Google has unveiled a new logo illustration (“Google Doodle”) for Marsha P. Johnson, the pioneering LGBTQ rights activist and self-identified drag queen who was a pivotal figure in the original Gay Liberation Front and the […]
Joseph DeAngelo Pleads Guilty to Golden State Killer Murders, Kidnappings
Joseph DeAngelo, 74, waived the right to a jury trial and pleaded guilty to 13 counts of first-degree murder and 13 kidnapping-related charges on Monday, crimes committed in the Seventies and Eighties in six California […]
Pharrell Williams, Ellen DeGeneres Pledge to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday
Pharrell Williams, Ellen DeGeneres, Kenya Barris and Van Jones have joined with Global Citizen and the advisory firm Teneo for The Juneteenth Pledge, announced on Monday. The global campaign seeks to turn Juneteenth (June 19th) […]
'Deep Cover': Drugs, Motorcycles and Machetes Reign in Jake Halpern's New Podcast
From a Detroit biker bar in 1982 to Panama, Deep Cover: The Drug Wars follows FBI Agent Ned Timmons as he finds himself in the middle of a massive drug cartel bust. The nine-part podcast […]
Sacha Baron Cohen Pranks Far-Right Rally, Fools Crowd With Racist Song
Sacha Baron Cohen pranked a far-right rally Saturday in Olympia, Washington, with the actor — pretending to be a bluegrass artist — leading the crowd in a singalong to a tune with racist lyrics. Social […]
Mississippi to Replace State Flag Featuring Confederate War Emblem
UPDATE (6/30): On Tuesday, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed a bill passed last weekend that would replace the official stage flag containing a Confederate battle emblem. **** As the South continues to reckon with its […]
Why the Fireworks Conspiracy Theories Are So Damn Believable
Just past midnight on Tuesday, June 23rd, a man stepped outside his apartment building in the Grand Concourse neighborhood of the Bronx to retrieve the wallet he’d left in his car when he saw what […]
Inside Crime Novelist James Patterson's New Jeffrey Epstein Doc
In 2016, famed crime novelist James Patterson and co-authors Tim Malloy and John Connolly published Filthy Rich: A Powerful Billionaire, the Sex Scandal that Undid Him, and All the Justice that Money Can Buy: The […]
See Barack Obama, Taylor Swift, Joe Biden Take Part in Stonewall Day Stream
Barack Obama, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Kesha and more took part in Pride Live’s Stonewall Day livestream Friday, with former vice president/current Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden and his wife Jill also making a surprise […]
MTV, Logo Join Effort to Help Transgender Voters Update Gov't ID for Election Day
MTV and Logo have teamed with the non-profit organization Trans Lifeline for a campaign to ensure that transgender youth update their government IDs properly ahead of Election Day. As part of the campaign, Kim Petras […]
'Guru' Podcast Takes Aim at Self-Help Industry, Infamous Sweat Lodge Incident
The podcast team behind Dr. Death and Dirty John will next take aim at the $10 billion self-help industry with Guru, which tells the tragic story of three “Spiritual Warriors” practicing under James Arthur Ray. […]
Disney Is Finally Retheming Splash Mountain
Disney has announced that it will be retheming the controversial attraction Splash Mountain following years of criticism about the racist origins of the ride. The revamped version of the attraction will be based on the […]