While late-night comedians may be chafing under the constrictions of the coronavirus pandemic — having no live audience is a challenge — many comedians who use social media as their primary medium are thriving. Takeactor-comedian Maria DeCotis, who recently posted a brief skit to Twitter in which she plays New …
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After more than a decade working in the field of bioethics, I’ve gotten used to the blank stares on people’s faces when I tell them what I do. I usually follow up with a description like “I think through the ethical components of current or potential medical care or research …
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A Chinese doctor named Li Wenliang who warned the nation of a mysterious new virus has died, shortly after being questioned by Chinese authorities. Dr. Li Wenliang, an opthamologist in the city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the virus, died on Friday, February 7th, the Wuhan Central Hospital reported. He …
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If you spend a lot of time in certain Extremely Online corners of the internet ecosystem, you’ve likely stumbled onto #NoNutNovember, or just #NNN for short. An annual challenge encouraging men to refrain from masturbating (or even, for many, having any sex) for the month, No Nut November was initially …
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Earlier this year,the Elton John biopic,Rocketman,hit multiplexes. The movie took huge liberties telling Elton’s story: showing him performing songs years or even decades before they were written; taking his stage name from John Lennon instead of his mentor, little-known English rocker Long John Baldry; levitating high above the piano while …
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On Wednesday morning, it was reported that an unnamed shooter fatally shot two people outside of a synagogue in Halle, Germany. Shortly after the attack, the alleged shooter was apprehended by German authorities and brought into custody. Police have also reported that shots were fired in the nearby town of …
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If there’s one thing grown-ups know about Gen Z, it’s that the kids love to vape. This is reflected not only by current data (more than 37% of high school seniors use flavored e-cigarettes, according to data from the National Institute of Health), but also on TikTok, an app that’s …
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If your first thought when the college admissions scandal first broke was, “This seems like exactly the type of material that would benefit from an even-handed documentary shedding light on the evils of the Ivy League industrial complex and an educational system that prioritizes wealth and privilege over individual character …
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Four days after Jeffrey Epstein‘s apparent suicide, one of the convicted sex offender’s accusers is seeking justice. Jennifer Araoz — who alleges Epstein sexually assaulted her at his New York City townhouse when she was 14 and 15 years old, including a rape in 2002 — has filed a lawsuit …
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Charles Manson had an easy explanation for why he ordered the deaths of the family of Leno LaBianca and residents at Sharon Tate’s house at the hands of his “Family”: “It’s the Beatles, the music they’re putting out,” he told the district attorney who sent him to death row. “These …
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