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California Rep. Katie Porter presented another masterclass in political interrogation. On Wednesday, the Democratic lawmaker began trending on Twitter after she grilled a pharmaceutical CEO on his wildly high salary and the significanct price surge for Revlimid—a cancer drug commonly used to treat multiple myeloma and myelodysplastic syndrome. Porter presented her argument during a House Oversight Committee hearing that centered on an […]
The NFL, Roc Nation, and Pepsi announced Tuesday that Jesse Collins has become the first Black executive producer of the Super Bowl halftime show, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “It is an honor to be part of such an iconic show at such an important time in our history,” Collins said in a statement, per Variety. […]
California’s governor has signed a historic reparations bill amid nationwide outcries against racial injustice. “After watching last night’s debate, this signing can’t come too soon,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday, as he signed Assembly Bill 3121 into law. The legislation makes California the first state to officially consider reparations for slavery; however, as Deadline points out, […]
Georgia investigators confirmed this week that a severe lice infestation may have indirectly caused a child’s death. According to WSB-TV, the information was presented during a preliminary hearing for Mary Katherine Horton, 37, and Joey Yozviak, 38—a couple that has been charged in the death of their 12-year-old daughter Kaitlyn Yozviak. Georgia Bureau of Investigation […]
Legendary artist KAWS has generously donated one of his pieces to support the mission of Free Arts New York—an organization that provides mentorship and art education to underserved youth. From now until Friday, the public will have the chance to own KAWS’ 2019 “What Party” piece by entering an online raffle at the nonprofit’s website. Each entry costs $100, […]
Insomniac Games and Sony announced the improvements coming to Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered on Wednesday, and among the changes is a new face model for Peter Parker. The PlayStation 5 version of the game, which originally came out for PS4 in 2018, boasts plenty of technological advantages to the original release, but most fans have gotten hung-up […]
Barry Levinson is set to helm a movie chronicling the production of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather, with Oscar Isaac attached to play the legendary director himself, Deadline reports. The film, titled Francis and The Godfather, is well on its way to being stacked with stars, as Jake Gyllenhaal is attached to play Robert Evans, the iconic former head of Paramount Pictures and a […]
Political debates, on the national level, have historically been public theater, but yesterday night introduced America to a calamity of unprecedented levels. These spectacles lean into the overblown construct of the “undecided voter” to give candidates a space to make sweeping declarations and big-tent promises that appeal to the broadest swath of people, while rousing […]
Tyler, the Creator is synonymous with the avant-garde undercurrent that permeates through West Coast hip-hop, but that doesn’t mean he can’t appreciate the gully East Coast wave 50 Cent and G-Unit helped spearhead. On Wednesday, Tyler took to Twitter where he brought his followers down memory lane. “g unit mixtapes were so hard mannnnn,” he wrote before sharing […]
Joe Biden‘s quickly excerpted and widely shared request for Trump to simply “shut up, man” during Tuesday night’s debate has now received the inevitable merch treatment. Over on the offical site for Biden and Harris campaign merch, you’ll now find a black “Will you shut up, man” t-shirt. The shirt—which is the latest piece of campaign merch to be built […]
