. Season 3 of the podcast, titled Dr. Death: Miracle […]
Deepak Chopra Talks Virtues of Psychedelics in Exclusive Clip
Documentary filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg, who released the Brie Larson-narrated documentary Fantastic Fungi in 2019, has announced a virtual event dedicated to the complexity and multitude of medical uses within the fungi kingdom. Dubbed the Fantastic Fungi […]
No Twitter for Old Men: No, That Cormac McCarthy Account Is Not Real
Cormac McCarthy’s agent confirmed that a verified Twitter account claiming to belong to the novelist is fake. “I can confirm that this is definitely not a genuine Cormac McCarthy account,” McCarthy’s agent said. New Republic […]
Jackie Joyner-Kersee on Simone Biles’ Olympic Withdrawal: ‘She Was Brave’
At her Olympics debut in 1984, track-and-field legend Jackie Joyner-Kersee was favored to win gold in the heptathlon but was struggling with her recovery from a recent hamstring injury. Not with the muscle — she’d […]
Simone Biles to Return to Olympics for Balance Beam Final
Simone Biles will be returning to competition at the Tokyo Olympics for Tuesday’s balance beam final, USA Gymnastics announced on Monday. The 24-year-old gymnastics star had withdrawn from last week’s team final, citing the need […]
Watch Snoop Dogg, Kevin Hart Hilariously Recap Olympics Equestrian Event
Throughout the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Kevin Hart and Snoop Dogg have provided some bonus commentary for the Summer Games on the streaming service Peacock, with the duo interviewing athletes, recapping events and, most notably, doing […]
How a HBCU Track Team Made it to the Olympics
Over the past year, North Carolina A&T State University’s track team has been making history for their record breaking performances. The men and women’s team are the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to […]
Woman Who Went Missing During Rolling Loud Miami Music Festival Has Been Found
Tallahassee woman Ashley Espinosa-Sanchez — who went missing this past weekend at Rolling Loud festival in Miami, Florida — has been found, according to her cousin, Demetria Madrigal. “I haven’t slept this entire week. I’m […]