In today’s Tweet Beat, Jessica Biel is different, Tyra Banks makes a great point and Martha Stewart receives the greatest gift,

A public bathroom is often a rare oasis of privacy for people who are far from home or a Starbucks, or who don’t want to spend $40 on a sit-down lunch—but it is also a danger zone. To pee in a public restroom is to willingly expose your bare butt to a foreign environment, only in that foreign environment you know that…

Avicii, the Swedish dance producer and retired-DJ, was onto something when he released the album True in 2013. Having established himself as a powerhouse of EDM, he decided to combine his exhilarated synths with a slice of fascinatingly down-home-yet-turnt-up country and bluegrass, creating another entry in the …

The internet has made us doubters. After a decade of being burned by viral content—from Lonely Girl to balloon boy to whatever Jimmy Kimmel did that one time—we’ve become more cautious. And, in some cases, a little callous.

In August, a Washington, D.C. judge turned down Trump’s request to seal videos and the full transcript from a very long, much-anticipated deposition that Donald Trump gave back in June, in response to court motions filed by BuzzFeed; they were released today. The deposition was given in connection with a lawsuit he…

Were you aware that in 1989 Zsa Zsa Gabor was convicted of slapping a motorcycle cop right across the face during a traffic stop? TMZ didn’t invent celebrity shenanigans, people.

Monday night, while blogging about a group of record labels suing Youtube-to-mp3.org who listed “All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor as an example of a frequently pirated song, I pondered whether a song worse than Trainor’s hit single exists. Jokingly, I then suggested the internet give me $200 to listen to her…

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed new legislation that imposes mandatory minimum sentences on some sexual assault crimes as well as expands the definition of rape under California law. Both bills—AB 2888 and AB 701—were introduced by the California legislature in response to the outcry following Brock Turner…

Dear reader, I need your help. Years ago, I bought a beautiful pair of black leather monk strap loafers from a thrift store in Wisconsin. It felt like fate—they were cheap and my size—but then...tragedy.

A Disney fan site called Stitch Kingdom has published what they claim to be the first clear image of Belle and the beast from the upcoming live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast. In it, you can see a woman who looks a lot like Emma Watson in Belle drag dancing uncomfortably with a creature who looks a lot like…

My goodness, what a week. What a treasure trove! I can honestly say that I was bombarded with shade-related content and it was both wondering and stressful. In wading through a very large caseload, many were left behind, but please, do not, by any means, take this as a suggestion to stop presenting your cases. I am…

Audrie & Daisy, the new documentary on Netflix from Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk, is a harrowing and hopeful film that personalizes the larger-spectrum issue of rape culture. Focusing on Audrie Pott and Daisy Coleman, who were 15 and 14, respectively, when they were sexual assaulted by their peers, it examines with…

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Big and important: Grumpy Cat is set to guest star in the Broadway musical revival of Cats. Not sure how Leona Lewis is taking this news.

Earlier this month the Contemporary Art Museum (CAM) in St. Louis debuted a solo exhibition by New York-based artist Kelley Walker. The exhibition, titled “Direct Drive,” Walker’s first solo in the United States, has drawn intense criticism as well protests over his depiction of both black women and history.…

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Rod Blackhurst and Brian McGinn’s Amanda Knox, premiering September 30 in theaters and on Netflix, is different from other documentaries in the increasingly popular true crime genre because its subject’s story is already widely known. So what’s the point of telling it again?

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has been suspended for the rest of his term for telling Alabama judges and court clerks not to follow the Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling. Moore’s term was set to end in 2019, and the Alabama Court of the Judiciary said he’ll be suspended without pay.