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Parasocial Ball: The Price Of Proximity In The WNBA

Source: Back when I was a kid, I was a huge Lakers fan. It was the first sports team I was obsessed with. I’d watch every game and consume every interview about them.  I took a special interest in Magic Johnson. I emulated his moves when I played basketball. I

Wendy and Eddie Osefo to face trial in 2027 in insurance fraud case

According toThe Baltimore Banner, Wendy and Eddie Osefo appeared Wednesday in Carroll County (Md.) Circuit Court for a brief status conference where a judge set trial dates for Jan. 25 through Jan. 29, 2027. A Carroll County grand jury indicted the Osefos in October 2025 on multiple charges, including seven

White Woman ‘Mastermind’ Of Minnesota Fraud Scandal Sentenced To 500 Months In Prison

Source: Star Tribune via Getty Images / Getty So… Remember when President Donald Trump and his administration of fellow xenophobic bigots capitalized on the massive fraud scandal in Minnesota, taking their cues from right-wing YouTuber Nick Shirley, who brought national MAGA attention to the scandal by filming himself trying to infiltrate Somali-run daycare

Was Betty Boop based on a Black jazz singer? The answer is complicated

Dressed in a black strapless gown, writer and actress Quinta Brunson arrived at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in September 2024 in Los Angeles, with the hair and glam of a 1930s flapper—her short hair accented with pincurls and her eye shadow a dark smoky eye. 

Trump Cancels AI Executive Order At Behest Of Billionaires 

Source: SOPA Images / Getty If you somehow need further proof that President Donald Trump cares more about the needs of billionaires than working-class Americans, despite more and more legitimate safety concerns arising over artificial intelligence (AI), Trump canceled a planned executive order intended to give the federal government oversight

Charges Against Chicago’s Broadview Six Dismissed With Prejudice

Source: The Washington Post / Getty There is perhaps no better example of the incompetence endemic to the Trump administration than how often they shoot themselves in the foot with lawsuits, whether by filing frivolous cases with no chance of success or by engaging in prosecutorial misconduct. The latter is

Parasocial Ball: The Price Of Proximity In The WNBA

Source: Back when I was a kid, I was a huge Lakers fan. It was the first sports team I was obsessed with. I’d watch every game and consume every interview about them.  I took a special interest in Magic Johnson. I emulated his moves when I played basketball. I

Wendy and Eddie Osefo to face trial in 2027 in insurance fraud case

According toThe Baltimore Banner, Wendy and Eddie Osefo appeared Wednesday in Carroll County (Md.) Circuit Court for a brief status conference where a judge set trial dates for Jan. 25 through Jan. 29, 2027. A Carroll County grand jury indicted the Osefos in October 2025 on multiple charges, including seven

White Woman ‘Mastermind’ Of Minnesota Fraud Scandal Sentenced To 500 Months In Prison

Source: Star Tribune via Getty Images / Getty So… Remember when President Donald Trump and his administration of fellow xenophobic bigots capitalized on the massive fraud scandal in Minnesota, taking their cues from right-wing YouTuber Nick Shirley, who brought national MAGA attention to the scandal by filming himself trying to infiltrate Somali-run daycare

Was Betty Boop based on a Black jazz singer? The answer is complicated

Dressed in a black strapless gown, writer and actress Quinta Brunson arrived at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in September 2024 in Los Angeles, with the hair and glam of a 1930s flapper—her short hair accented with pincurls and her eye shadow a dark smoky eye. 

Trump Cancels AI Executive Order At Behest Of Billionaires 

Source: SOPA Images / Getty If you somehow need further proof that President Donald Trump cares more about the needs of billionaires than working-class Americans, despite more and more legitimate safety concerns arising over artificial intelligence (AI), Trump canceled a planned executive order intended to give the federal government oversight

Charges Against Chicago’s Broadview Six Dismissed With Prejudice

Source: The Washington Post / Getty There is perhaps no better example of the incompetence endemic to the Trump administration than how often they shoot themselves in the foot with lawsuits, whether by filing frivolous cases with no chance of success or by engaging in prosecutorial misconduct. The latter is