The Australian cartoonist who created the so-called ‘racist’ depiction of tennis star Serena Williams having an outburst during the US Open claims that the ‘world’s gone crazy’, after he received a global backlash. Mark Knight, the editorial cartoonist for Herald Sun defended his controversial illustration that was published in the newspaper on Monday. The illustration … Read more
Even EGOTs can’t escape Arthur memes. ICYMI, last night John Legend took home an Emmy for his work on Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, making him the first black man in history to achieve EGOT status. That means he’s won an Emmy, a Grammy (or ten), an Oscar, and a Tony Award — and … Read more
The same laws used to imprison the activist musicians of Pussy Riot in Russia are being used to pursue charges regarding posts made by a female blogger, who could face jail time as a consequence. Lyobov Kalugina, a 31-year-old who resides in the Siberian city Omsk, said she’s facing charges regarding posts that she made on Russian … Read more
On Tuesday, Zina Bash, a member of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh‘s team, came under fire for holding her thumb and forefinger together in a circle. A gesture that was once universally understood to mean “OK,” has been reappropriated by pranksters as a nod to white supremacy and the policies of President Donald Trump. But it also still means “OK,” … Read more
YouTuber PeeWeeToms has been battling cancer in front of his fans for the past several months, but the video he posted Thursday was one of his most devastating to date. His journey, it seems, is drawing closer to the end. As the British YouTube star suffers from sarcomatoid carcinoma, a rare disease that has properties of two different kinds … Read more
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) grilled Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh about his views on net neutrality, a week after Democrats argued that he would “cripple” internet protections for “decades to come.” The senator, who has been vocal in her support for net neutrality protections, asked Kavanaugh about a dissent he wrote in 2017 as a judge in the U.S. Court … Read more
More than four months after singer and chef Kelis said that rapper Nas, her ex-husband, abused her physically and mentally during their marriage, Nas has finally responded to her accounts. In a series of Instagram posts shared on Thursday, Nas denied ever having “beat up” his ex-wife, and alleged that she was the abusive partner, only coming … Read more
Last month, Netflix made good on a promise to do away with its user review platform and deleted all reviews from the site. Netflix claimed at the time that people weren’t leaving as many reviews. But according to a report from streaming site Cordcutting, the decision might have had more to do with the increasingly bad reviews its original programming … Read more
When some people enter the room, it’s like someone opened a window and flooded the space with sunshine. Tony Adkins is a physician assistant at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County in California, and he’s definitely the kind of person who brings the sunshine wherever he goes. Tony grew up the child of a single mom … Read more
One look at the complete lineup of DirecTV Now channels and you’ll understand why it’s the most comprehensive live TV streaming service on the market. Even its most basic package still offers more than 65 channels, which dwarfs competitors like Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, and PlayStation Vue. (You can see a complete list of PlayStation Vue channels here.) But with … Read more