A few years ago, around the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a perplexing shift in the wellness space. Yoga teachers, holistic healers, crystal sellers — people who had never posted anything remotely political, […]
Charlie Puth Frees Us All, Admits to Saying ‘I’m Hungies’
We did it, folks. After a nearly five-year battle that completely overshadowed the lead single potential of Charlie Puth’s 2018 song “Empty Cups,” the pitch-perfect thirst trapper has finally admitted to telling his driver those […]
Cormac McCarthy, Novelist Who Explored an Apocalyptic American West, Dead at 89
Cormac McCarthy, the celebrated novelist known for his stunning, apocalyptic visions of the American West, died Tuesday, June 13. He was 89. McCarthy’s publisher, Penguin Random House, confirmed his death in a statement, according to […]
India Threatened to Shut Down Twitter and Raid Employee Homes, Says Jack Dorsey
In a new interview, Twitter creator and co-founder Jack Dorsey claimed that the Indian government, led by Narendra Modi, attempted to force Twitter to shut its doors in the country. Dorsey, who quit as chief […]
Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets Are the Most Casual of NBA Champs
The tragic thing about the Miami Heat making the 2023 NBA Finals is that Jimmy Butler will never be able to enjoy it. The Heat were a virus — a collection of veterans and second-rounders, […]
JPMorgan Chase Settles Lawsuit With Jeffrey Epstein Victims
Banking giant JPMorgan Chase has agreed to a settlement with the victims of Jeffrey Epstein. The tentative agreement, announced June 12, settles a lawsuit brought last fall over the bank’s ties to the disgraced financier, […]
Tasha Reign: I Was Assaulted on Stormy Daniels’ Porn Set and Spoke Out
“This is Devon. Please call me.” I received semiregular texts like this that sent chills through my body. It either meant my agent had booked me for a photo or video shoot… or that he […]
The Wildfire, the Hunter, and a Decade of Conspiracy Theories
I n the summer of 2013, the Stanislaus National Forest was as pretty as a postcard. Pristine lakes gleamed bright blue against the dramatic, glacier-carved granite cliffs, and from certain angles you could believe the […]
Brittney Griner Targeted in ‘Calculated Confrontation’ at Dallas Airport
Brittney Griner was targeted in a “calculated confrontation” by a “social media figure and provocateur” Saturday as her WNBA team the Phoenix Mercury traveled through the Dallas Airport. The WNBA released a statement Saturday acknowledging […]
Karen Elson, Remi Wolf Highlight Gun Reform Ahead of Critical Tennessee Vote
Living in Pakistan, Abdul Aziz and Farah Naz dreamed of sending their eldest daughter to high school in America, in hopes she would matriculate at a U.S. college. In 2018, Sabika Sheikh was accepted as […]
The Best Queer Novels Out Now
Pride month is not just a celebration of queer joy, but also an annual reminder of the ongoing fight for LGBTQ rights. It’s important, though, to break up the parades and protests with a little personal […]
ChatGPT Is Making Up Lies — Now It’s Being Sued for Defamation
Traditionally, science fiction has imagined existential war between humankind and artificially intelligent machines. But what if, instead of directly attacking, the bots just made up nasty gossip about us? That’s the flavor of dystopia we’re […]