It’s no secret that Ni’Jah, the pop star at the center of the new Prime Video series Swarm, is a fictional version of Beyoncé. Every episode of the show, Donald Glover’s first since Atlanta, opens with text that reads: “This is not a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or events, is intentional.” In the world of standom, there’s no shortage of toxic stans—superfans who will do anything to protect their favorite artist from criticism or any sort of ill will. Read More...
“It feels liberating to finally be able to share this part of my life with you, to finally be able to speak my truth. When I talk about how I struggled to get to where I am today, I need you to know that my struggle was real," he wrote. “I was born with sickle cell disease. It was life and death, it was physical, mental, and financial, you name it and I went through it all. Read More...
A tweet about a congresswoman-elect’s clothing is getting mercilessly mocked on the internet.
On Thursday, Washington Examiner politics and media writer Eddie Scarry tweeted a snapshot of newly elected Democratic Rep. of New York Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, near Capitol Hill on Thursday.
“Hill staffer sent me this pic of Ocasio-Cortez they took just now. I’ll tell you something: that jacket and coat don’t look like a girl who struggle,” read the tweet that has since been deleted. Read More...
