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Sep 28 · 5 min read ·Culture & Media

Lando Norris Wants Franco Colapinto Banned Over the Baku Crash. The Podium Drivers Say No.

After Norris called for a ban, he got a flood of online abuse, a jab from Argentina's foreign minister and a Sunday statement from Colapinto's own team.

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Sep 27 · 5 min read ·Culture & Media

USC Suspends Desman Stephens One Game for Hit on Dante Moore

Oregon's quarterback left in an ambulance. Now people are asking two things: was the hit dirty, and is one game enough?

Sep 27 · 7 min read ·Culture & Media

Pope Leo Condemns France's New Assisted-Dying Law at Lourdes

He told sick pilgrims that what's legal isn't always moral. Right-to-die groups say the Church must respect the law.

Sep 26 · 7 min read ·Culture & Media

Manchester City Guilty on 114 of 115 Charges, Reports Say

An independent commission's verdict leaked Friday. The club says the process has a long way to run, and the commission hasn't set a punishment yet.

Sep 26 · 6 min read ·Culture & Media

Taylor Swift Added Four Songs to Showgirl. Critics Split.

Her expanded album, The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, came out Friday after she'd said no 13th song was coming. Reviews run from "superb" to "terrible."

Sep 26 · 5 min read ·Culture & Media

Lesbian Bar's Mask Rule Backlash Turns on the Boston Globe

Last Ditch in Greenfield, Massachusetts made Saturdays mask-optional to stay open. Now the bar and its critics are both attacking the Boston Globe story that made it famous.

Sep 25 · 4 min read ·Culture & Media

Rivals Now Charges High School Recruits $499 to Be Scouted

The recruiting site says it's putting scouts on film nobody watches. Ex-NFL players and college staffers say families would be paying for nothing.

Sep 25 · 6 min read ·Culture & Media

Jay-Z's Accuser Now Says She Never Met Him

The woman who sued Jay-Z over an alleged 2000 rape filed a sworn declaration Thursday calling her claims false. Her former lawyer, Tony Buzbee, says she told at least four lawyers the same story.

Sep 24 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

AFL Board Frees Neale for Grand Final, Reversing a Ban

An appeal board overturned Lachie Neale's one-match suspension two days before Saturday's AFL grand final.

Sep 24 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

A Rookie Pick Still Divides Team USA at Medinah

Captain Brandt Snedeker benched two Ryder Cup regulars for a rookie, and the argument is still live as play begins.

Sep 23 · 5 min read ·Culture & Media

A Federal Bill Would Let the Dead Sue Over AI Deepfakes

Robin Williams' daughter says fake AI videos of him need to stop. Free-speech groups warn a fix could go too far.

Sep 23 · 5 min read ·Culture & Media

A24's Chris Hansen Movie Has Chris Hansen Furious

"Primetime" opens Friday. Chris Hansen calls it an insult — even though he hasn't seen it yet.

Sep 22 · 4 min read ·Culture & Media

States Settle With Paramount Over the Warner Bros. Deal

A year of lawsuits over the $110B merger just ended — with very different reads on what the settlement actually won.

Sep 22 · 4 min read ·Culture & Media

A Petition Wants Pink Out at UNICEF Over Macklemore

More than 175,000 people say defending herself over Macklemore cost Pink her neutrality as a UNICEF ambassador.

Sep 22 · 4 min read ·Culture & Media

Irish Athletes Urge Boycott of Ireland's Israel Matches

Over 160 athletes want the team to skip its Nations League games. The FAI says UEFA left it no choice but to play.

Sep 21 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

NFL Presses Ahead in Rio as Flamengo Calls Field Unsafe

Maracanã's own soccer team says the pitch is dangerous. The NFL says it's got a plan.

Sep 21 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

Tilly Norwood Glitched on Live TV. The Backlash Followed.

An AI "actress" glitched into Chinese on live TV. Now her creator, actors, and media critics are fighting over what it means.

Sep 21 · 5 min read ·Culture & Media

Will NASCAR Punish Blaney and Hocevar for the Bristol Fight?

Ryan Blaney threw the first shove; Carson Hocevar threw the punches. NASCAR hasn't ruled yet.

Sep 20 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

A Disputed Touchdown Reopens the NFL's Replay Fight

A goal-line touchdown that decided a Ravens loss is reviving the fight over how much proof it should take to overturn a call.

Sep 20 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

Converse Pulls an Ad. A Congressman Says Sorry Isn't Enough.

Critics saw a Klan hood and a lynching in a sneaker ad. A culture writer calls the backlash overblown.