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Florida, in a move that should sadly surprise literally zero people, has become the latest state to surpass 100,000 total COVID-19 cases. The state’s Department of Health said in its latest update on coronavirus stats on Monday that the current total of agency-confirmed cases is 100,217. Florida has also seen 3,173 deaths. Per WKMG-TV, a regional Orlando outlet, there was […]
Virgil Abloh’s still-unreleased Off-White x Air Jordan 4s are being auctioned to benefit Black Lives Matter. Abloh announced today on his Instagram that the women’s “Sail/Muslin-White-Black” collaboration will be auctioned in partnership with record label Deviation Music on eBay. Proceeds from sales of the shoe will benefit two Black Lives Matter-based organizations in the UK, […]
On Monday, Microsoft made it public that they are shutting down their attempt at a Twitch competitor (Mixer) less than a year after luring Ninja and some other big name creators to the brand via exclusivity deals. That shutdown becomes official on July 22. According to Forbes, this move came after Mixer acquired almost no […]
The weekend box office numbers are in, and coming in first is…the 1993 film Jurassic Park? Deadline reports that the Steven Spielberg-directed flick earned $517,600, which was just enough to pass Spielberg’s 1975 classic Jaws, which came in second after tallying $516,300. Considering how bizarre 2020 has been, Jurassic Park claiming box office weekend supremacy 27 years later feels […]
On Monday night, protesters gathered in Washington, D.C.’s Lafayette Square and attempted to remove a statue of the slaveholder Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the U.S., but were unsuccessful. They used rope, which they tied to the statue, to try and pull it down. The bronze statue of Jackson was made by sculptor Clark Mills and […]
Boots Riley has a new project in the works, as relayed by himself on Monday via his own Twitter account. The director/writer/rapper said that he’s currently developing a new series entitled I’m A Virgo. The show will star Jharrel Jerome of Moonlight and When They See Us fame, and will be about a “13 ft. […]
According to TMZ, Lil Yachty smashed up his Ferrari after getting into a car wreck on an Atlanta freeway. Time to cue up that cartoon general. On the bright side, considering the multiple types of morbid outcomes that could result from combining rain, a freeway, and a Ferrari, things went relatively well, as Yachty was […]
Deadline reports NBCUniversal will remove four episodes of 30 Rock from streaming services and syndication that featured characters in blackface. The removal comes at the request of series creator Tina Fey and executive producer Robert Carlock. “As we strive to do the work and do better in regards to race in America, we believe that these episodes featuring actors […]
Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Monday which will halt temporary work visas until the end of the year, Wall Street Journal reports. This order will impact skilled workers coming from out of the country who apply for an H-1B visa, seasonal workers who receive a H-2B visa, H-4 for spouses […]
On Monday, Microsoft made it public that they are shutting down their attempt at a Twitch competitor (Mixer) less than a year after luring Ninja and some other big name creators to the brand via exclusivity deals. That shutdown becomes official on July 22. According to Forbes, this move came after Mixer acquired almost no […]
