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Secret Mission to Shield Putin From ‘Dwarf’ Insults Exposed

By Allison Quinn

A secret team is tasked with tracking down online portrayals of the Russian president in pornographic scenes, in a trash can, or surrounded by excrement, among other things.

 

Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher Make a Terrible Couple

By Fletcher Peters

Netflix’s new long-distance love story is trying to be Nora Ephron for the smartphone generation—except with none of the charm, wit, or romantic tension.

 

Murdaugh Trial Witness’ GoFundMe Sparks Courtroom Battle

By Pilar Melendez

One prosecution witness donated $1,000 to a fundraiser for another, but the judge still let him testify.

 

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Black A/C Worker: Woman Called 911 on Me for Doing My Job

By Brooke Leigh Howard

“She basically was putting my life in danger, just because of what’s going on in the world with Black men and police obviously,” Alonzo Harmon told the Beast.

 

‘Outwaters’ Is an Unforgettable New Take on ‘Blair Witch’

By Nick Schager

The new horror film is another new, excellent entry into the “found-footage” canon, with an unsettling shaky-cam project that has a brutality you won’t soon shake.

 

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DeSantis Is Fully Ignorant of Why New College Is So Special

By Malcolm Jones

I should know. I went to school there.

 

Armie Hammer Was ‘the Worst’ During Quarantine, Ex-Wife Says

By Laura Bradley

The bakery founder and CEO has kept silent about her ex for nearly two years. In a new interview, she discusses healing from that past relationship and charting a new path forward.

 

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Why Harry Potter Fans Shouldn’t Buy Its Fantastic New Game

By Khee Hoon Chan

“Hogwarts Legacy” is the Wizarding World role-playing game people have waited years for. But no amount of “Death of the Author” excuses rid the project of J.K. Rowling’s influence.

 

NBC and MSNBC Staffers Walk Off the Job to Protest Layoffs

By Corbin Bolies, Diana Falzone, Justin Baragona

More than 200 staffers staged a walkout on Thursday morning in protest of recent job cuts and the network’s handling of contract bargaining.

 

All of Our Tweets Could Help Us Design Better Future Cities

By Tony Ho Tran

Keep tweeting through it. You might help future historians.

 

Why Right-Wingers Are Obsessed With Making ChatGPT Say Slurs

By The Daily Beast

“AI stuff is just coursing through our culture at the moment, making everything worse,” host Will Sommer says on this week’s Fever Dreams.

 

How ‘Puss in Boots’ Pulled Off That Panic Attack Scene

By Madeline Roth

Director Joel Crawford breaks down how he and his team—from the animators to Antonio Banderas—collaborated on the scene that’s being praised for its heartfelt authenticity.

 
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