A 31-year-old Swiss IT specialist named Jonas Lauwiner has done something most people would dismiss as impossible: he legally claimed over 100,000 square meters of Swiss land, crowned himself king, built a self-styled military, and is now an elected city council member. None of it is technically illegal. The story begins on Lauwiner’s 20th birthday, … Read more
Stephen A. Smith used his SiriusXM radio show to respond to Kevin Hart placing him on a personal “Mount Rushmore of racism” during Hart’s recent Netflix roast special. During the roast, Hart joked: “My Mount Rushmore of racism when it comes to hating black people is Shane Gillis, Kid Rock, Hulk Hogan, Stephen A. Smith. … Read more
What began as an unconventional side attraction at a California anime festival has become the subject of a lawsuit, with several men taking FanimeCon to court over foot juice sold by cosplay models at an adjacent outdoor gathering. According to sources, the product in question was exactly what it sounds like: juice prepared by submerging … Read more
Bryan Callen‘s appearance on Rick Glassman‘s podcast turned into something far more revealing than expected. Glassman, who has built a reputation for dismantling the inflated self-image often seen in the Joe Rogan comedy circle, began poking holes in Callen’s persona almost immediately. According to sources, Callen arrived leaning into his familiar routine, portraying himself as … Read more
Actor-turned-self-proclaimed scientist Terrence Howard has released what he calls a feature film titled “A New Understanding of the Universe,” and it is exactly what you might expect from a man who has spent recent years insisting that 1 times 1 equals 2. The 74-minute production is less a film and more, as YouTube educator Professor … Read more
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe returned home from Los Angeles with a lot to say. Speaking to his audience shortly after the Netflix roast of Kevin Hart, Hinchcliffe addressed the backlash that had already begun forming, showing no inclination to walk anything back. “We just got in, we’re fresh off of Los Angeles, live last night, the … Read more
Comedian Matt Rife recently weighed in on the backlash surrounding Netflix’s controversial Kevin Hart roast special in an interview, making it clear he believes roast comedy is supposed to cross lines and make audiences uncomfortable. “Shut up,” he said flatly when an interviewer started asking whether a roast should have limits. “Then don’t watch it.” … Read more
During Chris Williamson’s recent podcast episode featuring neuroscientist Andrew Huberman, comedian Tom Segura, and comedian Matt McCusker, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen became a major topic of discussion when the group turned to the online trend known as “r*tardmaxxing.” Huberman introduced Andreessen while explaining the origins of the trend. “There’s looksmaxxing, then there’s a guy who … Read more
During a recent episode of his Mostly Wise podcast, Chris Williamson told his guests that Eleven Labs, one of the leading AI text-to-speech companies, appears to have trained its default British voice on recordings of him. “The thing that I’m going through at the moment, which is wild, is ElevenLabs, their go-to British voice,” Williamson … Read more
At a time when virtually every transaction, movement, and communication is logged by some platform or another, David Anthony Burke (popularly known as d4vd) allegedly left a paper trail so thorough that prosecutors now have approximately 40 terabytes of digital evidence to work with. From food delivery apps to Amazon orders placed under a fake … Read more
