When New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft was charged with soliciting a woman in connection with prostitution, it was widely reported that he had been busted as part of an anti-sex trafficking investigation into a string of massage parlors in Florida.On Friday, however, prosecutors walked back on this claim, confirming …
Read More »Wrestlemania 35 Makes History With All-Female Headliners
Wrestlemania 35 made history on Sunday night, with Ronda Rousey, Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair helming the traditionally all-male show, marking the first all-female lineup in the event’s history. The nearly seven-hour event at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium made history by featuring Lynch, Rousey and Flair as the headliners of …
Read More »NASA Cancels First All-Female Spacewalk Because It Doesn't Have Enough Women-Sized Suits
When NASA announced earlier this month that it would be conducting its first all-female spacewalk in honor of Women’s History Month, featuring female astronauts Christina Koch and Anne McClain, people were like, “Awesome! Good job, NASA!” In fact, one might even say, if one were so inclined, that the move …
Read More »Lori Loughlin's Daughter Olivia Jade: Here's What You Need to Know
UPDATE:Sephora has officially cut ties with Olivia Jade,Refinery29 confirms. “After careful review of recent developments, we have made the decision to end the Sephora Collection partnership with Olivia Jade, effective immediately,” a representative for the beauty product chain confirmed via e-mail. Her highlighter palette is no longer available for purchase …
Read More »'Be More Chill' Brings Its Jagged Little Teen Pill to Broadway
What’s that joyful, rowdy, roof-raising noise shaking things up on Broadway with the highest decibel count around? It’s Be More Chill, a rock-the-house teen musical phenom looking to get in on the action being generated by Dear Evan Hansen, Mean Girls and The Prom. The strange thing is that Be …
Read More »Karen Pence Returns to Teach at School Known for Anti-LGBTQ Views
Karen Pence has accepted a part-time position teaching art at Immanuel Christian School in Virginia, a private institution that does not accept gay students and demands that employees agree to define marriage as “the uniting of one man and one woman,” The New York Times reports. Those who wish to …
Read More »Best True Crime Podcast: 'Crime Junkie'
This isn’t the first episodic true-crime podcast of its kind, but it’s earned five stars from almost10,000 listenersfor a reason. Every Monday, Indianapolis-based hosts Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat examine a new case, often one that’s unsolved or underreported. The women’s rapport — they’ve been close friends since childhood — …
Read More »Psilocybin for the Masses: Oregon Considering Legalizing Mushrooms
Voters in Oregon could decriminalize “magic mushrooms” in 2020, joining California and Denver, Colorado in their efforts to make the psychedelic fungus more easily available for medicinal research and treatment. Currently, psychedelic mushrooms, which contain the active compound psilocybin, are classified as a Schedule I drug by the FDA, the …
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