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Quaker Oats has announced plans to rename their 130-year-old Aunt Jemima brand in an effort “to make progress toward racial equality.” In a statement Wednesday (via NBC News), Quaker Oats — who purchased the Aunt Jemima brand of syrup and pancake mixes in 1926 — admitted the racial history of …

With baseball season effectively over, Americans have a new favorite national pastime: shaming people on the internet for not properly socially distancing. Whether it’s a viral (albeit arguably misleading) photo of a crowded park on a sunny day or people wagging their fingers at joggers on the street, the narrative …

Despite the global panic surrounding COVID-19, as recently as last week the adult industry remained relatively untouched, continuing business as usual and resuming shoots — even if individual performers were wary about being on set. But as the situation surrounding COVID-19 rapidly evolves and government officials encourage social distancing, all …

For the past two years, Giselle Palmer has been shooting adult films in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, the epicenter of the porn industry. Then at the beginning of this year, she started hearing about the coronavirus. It was, she says, a large part of her decision to move away …

On March 4th, Rolling Stone will host its second annual Women Shaping the Future event, celebrating, raising, and honoring the most influential female voices in culture. The event will be the first to take place at the new Edge venue in Hudson Yards, which overlooks New York City, offering guests …

After appearing in court for an arraignment on new charges on Monday, former Empire actor Jussie Smollett has pleaded not guilty to six counts of disorderly conduct, the Chicago Tribune reports. In January 2019, Smollett claimed he was victim of a hate crime attack in Chicago, where he was living …

Chuck Klosterman will host a new Spotify podcast, Music Exists. The music journalist and author will be joined by The Ringer‘s executive editor, Chris Ryan. The first three episodes will drop on February 19. The duo will delve into their love of music, exploring how it makes people feel. They’ll …

Two decades after the murder of Susan Berman, her friend and former employer Robert Durst is going on trial for the crime. For years, Durst — a real estate heir and the subject of the 2015 HBO docuseries The Jinx — had denied any involvement with Berman’s 2000 murder, but …

At the time of his death, Aaron Hernandez was only 27, but he’d already lived many lives. Born to a middle-class Puerto Rican household in Bristol, Connecticut, Hernandez had been a star in athletics basically as long as he could hold a ball. And by the time he started playing …

Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti will be held without bond ahead of his upcoming federal trial after being rearrested for allegedly committing additional crimes while out on bail, The Daily Beast reports. Avenatti is being held in an Orange County, California, jail, but will soon be transported to New York, where …