4chan’s creator says ‘Epstein had nothing to do’ with creating infamous far-right board /pol/
4chan's creator says 'Epstein had nothing to do' with creating infamous far-right board /pol/ The close timing of Jeffrey Epstein coming into contact with 4chan founder Chris ‘moot’ Poole and the launch of the “politically incorrect” message board /pol/ that became a breeding ground for QAnon and the white supremacist alt-right movement was coincidental, says […]
The Luigi Mangione trial is all about narrative control
The Luigi Mangione trial is all about narrative control On Monday, several dozen members of the public are lined up outside 100 Centre Street in Lower Manhattan, hoping to squeeze into the courtroom to hear testimony from witnesses called by the state against Luigi Mangione – the man accused of shooting and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO […]
‘Jmail’ is like any other inbox, except this one has Jeffrey Epstein’s emails
'Jmail' is like any other inbox, except this one has Jeffrey Epstein's emails The more than 20,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein emails released earlier this month by the House Oversight Committee have been enough to prompt more investigations into the convicted child sex offender and the people around him, like former Harvard president and OpenAI […]
Hot subpoena summer
Hot subpoena summer On July 1st, Perez Hilton uploaded a YouTube video with breaking news. “Hello everybody, it is Perez, the queen of all media, the original influencer, and allegedly, I have been subpoenaed by Blake Lively,” Hilton said, stretching out the four syllables in the word “allegedly” as far as they could go. Since […]
Can Luigi Mangione get too big to jail?
Can Luigi Mangione get too big to jail? The first people in line on Tuesday, I was told, started camping out on the sidewalk two days ago. Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024, was due in court at 9AM ET for a hearing in one of […]
The winners and losers of Taylor Swift’s engagement announcement
The winners and losers of Taylor Swift's engagement announcement The winners and losers of Taylor Swift’s engagement announcement The world’s most famous celebrity couple got engaged, and the first place the news broke was on Instagram. By now, it’s not much of a surprise that pop star Taylor Swift and football player Travis Kelce opted […]
AOL is finally shutting down dial-up
AOL is finally shutting down dial-up AOL dial-up is ending on September 30th according to a statement posted on the company’s website. It marks the end of the service that was synonymous with the internet for many since its launch some 34 years ago. “AOL routinely evaluates its products and services and has decided to discontinue Dial-up […]
Spotify’s terrible privacy settings just leaked Palmer Luckey’s bops and bangers
Spotify's terrible privacy settings just leaked Palmer Luckey's bops and bangers Spotify’s terrible privacy settings just leaked Palmer Luckey’s bops and bangers Have you ever wondered what bops powerful figures are listening to on Spotify? You’d be amazed what you can get with a profile search – but just in case you want them all […]
Itch.io follows Steam in removing adult games
Itch.io follows Steam in removing adult games The indie-focused open gaming marketplace Itch.io has abruptly deindexed adult content from its browse and search pages, warning that some games will be permanently removed from the platform. In a blog post on Thursday, Itch.io creator Leaf Corcoran said that the update was due to concerns that the […]
This ‘violently racist’ hacker claims to be the source of the New York Times’ Mamdani scoop
This 'violently racist' hacker claims to be the source of the New York Times' Mamdani scoop This ‘violently racist’ hacker claims to be the source of the New York Times’ Mamdani scoop The ultimate source for The New York Times’ story about Zohran Mamdani’s college application is an open secret. It’s an anime-loving neo-Nazi whose […]