The murder of Mollie Tibbetts — the Brooklyn, Iowa, college student who went missing July 18th — is an undeniable tragedy, which is now being used by the Right Wing as anti-immigrant propaganda. Police say they recovered Tibbetts’s body from a cornfield on Tuesday, August 21st, after being led there …
Read More »Sex Workers Begin New Push for Decriminalization
On a sunny June afternoon in Ridgewood, New York, close to 200 sex workers and their allies gather in a windowless queer performance space called the Dreamhouse. A DIY nightclub best known for glittery ragers, the space has been transformed into a welcoming sanctuary for the escorts, pro-dommes, strippers and …
Read More »11 Children Rescued from Armed Compound in New Mexico
On Friday, 11 children between the ages of one and 15 years old were found living in extreme poverty on a remote compound outside Amalia, New Mexico, after the Taos County Sheriff’s Department was forwarded a note, believed to have written by someone inside, pleading, “We are starving and need …
Read More »How California Is Blocking Native Americans From the Weed Business
Like most folks, the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel got into the weed business for the money. The 700-member tribe, situated about 45 minutes east of San Diego, California, was roughly $50 million in debt from a failed casino project when the Obama Department of Justice issued the Wilkinson memo …
Read More »Kyrie Irving Says Leaving Cavaliers Was 'Inevitable'
Kyrie Irving’s request to be traded from the Cleveland Cavaliers in the off-season caught many basketball fans by surprise, but the four-time All-Star felt as though their divorce was “inevitable,” according to a new interview.While speaking with ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan in a wide-ranging interview, Irving opened up about the blockbuster …
Read More »Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Hamilton' Extends 2018 Tour
Lin-Manuel Miranda‘sHamilton is expanding its 2018 tour. The hit musical will run in 20 additional cities, up from five in 2017. Hamilton will continue to run in New York City, London and Chicago, while the show’s North American trek will include stops in Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Washington D.C., Atlanta, …
Read More »Stanford Rape Case: Brock Turner Seeks Appeal, New Trial
Former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner, who was convicted of three sexual assault charges but spent only three months in jail, is seeking to appeal the verdict. Turner’s lawyers claim that the initial trial was “fundamentally unfair” and are asking for a new trial for the January 2015 assault. Turner’s legal …
Read More »Watch LeBron James, James Corden's Wild Carpool Karaoke Performance
James Corden pulled out all the stops in the season finale for Apple Music‘s Carpool Karaokeby conscripting Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James to ride shotgun as they drove around the streets of Los Angeles. In the clip for the episode, Corden asks James about what it’s like to hear his …
Read More »World Series 2017: What to Expect After Euphoric Game 5
Right at the stroke of midnight – during Game 5 of the 2017 World Series – it happened again. Another big hit, and another tie score. Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder and leadoff hitter Chris Taylor hit a single to centerfield in the top of that inning, the 9th inning, sending …
Read More »Megyn Kelly, Gretchen Carlson Talk Weinstein, Sexual Harassment Culture
Fellow Fox News alum Gretchen Carlson and Megyn Kelly sat down with Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers, respectively, on Wednesday night to share their two cents about the ongoing saga surrounding Harvey Weinstein‘s alleged sexual harassment and assault over the years. Carlson, who famously sued then-Fox News CEO Roger Ailes …
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