On Thursday, former Vice-President Joe Biden announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States, with … a tweet … that was full … of ellipses and a logo that says “JO.” He prepared himself for this announcement, it seems, by once again not apologizing to Anita Hill. According to the New York Times, […]
Kate Beckinsale and Pete Davidson seemed to be getting serious in recent days; you may recall the their non-stop PDA-filled outings, or the reports that they went out to dinner with her mom and stepdad. But, oh, how the tides have (apparently) turned. According to a new report by People, Beckinsale and Davidson — couple […]
In October 2017, the New York Times published an exposé of a shadowy “self-help” organization called NXIVM (pronounced nex-ee-um), led by a man named Keith Raniere, who was known within the group as “Vanguard.” The group, which was formed in the late 1990s, claimed to provide members with self-fulfillment courses and professional workshops, but former […]
Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, the fashion conglomerate that owns Dior, Sephora, and Marc Jacobs, is being sued for allegedly ignoring sexual-harassment complaints and trying to pass off harassment as “French culture.” Andowah Newton, who is currently LVMH’s litigation counsel and vice-president of legal affairs, filed the complaint in New York on Tuesday. She claims that […]
As we all patiently await news of the impending birth of Baby Sussex (since the royal baby is due any day now), Kate Middleton and Prince Harry stepped out for an official event together on Thursday morning. Kate’s been with Prince Harry’s brother Prince William for well over a decade now, as they started dating […]
Cows are undeniably having a moment across beauty, fashion, pop culture, and even the breaking news cycle. We want to know them, root for them, be them (even if we don’t necessarily want to drink from them). Thus, the stage is perfectly set for cleansing milks, the gentlest of cleansers, to make their way to […]
Jennifer Garner, earnest Instagram princess and kayak skeptic, is getting a fancy new accolade. People has crowned her as its newest Beautiful Person of the Year, citing her relentless streak of activism and, we’re low-key assuming, her cucumber-cool public presence following her divorce from Ben Affleck. (And, yeah, she is also very beautiful! Give us […]
On Wednesday, former Wisconsin governor Scott Walker posted a picture of himself to Twitter, in which he’s wearing a snug pair of dark-wash jeans, hands resting proudly on his denim-clad hips, and a smile that says he absolutely loves the way those slacks fit. But Walker did not just post this picture for vanity purposes. […]
Barack Obama did not attend a madrassa as a child. He did not, as a Fox News host claimed in 2013, “pay out of his own pocket for the Museum of Muslim Cultures” during a government shutdown. He did not have ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. He was not a terrorist sympathizer. But for eight […]
You may have noticed some posts from our friends at the Strategist on the Cut. They’ll be dropping in every now and again, sharing their expertise on the basics you don’t have time to research and the weird and wonderful things you don’t yet know you need. On one recent slow news day, just for kicks, we […]