Washington’s NFL franchise officially retired their controversial Redskins name Thursday with the announcement that — for now — they will be referred to as the Washington Football Team. “The Redskins name and logo will officially be retired by the start of the 2020 season. We encourage fans, media and all …
Read More »Why Is TikTok Advertising Dangerous Fasting Diets to Teenage Girls?
The young woman in the ad is attractive in the way that most young women on TikTok are: She’s slim yet curvy, with ombre hair that gently waterfalls down her back, and a yard-wide grin. She points to the text that pops onscreen: “People always ask me how do you …
Read More »Why CBN Is a Psychoactive Sleep Aid Alternative
If you’ve ever smoked a long-forgotten joint and fallen into a sleepy couch-coma, you’ve already tried CBN, a cannabinoid that is quickly becoming 2020’s best alternative to sleeping pills. “CBN really makes your body want to sleep,” says Kat Merryfield, a holistic-medicine expert who is working with a team to …
Read More »Portland Protesters Say Feds Are Pulling Over In Unmarked Cars and Interrogating Them
Portland protesters allege that federal law enforcement officials are driving through the streets of Portland, Oregon in unmarked cars and interrogating them as part of an effort to quell their First Amendment rights. According to Oregon Public Broadcasting, a protester named Mark Pettibone and his friend Conner O’Shea were demonstrating …
Read More »'Almost Famous' Podcast: 10 Things We Learned
This piece is part of our ongoing coverage of the 20th anniversary of Almost Famous. Four minutes into the new Almost Famous podcast, Kate Hudson describes a discussion she recently had with her therapist. “‘I’m feeling like I’m 40 and I just wanna…’ And my therapist goes, ‘You wanna get …
Read More »How the Media Turned Child Rape Into a 'Tryst' for Mary Kay Letourneau
In 1998, Mary Kay Letourneau appeared on the cover ofPeople magazine with her first child, Audrey. Bathed in warm light, with her blond hair softly curling and her brown eyes doleful, Letourneau could easily have been confused with the subject of a generic Sears portrait, if you didn’t read the …
Read More »Federal Prosecutors Request to Speak With Prince Andrew in Jeffrey Epstein Investigation
Federal prosecutors formally requested to speak with Prince Andrew as part of an ongoing investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and his history of sex trafficking and misconduct, NBC News reports. The request was first reported Sunday night and has since spawned differing accounts between Prince Andrew’s legal team and U.S. authorities …
Read More »People Claim Authorities Are Intentionally Planting Bricks to Bait Protesters
A hashtag suggesting that authorities are planting bricks to bait protesters into committing violence is going viral on social media. One image often shared with the hashtag shows a stack of bricks with a smiley face superimposed on top of it, with the message “Well howdy! I’m just a mysterious …
Read More »'Helter Skelter': See First Trailer for Epix's Manson Family Docuseries
UPDATE (6/22): Helter Skelter: An American Myth will now premiere on July 26 at 10 p.m. EST. UPDATE (6/5):The release date for Helter Skelter has been pushed back and it will no longer premiere on June 14. A new date has not yet been announced. *** More than 50 years …
Read More »Tom Hanks Tells Graduates They Will Make a 'New World'
Tom Hanks surprised a group of lucky college seniors at Wright State University with a heartfelt video message this past weekend. The actor drew headlines in March for being one of the first celebrities to announce that they had contracted the novel coronavirus, alongside his wife Rita Wilson. Hanks’ message …
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