A Happy New Year to all of you, readers. It’s good to be back in your inbox after the holiday break. It feels a little strange given the events of the past 24 hours. But a pandemic doesn’t stop for a political news cycle, however bleak. In fact, it’s inextricably linked to the decisions of […]
Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West aren’t even coming out and publicly denying the rumors of their impending divorce — did we really expect them to bother brushing off a ridiculous rumor about Ye cheating with Jeffree Star of all people?? The YouTube star, on the other hand, is finally ready to speak on the subject of the […]
Enlarge / Boeing 737 Max planes. (credit: Boeing) Misleading federal regulators who were investigating not one but two plane crashes turns out to be a bad idea. On Thursday, the Department of Justice announced that Boeing has been charged with a conspiracy to defraud a government agency that was evaluating the company’s 737 Max airplane. […]
Our impressions of the new demo. Monster Hunter has gone mainstream. With 2018’s Monster Hunter: World, Capcom finally managed to get the storied franchise to break through to become a smash-hit internationally, selling over 21 million cumulative sales (including Iceborne) as of the time of writing. But, the series has traditionally been positioned as a […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson vs Disney) Elon Musk has become the world’s richest man, surpassing previous record-holder Jeff Bezos, according to CNBC. Musk is now worth more than $180 billion. Musk’s rising wealth reflects the meteoric rise of Tesla’s stock. The company’s share price closed at $816 on Thursday, up almost 8 percent for the […]
Chris Evans’ politically unbiased website is coming back to haunt him amid the chaos at the US capitol. Like many celebs — and sane minded people in general — the Captain America star shook his head at the baffling riots on Wednesday, which saw thousands of Donald Trump supporters storming Washington DC in what turned […]
Tesla now commands a bigger market valuation than social-media giant Facebook, with the latest jolt to the electric-vehicle maker’s share price coming from the capitulation of a long-time Wall Street bear on Thursday. Elon Musk-led Tesla has been on a stunning run over the past year, recording a 743% gain in its stock in 2020 […]
On January 6, 2021, I sat in front of my television in awe and fear as I watched a mob of mostly white men storm the Capitol building, waving Confederate flags and proclaiming victory over our government. As a gay man of color with two Black children, I was afraid. My mind then quickly vaulted to […]
Phew! Thank goodness! According to a source for People magazine, Margaret Qualley and Shia LaBeouf are dunzo as of this weekend. The insider spilled: “They broke up on Saturday. They’re just in different places in their lives.” Ah, different places. As in, she’s an actress on the rise, garnering more and more critical attention for her film performances, and […]
Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch the Turksat 5A mission. (credit: SpaceX) SpaceX will seek to kick off what promises to be a busy year of launches on Thursday evening, when a Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch the Turksat 5A communications satellite. The 3.4-ton satellite will be deployed into […]