What Porn Did to American Culture
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Tayshia Adams and ‘Summer House’ alum Luke Gulbranson split after 2 years of dating: report
Tayshia Adams and Luke Gulbranson are no longer dating. The “Bachelorette” alum and “Summer House” alum split after two years of dating, according to Us Weekly. Reps for both Adams...
Blake Lively’s Pink Bustier Gown Served Real-Life Barbie
No, it isn’t the Met Gala just yet, but Blake Lively’s recent red carpet look could’ve been plucked straight out of fashion’s most prestigious night. Last week, the Another Simple...
‘Neighborhood Watch’ Is Too Quirky for Its Own Good
Do screenwriters realize when they’re drawing from human experience, as opposed to when they’re copying types from other screenplays? The new movie Neighborhood Watch has a couple of great examples...
Meghan Markle Wore the Widest-Legged Pants We’ve Ever Seen on Her
Known for her wardrobe of elevated basics, Meghan Markle isn’t usually one to follow the trend cycle. So it was a bit of a surprise earlier this week when the...
David Briggs, a Music Force in Alabama and Nashville, Dies at 82
David Briggs, a keyboardist and studio operator who played a pivotal role in establishing Muscle Shoals, Ala., as a recording hub in the 1960s before helping to revitalize mainstream country...
Meet the ‘Luigi Girls’ who slept outside a courthouse to see the alleged killer in the flesh
"Luigi Girls" wait in line for hours for the chance to see Luigi Mangione in court in Manhattan.Laura Italiano/Business InsiderIt was well before sunset on Thursday when the first young...
Democrats Erupt After Trump’s FBI Arrests Sitting Judge
The FBI arrested a sitting U.S. judge Friday for “obstructing an immigration arrest operation,” a jarring escalation in Donald Trump’s nationwide assault on immigrants, the judicial system, and anybody who...
The World’s Most Anticipated Museum Is Finally Open. (Well, Mostly.)
I was drawn to the outskirts of Cairo by the colossal complex in the desert — a towering site that arose over decades, built at unimaginable expense, with precisely cut...
The new AI calculus: Google’s 80% cost edge vs. OpenAI’s ecosystem
The relentless pace of generative AI innovation shows no signs of slowing. In just the past couple of weeks, OpenAI dropped its powerful o3 and o4-mini reasoning models alongside the...
