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The country’s top financial regulator says it’s closely reviewing “the extreme price volatility” of certain stock prices over the past several days. It has also reassured the public that officials are ready to take action if they determine market manipulation was at play. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made the announcement Friday, in wake of the Reddit-fueled stock surges that […]
Elusive beatmaker and hip-hop savant Madlib has collaborated with everyone from Kanye West, to Erykah Badu, to the late MF DOOM, but he apparently missed the opportunity to join forces with Kendrick Lamar on the Grammy award-winning album To Pimp a Butterfly. In a new interview with the Guardian, the prolific producer admitted that he […]
Woodstock 50 has ended a major legal battle. According to Billboard, organizers of the ill-fated festival quietly settled their lawsuit against Japanese marketing firm Dentsu in late 2020. Woodstock 50 sued the Tokyo-based company in April of last year, alleging the investor had “secretly decided to abandon, and then sabotage” the anniversary event just months before its scheduled kickoff. The plaintiffs […]
The mass COVID-19 vaccination site at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles shut down on Saturday afternoon after dozens of protesters blocked the entrance, preventing hundreds of people from receiving their vaccine after waiting in line for hours. According to the Los Angeles Times, the protest included anti-vaxxers and far-right conspiracy theorists who crowded the entrance […]
City Girls‘ recent nightclub performance has generated some controversy. On Friday night, members Yung Miami and JT took the stage at Bajas Beachclub in Tallahassee, where they were performed for a massive crowd that failed to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines. Footage of the in-door gig has since surfaced on social media, showing the many of the attendees standing shoulder-to-shoulder without […]
White New Yorkers descended on a COVID-19 vaccination site set up in a Latino community, taking vaccines from people of color living in the neighborhood. According to a report from CNN, the clinic launched on Jan. 14 at the Armory Track & Field Center in Washington Heights, a neighborhood that was hit hard by the […]
Though there are many questions surrounding the Sex and the City revival, Sarah Jessica Parker has confirmed a major storyline detail. The actress told Vanity Fair that the upcoming mini-series, titled And Just Like That…, will address the COVID-19 pandemic and the ways it has affected the characters who reside in New York City—one of the hardest-hit regions during the crisis. “[Coronavirus will] obviously be […]
The unlikely, but now famous, duo of Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart is now returning to the small screen. Animal Planet announced this week that the West Coast rap legend and lifestyle guru will co-host this year’s Puppy Bowl—a canine-focused sporting competition that mimics the Super Bowl. Snoop and Stewart will represent Team Fluff and Team Ruff, respectively, and will be […]
The Black Lives Matter movement has been nominated for a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for helping bring awareness to racial justice worldwide. USA Today reports that Norwegian Parliament member Petter Eide nominated the organization because the protests against police brutality and systemic racism in the United States reached international recognition. “To carry forward a movement of […]
Legendary rapper and producer, Duke Bootee, died at the age of 69, the New York Times confirmed on Saturday. Born Edward Fletcher in Elizabeth, Georgia, Bootee was a rapper and producer associated with Sugar Hill Records. He’s best known for his work with Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. This connection led to […]
