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The distinctly millennial appeal of 'Butt-Con,' a branded convention about butts
The first song I heard pulsing through the speakers at Butt-Con was Big Sean’s “Ass,” which feels like an obvious choice. But as I quickly learned, there would be nothing subtle about Tushy’s Butt-Con, which took place last night in a fourth-floor…
ASAP Rocky left Donald Trump on read
By Jeff Ihaza
More details have emerged surrounding the release of A$AP Rocky from Swedish custody earlier this month. The rapper, who was arrested in July after a street fight in Stockholm was captured on video, spent nearly a month in jail, spawning countless…
Missy Elliott introduces herself to Gen Z in her latest video, "Throw it Back"
By Opheli Garcia Lawler
In the music video for Missy Elliott’s “Throw It Back,” Teyana Taylor introduces the veteran rapper to a child who has never heard of her as both, “the innovator of all innovators,” and “the game-changing sensation.” Missy dropped the video, as well…
Adidas and Arizona Iced Tea team up for another, hopefully less chaotic, pop-up shop
By Kara Weisenstein
Last month, Arizona Iced Tea and Adidas collaborated on a line of sneakers and offered the collection for sale at a pop-up shop in New York City. The shoes were bright pink and aqua (they’re garish yet somehow pretty sick) and going for the cheeky…
The distinctly millennial appeal of 'Butt-Con,' a branded convention about butts
By Opheli Garcia Lawler
The first song I heard pulsing through the speakers at Butt-Con was Big Sean’s “Ass,” which feels like an obvious choice. But as I quickly learned, there would be nothing subtle about Tushy’s Butt-Con, which took place last night in a fourth-floor…
The inside story of Kanye West and Taylor Swift's infamous VMA showdown
By Kara Weisenstein
“I just remember thinking, This is not going to end well.” Today Billboard published an expansive oral history of the MTV Video Music Awards’ infamous “Imma let you finish” debacle. Now, the particulars of the Tay/Ye drama — which went down ten…
When the world is too much to bear, I rewatch 'Moonstruck'
By Kara Weisenstein
You deserve a break. Half of the Amazon Rainforest is on fire. The President is trying to buy Greenland. It’s humid AF in New York City (and most of our swamp country, for that matter). I recently self-diagnosed a night in on my couch with a…
In too deep: 'Underwater' and Hollywood's obsession with ocean-themed movies
By Opheli Garcia Lawler
In 1999, the movie Deep Blue Sea was released. The film entertained an exciting premise: far offshore, a research lab existed where scientists were working on a cure to Alzheimer's. Their method? Testing on the brains of great white sharks,…
Lil Nas X, Jeff Bezos, Katy Perry: The most surreal photo of 2019
By Opheli Garcia Lawler
Just days after Lil Nas X lost his record-setting perch atop the Billboard Hot 100, he seems to be on to a new pursuit: befriending one of the richest human beings on the planet. On Tuesday night, he was photographed with Jeff Bezos, the Amazon…
Why do celebrities keep falling for this viral Instagram hoax?
By Kara Weisenstein
“It costs nothing for a simple copy and paste, better safe than sorry.” In the last 24 hours, a social media hoax so obvious — and so messily patched together it’s like a quilt of phishing scams — went viral on Instagram, spread by a staggering list…
Jeffrey Epstein merch is the true mark of darkness
By Opheli Garcia Lawler
Before he died, Jeffrey Epstein was accused and charged with heinous crimes; multiple women alleged that Epstein sexually abused them when they were young girls. After he was let off on a questionable plea deal in 2009, investigative journalism…