While Kanye West has long had a tempestuous relationship with social media, recent days have seen him unleash a barrage of misleading and particularly offensive statements, some of them deleted by Twitter and Instagram. His most disturbing ideas, however, are finding an eager audience on TikTok. At the root at the rapper’s latest controversy is
Lifestyle
In the past two years, fentanyl, the extremely potent synthetic drug, has become a main driver of the U.S.’s ongoing opioid crisis. While the drug’s potent form and cheap production costs make it a staple for drug dealers, its lack of regulations and intensity makes first-time users extremely vulnerable to overdoses. At least 80 percent
The jury in the sentencing trial of Nikolas Cruz, who killed 17 people in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, has recommended he receive life in prison and not the death penalty. Nearly a year after Cruz pleaded guilty to all 17 counts of murder and attempted murder, the
“A negroni…sbagliato…with prosecco in it.” With seven simple (and smoothly crooned) words, nonbinary House of the Dragon star Emma D’Arcy didn’t break the internet, but ensnared a significant and mostly gay portion of it. A clip of D’arcy and their onscreen nemesis Olivia Cooke discussing their favorite drinks went viral on TikTok and has heralded
Suspected Serial Killer Arrested Wesley Brownlee, 43, was arrested on Saturday in connection with six killings in the area The Stockton Police Department arrested a suspect in connection with a recent string of killings in the area. Stockton, CA resident Wesley Brownlee, 43, was arrested on Saturday, as The New York Times reports. Brownlee was
Jurors in Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz’s sentencing trial detailed the “tense” deliberations that resulted in a recommendation of life in prison — and not the death penalty — for the person responsible for killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. While Gov. Ron DiSantis blamed “a single holdout” for the life imprisonment sentence,
IS IT TOO LATE TO SAY SORRY? The legendary broadcaster slipped up during Game 2 of the Yankees vs. Guardians game, referring to Shane Bieber as Justin Bieber Baseball fans were celebrating when veteran sportscaster Bob Costas announced that he would be part of the broadcast team for the Yankees vs. Guardians Division Series, marking
On the rare occasions that Tris engages consensual blackmail, they usually assume that they’re safe. The act – which requires dominatrixes to “blackmail” their subordinates in exchange for cash, using sensitive or humiliating information provided to them by the client, or “sub” – is supposed to be fun. Of course, it doesn’t always end that
Given 500 guesses, it’s unlikely anyone would completely nail the certifiably nonsensical lineup of guests that hit the red carpet together at the Nashville premiere of alt-right provocateur Candace Owens’ documentary The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM. The bingo-card-from-hell featured none other than recent vocal anti-semite Kanye West, homophobic
Unreleased comedy sets by stand-up legends like Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, David Letterman, Bob Saget and many more — all recorded at Los Angeles’ famed the Comedy Store venue — will feature in an upcoming Vinyl Me, Please Anthology collection. 50 Years of the Comedy Store, a limited edition 5-LP vinyl set that spans the
Mark Zuckerberg’s dream of a truly immersive virtual landscape for work, play and socializing — “the metaverse” — has been plagued by technical challenges and criticism from the start. But that’s to be expected of what purports to be a game-changing Silicon Valley innovation. The corporate line seems to be that with enough time and
The cryptocurrency scene is the wild west. One day, members of your decentralized finance platform are electing you to serve as CEO. The next, you’re fending off rumors of fraud and jokes about bestiality. This is the embattled position that the chief (or “chef”) of SushiSwap, an exchange and lending market that offers various tools
Baltimore prosecutors have dropped their charges against Adnan Syed, subject of the hit 2014 podcast Serial, who was in prison for 23 years for the murder of his high school ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee. His conviction was vacated last month, and prosecutors have said they will not pursue another trial. The Maryland Office of the
NASA’s straight-out-of-a-sci-fi-flick mission to alter the trajectory of an asteroid by smashing a rocket into it really did work. On Tuesday, Oct. 11, NASA shared some data from its recent Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), showing that the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos was successfully altered after a spacecraft purposely crashed into it a couple
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but one in four Americans skip it. Of those, no small number are passing up a bite in the morning for the most common of stimulants: coffee. And when you have a go-to source for that caffeine fix, any disruption to the routine can
TwitchCon, the annual convention celebrating the creators and gamers who use the streaming platform Twitch, took place at the San Diego Convention Center this weekend. The event featured live games, fan meetups, and performances, including a Megan Thee Stallion concert featuring Halo’s Master Chief. But it was a foam pit that stole the show after
Adriana Chechik — the popular Twitch streamer and adult actress — claimed she broke her back in two places and underwent surgery for it on Sunday after leaping into a foam pit during TwitchCon at the San Diego Convention Center on Saturday. The event also featured Megan Thee Stallion, who performed on Saturday evening. Video
The West Alabama Women’s Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., serves people from all over the mid-South (and, sometimes, beyond). One Alabama patient, Tamika (not her real name), came through the clinic in 2021 with a story that illustrates the wide spectrum of challenges facing Black women who live in states that are hostile to abortion, and
Soho Grifter “Soho Grifter” placed under house arrest, barred from social media as U.S. immigration officials decides her fate Fake socialite and convicted fraudster Anna Delvey, whose story recently featured on the small screen as Netflix’s Inventing Anna, was released from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center Friday. Dubbed “the Soho Grifter” after
This week, the internet was puzzled and amused by a viral video taken during a meal at a women’s retreat. In the clip, two women are discussing the relative merits of differing plates of barbecue food. On the right is Stormy Wellington, a wealth coach with 1.4 million Instagram followers who charges up to $10,000
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