Update: Amazon has announced that it chose Queens, New York and Arlington, Virginia to both be home to company headquarters. The search for a new Amazon headquarters may be nearing its end, as the tech giant is reportedly close to closing deals to set up two new offices in Long …
Read More »New Manson Doc Goes Inside Spahn Ranch
It would be easy to believe that Fox’s new two-hour, Liev Schreiber-narrated special, Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes,would simply re-trod old territory. With so much already out there on the man, his followers and their infamous two-day murder spree in Los Angeles in August 1969, does this documentary …
Read More »Neil Simon, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright, Dead at 91
Neil Simon, the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning playwright behind more than 30 plays including The Odd Couple, Barefoot in the Park and Biloxi Blues, died Sunday at the age of 91. Simon’s family confirmed his death in a statement, adding that Simon died of complications from pneumonia at a Manhattan …
Read More »New Service Promises to Manipulate Your Wife Into Having Sex With You
Relationships, the saying goes, are hard. Many couples find their sex drives are mismatched over time, a problem that sex therapists often suggest fixing by working on communication. The Spinner, launched in April of this year, offers a different route to marital bliss — the online service encourages dissatisfied husbands …
Read More »Porn Star Alex Jones Is Having a Weird Week
On Monday, YouPorn banned Alex Jones from its platform. No, the Infowars conspiracy theorist best known for his red-faced rants and pushing prepper kits didn’t put erotic videos on the crowd-sourced site himself — thank goodness — but there were reportedly half a dozen videos taken down, both copyrighted clips …
Read More »Is Alleged 'Tinder Serial Killer' Responsible For as Many Murders as He Claims?
Update: A previous version of this article states that Drayton met the woman in Los Angeles on the dating app Tinder. According to aNew York Times report, they met when they shared a ride from Uber. Last week, Los Angeles County prosecutors charged Danueal Drayton, 27, with sexually assaulting and …
Read More »Oregon's Weed Glut: What Happens to Excess Pot?
John Plummer, founder and co-owner of Bull Run Craft Cannabis in Boring, Oregon, got his first hint that the state was careening toward a marijuana glut two years ago. In early 2016, his company received one of Oregon’s first few licenses to grow recreational cannabis. In June of that year, …
Read More »Lebron James Dismisses Trump Visit: 'No One Wants an Invite'
Lebron James said neither his Cleveland Cavaliers, nor the Golden State Warriors would accept an invitation to visit President Donald Trump’s White House should they win the NBA Championship, ESPN reports. “I know no matter who wins this series, no one wants an invite anyway,” James said during a news …
Read More »Face-Swapping Porn: How a Creepy Internet Trend Could Threaten Democracy
There’s a popular porno on XVideos that begins with a woman standing naked in heels with her back to the camera, swishing her long, bleach blonde hair. After a few seconds she turns around and instantly becomes recognizable – it’s Game of Thrones‘ Emilia Clarke. Or rather, it’s a blurry, …
Read More »Read Obamas' Heartfelt Letter to Parkland Shooting Students
Barack and Michelle Obama penned a heartfelt letter to survivors of the Parkland, Florida school shooting earlier this month. In the March 10th handwritten letter, a copy of which was obtained by Mic, the former president and First Lady commended the teenagers’ “resilience, resolve and solidarity that you have all …
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