Melissa Joan Hart spoke about helping kindergartners escape the shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville earlier this week in a tearful video shared on Instagram. Hart and her husband happened to be near the […]
A Young Mom Was Arrested for Theft — and Died Mysteriously in Jail
T he first call for help came before sunset on the evening of July 15, 2021. “I’m throwing up blood,” Ta’Neasha Chappell, a 23-year-old mother in pretrial detention at the Jackson County Jail in Brownstown, […]
Tennessee’s Restrictive New Drag Law Isn’t Even in Effect Yet. It’s Already Elicited a Lawsuit
Tennessee’s restrictive new drag law goes into effect on Saturday, April 1, and there’s already a lawsuit in response. The Memphis-based nonprofit theater group Friends of George’s is suing the state of Tennessee, alleging violations […]
Court Reinstates Murder Conviction of Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’ — For Now
Adnan Syed’s journey through the court system is getting a final act. It’s on a technicality, but one that is of great importance to the family of murder victim Hae Min Lee. On Tuesday, the […]
How Three TikTokers Used God to Find Surrealism
“Three gallons, three seconds.” The cold open of one of @Tik_tok_bhadie’s best videos sticks in your head: A guy eagerly taking the lid off one of three gallons of milk is interrupted by a knock […]
Twitter’s Secret VIP List Is Getting Preferential Treatment: Report
Twitter claimed that it will begin nixing its blue legacy verified checkmarks next month, starting on April Fools’ Day, and charging those who wish to keep their once-free blue checkmarks $8 a month. The move is […]
‘It Could Happen at Any School’: Remembering Nashville Students, Faculty Killed in Covenant Shooting
On Monday, the Nashville community was left shocked and grieving after the Metro Nashville Police Department confirmed the identities of six victims killed in a mass shooting at The Covenant School in the Green Hills […]
Highland Park Massacre Survivor on Nashville School Shooting: ‘This Keeps Happening’
Ashbey Beasley, a survivor of a 2022 mass shooting during a Fourth of July parade in Chicago, caught the attention of social media on Monday after she commandeered a live-TV broadcast about a Nashville school […]
Nick Cannon Calls Backlash to Past Anti-Semitic Comments a ‘Growth Moment’
Nick Cannon is continuing to learn from his mistakes. Responding to the backlash he received after making anti-semitic comments in 2020, Cannon is mapping out a plan to move forward with accountability. In a recent […]
Three Children, Three Adults Dead in Shooting at Nashville Christian School
Three children and three adult staff members are dead following a school shooting at a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday morning. Officials said a suspect — 28-year-old Nashville area resident Audrey Hale […]
Agatha Christie Novels Edited to Remove Racist Language
Inclusive Editions New editions of Poirot and Miss Marple mysteries contain passages edited by sensitivity readers Several Agatha Christie novels have been edited to remove racist language. Poirot and Miss Marple mysteries written between 1920 […]
Even TikTok Couldn’t Save Broadway’s ‘Bad Cinderella’
If there was any indication of how Bad Cinderella’s Broadway run would go, it was apparent during the show’s Oct. 3 announcement. Actress Linedy Genao, who plays the titular Cinderella, addressed a gathered crowd of […]