The man convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery was sentenced to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime on Monday, Aug. 8, The Associated Press reports. Travis McMichael, as well as his father Gregory […]

What the Hell Is Happening With Monkeypox?
If you happened to be scrolling through Twitter last week, you may have noticed #MonkeypoxIsAirborn trending. The hashtag revealed a fierce debate over the transmissibility of monkeypox, and what measures the general public should be […]

The Soothing Affirmation of Daily Routine TikTok
21-year-old Austin Chui began making videos as a way to hold himself accountable in his pursuit of a healthy lifestyle. “When hundreds of thousands of people are watching, you cannot be lazy,” he says. Chui’s […]

How the Pandemic Allowed One Author to Affect Change in Her Community and Reinvent Her Debut Novel
In February 2020, Sarah Thankam Mathews was struggling to write a novel; freelancing wasn’t going so great, either. So, she took a writing break, looked at the burgeoning threat of Covid-19, and immersed herself in […]

A Skateboarder Quit the Olympics to Come Out As Trans. A New Doc Shows His Journey
Since quitting the 2020 U.S. Olympic team and stepping away from competitive skateboarding, Leo Baker has had no regrets. “I am happier than I’ve ever been in my life, beyond what I could have ever […]

Learjets, Mistresses, and Bales of Weed: My Dad’s Life as a Drug Kingpin
The black Cadillac pulls into the diner’s parking lot in Queens. Built in the 1950s, the building looks like it only exists on a rainy day, the rock-lined exterior out of another time. I step […]

Johnny Depp Stans Rushed to Fork Over Cash for Unsealed Court Docs. Did It Backfire?
As Amber Heard and Johnny Depp both prepare to appeal the verdict in their mudslinging defamation trial, a newly unsealed document dump reignited the frenzy over the highly publicized trial The mayhem around the six-week […]

Kevin Bacon Has Reinvented Himself Into a Himbo Star of TikTok
Don’t Let This Flop is released Wednesdays on all audio streaming platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Stitcher and more. You probably know Kevin Bacon from his work in A Few Good Men or Wild Things or Diner or virtually any movie made in the 80s, 90s, 2000s, […]

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson Split After Nine Months: ‘It Lasted Longer Than We Thought,’ Says World
Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have ended their nine-month relationship, bringing to an end an unlikely whirlwind romance that both captivated and confused fans — and generated a seemingly never-ending supply of tabloid drama. Rolling […]

A Royal Rumor Might Be Inspiring Straight Men to Get Pegged, and That’s Beautiful
Don’t Let This Flop is released Wednesdays on all audio streaming platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Stitcher and more. Quick: what’s Prince William’s legacy? Is it being second in line of succession to the British throne? Is it his brief tenure […]

‘Virtual Kidnappings’ Hit Entertainment-Industry Elite
At 12:44 p.m. on June 13, the wife of a high-profile music-industry veteran received a call from a 917 number that made her stomach drop. A male voice with a thick accent told the woman […]

Alex Jones Ordered to Pay $4.1 Million to Sandy Hook Parents
InfoWars conspiracy monger Alex Jones will have to fork over $4.1 million to the parents of a child murdered in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, a jury in Austin, Texas, determined on Thursday. Jones […]

Four Cops Connected to Breonna Taylor’s Death Face Federal Charges
The FBI arrested Joshua Jaynes, the former Louisville Metro Police detective who was first reassigned to administrative duty and later fired for lying on the search warrant connected to the fatal raid at Breonna Taylor’s […]

Sandy Hook Lawyer Says He’s Ready to Give Alex Jones’ Texts to Law Enforcement
Mark Bankston, an attorney for families of children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre, revealed on Thursday that he has been asked by “various federal agencies and law enforcement” to turn over phone and […]

Jurors in Parkland Shooter’s Death Penalty Trial Tour Bloodstained School Building Where Tragedy Occurred
Jurors visited the school building where the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting occurred Thursday as part of the trial to decide whether Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz should receive the death penalty. Cruz previously […]

Brittney Griner Found Guilty in Russian Drug Smuggling Trial, Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison
Brittney Griner has been found guilty of smuggling illegal narcotics into Russia, the New York Times reports. The judge sentenced the WNBA star to nine years in prison and issued a fine of 1 million […]

Her Nudes Got Posted Online. Now This ‘Most Hated Man on the Internet’ Revenge-Porn Victim Wants to Be A Voice for Survivors
After her nude photos were posted online without her consent, Danielle Green says she spent years in therapy recovering. Now, she hopes viewers of a new documentary skewering revenge-porn king Hunter Moore will see beyond […]

Alex Jones Scolded By Judge for Lying Under Oath After Parents Testify in Sandy Hook Case
The parents of a Sandy Hook victim faced Alex Jones from the witness stand and told him firsthand about the torment he has caused them Tuesday during the penalty phase of the Austin, Texas, defamation […]