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A California man was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in federal prison for trying to sell $6 million worth of paintings he claimed were created by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, and Keith Haring, ABC News reports. Philip Righter, 43, had already pleaded guilty in March to mail fraud and aggravated identity theft in Miami. […]
Logic has hit fans with some bittersweet news. On Thursday night, Maryland-bred rapper announced the release date for his much-anticipated sixth studio album, No Pressure. And the disappointing news? The project will serve as his swan song. “Officially announcing my retirement with the release of ‘No Pressure’ executive produced by No I.D.,” he tweeted, before confirming the album’s July […]
The incident this past weekend involving Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez has been the talk of the hip-hop world since Megan released a statement on Wednesday saying that, contrary to initial reports, she had been shot. On Sunday, after Megan and Tory were together at a pool party in Los Angeles, law enforcement, who […]
Hailey Baldwin received flak recently after a viral TikTok video accused her of being “not nice” to the staff at a Manhattan restaurant. After the video, which saw a hostess airing her grievances, started to gain traction online, Hailey responded and personally apologized to the hostess for her behavior. “This is gonna be controversial. I’ve met her […]
Last month, a large group of employees at Adidas protested at the brand’s North American headquarters over accusations of racism. In recent weeks, competitor Nike has also had similarly troubling allegations levied its way, albeit via a different medium. In June, now-deactivated Instagram account @blackatnike emerged with a mission statement of “amplifying Black voices from current […]
An ex-Honolulu police officer who made a homeless man lick a public urinal has been sentenced to four years in prison for the federal civil rights crime. John Rabago pleaded guilty in December to the incident, which happened in January 2018, Vice reports. During Rabago’s sentencing on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Leslie Kobayashi told the 44-year-old, “You […]
Security officials in the U.S. and elsewhere have accused Russia of a hacking effort linked to COVID-19 vaccine research, Vice reports. On Thursday, the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre shared an advisory message discussing the alleged activities of a group known by the names APT29, Cozy Bear, and the Dukes. In an accompanying statement, Paul Chichester—Director […]
Despite the fact that we’re all in the middle of an exhausting pandemic, some are still finding the energy to go out of their way to hurl criticism at public figures for innocuous happenings. And for the latest development in a very recent example of this, we turn to Cardi B and Offset. As you […]
As if 2020 couldn’t get any stranger, an image of a fish that has lips and teeth that look very similar to those of humans emerged on social media recently. After a Twitter user from Malaysia posted what Vice identified as a triggerfish back on July 2, people really started to take notice of it this week. According […]
Back in May, for the first time in its 54-year history, the organisers behind Notting Hill Carnival made the tough and heart-breaking decision to cancel this year’s edition to co-operate with social distancing rules and do their bit not to spread the virus through the capital more than it already has. As crushing as it […]
