Enlarge / Wordle ‘s value to The New York Times isn’t much of a puzzle. The New York Times’ seven-figure purchase of viral hit Wordle in January was “incredibly valuable” to the company and was responsible for “an unprecedented tens of millions of new customers to The Times, ” the media giant said in announcing […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Benn Jordan was flattered when he scanned his inbox. Jordan is a musician who records and performs under various pseudonyms, most famously as The Flashbulb. His music is best described as electronica with occasional hints of modern jazz, and while he has become pretty successful, he hasn’t headlined […]
As Russia’s war against Ukraine continues, many have been left in shambles by the devastation, including one man who discovered his entire family had died via social media. On Wednesday night, Serhiy Perebyinis, a husband and father of two, joined CNN reporter via Skype to share the harrowing details of his tragic story — bringing […]
Melania Trump is doubling down amid her bizarre (non? )-charity controversy! The former First Lady of the United States took to Twitter over the weekend with a very pointed message directed at the New York Times regarding her newly- canceled rescheduled charity fundraiser! As Perezcious readers will recall, Donald Trump ‘ s wife came under […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) When the New York Times purchased viral daily word game hit Wordle for a “low seven figures” price late last month, the new owner promised that “no changes will be made to its gameplay. ” But while Wordle ‘s basic guessing system remains unaltered, it turns out that the Times has […]
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[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] Sia is opening up about what turned out to be an extremely difficult time in her life recently — and it all came out of a recent profile on comedian Kathy Griffin in the New York Times . The Cheap Thrills singer was interviewed by the newspaper for the story on […]
Former New York Times op-ed staff editor Bari Weiss interviewed Kim Kardashian for a new podcast on the journo’s Substack platform published Thursday morning, and there’s a LOT to unpack here! The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star is remarkably candid with Bari, opening up in the 55-minute podcast about politics, her legal dreams, what she thinks about cancel culture, and, yes, estranged husband Kanye […]
It turns out Jeremy Jackson REALLY doesn’ t want any part of that new New York Times documentary covering the infamous 2004 Super Bowl halftime show wardrobe malfunction. We’ ve been reporting on Jackson’ s experiences in that terrible situation , which also involved Justin Timberlake , and it sounds like she would very much […]
Britney Spears is letting her thoughts be known! The 39-year-old pop star claimed on Monday that she recently “watched a little bit” of the Controlling Britney Spears documentary produced by the New York Times — and now in response, the woman who lived it is sharing her reactions! Related: Britney’s Ex-Assistant Opens Up About Allegedly ‘Toxic’ Environment […]