You can quit Amazon Prime. I did it in 2020, in response to Amazon firing user experience designers Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa. They were protesting the company’s firing of warehouse workers who were themselves protesting for better working conditions. The coronavirus pandemic hit “essential workers” hardest, a category that […]
What caused the demise of such a commanding creature is an ongoing investigation, but scientists have discovered a compelling clue. Maybe it was competition with the great white sharks? Or was it climate change? Perhaps both?
Anna Sorokin wants to rehabilitate her image. So, she’s going to sell…NFTs?! Sorokin became known as the “socialite scammer” for scamming wealthy individuals in New York City’s social scene out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Sorokin, going by Anna Delvey, pretended she was a rich German heiress who simply […]
We’ve heard an awful lot about Netflix’s Marilyn Monroe film Blonde (and its NC-17 rating), but we haven’t gotten a solid look at it until now. The first teaser for Blonde, directed by Andrew Dominik and based on the fictional novel by Joyce Carol Oates, centers on Ana de Armas’s […]
About a third of the top hospitals in the U.S. are allegedly sending private data to Facebook, an investigation by The Markup found. The report was co-published with STAT, a publication about health, medicine, and the life sciences. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab) How it […]
Remember that TikTok trend where people posted their unique and sometimes embarrassing fun facts to Olivia Rodrigo’s “enough for you”? Now, a new trend on TikTok is inspiring users to share their childhood photographs as a reminder to be kinder to oneself. The sound, created by user @framveu, is a […]
Japan’s parliament has passed legislation that makes “online insults”, or cyberbullying, punishable by imprisonment. The amendment to the country’s penal code will go into effect this summer. People accused of online insults could face imprisonment for up to one year or a fine of 300,000 yen (about $2,200). Beforehand, the […]
Summertime deserves to be enjoyed in stereo. Whether you have a big backyard or a perfectly petite patio, relishing the fresh air on a nice, warm day is an unbeatable treat when you can do so on your own home turf. Maybe you like to dine al fresco, splash around […]
Leaving the house and seeing what Netflix has to offer no longer need to be mutually exclusive events. On Thursday, the streaming giant announced that it’s organising a week of walking tours in three locations including London, Madrid, and Paris where the likes of Bridgerton, Money Heist, and (you guessed […]
It’s been six years since Beyoncé blessed the world with Lemonade in 2016. Six long, agonising years of waiting, longing, hoping for a new solo album. But the day has finally arrived: we have news! Beyoncé has announced her new 16-track solo studio album Renaissance will be with us next […]