Big Tech is in the hot seat, with Mark Zuckerberg forced to testify last week about the dangers of Instagram in a landmark lawsuit brought by a young California woman, known only as KGM, who says growing up on social media ruined her childhood. KGM’s story is terrible: Claims of sextortion, self-harm and suicidal ideation. Outside the … Read more
Shula, the watchful heroine of the quietly stirring “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,” doesn’t seem cut out for bold gestures. She’s reserved, at times to the point of standoffishness and given to introspective silences. There’s admirable grace to her composure but also an air of practiced caution. The only really obvious thing about Shula is … Read more
Are you brave enough to try this dish? Maybe when pigs fry. New York City epicures are devouring a “special” Ecuadorian delicacy, guinea pigs — better known stateside as a potential pet for kids — and hailing them as a “very delicious” feast. At least that is the experience at the restaurant La Casa Del … Read more
Ariel, she’s not. A creepy-looking “mermaid” is said to have washed ashore in Papua New Guinea — leaving nautical experts baffled and searching for answers. Quickly buried by myth-loving locals living on a remote island before a DNA sample could be retrieved, scientists were left to assess a series of images taken at the scene … Read more
He’s willing to go on a Mike-edelic adventure for science. Apparently “dying” during a toad venom trip wasn’t much of a drug deterrent: Boxing icon and psychotropic voyager Mike Tyson claims he’d be willing to put his mind on the line and volunteer for psychedelic drug trials allegedly occurring in the UK. The boxing icon … Read more