Police have issued warnings to parents on social media after a popular WhatsApp challenge has resurfaced, sometimes infiltrating children’s YouTube videos. Now a California mother says her family is the latest to fall victim to the “Momo challenge.” Children who participate in the challenge contact a creepy stranger – “Momo” – who communicates primarily through the Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp. Momo…
Johnny Manziel is on the hunt for a new job after being released by the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. In a release, the Alouettes say they severed ties with the quarterback, with the CFL’s backing, after they “found that Manziel had contravened the agreement which made him eligible to play in the league.” Moreover, the CFL is…
Etsy, the online marketplace known for its handmade goods, wants to make up for the carbon spewed into the atmosphere when products bought and sold over the site are shipped around the globe. And to dramatize that mission, the internet company says it will cover the costs of mitigating the environmental damage of transporting packages on Thursday not only purchased…
“Experimental artist, filmmaker, genius.” That’s how Ava DuVernay described Terence Nance at an Afropunk Solution Session last summer. He and I are sitting in a hotel lobby near Bryant Park when I ask him how it felt to hear DuVernay call him “genius.” Nance laughs bashfully. “I don’t even know what that means.” He’s a filmmaker you may not have…
Johnny Manziel is on the hunt for a new job after being released by the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. In a release, the Alouettes said they severed ties with the quarterback, with the CFL’s backing, after they “found that Manziel had contravened the agreement which made him eligible to play in the league.” Moreover, the CFL is making…
Who has been the best player on the PGA Tour so far in 2018-19? There are many ways to answer this, of course. Matt Kuchar and Xander Schauffele both have two wins. Dustin Johnson has a win against the best field. Gary Woodland has six top 10s while Justin Thomas and Jon Rahm both have five. All of those golfers…
No one has ever accused Russell Westbrook of not being expressive. On Tuesday in a loss against the Nuggets in Denver, Westbrook had a visible reaction to a young fan touching him when he got near the sideline. Westbrook leaned down, gave the kid a little pat, and ran off. The kid and his dad looked a bit confused when…
Michael Jackson’s family is defending the late pop star over claims of sexual abuse in an explosive new HBO documentary set to air Sunday. In “Leaving Neverland,” Wade Robson and James Safechuck allege Jackson abused them for years when they were children – claims the Jackson family vehemently denies. Robson, who met Jackson when he was five and Safechuck, who…
Editor’s note: This article features disturbing content and mentions of suicide. Police and schools are issuing warnings to parents on social media after a popular WhatsApp challenge has resurfaced in the United Kingdom. The “Momo game” or “Momo challenge” gained international recognition last summer and was initially considered a hoax, quickly becoming a widespread meme. In August 2018, law enforcement…
College basketball’s regular season is fast approaching an end, and the drama that comes with it is amping up tenfold. Across the country, conference races are tightening (looking at you, ACC), streaks are on the brink of being broken (staring intently with eyeball emojis your way, Kansas!), and game results that may typically be off the radar suddenly have heightened…
The director of an explosive new documentary about sexual abuse allegations against Michael Jackson is defending the film amid criticism it is one-sided. “Leaving Neverland,” set to air on HBO this weekend, focuses on two men who claim the pop icon repeatedly molested them throughout their adolescence, allegations Jackson repeatedly denied. Wade Robson met Jackson after winning a dance contest…
Nike unveiled a new 90-second commercial that tackles the gender bias women face at work and in life, featuring several prominent female athletes. Tennis star Serena Williams narrates the “Dream Crazier” ad, which debuted during Sunday night’s Academy Awards. The ad runs down a list of negative adjectives women sometimes encounter, while showing footage of female sports figures giving their…
College basketball rarely disappoints and produced some interesting results over the weekend. Need proof? Here’s a few of the biggest storylines from Saturday and Sunday. Even without its best player Duke delivered on all the drama we rely on you to produce each and every Saturday. From fouls-turned-foul-shots morphing into a game-winner, from Kentucky beating Auburn so bad the Tigers’…
LeBron James did not mince his words after the Los Angeles Lakers’ recent loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. With March around the corner and his team under .500, the four-time NBA MVP called his teammates’ sense of urgency into question, suggesting the rest of the Lakers aren’t fully aware of what’s at stake on the court. But was James…
Tom Brady might have finally revealed his secret to lasting so long in the NFL, and apparently, working hard, being pliable and living on a diet that consists solely of plant-based foods is only part of the equation. According to the 41-year-old quarterback, the other equally important part of the equation is the pregame rituals that his wife, Gisele Bundchen,…
Although one receiver Steelers receiver has been causing a lot of drama in Pittsburgh this offseason, JuJu Smith-Schuster definitely hasn’t been causing any, and that’s apparently because he’s been too busy doing other things, like staying in football shape by running passing routes at his local mall. The Steelers receiver was at a mall in Florida recently when he decided…
Last fall, a cheer went up as a grand hotel from a bygone era got a little closer to opening its doors. For Allan Affeldt, restoring La Castañeda, in Las Vegas, New Mexico, is a labor of love. “When the hotel was built in 1898, there were a dozen transcontinental passenger trains stopping here every day,” Affeldt said. The Castañeda’s…
Now’s your chance to name a moon, but don’t get your hopes up — Moony McMoonFace is not in the running. Researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science have implemented some pretty strict rules for their contest asking for the public’s help in naming Jupiter’s newly discovered moons. Carnegie scientists first announced the accidental discovery of 12 moons orbiting Jupiter in…
Warning: This article features disturbing content and mentions of suicide. Video promoting self-harm tips — spliced between clips of a popular video game — has surfaced at least twice on YouTube and YouTube Kids since July, according to a pediatrician and mom who discovered the video. The suicide instructions are sandwiched between clips from the popular Nintendo game Splatoon and…
It has often been said that desperate times call for desperate measures. When a pair of exciting and brash British super middleweights square off on Saturday in London (Showtime, 3:45 p.m. ET) — with both badly in need of a win to retain their viability in the 168-pound title picture — one can expect that same level of desperation to…
Nashville Soccer Club was unveiled as the name of Nashville’s new Major League Soccer (MLS) team and will begin league play in the 2020 season.
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WWE producer and legendary co-founding member of the Four Horsemen, Arn Anderson, is no longer employed with the company. PW Insider is reporting that Anderson has left WWE and he was absent from the TV tapings this past week, with the explanation from the organization that he was simply enjoying time off. Pro Wrestling Sheet was first to report the…
Rockets vs. Lakers was a solid Thursday night game that was ultimately marred by questionable officiating. The Lakers came out on top 111-106, but the game prompted the Rockets’ James Harden to suggest that Scott Foster should stop officiating Rockets games due to him making it personal in the game. Indeed, there’s palpable animosity between Foster and the Rockets, and…