When Kyle Kulinski of Secular Talk turned his attention to Ben Bankas, a newly announced headliner at the New York City Comedy Festival, his reaction was pointed: this is what the Joe Rogan era has produced. For Kulinski, the clip was less a stand-up set and more a window into how a particular brand of … Read more
During a recent appearance on The Megyn Kelly Show, comedian Adam Carolla weighed in on the ongoing public estrangement between Brad Pitt and his children. The conversation was prompted by reports that two more of Pitt’s children, Zahara and Maddox, have moved to drop the Pitt surname and go exclusively by Jolie. Combined with Shiloh … Read more
A TikTok creator has sparked a wave of backlash after attempting to tank a Los Angeles hair salon’s reputation over an appointment she missed because she arrived late. The drama began when the woman, who goes by Lisa (@cruelrice), booked an appointment a month in advance with hairstylist Madelynn (@madlocks) in Pasadena. On the day … Read more
A new study from Harvard, published in MIT Sloan Management Review, reveals something most people using AI tools have experienced but rarely named: when you push back on an AI’s answer, it does not seek to be more accurate. It seeks to feel more accurate. Researchers studied 4,339 prompts from 72 consultants at Boston Consulting … Read more
A backstage incident at the Comedy Mothership in Austin, Texas has set the comedy world buzzing after a comedian known as Timmy No Brakes took a right-handed cross to the face from Matt McCusker’s wife, Brittany McCusker, following a Story Warz episode where he made a series of racially charged jokes targeting her. Timmy No … Read more
Charlamagne tha God found himself on the defensive during a sit-down with DJ Akademiks after details emerged connecting him to a Roc Nation casino bid in Times Square, raising questions about his public stance on gambling-adjacent platforms and enterprises. The tension came to a head when Akademiks confronted Charlamagne about being listed under Roc Nation … Read more
If you’ve spent any time scrolling through Utah-based influencer content, you may have noticed something: the tans. Not just golden, sun-kissed tans, but deep, orange, and sometimes blotchy tans that prompt double takes. The term ‘tan blindness’ refers to a perceived inability among some Utah influencers to recognize just how far their tanning has gone. … Read more
Guitar YouTuber Rhett Shull recently discovered something deeply unsettling: an AI-generated channel called “Guitar Gems with Chase” had been ripping off his content, style, background, and even his wardrobe for over a month, racking up more than 600,000 views and 5,000 subscribers in the process. Shull only became aware of the situation after being tagged … Read more
Australian social media influencer Lily Jay is facing serious scrutiny after an ABC News Verify investigation found that content relating to her charity, the Lily Jay Foundation, appears to be AI-generated or artificially enhanced. Jay, who has amassed nearly 3 million followers on Instagram, 2.4 million on TikTok, and half a million subscribers on YouTube, … Read more
A New York-based artist and small business owner found herself at the center of a social media storm after documenting a roommate dispute in a 20-plus part TikTok series, only to watch the narrative turn sharply against her. EK, known online as Cozy Grocery, makes worry stones from polymer clay as her full-time job. She … Read more
