Actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman made huge headlines this week – and it wasn’t thanks to a new Hallmark movie or Desperate Housewives spinoff. The two were busted on Tuesday as part of a major college bribery scandal that featured 50 people and $25 million. Loughlin and Huffman are READ MORE >
As if this week’s college admissions scandal wasn’t enough, the social media realm gave people more reason to be upset, as Facebook and Instagram experienced historically bad outages on Wednesday. For nearly an entire day (which is the longest such time period in Facebook’s history), users worldwide were having difficulty not READ MORE >
The name “Ellen” and the word “kindness” have long gone hand-in-hand. But a recent televised gesture further strengthened that connection, as she, the Cheerios brand, and the College of Charleston collaborated to help two South Carolina teens earn an education. High-school seniors Darius Smith and Jaheim President were invited onto READ MORE >
All scholarships may as well be gold, given the high costs of college tuition. But when a scholarship makes history and inspires people around the world, it’s even more valuable. That’s what Toni Harris is learning now, as she just became the first female to earn a football scholarship at READ MORE >
Tons of golden statues were handed out Sunday for the Oscars. But perhaps the biggest winners of all were Serena Williams and Nike, thanks to a powerful new TV spot that aired during the show. The 90-second spot features several prominent female athletes, including Williams (who also narrates the ad) READ MORE >
Is dancing a sport? If you ask dancers themselves, they’ll likely say yes – and with a new proposal to make breakdancing an Olympic sport in 2024, they now have a stronger argument. Organizers of the 2024 Summer Olympic games in Paris have submitted a proposal to implement the sport READ MORE >
Another year of film is officially in the books, now that the 91st Academy Awards have come and gone. And this year, it was “Green Book” that won the night’s biggest honor. The film, directed by Peter Farrelly and starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali, is based on a true READ MORE >
The watchability of an event like the Super Bowl is always going to be subjective. But this year, statistics indicate it wasn’t particularly watchable, as it scored the lowest Nielsen ratings since 2008. Only 98.2 million people watched the Big Game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New England READ MORE >
While Valentine’s Day is lovely for many, it’s also a day on which a lot of people feel lonely and left out. But this year, three middle school boys in Kansas tried to counter that sad truth. Tristan Valentine (yes, that’s his real name), Kyan Rice, and Lincoln Holmes didn’t READ MORE >
You may have gotten your significant other a lovely gift for Valentine’s Day this year, but it probably didn’t get as much attention as Kanye West’s gift for his wife Kim Kardashian did. The Internet had a field day yesterday when Kim posted a picture on Instagram of her unique READ MORE >