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Tom Smothers, one-half of the famed Smothers Brothers comedy duo, who brought a revolutionary hit of music and political satire to late Sixties television, has died, The New York Times reports. He was 86.  Smothers died at his home in Santa Rosa, California, following a “recent battle with cancer,” according to a spokesman for the

“Get woke, go broke,” a favorite rallying cry of conservative culture warriors, echoed far and wide in 2023 as one company after another was targeted for a boycott over supposed leftist tendencies. Raging right-wingers bashed cans of Bud Light, trashed displays at Target stores, and backed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a feud with Disney.

Jodi Hildebrandt, podcast co-host and business partner of infamous mommy vlogger Ruby Franke, pleaded guilty Wednesday to four counts of felony aggravated child abuse, news station KUTV reports. Similar to Franke’s plea last week, two of Hildebrandt’s counts were dropped as part of a currently undisclosed plea deal. (Representatives for Hildebrandt were unable to be

Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of her abusive mother, Claudine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, was released from prison Thursday, Dec. 28, ABC News reports. Blanchard was approved for early release on parole back in September, having served seven years of a 10-year sentence. She reportedly left

Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the abuse victim who spent seven years incarcerated for her role in the murder of her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, became a free woman on Thursday, leaving prison on parole.  Her release comes three years early after she was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her second-degree murder conviction. During

The house where four University of Idaho students were killed last year is being demolished today, Dec. 28, The Associated Press reports. The former owner of the rental home in Moscow, Idaho — which has been boarded up and cordoned off by a security fence — donated it to the University of Idaho earlier this

Another woman has filed a lawsuit against a West Hollywood restaurant, alleging the establishment “intentionally created a dangerous and hostile environment” and allowed female patrons to be abused and sexually assaulted by former porn star Ron Jeremy. The plaintiff, who filed as anonymous Jane Doe 7105, alleges that Rockin’ Horse Inc., owners of the Sunset Strip

Elon Musk‘s X failed to block a California law that requires social media companies to disclose their content-moderation policies. U.S. District Judge William Shubb rejected the company’s request in an eight-age ruling on Thursday. “While the reporting requirement does appear to place a substantial compliance burden on social medial companies, it does not appear that

For journalists who work — or used to work — at G/O Media, the disclaimer at the bottom of numerous articles on the company’s e-commerce site, The Inventory, offers an unsettling vision of the future: “This article was generated by an AI engine which may produce inaccurate information.”   That warning appears on every article credited to “The

The Russell brothers had barely finished the signature routine of the act — a bit involving the boys dressed as immigrant servant girls that had traditionally left audiences in hysterics — before a soundtrack of boos filled the theater. They had crossed a line with their material, and now they were going to pay the

IT’S NIGHTTIME, and you’re in a forest of tall trees and glowing mushrooms. There are others with you in this particular clearing, which appears to be lit up by fireflies. Before you can get your bearings, the sparks in the air begin to fade, and a giant screen comes into focus overhead. On it is

Hyperloop One, a futuristic transportation startup highly touted by Elon Musk, is shuttering its airless tubes. The company is laying off employees, selling remaining assets (which include a test track and machinery), and closing its offices, Bloomberg reports. After hiring more than 200 people in 2022, remaining workers — who are tasked with supervising the

I n the early morning hours of Sunday, May 27, 2018, Spencer Mugford, 20, and Sofia Mckenna, 21, headed to the Long Island Sound to set off on an adventure. The friends took a small, unlocked sailboat with no mast or rudder from the University of Connecticut Avery Point’s campus marina. The plan was to

It’s a great season to be a Minnesota Timberwolves fan, with the team currently leading the NBA‘s Western Conference. Stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards have undeniable chemistry; veteran Mike Conley shows real leadership on the court; center Rudy Gobert is gunning for his fourth Defensive Player of the Year award. This is the kind

An alarming report published by Reuters on Wednesday details how the electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla has shirked responsibility for the failures of parts it knew to be defective, including suspension and steering systems. The investigation comes shortly after a recall of 2 million Teslas to add safety guardrails to the cars’ Autopilot features — whose

A trove of information regarding Jeffrey Epstein and his myriad associates will be revealed after a federal judge ordered the unsealing of documents tied to Virginia Giuffre’s settled lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell. As ABC News reports, Judge Loretta Preska ordered the documents to be released Jan. 1, 2024. The exact scope of the information contained

Ozempic. It’s been touted as a miracle drug, used endlessly as a Hollywood punchline, and become the impetus for almost $5 billion in sales for pharmaceutical companies in 2023 alone. Since its release in 2017, the injectable weight loss medication and others in its class have revolutionized the landscape of chronic weight management drugs and

New details have emerged in the plea deal of YouTuber and family vlogger Ruby Franke. The infamous mommy vlogger behind the popular “8 Passengers” family channel pleaded guilty on Monday to four counts of second-degree felony child abuse, according to KUTV. (Representatives for Franke did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone’s request for comment.) Franke

Infamous mommy vlogger and influencer Ruby Franke has pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree felony child abuse, according to KUTV. Franke was charged in Utah with six counts of aggravated child abuse, but two were dropped as a part of her deal. The news comes after three months of ongoing hearings, which have not

Prince Harry has emerged victorious in his lawsuit against the British tabloid publisher Mirror Group Newspapers over improper snooping into his personal life.  The judge found that the publisher’s papers — including The Mirror, The Sunday Mirror and The Sunday People — had engaged in “unlawful information gathering” tactics, including hacking Harry’s phone (or the