The 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, are officially underway (in 2021, of course) with the lighting of the cauldron at National Stadium. Now, the best athletes in the world will vie for medals across […]
Why Queerbaiting Matters More Than Ever
In June 2021, pop singer Billie Eilish put out the music video to her newly released single, “Lost Cause.” The video features Eilish at a sleepover with a handful of her girl friends. As a […]
Mario Batali, Former Partner Reach $600,000 Settlement With Sexual Harassment Victims
Mario Batali, his former partner Joe Bastianich and the company they used to run together will pay $600,000 to at least 20 women and men who were sexually harassed while working at Batali and Bastianich’s […]
Cleveland Indians Reveal New Team Name: Cleveland Guardians
After the Cleveland Indians announced in December 2020 planned to drop their controversial name following the 2021 season, the baseball franchise revealed its new name Friday: Cleveland Guardians. The team announced the Guardians moniker on […]
California Agency Sues ‘Call of Duty’ Developer for Harassment and Workplace Culture
California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing is suing video game giant Activision Blizzard over allegations of sexual harassment. Activision Blizzard is one of the largest and most valuable video game companies in the industry […]
‘Deathbed Confessions’ Podcast Explores Infamous Last Words
Early on a February morning in 1922, silent film director William Desmond Taylor was found dead from a gunshot wound in his apartment in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles. The murder, which remains unsolved, […]
The Disappearance of Kristin Smart: What Happened and What’s Next
Nineteen-year-old Cal Poly student Kristin Smart went missing after a campus party 25 years ago, and, this summer, her case is finally getting its day in court. In April, Paul Flores, 44, was arrested on […]
What Happened to Porn Star Dakota Skye?
On June 9th, 2021, police in Los Angeles’s Skid Row, a neighborhood frequented by homeless people and substance abusers, responded to a call from a man in a trailer. The man said that a woman […]
Olympics Opening Ceremony Creative Director Fired Over Holocaust Joke
Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics have fired Kentaro Kobayashi, the creative director of the opening ceremony, after video emerged of him making a Holocaust joke during a comedic act in the Nineties. The decision comes […]
Convicted Rapist Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Assault Charges in L.A. Trial
Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to 11 charges of rape and sexual assault in connection to the disgraced producer’s Los Angeles trial, which began Wednesday following Weinstein’s extradition from a New York prison to Southern […]
‘They Don’t Give a Shit’: Former Agent Says FBI Ignores Child Sex Abuse Cases
Last week, the Justice Department’s Inspector General released a scathing report detailing just how badly the FBI botched the major child abuse case involving Larry Nassar, former doctor for the USA Gymnastics national team and […]
Best Cannabis Products to Get High on the Go
This piece originally appeared as part of Rolling Stone’s 2021 Hot List, in the July/August issue of the magazine. Weed edibles are more popular than ever. That’s because they’ve overcome a notorious problem: When marijuana […]