LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman In an apparent hacking job, Harvard University’s student newspaper reportedly displayed content Thursday mocking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg — the same day he was slated to give the school’s commencement speech. The fake stories and doctored pictures featured on the Harvard Crimson were discovered and captured via screenshots by Business…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation Wednesday that protects Confederate memorials from removal or modification. Specifically, the law bans the removal or modification of monuments that have been in place for more than 40 years, according to the Associated Press. Schools that have born an individual’s name…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Images appearing to show the upcoming design for the highly anticipated iPhone 8 seem to reveal that the new device will have a fingerprint sensor. Located on the backside, right under the Apple insignia, the touch technology would presumably be used for locking and unlocking the smartphone….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall Black men should be held responsible for white women taking black culture and using it for their own gain, a Wednesday op-ed argued. George M. Johnson, writing for the Grio, used pop singer Katy Perry’s latest single with black rap group Migos as a starting point for…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jordan LaPorta Forty years ago, pop culture was changed forever by a film most people thought would be nothing more than an ephemeral summer flick. The movie’s mastermind had minimal acclaim prior to its release, and his biggest hit before 1977 was American Graffiti. But in 2017, Star Wars…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Sit up straight! Having good posture makes you more attractive to the opposite sex, according to new research from Northwestern University and the University of California. In the study, researchers conducted two experiments to measure how posture changes how attractive people appear on traditional dates and when…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Grace Carr Former Los Angeles Playboy model Dani Mathers pleaded no contest Wednesday to misdemeanor invasion of privacy for taking a photo of an older, nude woman and sharing it on Snapchat. Mathers was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to complete 30 hours of graffiti removal service. The model…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall The star of “Dear White People” tried to explain why it’s okay for black people to use “nigga” but not white people in a video for HuffPost Black Voices. Justin Simien, the show’s creator, sat down with his lead star Logan Browning this week to discuss why…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave a live tour Tuesday of where the whole social media company turned tech conglomerate conceptually began: his Harvard University dorm room. It was the first time the tech wunderkind had been back at the nostalgic location since he left college around 14…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Charlotte Cuthbertson, Epoch Times Alex Perez was a fugitive from Miami, up for any criminal activity at the right price. He sported a long ponytail, with the appropriate amount of gel, of course. His gold chains and bracelets finished off the “high-end vulgar” look. His car, a late-model Chrysler…