Evangelicalism’s Toxic Slut-Shaming Tale Is Now a Movie

By Anna Venarchik

Francine Rivers’ 1991 novel—about a young man who believes God told him to “save” a troubled prostitute—was eaten up by Christian women. And now the patriarchal text is a movie.

Francia Raisa Won’t Be Your ‘Token Latina’ Anymore

By Madeline Roth

The actress finally gets to play her age on Hulu’s diverse, millennial-friendly “How I Met Your Mother” spinoff–and she’s picking up Barney Stinson’s mantle in the process.

‘The Daily Show’ Brutally Roasts Anti-Vaxxer Novak Djokovic

By Matt Wilstein

The ‘Daily Show’ host explained why it’s not “that surprising” that the tennis champion would refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine given his wacky beliefs.

Dumb Crypto Bros Thought They Bought ‘Dune’ Rights For $3M

By Jordan Julian

A crypto-backed org called SPICE DAO thought that by purchasing the rights to a rare book on ‘Dune’ by Alejandro Jodorowsky they somehow owned its IP. Nice try!

Inside the Rachel Zegler-Britney Spears Video Controversy

By Kyndall Cunningham

The ‘West Side Story’ actress has been accused of insensitivity for doing a dramatic reading of Spears’s Instagram post calling out her sister Jamie Lynn.

Only a Doomsday Cult Could Prepare Him to Be This Funny

By Matt Wilstein

Moses Storm tells The Last Laugh podcast how he went from growing up homeless and believing the world was about to end to turning his unique upbringing into stand-up comedy.

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