ABC Quinta Brunson is a master of reinvention. She’s done it too many times to count during her short-yet-prolific career. It’s a fact that becomes unavoidable as soon as you try to recommend her new ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary to anyone in your social circle. Once you make your pitch: It’s a workplace comedy shot … Read more
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is one of the biggest names in streaming and esports, with over 17.5 million followers on Twitch gathering regularly to watch him play Elden Ring, Fortnite, and League of Legends. Blevins and his long-time manager and wife Jessica Blevins gave a talk called “Beyond Gaming: Ninja on the Future of Entertainment” at … Read more
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Even though Americans drove less in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, close to 39,000 lives were lost on U.S. roadways in 2020 — the highest death toll since 2007, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports. Fatal collisions spiked almost 7% between 2019 and … Read more
It’s kind of a cliché to complain about a docudrama being overly sympathetic toward its notorious criminal protagonist. But, well… The Dropout is a smidge too friendly to Elizabeth Holmes, emphasizing her fictionalized vulnerabilities before charting her scandalous fall from grace. The story of Theranos has already been exhaustively documented in nonfiction media, leaving this … Read more
This month marks the two-year anniversary of Verzuz, the platform was launched by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland that showcases beat battles held on Instagram Live. Since then, the show has held numerous duels between the likes of The Lox, Dipset, Nelly, Ludacris, Keyshia Cole, Ashanti, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, E-40, Too Short, Gucci Mane, Jeezy, … Read more
Ebru Yildiz In early January, Third Man Records announced a pressing of a 1973 Carole King concert, recorded live in New York City’s Central Park. If that wasn’t enticing enough, the package also contains singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus recording two King classics, “Home Again” and “It’s Too Late.” Dacus is no stranger to covers: In 2019, … Read more
Feb. 22, 2022 Pediatric emergency room visits dropped overall during the COVID-19 pandemic but went up sharply in certain categories, such as firearms injuries and drug poisonings, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Among adolescents aged 12-17, ER visits went up for self-harm and eating disorders. The impact of the pandemic on … Read more
Queen Naija and Big Sean both released full-length projects in 2020 with Missundertsood and Detroit 2, respectively. Queen Naija’s Missundertsood served as her official debut album complete with 18 songs and features from Kiana Lede, Lil Durk, Lucky Daye, Toosii, Latto, and more. Big Sean’s Detroit 2 was his fifth album and it arrived after … Read more
Getty Image On last week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart, Adele’s “Easy On Me” held onto its No. 1 spot as the Encanto hit “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” rose to No. 2. Now, on the new chart dated February 5, the two songs have swapped spots as “Bruno” rises to No. 1 for the first … Read more
Getty Image For the past year, Donald Trump has been cosplaying as Webster Dictionary’s definition of a “sore loser” but his latest remarks — first at a rally held in Texas, then in a press release issued Sunday night — have left lawmakers and political pundits shocked. That’s because, for the first time, Trump is … Read more
The FBI has joined other parts of the government in warning the public about a rise in scams that involve QR codes. QR codes, which allow for people to scan an image with their phone that brings them to a specific website, have become popular in recent years—such as restaurants using them for customers to … Read more
When tech professional and gender justice advocate Faiza Yousuf heard about the latest social media rules passed in Pakistan, she was more than disappointed. Yousuf is the founder of Facebook community called Women in Tech PK and built up the group to its now 9,000 members. She created it as a way of helping women … Read more