After a brief disappearance from Spotify, The Joe Rogan Experience is back on Spotify, but other shows produced by The Ringer, Gimlet, and Parcast still appear to be missing from the streaming service. A rep for Spotify explained the situation, saying, “It’s a technical issue affecting a number of our …
Read More »Two Epstein Accusers Sue Miami Herald Journalist Julie K. Brown for Defamation
Two of Jeffrey Epstein’s underage victims in Florida filed a shocking defamation lawsuit Thursday against Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown. Brown’s award-winning investigation into the disgraced financier’s prior sweetheart deal with prosecutors helped trigger Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking indictment. Plaintiffs Haley Robson and Courtney Wild claim in their new …
Read More »Known Racketeer Tekashi 69 Is Peddling New NFTs for 'Charity'
Daniel Hernandez — also known as the rapper Tekashi 69, or simply 6ix9ine — has been free from prison and home confinement for a little over a year, after striking a deal with law enforcement officials for ratting out his fellow gang members. Now, he’s advertising NFTs priced at hundreds …
Read More »'Crazy Times': Joe Rogan Got Covid and Ate a Cocktail of Meds Including a Horse Dewormer
Joe Rogan said he tested positive for Covid-19 and imbibed an array of drugs to try to fight it, including the horse dewormer ivermectin. In a video posted on Instagram, Rogan said he started feeling ill after returning from a run of shows on Saturday, August 28th. He said he …
Read More »Naomi Osaka Knocked Out of Olympics After Upset Loss
Naomi Osaka was knocked out of the Tokyo Olympics following an upset loss in the third round of the tennis competition Tuesday, July 27th. Osaka, who has won four major tennis championships, lost to the Czech Republic’s Markéta Vondroušová in two sets, 6 – 1, 6 – 4. “I’m disappointed …
Read More »Rolling Stone Reports: Read More Investigative Journalism and Storytelling
For more than half a century, Rolling Stone writers have been unearthing, investigating, and telling some of the most compelling stories in journalism. Deeply reported and thoroughly sourced storytelling is at the very root of the magazine, from the National Magazine Award-winning story behind the tragedy at Altamont to a …
Read More »VA to Cover Gender Confirmation Surgery for Transgender Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving to lift a 20-year ban on gender confirmation surgeries for trans people and will allow the procedure to be covered under VA benefits, Secretary Denis McDonough is expected to announce Saturday. “[This is] allowing transgender vets to go through the full gender confirmation …
Read More »Derek Chauvin Trial: Closing Arguments End and Jury Deliberation Begins
Closing arguments in the trial of Derek Chuavin, the former Minneapolis cop accused of murdering George Floyd, ended just before 4 p.m. central time Monday, April 19th. Minnesota prosecutor Steve Schleicher addressed the jury first, his statements lasting just under two hours; Chauvin’s defense attorney, Eric Nelson, spoke afterwards, his …
Read More »Atlanta Spa Shootings: What Korean-Language Media Told Us That the Mainstream Media Didn't
On March 16th — just one day after the Korean American film Minari clinched six Oscar nominations — shootings at three greater-Atlanta-area spas claimed the lives of eight victims, including four women of Korean descent: Hyun-Jung Grant, 51; Yong-Ae Yue, 63; Sun-Cha Kim, 69; and Soon-Chung Park, 74. “Like many …
Read More »International Spectators Barred From Tokyo Olympics
Following weeks of speculation, the International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government announced Saturday that spectators traveling from overseas would be barred from attending the Tokyo Olympics, currently scheduled to begin July 23rd. “Currently, the COVID-19 situation in Japan and many other countries around the world is still very challenging …
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