It’s Sunday afternoon, and the sun is slowly coming out on New York City’s Orchard Street. Patches of the street are covered in soapy water and last night’s party detritus — cups, cigarettes, and ripped […]
Former Cop Kim Potter, Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright, Released From Prison
Only 16 Months The former Minnesota officer served 16 months of a two-year sentence on manslaughter charges Former Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter has been released from prison after serving 16 months of a two-year […]
Bhad Bhabie Made Bank on OnlyFans — Now What?
“YOU EVER SEE SOMEBODY and you’re like, ‘They look crazy’?” It’s 4:30 p.m., and Bhad Bhabie, a.k.a. Danielle Bregoli, is cross-legged on her massive gray velour couch in her brand-new Los Angeles home, surrounded by […]
Twitter Faces Fresh Controversy After Verifying Fake Disney Junior Account That Uses Racial Slurs
Twitter’s verification process under the ownership of Elon Musk faces fresh backlash after accidentally verifying an explicit account that claimed to be linked to Disney. The account, which used the handle @DisneyJuniorUK, possessed a gold […]
BuzzFeed, Elon Musk, and AI-Drake: How the 2010s Era Came to an End
For months, Twitter CEO Elon Musk repeatedly delayed phasing out blue verification checkmarks for users not subscribed to the site’s $8 subscription tier. It became a meme for Musk’s fumbling takeover of the social media […]
Bud Light Marketing Exec Behind Dylan Mulvaney Campaign Takes ‘Leave of Absence’
Bud Slight “We have made some adjustments to streamline the structure of our marketing function,” Anheuser-Busch says weeks after conservatives-fueled boycott The marketing executive who oversaw Bud Light’s collaboration with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney has […]
‘Am I Cringey? Yes. Do I Care? Absolutely Not’
A t first, the signs were subtle. There was the “I am cringe, but I am free” meme, and the T-shirts from Gen Z e-commerce brand OGBFF emblazoned with “Too cringe for NY, too based […]
‘Kids Were Marched Everywhere. This Was a Concentration Camp.’
S itting at his dining room table at his home in Snohomish County, Washington, Matthew Warbonnet, 77, pensively flips through a binder of black and white photos. His long, salt-and-pepper hair is pulled into a […]
Twitter Users With a Million Followers Are Getting ‘Paid’ Blue Checks, Like It or Not
It’s another day, and there’s another bizarre glitch in the Twitterverse. This time it involves paid Twitter Blue badges suddenly proliferating on accounts that reportedly have at least one million followers, except the account holders […]
How Dillon Brooks Became the NBA’s Supervillain
He appears behind tinted glasses, sporting a distressed wool jacket, no undershirt, and a massive gold chain sporting his initials, DB. He has a goatee, manicured to jut out at the chin. A reporter questions […]
‘Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores’ Delivers Everything The Series Needs To Grow
The Horizon series has had a rough go. Despite being one of the best new PlayStation franchises of the last decade, garnering tons of awards nominations and selling very well, it hasn’t really hit the […]
The ‘Normal Gossip’ Guide to Spilling Tea
One of the best, and worst, parts of the internet is how easily it lets us spread gossip. From celebrity feuds to Twitter main characters, any juicy story can go viral in an instant — […]