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Black History Month has to be more than a running list of “Did you know?” fun facts. It has to be more than regurgitated Instagram posts with red, black, and green borders or an opportunity for advertisers and TV stations to break out their dashiki-print art treatments. Black history is everyone’s history. Just as there […]
Years after being badly burned in a car accident, 22-year-old Joe DiMeo is moving onto a new chapter in his life after becoming the first person to successfully receive a rare face and hands transplant. According to NBC, the New Jersey resident is relearning motor skills after his operation in August through NYU Langone Health. […]
Jamaica is seeing a shortage in marijuana, caused by heavy rains and a subsequent drought, a boost in consumption, and fewer marijuana farmers. The Associated Press reports that the current situation regarding the island’s mostly illegal market is the worst it’s ever been. Unrelenting storms from last year’s hurricane season battered marijuana fields, which was followed by […]
David Hogg is getting into the pillow business. On Thursday, the gun reform activist and Parkland shooting survivor announced he was creating a rival company to MyPillow—a pillow manufacturer owned by Trump supporter/conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell. The 20-year-old tweeted that he and software developer William LeGate were planning to launch the business’ website within a few weeks; however, he […]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez laid out her story of hiding from intruders during the January Capitol riot on a recent in-depth Instagram Live session. The right-wing media pushback was swift and unsurprising, both making fun of AOC for sharing that she feared for her life and questioning her version of events. The latest attack on her account is […]
Both Trent Reznor and Dita Von Teese have now shared statements in the wake of Evan Rachel Wood naming Marilyn Manson as her alleged abuser. Earlier this week, Wood shared a statement on Instagram, in which she alleged that Manson “started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years.” In the statement, […]
Despite the fact that we’re nearly a year into this thing, there are still people out there who appear surprised by pandemic-minded mask policies. For the latest example of this, we have a story that’s likely been all over your timeline this morning, i.e. the guy who was turned away at Roscoe’s House of Chicken and […]
The incarcerated “QAnon Shaman” will finally get his organic food. According to Politco, a federal judge has ordered a Washington, D.C., jail to provide an organic diet for Jacob Chansley, one of the Trump supporters who has been charged in connection to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. The order came just hours after Chansley’s attorney, Albert Watkins, filed an […]
Jordan Belfort, the author of The Wolf of Wall Street who was quite famously portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in the classic Scorsese film of the same name, has more to say about the controversy surrounding Robinhood and Reddit-fueled stock surges. The former broker (and present-day motivational speaker) spoke with Yahoo Finance this week and was asked […]
Starting February 12, New Yorkers are going to be hearing a lot more from Jadakiss. The rapper is joining the ranks of 20 iconic voices participating in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s new COVID-19 public health campaign made in collaboration with Nicolas Heller, also known as @NewYorkNico. Jadakiss shared the news on Instagram. “Starting February 12th, […]
