In a sit-down with Jack Neel, bodybuilding star Larry Wheels spoke at length about his wife Sheyla, covering everything from how they met to why he chose to marry without a prenup. Speaking about how they first connected, Wheels said the relationship began online while he was in Dubai. “In Dubai. In the DMs. It … Read more
The hosts of the podcast Decoding the Gurus recently criticized what they see as one of the defining contradictions of the current political moment: figures like Joe Rogan and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. being elevated as voices on health and science within the Trump administration while, at the same time, the administration cuts away at … Read more
Australian activewear brand Suave, designed and founded by husband and wife Connor and Chloe Wright, has found itself at the center of a self-inflicted controversy that has left their small business teetering on the edge of collapse. The brand, which markets itself around comfort, quality, and what the couple describe as “no cringe fits,” has … Read more
Eric Weinstein made headlines during a recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience after comparing himself to convicted trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, claiming the two were drawn to the same intellectual pursuits. During a lengthy and often meandering discussion, Weinstein told Rogan that Epstein had essentially been “mirroring” his life for decades. “Jeff Epstein has been … Read more
Mark Normand and his co-host Sam Morril weighed in on the Kevin Hart Netflix roast in a recent podcast episode, sharing their unfiltered thoughts on the controversy that followed some of the more aggressive jokes from Shane Gillis and Tony Hinchcliffe. Normand acknowledged the backlash but seemed largely unbothered by it. “People are mad. Comedians … Read more
Kevin Hart sat down on The Big Podcast with Shaq ahead of his Netflix roast and made it clear exactly where he stands on hard-hitting, no-holds-barred roast comedy, including the kind comedians like Shane Gillis and Tony Hinchcliffe are known for delivering. Hart framed his participation in the roast not as something new, but as … Read more
On a recent Patreon segment of Flagrant 2, Andrew Schulz weighed in on the casting choices for Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming adaptation of The Odyssey, commenting on both Lupita Nyong’o‘s reported role as Helen of Troy and the online speculation surrounding Elliot Page. Schulz began by addressing the backlash to Nyong’o’s casting and compared it to … Read more
Days after giving venture capitalist Marc Andreessen an unchallenged platform to promote Flock, an AI surveillance company that uses cameras, drones and license plate readers to monitor citizens in real time, Joe Rogan returned to familiar anti-establishment themes during episode 2504 of The Joe Rogan Experience with singer-songwriter Skylar Grey. This time, Rogan criticized corporate … Read more
A Turkish YouTuber and former rapper has been sentenced to 45,376 years and 6 months in prison after convincing over 100,000 people to invest real money into virtual livestock inside a mobile game. Mehmet Aydın, who uploaded rap music online under the name “Ego Man,” launched a platform called Farm Bank in 2016. The app … Read more
A recent wave of AI-generated YouTube content has sparked criticism after a soap opera-style short film was used to advertise Coupert, a browser extension that claims to find coupon codes at checkout. A recent YouTube video was uploaded by Samir Bavani, a creator with a long history of riding whatever wave YouTube’s algorithm rewards at … Read more
