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Sep 19 · 4 min read ·Culture & Media

Sophie Cunningham Breaks Ranks on the Sweeney Ad

A WNBA guard calls the backlash overblown, splitting athletes who'd been united against the ad.

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Sep 18 · 4 min read ·Culture & Media

South Korea Announces Plan to Legalize Abortion Pills

The government wants the pill legal by 2027. Doctors, women's groups, and the Church don't agree on how.

Sep 18 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

Earl Spencer's Diana Memoir Draws a Rare Palace Rebuttal

Diana's brother says King Charles was elated after her death. The Palace says grief distorted his memory.

Sep 17 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

FDA Weighs Testosterone Therapy for Menopausal Women

No product is FDA-approved for women. Today, the FDA holds a public workshop on it.

Sep 17 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

NCAA Admits the Refs Blew It. The Score Still Counts.

A formal ruling backs Western Michigan's case completely. It changes nothing about the final score.

Sep 16 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

Iranian State Media Attacks Its Own Venice Winner

Her Venice speech honored Iranian women. State broadcasters are calling it betrayal.

Sep 16 · 4 min read ·Culture & Media

Ed Sheeran's Tour Loses Every Opening Act Over Macklemore

Four acts quit in solidarity with Macklemore. Ed Sheeran says he fought the removal, then lost.

Sep 16 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

Arch Manning Laughed at a Fake Video. Then He Apologized.

Manning joked about a fake AI video of his coach hitting a reporter, and now people are fighting over whether it's actually funny.

Sep 15 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

PETA Pursues Charges After CFDA Chief's NYFW Clash

CFDA's Steven Kolb apologized and took leave after restraining two protesters at a COS show.

Sep 15 · 4 min read ·Culture & Media

A Judge Blocked Trump's Name From the Kennedy Center — Again

The board says it needs Trump's name to survive a $23 million deficit. A judge says no, for the second time.

Sep 15 · 4 min read ·Culture & Media

Minister Moves to Strip Citizenship of Gaza Doc Directors

Days after "NAZA" won one of Venice's top honors, ministers across the spectrum are calling for its directors to lose their citizenship.

Sep 15 · 4 min read ·Culture & Media

Every Major 2026 Emmy Acting Winner Is White

It's the first sweep like this in five years. The Academy, studios, and diversity advocates each blame something different.

Sep 14 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran's Tour Over Gaza

Macklemore says Robert Kraft orchestrated a blacklist. Kraft calls it a stand against hate speech.

Sep 14 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

A Holdout Juror's Privacy Becomes a Media Ethics Fight

A local investigation, a blogger's doxxing, and a governor's "asylum" offer have all landed on one juror's identity.

Sep 14 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

Gibney Breaks His Silence on Musk's Documentary Threats

At a TIFF keynote today, the director says Musk's team went dark, then went legal.

Sep 13 · 4 min read ·Culture & Media

Carillo Raised Zverev Abuse Claims on His US Open Win

A Hall of Fame broadcaster brought up the allegations live as Zverev won his first US Open title.

Sep 13 · 4 min read ·Culture & Media

College Football's Refs Are the Story, Again

Three officiating controversies in a week have fans convinced it's rigged. The refs say it's just the process.

Sep 12 · 4 min read ·Culture & Media

Sydney Sweeney's Nude Betting Ad Splits the Internet

She's not just the face of Novig. She owns a piece of it.

Sep 12 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

A Gaza Documentary Just Won Venice's Special Jury Prize

NAZA got the longest ovation in festival history. A former Israeli PM calls it a blood libel.

Sep 12 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

A Weird Rules Call Split the Solheim Cup

Officials gave Europe's Celine Boutier a rare relief ruling, and now golf is arguing about what a penalty area is even for.