Lil Nas X’s ‘Montero’ album and the power of unabashed queerness
The road to Lil Nas X’s debut album “Montero” has been an exhilarating affair, complete with detours like a chart-topping EP, “7,” show-stopping red carpet outfits, multiple awards and a run of viral music videos. The Georgia-born rapper’s meteoritic rise started with his track “Old Town Road” — released independently as More...
Brian Laundrie, fiancé and person of interest in disappearance of Gabby Petito, is missing, Florida official says
Authorities said Friday night that they do not know where the man named as a person of interest in the disappearance of Gabby Petito is. A spokesman for the city of North Port, Florida, where Brian Laundrie More...
K-pop group BTS will join U.N. meeting in N.Y. as special envoys
The K-pop group BTS will visit the United Nations as presidential special envoys for South Korea. The Grammy-nominated boy band will be attending the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly session More...
Netflix’s ‘Sex Education’ Season 3 is joyfully nonjudgmental — if slightly bittersweet
Discussions of young people and sexuality in popular culture often come laced with moral panic. Hook-up culture, teen pregnancy rates, single mothers, gender confusion, a crisis of masculinity — the youth More...
Google and Apple remove Russian opposition app before election
Google and Apple have removed an app developed by Russian activists supporting jailed Kremlin critic and opposition leader Alexei Navalny from the Russian versions of their app stores, his team said Friday, More...
T.I., wife Tiny won’t face sex assault charges in L.A.
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles officials will not prosecute rapper T.I. or his wife Tiny over 2005 sexual assault allegations because the statute of limitations in the case has expired, documents show. The statute More...
Police reports, social media provide timeline of Gabby Petito’s disappearance after road trip with fiancé
Before 22-year-old Gabby Petito went missing, she and her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, were in love and ready to embark on the road trip of a lifetime. The couple began a cross-country tour of national parks in More...
Biden outlines ‘a fair shot’ for the middle class in economic speech
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden outlined his administration’s goal of raising taxes on the wealthy to strengthen the middle class and boost the economy in remarks Thursday afternoon at the White House. “The More...
Alex Murdaugh surrenders to S.C. authorities; set to face judge in suicide-for-hire case
VARNVILLE, S.C. – Prominent attorney Alex Murdaugh surrendered Thursday after authorities said he attempted to stage his own suicide so his son could collect a $10 million life insurance policy. Murdaugh, More...
Search for missing man at Grand Canyon turns up remains of another person
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Crews searching for a missing man at Grand Canyon National Park made an unexpected discovery this summer. They found the remains of another person, believed to be Scott Walsh, who was last More...