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Don’t ask Daniel Kaluuya about race. The Get Out star recently told the UK’s Radio Times that it is “boring” to be asked the same questions about the topic over and over again, according to The Guardian. That might be difficult considering he’s reportedly set to play the Black Panther Fred Hampton in a forthcoming film, […]
Finally, everyone who enjoys ingesting cereal straight from the mouth of their nearest friend has somewhere to celebrate their intimate dining preferences. The practice, by way of the always handy Know Your Meme database, is known among people who write articles about social media trends (and thus arguably ruin them for everyone) as the Cereal […]
On Monday, New York state and federal authorities made public a lawsuit against currently imprisoned “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli over shady business practices which will seek (in part) to ban him for life from the pharmaceuticals industry. The suit is also looking for financial relief and penalties, though specific figures weren’t available for those. Shkreli […]
As people were trying to make sense of this year’s Academy Awards regressing back towards the #OscarsSoWhite 2015 controversy, author and Academy member Stephen King tried to address the ongoing issue earlier this month in a series of tweets. King claimed that, personally, when he voted for the nominees in the categories of Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Screenplay, […]
Firefighters in Massachusetts are warning dumb teenagers and adults pretending that they’re still teenagers to not participate in a new TikTok challenge that could end up burning down the house you’re in, according to CBS News. Like most warnings about things young people do, it’s hard to tell if it’s a warning about an actual […]
Maya Moore has extended her basketball hiatus for an important cause. The WNBA star confirmed her decision to the New York Times this week, stating she will shelve her professional career for a second straight season in the interest of criminal justice reform. Moore told the outlet she will dedicate her time advocating for the release of Jonathan Irons—a Missouri inmate whom she […]
United States prosecutors have charged an ex-Mexican federal police commander with accepting bribes from drug cartels including Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman‘s Sinaloa Cartel, the New York Times reports. Ivan Reyes Arzate pleaded not guilty to three conspiracy charges during a hearing in Brooklyn, New York. Per the New York Times, Arzate allegedly took hundreds of thousands of dollars in […]
Trump has shared the new logo for the United States Space Force, which bears a close resemblance to the Star Trek logo. And yes, people took notice. On Friday, he tweeted, “After consultation with our Great Military Leaders, designers, and others, I am pleased to present the new logo for the United States Space Force, […]
A number of American service members have traumatic brain injuries from Iranian airstrikes in Iraq, in direct contrast to President Donald Trump’s dismissal of the extent of the injuries earlier this week. The Department of Defense revealed that 34 American troops have traumatic brain injuries, according to the New York Times. Eight of the afflicted […]
Lovers of Bigfoot have had their hopes dashed thousands of times, I would know. And on that front, Friday appears to be no different. The Washington State Department of Transportation shared this latest “picture” of the fabled-but-hopefully-real cryptid. That agency uploaded an image from a traffic camera that appears to show a squatch splotch. They […]
