IT’S THE BROKEN RECORD that continues to play despite repeated forewarnings: An influential white man says something racist and sexist, instant public backlash ensues, and swift consequence occurs. Related As a Black queer millennial journalist, […]
Bob Lee’s Murder Shook San Francisco. What Really Happened?
T he 911 call came in around 2:30 p.m on April 4. “Help, someone stabbed me,” said the voice on the phone. Police and paramedics rushed to the address he gave near the downtown waterfront, […]
President of Detroit Synagogue Found Stabbed to Death Outside Home
Crimes and Courts A motive for the attack of Samantha Woll is not yet known, the Detroit Police Department said The president of a Detroit synagogue board was found dead outside her home Saturday morning, […]
Natalee Holloway’s Murder Case Is Closed — But It Changed the Way We Talk About True Crime
This week, Joran van der Sloot pleaded guilty to charges of extortion and wire fraud, related to the 2005 disappearance of Alabama high schooler Natalee Holloway. With the plea, Van der Sloot, who is already […]
‘I Don’t Get to Opt-In to Be Black’: A Scholastic Author Speaks Out
When author Tanisia Moore was growing up in California in the 1990s, the Scholastic Book Fair was one of the most exciting times of the year. Moore tells Rolling Stone she has fond memories of […]
I Fell in (And Out of) Love With Riley Reid’s AI Porn Bot
Back in the early days of the internet, when I had to plug a phone cord into my parents’ laptop to could get into fights on Buffy the Vampire Slayer AOL forums, my friends and […]
Verified Accounts on Musk’s X Spread 74 Percent of Israel-Hamas War Misinformation
Since Elon Musk‘s takeover of X, formerly Twitter, the company’s dismantling of content moderation teams, shift to a pay-for-verification model, and the launch of engagement-based revenue sharing have led to a flood of misinformation on the […]
Bros Are Coming for BookTok. These TikTokers Aren’t Having It
When 24-year-old Zoe Jackson scrolls her for-you-page, there are books all the way down. As a BookTok creator, Jackson spends much of her time on TikTok watching videos and recommendations surrounding the best books out […]
TikTok’s Nonsense ‘Bone-Smashing’ Trend Began as an Incel Troll Joke
Skin care tutorials, fashion channels, and exercise influencers — when it comes to enhancing your appearance, TikTok is bursting with advice. Much of it should be taken with a grain of salt, but more often […]
Mary Lou Retton Suffers ‘Scary Setback’ in Pneumonia Battle, Daughter Says
intensive care “She is still in ICU and we’re just working through some things as far as her setback goes” Mary Lou Retton’s daughter revealed Wednesday that the Olympic-winning gymnast suffered a “scary setback” in […]
Natalee Holloway Rejected Joran van der Sloot’s Sexual Advances, So He Killed Her: Confession
Beth Holloway, Natalee Holloway‘s mother, expressed relief on Wednesday that she could finally achieve closure about how Natalee died. After 18 years as the prime suspect in the teen’s murder, Joran van der Sloot finally […]
Natalee Holloway Disappearance: Suspect Pleads Guilty to Extortion
Joran van der Sloot changed his plea to guilty to charges of extortion and wire fraud tied to the 2005 disappearance of Alabama high schooler Natalee Holloway on Wednesday, according to CNN. John Q. Kelly, […]