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‘Naked opportunist’: Vance dressed down as he sets the stage for ‘someone even worse’
MAGA has started to turn on Vice President JD Vance, and in doing so, it’s left room for his rivals and complicated his status among his conservative base, a columnist argued on Wednesday. The Guardian‘s Arwa Mahdawi discussed how Vance has been eating sauerkraut and losing weight under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recommendations,…
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What to Remember From ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Before ‘Brand New Day’
Peter Parker’s life sucks — just how Spider-Man fans like it. “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” finds Peter (played by Tom Holland) in a position familiar to comic book readers and unfamiliar to MCU-only fans: he’s broke, he’s isolated and he’s dedicated his whole life to being a wall-crawling, web-slinging crime-fighter. But it’s been a few…
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Jared Leto once admitted to sending used condoms and adult toys to ‘Suicide Squad’ co-stars
Jared Leto “wasn’t playing” when he went “full joker” by sending his “Suicide Squad” co-stars shocking gifts — including used condoms and anal beads. In resurfaced footage from a 2016 interview with E! News, the actor admitted to having sent the sex toys and used condoms to “everybody” in the cast, and explained that it…
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BTS won’t submit music for Grammys, after new Asian music category introduced
The K-pop megastars BTS will not submit music for next year’s Grammys. The news comes despite — or perhaps because of — a new category specifically designed to honor Asian pop. The seven members of BTS — RM, Suga, Jin, J-Hope, Jungkook, V and Jimin — each shared the same message across their social media…
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CNN anchors fire off searing fact-check of Trump’s virus claims: ‘Misleading at best’
A pair of CNN anchors issued a brutal fact-check to President Donald Trump on Wednesday over his claims that more people died from COVID-19 under the Biden administration than in his first term. Trump has repeatedly blamed the Biden administration for the number of deaths that were caused by the pandemic, although political analysts and…
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Creatorverse: Creators Like MrBeast and Jacksepticeye Are Changing Charities
Hey Creatorverse readers, Amid all the chatter about brand deals and follower counts, the charitable side of creators is often overlooked. This past week, two major creators — MrBeast (510 million YouTube subscribers) and Jacksepticeye (31 million subscribers) — doubled down on giving back. Though MrBeast and Jacksepticeye are the two creators making headlines right…
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Hack “Writers” Fuming After ChatGPT Starts Refusing Prompts to Copy a Specific Author’s Style
It only took them three and a half years, but the powers that be at OpenAI have apparently directed ChatGPT to start refusing requests to copy a specific author’s style, Ars Technica reports. And it’s causing an absolute meltdown among “writers” who had grown accustomed to using the chatbot to churn out stories. Word spread…
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Climate extremes are becoming more extreme, worrying scientists
Much of the U.S. just sweltered through intense heat waves, putting strain on power grids and prompting the cancellation of many events. In Europe, punishing temperatures pushed thermometers as high as 111 degrees Fahrenheit in France, as wildfire tears through swaths of the country. A troubling pattern has emerged in this summer’s heat: Not only…
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‘Where does it stop?’ Todd Blanche’s ‘lawfare’ haunts him as another GOP senator defects
President Donald Trump’s nomination of Todd Blanche for attorney general hit yet another stumbling block on Wednesday, this time from Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA). According to Semafor’s Burgess Everett, Cassidy has lingering concerns about Blanche’s record, saying, “I have to make sure that he is the attorney general who used to be the president’s personal…
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I’m a doctor — 5 ‘healthy’ habits that can actually hurt you
It is possible to have too much of a good thing. Doctors will routinely tell you to eat healthy, exercise and load up on other good-for-you behaviors to improve your healthspan and lengthen you life. But Dr. Mitch Ghen, chief medical officer Access Medical Labs, warns that five seemingly “healthy” choices are actually unhealthier than…