The latest artificial intelligence tool to sweep social media is “Historical Figures Chat,” a novelty that currently sits at the #34 spot in the “Education” section of Apple‘s app store. “With this app, you can […]
He Was Convicted of a 12-Year-Old’s Murder. Will a Retrial Prove His Innocence?
A retrial has begun in the harrowing case of the 1994 rape and murder of 12-year-old Josette Wright in New York’s Hudson River Valley. In 1997, two men who’d been teenagers at the time of […]
Doctors Want To End Childhood-Obesity Stigma. Therapists Say They Create It
It’s a scene you might expect taking your child to a doctor’s office. You fill out some forms and enter a room. Then temperature, blood pressure, height, weight, and a quick chat with the doctor […]
Porn Scammers Push Fake Links About Cheating Tennessee Cop
The police department of La Vergne, Tennessee, found itself at the center of a social media maelstrom with the news this month that a female officer, 26-year-old Maegan Hall, had been fired over allegedly having […]
Bestiality and Beyond: ChatGTP Works Because Underpaid Workers Read About Horrible Things
ChatGPT has been hailed as the future of AI text generators — and the end of high school writing assignments — for its ability to craft believable, oftentimes stylized human speech from prompts. The text […]
Brian Walshe Pleads Not Guilty as Prosecutors Claim He Googled ‘10 Ways to Dispose of a Dead Body If You Really Need To’
Brian Walshe was arraigned on charges of murder and disinterring a body, and a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf during court appearance in Quincy, Massachusetts Wednesday, Jan. 18. According to the Boston […]
Ron Jeremy Found ‘Not Competent’ to Stand Trial in Serial Rape Case
Ron Jeremy, the porn star charged with sexually assaulting 21 women, was found incompetent to stand trial Tuesday by a Los Angeles judge. Jeremy, 69 — whose full name is Ronald Jeremy Hyatt — was […]
The Genetic Mutation That Makes ‘Kraken’ Covid So Contagious
There’s a new, more contagious form of the novel-coronavirus. It’s got a greater ability to evade our antibodies. And it’s spreading easier than ever. You’ve read these words before, and you’ll almost certainly read them […]
‘The Boy Just Ain’t Smart’: How Stephen A. Smith Overcame a Learning Disability to Become the Most Passionate Voice in Sports
In an exclusive excerpt from his new memoir, ‘Straight Shooter’, Stephen A. Smith, America’s most popular and tenacious sports media figure, looks back on a formative experience of developing grit in his hometown of Hollis, […]
Andrew Callaghan Apologizes: ‘I’ve Always Taken ‘No’ for an Answer as Far as Consent’
Andrew Callaghan — host of YouTube channels All Gas No Brakes and Channel5, and filmmaker behind HBO’s 2022 documentary This Place Rules — has apologized after being accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct. Callaghan began his four-and-a-half minute […]
Is Prince Harry Shooting Himself in the Foot?
Spare is not an easy read. It’s not even a particularly fun one. But Prince Harry’s new memoir doesn’t seem to want to make an articulate, nuanced point about fame in the age of a […]
Far-Right Superstars Are Failing on Rumble. Who’s Winning?
To ring in 2023, the social video site Rumble announced an exclusive partnership with Donald Trump Jr. Beginning in late January, the former president’s eldest son will bring to the platform a biweekly livestream show, […]