Kanye West is having a rough couple weeks, and on Saturday, the infamous rapper deleted his Twitter and Instagram accounts, following a string of incidents where the artist continually aligned himself with President Donald Trump and the modern conservative movement. First, he faked out fans by promising a new album, only to delay it until mid-November. … Read more
Suge Knight’s son is the latest person to say Tupac’s alive Last week it was announced that at least two new Tupac Shakur albums would be released soon, after his estate settled a lawsuit with Death Row Records over royalties. Suge Knight, Death Row’s former CEO, is set to be sentenced today for a 2015 hit-and-run that killed 55-year-old … Read more
You’ve probably seen mom “influencers” on Instagram—they regularly post photos of their stylish, almost-too-perfect families on the app. Now JCPenney is targeting these women with a new brand, Peyton and Parker. Gearing up for the holiday season, JCPenney is looking to pull in a new demographic. “We were inspired to create a line that made it easy for mom … Read more
Twitter announced an update to its elections integrity work on Monday, which includes a breakdown of its plans to fight back in the war against fake news. The upcoming midterm elections present a challenge for sites like Twitter and Facebook after disinformation campaigns marred the 2016 presidential election and plagued the social networks. Twitter’s been hard at … Read more
Orri Páll Dýrason, the drummer for Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós, has left the band after sexual assault allegations were made against him. In a now-deleted Instagram post, artist Meagan Boyd said that Dýrason sexually assaulted her twice in 2013, when the band was in Los Angeles recording its album Kveikur. The two spent the night together and shared a … Read more
On Monday, the New York Times revealed that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh got into a drunken brawl at a New Haven bar after a UB40 concert. Police reports from the incident show that Kavanaugh and two of his friends, Chad Ludington and Chris Dudley, were questioned by the police following an altercation with a man who they thought … Read more
Elon Musk, 47-year-old founder of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, is being sued by the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) for misleading investors. Many have sent out an ill-advised tweet at least once in their lives, but Musk’s joke about taking Tesla private at $420 a share could get him removed from the company. Am considering taking Tesla private … Read more
A popular Iraqi Instagram model and former “Miss Baghdad” winner was reportedly shot and killed in Baghdad, sending shockwaves throughout the internet as she leaves behind her 2.7 million followers. Influencer Tara Fares was shot and killed yesterday after two motorcyclists opened fire on Fares in Baghdad’s Camp Sarah neighborhood, CNN reports. Fares, who was 22 years old, was in a vehicle … Read more
If you were looking for a real-life incarnation of Hulu hit The Handmaid’s Tale, the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing involving Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford on Thursday might have been the perfect parallel. The Handmaid’s Tale, based on the 1985 novel of the same name, is a dystopian tale in which women’s rights have disappeared into a haze and where … Read more
There’s a lot to be upset and angry about today, especially if you’re a victim of sexual assault. On Thursday, Christine Blasey Ford spoke before the Senate Judiciary Committee about a man who she says pinned her down on a bed and sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager. That man, as everyone knows, is Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who vehemently … Read more