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Simone Biles revealed she’s still suffering from “the twisties” — a disorienting condition that forced the gymnast to withdraw from events during the Tokyo Olympics — in a new interview with the Today show. “I’m still scared to do gymnastics,” Biles admitted. “To do something that I’ve done forever and …

Protests have broken out all over the University of Delaware campus following the arrest of a 20-year-old student for the kidnapping, strangulation to the point of unconsciousness, and assault of an unnamed female student last Friday in an incident that took place off campus. Brandon Freyre, 20, was arrested by …

After the Biden administration announced last month that all federal employees must be vaccinated, most major airlines (which are technically government contractors) have followed suit, requiring their workers to get vaccinated as well. As a result, there’s been an emerging sub-genre of disgruntled airline employees coming forward on social media …

On the surface, one would assume that most people suffering from QAnon boomer brain would not be fans of Nicki Minaj, a powerful member of the Hollywood establishment, and prominent ass-eating advocate. Yet in the Year of Our Lord 2021, it seems that the tides have changed. Following the rapper’s …

There’s a scene in the second season of the Sopranos where Tony returns home from Vesuvio with a garment bag. He walks into his kitchen and sees his wife Carmela writing checks at the kitchen table, face affixed in a grimace, which melts away when Tony reveals what’s in the …

When the Covid-19 vaccine came out earlier this year, Bob, who also goes by the sobriquet Mannish Boy, was on the fence about getting it. He was wary about the speed at which the vaccine came to market, and he’d heard about preliminary data suggesting the AstraZeneca version in Europe …

Paul Flores pleaded not guilty to the murder and attempted rape of 19-year-old Cal Poly student Kristin Smart Monday after being arrested and charged with the 1996 crimes last week. His father, Ruben Flores, pleaded not guilty to being an accessory after the fact to the crime. Paul Flores was …

Larry McMurtry, the Texas novelist known for American West epics like Lonesome Dove and the Oscar-winning screenplay for Brokeback Mountain, has died. McMurtry’s death on Thursday was first reported by The New York Times. He was 84. Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, in 1936, McMurtry was a prolific author with …

UPDATE (3/22):Jack Dorsey has sold his first tweet as an NFT for roughly $2.9 million to Bridge Oracle CEO Sina Estavi (the sale was completed using the cryptocurrency Ehterium, and technically sold for 1630.5825601 ether). Dorsey created the NFT and launched the sale last December, but interest (and publicity) started …

UPDATE 5/3/2021:The Costume Institute has announced that Timothée Chalamet, Billie Eilish, Naomi Osaka, and Amanda Gorman will serve as the 2021 Met Gala’s co-chairs, while Tom Ford, Adam Mosseri, and Anna Wintour will serve as honorary chairs. *** The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced that its Costume Institute Benefit, …