Новости за 17.09.2021

Though it seems impossible that this week did not end on Tuesday, which was the day after the Met Gala that Nicki Minaj declined to attend because she isn’t vaccinated, time has marched on, bringing us to today’s developments: Nicki Minaj is once again using her massive platform and following for evil by appearing to…

YYY: Lil Nas X, “That’s What I Want” - Anyone who still regards Lil Nas X as a one (or maybe two or three) hit wonder is officially out of touch. Sure, he blew up thanks to meme culture, but his own unique brand of shrewd viral marketing and frank authenticity has granted him a kind of longevity that would have been…

As New York City becomes the latest city to roll out proof of vaccination requirements as a condition for entry at indoor spaces like bars and restaurants, enforcing those policies has largely fallen on workers with likely no training in handling such matters. And these staffers are definitely not being paid extra to…

As the legal teams of Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre continue to scuffle over technicalities in her civil suit against the disgraced royal, a judge has informed Andrew that “service is not intended to be a game of hide and seek behind palace walls.” He’s running out of places to hide, anyway, and the reality of…

“The internet” has a funny way of making a big deal out of small jokes, much like the “love affair” that’s raging on social media between Lizzo and Chris Evans. Chris Evans is one of the good famous (white) Chrises, and my personal favorite, due to his propensity for wearing a gold chain and executing a fairly…

Even though Facebook is aware of the negative impact Instagram has on the mental health and body image of teenage girls, the company is still planning to build an Instagram specifically designed for children.

On Monday, the city of Philadelphia announced that they had reached an agreement to pay $2 million to Rickia Young, a 29-year-old Black woman who was pulled from her car and brutally assaulted by law enforcement officers in October 2020.

After Kendall Jenner launched her tequila brand, 818 Tequila, in May, she faced (very reasonable) criticism over an advertisement that relied on the appropriation and stereotyping of Mexican culture.

By Wednesday, the disappearance of Gabby Petito was officially a national news story. The 22-year-old New Yorker set out on a cross-country road trip with her 23-year-old fiancé, Brian Laundrie, on July 2, documenting their travels out west in a tiny van on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. But on September 1, Laundrie…