Новости за 19.07.2023

A New York jury decided in May that, according to the state’s legal definition of “rape,” Donald Trump didn’t rape writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s. Instead, the jury ruled that Trump was civilly liable for sexually abusing and defaming Carroll, and awarded her about $5 million in total damages. However, just…

We are evidently now living through “Hot Labor Summer,” a moniker that isn’t quite as catchy as it is heartening. Last week marked the launch of the SAG-AFTRA (actors union) strike, which tacked on in solidarity with the previous 11 weeks of the WGA (writers union) strike. Now IATSE—which represents behind-the-scenes…

On Monday night, alleged sex trafficker and infamous frat boy Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and his wife, Ginger, walked the red carpet of a Barbie event. The appearance comes as Gaetz can’t seem to shut up about how hot he thinks Barbie lead Margot Robbie is, while still managing to sprinkle transphobia into each…

According to a report that originated with The Guardian and eventually made its way to the New York Post, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer “features prolonged nudity for [Cillian] Murphy and Florence Pugh.” Notably, the Guardian writer, Charlotte Edwardes, states in the piece that she was “not allowed” to screen the…

Wesleyan University, a private college in Connecticut, is ending legacy admissions, the practice in which schools give preference to the children of alumni. The move comes three weeks after the Supreme Court used its conservative supermajority to strike down affirmative action for college admissions. Since that…

In May, Jason Aldean—a noted transphobe, practicer of blackface, and all-around abhorrent individual—released a song called “Try That In A Small Town,” in which he spends about three minutes making threats to anyone justifiably critical of this godforsaken country. “Cuss out a cop,” Aldean dares. “Stomp on the flag…

On Wednesday, a Texas district court judge heard the first day of arguments for Zurawski v. State of Texas, a landmark case that seeks to clarify a dangerously confusing exception to the state’s archaic abortion laws. The suit is brought forth by 13 Texas women who say they almost died from life-threatening…

The FIFA World Cup kicks off July 20, gifting us a month’s worth of jaw-dropping athletic achievements and a reason to meaningfully use the ???????? emoji for the first time in a long time.

You’ll likely remember Honey Boo Boo from her iconic 2012 turn in TLC’s morally questionable Toddlers & Tiaras (does “COUPON QUEEN” ring any bells?). But now, her baby beauty queen persona is dead and gone, despite forever living in audiences’ minds as a toddler in pin curls and sequins. She’d like you to please call…

Song of the Summer discourse is a cherished internet tradition. Every year, people assess the crop of pop singles in an attempt to determine which will define that summer. For our part this year, Jezebel is holding a tournament voted on by our readers. Instead of focusing on “the song of the summer,” a specific…

For those inclined to interrogate the interplay of pop culture and, uh, regular culture, Barbie has long been a towheaded conundrum. Is she good or evil? Given her vocational dexterity, does she serve as an inspiration for young girls? Is it true that, in the words of narrator Helen Mirren in the new movie Barbie,…

When Michela Leidi received a letter in January retroactively removing her name from her infant daughter’s birth certificate, she was distraught. “I cried for 10 days when I opened the letter,” Leidi told the Daily Mail on Sunday.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) was in New Hampshire on Monday, where Republican presidential wannabes are testing out their stump speeches and likability ratings. So why is Manchin—the sentient lump of coal, killer of desperately needed policies, and lawmaker who hasn’t said whether he’s running for reelection next…