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Rumors that Gore-Tex—a waterproof and breathable fabric—can prevent you from catching coronavirus have been thriving online. While some of the reasoning about its effectiveness makes sense, the company has issued a press release stating otherwise. “Gore has received many requests and would like to emphasize that Gore-Tex materials are not designed and engineered to provide sufficient […]
Count Joe Rogan among the many people unimpressed by Gal Gadot’s widely-panned celebrity singalong of John Lennon’s “Imagine.” Gadot infamously gathered some of her most famous friends in self-isolation for the musical moment last week, including Sia, Will Ferrell, Mark Ruffalo, and Natalie Portman among others. The video garnered a mostly negative online, with many claiming that the […]
People with large platforms should be spreading useful information about the COVID-19 pandemic, but M.I.A. decided to take an opposite approach. In a series of tweets Wednesday, the anti-vaxxer said she would “choose death” rather than be subjected to any vaccines. “If I have to choose the vaccine or chip I’m gonna choose death,” she tweeted. “Have a healthy life. […]
Earlier this week, Mark Cuban indicated that NBA games could be back by mid-May, but now he’s clarified that likely won’t be the case. As Dallas News reports, the Dallas Mavericks owner spoke about the suspension of the NBA season on account of the COVID-19 pandemic and seemed hopeful about it coming to an end soon. “I’m proud […]
Gerrity’s supermarket, a grocery store in Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, had to toss out an estimated $35,000+ in food on Wednesday after a woman intentionally walked around the store coughing on items in an effort to commit a lame-ass prank. Unfortunately, it’s not the first time someone’s decided to do something of this nature since the coronavirus […]
Attorneys for Lori Loughlin and husband Mossimo Giannulli are seeking to have the college bribery case against their clients tossed out. In a statement cited by Deadline late Wednesday, Latham & Watkins attorneys criticized the government’s handling of the case, using that as their reasoning for demanding the dismissal. “The extraordinary government misconduct presented in […]
TMZ has learned that Joseph Maldonado-Passage, better known as Joe Exotic on the popular Netflix docuseries Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Interior and the U.S. Federal Wildlife Service for nearly $79 million while serving his time at Grady County Jail in Oklahoma. Before we delve any deeper into his […]
A man suspected of planning to car bomb a hospital amid the COVID-19 pandemic died earlier this week following a confrontation with FBI agents. According to ABC News, Timothy R. Wilson of Missouri was allegedly meeting up with agents, who were undercover, to purchase an explosive device. The 36-year-old Wilson was reportedly armed during the incident, which […]
The economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic has been severe and far-reaching—particularly for those who work in the service industry or gig economy. Business closures and massive layoffs have understandably left many Americans with extra anxiety, as they worry about paying rent, buying food, and generally surviving the crisis without a stable income. Thankfully for some Taylor Swift fans, […]
New York City has become an epicenter in the COVID-19 pandemic, with local officials now tallying 17,856 confirmed cases and 199 deaths across all boroughs. Mayor Bill de Blasio warned that this number is expected to significantly increase within the upcoming months, as about half of all NYC residents—approximately 4 million individuals—are projected to contract the disease at some point during […]
