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Since joining SNL three years ago as a staff writer and then cast member — the show’s first full-Asian series regular — Bowen Yang has managed to stage a subtle millennial coup by queering the late-night comedy staple, bringing in hordes of new fans who are eager to scream “Yasss!” …

L ucy and Zoe are best friends. They eat together. They shop together. They do TikTok dances together. And they have sex with a strap-on while wearing Fourth of July-themed hats on the camming platform Chaturbate together. They are partial to theming shows around national holidays: In February, their room …

While much of the focus of the investigations into January 6th’s domestic terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol has centered on followers of the internet conspiracy theory QAnon, details are emerging about the potential involvement of the Oath Keepers, a right-wing militia, in the recent insurrection. This development comes following …

Like so many other parts of our lives, podcasts were different this year. For people suddenly working remotely, there were no more commutes. Instead, podcasts soundtracked evenings making dinner, weekends doing chores, long walks to stretch our legs, or drives to clear our heads. For those still working outside of …

UPDATE: The House of Representatives passed the MORE Act on Friday by a vote of 228-164. The vote fell largely along party lines, with 6 Democrats voting against the bill and 5 Republicans voting for it. The chamber’s lone Libertarian member, Rep. Justin Amash, voted for it. “I’m so proud …

Last summer, a pornographic video of a prominent TikTok creator started going viral on social media. A screengrab of the video on TikTok made its way to the Instagram account @tiktokroom, along with a comment from the creator whose face was posted in the video. “It’s a deepfake but still, …

In 2008, Matthew Coyte, an attorney with a tiny private practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was approached by a potential client. Stephen Slevin had spent nearly two years in solitary confinement in Doña Ana County Detention Center, where he developed fungal infections and bedsores, removed his own aching tooth, suffered …

Growing up in Manhattan, I never gave surfing more than a glancing thought. I liked the beach, but I wasn’t much of an athlete and I figured you had to be insane to want to ride those heaving behemoths they showed on Wide World of Sports. And, besides, as a …

Louise Vincent of Greensboro, North Carolina, says methadone, a medication that curbs opioid cravings, lets her lead a normal life. “Methadone works best for me. It allows me to go to grad school,” she says. Vincent directs the North Carolina chapter of the Urban Survivors Unions, an organization of former …

When Cameron Douglas began scrawling down memories from his past on paper — touching on everything from the pressures of growing up in the twin shadows of his father (Michael Douglas) and grandfather (Kirk Douglas) to the heroin addiction that destroyed nearly every aspect of his life — his main …