Mic Staff

People have been saying we’re in the “golden era of television” for years now, but the pandemic made the comfort and escapism of good TV an absolute necessity in 2020. In the halcyon days of January, back when we were hooked on an outlandish reality…

Rihanna has the range, she has her money, and on Sunday, Aug. 28, she'll have one more prize to add to her collection: an MTV Video Vanguard Award. The singer will perform a historic set at the awards show, joining rap heavyweights Future and Nicki…

For the first time in 10 years: It's Britney, bitch. Pop star Britney Spears will take the stage at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards after nearly a decade on Sunday night, making her first appearance at the awards show since 2007. The singer is…

Usain Bolt is set to once again take the world stage at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The Jamaican runner, who will turn 30 on Aug. 21, has held tight to the title of World's Fastest Man since 2008, bringing home the gold during his 100 meter, 200 meter…

On August 9, Nathan Adrian — the Olympic swimmer from the United States who almost missed his Olympic final after coming in sixteenth in as many slots in his qualifying heat — clinched the top spot in the men's 100m freestyle semifinal heat. On…

If you're an eligible young person in 2016, it's your responsibility to #69TheVote — sound funny? It's actually dead serious. Powered by TurboVote: register to vote, request absentee ballots, and get election reminders

The 2016 Olympic games are underway in Rio de Janeiro, and two days in, dreams have been achieved, hopes have been dashed and one woman's victory has been inaccurately attributed to her husband.  As Sunday's events unfold, Australia leads the pack…

Team Refugee had its first victory Yusra Mardini, who had to swim for her life in 2015 when her boat capsized as she attempted to flee Damascus in the midst of the Syrian Civil War, won her 100m butterfly heat on Saturday. Mardini is one of ten…

With the opening ceremony held on Friday night in Maracaña Stadium, the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro are officially underway. With just over 200 countries vying for glory in the 2016 games, gold medals are the coveted treasure. But which…

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Vice President Joe Biden will take the 2016 Democratic National Convention stage as part of the convention's Wednesday primetime lineup in Philadelphia. Biden's remarks come one day before Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will…

First-man hopeful Bill Clinton will return to the Democratic National Convention stage, in Philadelphia on Tuesday, this time to support wife Hillary Clinton as she continues her race for the White House. Speakers sharing the marquee for night two…

As Warden Norton told Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption, "There's only three ways to spend the taxpayer's hard-earned money when it come to prisons. More walls. More bars. More guards." The prison system may be the one issue that Republicans…

Whether you are for its legalization or not, you are paying for marijuana to be illegal. According the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 43.3% of all "Arrests for Drug Abuse Violation" are of people who are in possession of marijuana. Six percent of…

Nothing washes down a hard day's work — and numbs the senses — like a good old fashioned cocktail. However, what exactly is a cocktail? No one can say with certainty where the term originated. One of the most well-accepted origin stories is that it…