On a recent episode of Club Random, Bill Maher and actor Jerry O’Connell went back and forth over wokeness in America, touching on everything from homeless policy to Hollywood’s awards season blind spots. O’Connell, who grew up in New York City and now lives in Calabasas with his wife Rebecca Romijn and their twin daughters, … Read more
On the Doomscroll podcast, host Joshua Citarella sat down with comedian Gianmarco Soresi to talk about a trend that’s become increasingly hard to ignore: why some comedians appear to drift toward right-wing audiences over time. Citarella framed the discussion around the idea of “negative polarization,” suggesting that the shift isn’t always intentional, but can happen … Read more
A small YouTuber named Tony Vestdream, who runs a channel called Tony’s Film Club, recently found himself at the center of a plagiarism controversy after discovering that a much larger channel, Sneaky Sushi, had apparently lifted his video almost entirely, down to the structure, phrasing, and individual jokes. The situation came to light when Tony … Read more
Lyn May was born as Lilia Guadalupe Baymola Mayz in December 1952, in Acapulco, Mexico. She was once one of the most electrifying entertainers in Mexican show business. May is of Chinese-Mexican descent, and she grew up in serious poverty by selling souvenirs to tourists and waiting tables before her natural gift for dance changed … Read more
TikTok influencer Ashley Trevino was taken back into custody on March 4th, booked into Ellis County Jail just months after her initial arrest on two felony fraud warrants. The latest arrest came after prosecutors asked the judge to reconsider her bond, arguing she had violated the conditions of her release while awaiting trial. How authorities … Read more
A 41-year-old Canadian woman named Sarah has opened up about her year-long relationship with an AI companion named Sinclair, and says she wants others to know that this kind of connection is more fulfilling than many might expect. What began as a practical tool quickly evolved into something far more personal. “I kind of used … Read more
Seven months ago, Luke Nichols, the creator behind the Outdoor Boys YouTube channel with over 18 million subscribers, posted a video simply titled “Goodbye” and stepped back from regular content creation. In his farewell, he told viewers he wanted his family to have more of a normal life and that they were getting recognized too … Read more
On episode 1372 of Part of the Problem, host Dave Smith and foreign policy analyst Scott Horton addressed Joe Rogan directly during a conversation about the backlash facing those who supported Donald Trump in 2024 and have since spoken out against his military actions. Smith raised Rogan’s name while pushing back on critics who believe … Read more
Malcolm Gladwell sat down with Trevor Noah on the podcast What Now and spoke at length about the debate over trans women competing in women’s sports. Gladwell recalled moderating a sports analytics panel several years ago where the tension between those two sides became impossible to ignore. On one side was South African sports scientist … Read more
Palantir CEO Alex Karp spent a significant portion of his life in Germany, and in a recent conversation, he spoke about what that experience taught him about quality of life, social systems, and the difference between being poor in Europe versus being wealthy in America. Karp was direct about his personal experience: “I was poor … Read more
