It’s the 1980s and Chippendales are still a thing. No, not the two chipmunks — the gloriously luxurious male strip clubs. Hulu’s latest trailer for its miniseries Welcome to Chippendales teases a dramatic retelling of Somen “Steve” Banerjee’s notorious empire and the murder that spiraled its downfall. Created by Emmy nominee Robert Siegel (Pam and…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference on September 7, 2022, in Miami, Florida. Rebecca Blackwell/AP Migrants who were flown to Martha’s Vineyard filed a lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday. Migrants were made to believe that they would receive refugee benefits upon arrival, lawsuit says. They received “official-looking materials” including a…
Since launching in 2005, YouTube has been home to countless video trends and many forms of entertainment. Who remembers Charlie Bit My Finger, David After Dentist, and the still very relevant Leave Britney Alone? Now, the team behind one of the most visited websites in the world has hopped on the short-form video bandwagon by…
Consumer spending on video games reached $4.1 billion in August. According to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group, spending is comparable to 2020 levels, and hardware sales are also on the rise. As for games, Madden 23 and Saints Row have both topped the charts in their debut month, while Marvel’s Spider-Man has gotten a boost…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge As the conversation concerning Twitch and the platform’s allowance of gambling streams continues to swirl, the platform has struck its first blow. In a tweet on Tuesday evening, Twitch stated that it will ban “streaming of gambling sites that include slots, roulette, or dice games” in a policy…
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and its six reactors, as seen from space. A recent attack took place near a different nuclear facility: The South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant. Planet Labs PBC Some 155 miles from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine is another atomic facility: the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant. Not long…
The race to bring China-made goods to Western consumers via online stores is heating up. Pinduoduo, the Chinese e-commerce giant known for offering hard-to-believe deals, has quickly gained momentum for its first international endeavor in the U.S. The company’s overseas shopping app, called Temu, briefly claimed the top spot of Android shopping apps in the…
CRM company Salesforce has announced the launch of its own carbon credits marketplace, with the goal of clearing the path to net zero emissions for businesses of all sizes. At Dreamforce, the company’s annual conference, Salesforce offered a first glimpse of its new Net Zero Marketplace, which is said to make the purchasing of carbon…
A mother and child spent some time outside the St. Andrew’s Parrish House where migrants were being fed lunch with donated food from the community. Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defended his decision to fly dozens of migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard. Over the weekend, he…
Gen Xers’ share of total household wealth is barely half of that held by baby boomers, and impacts brought on by the coronavirus pandemic haven’t helped this financially unstable cohort. In the Gen X amid the Pandemic Report, Insider Intelligence assesses US Gen Xers’ finances and how they’ve been affected by the pandemic. Do you work…