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A #MeToo’d Ryan Adams made his bed and now seems pretty uncomfortable in it

The #MeToo movement has had a storied evolution for almost four years now. Just in its first year, in 2018, the New York Times reported that the movement had seen the demise of 201 prominent men, with 50% of their replacements being women. So in…

Mic · Jul 28, 2021

As Biden nears an elusive infrastructure deal, Trump is saltier than ever

Think back and try to remember a period in the past five years when it wasn't Infrastructure Week, that Groundhog Day-esque stretch of un-time which became the defining shorthand to describe the Trump administration's perpetual ineptitude when it…

Mic · Jul 28, 2021

The second vaccine shot is actually the star, new research shows

Even with the Delta variant raging across the U.S., we’ve clearly reached a plateau as far as vaccinations go. As of mid-June, almost 15 million Americans were only partially vaccinated, meaning they got the first jab of a two-dose vax but skipped…

Mic · Jul 28, 2021

How to not be a jerk on the plane, according to flight attendants

In recent months, videos of airline passengers misbehaving have become as much a fixture of pandemic life as masks and WFH athleisure. It seems that not a week goes by without police needing to escort an unruly passenger from a plane. Some…

Mic · Jul 28, 2021

Should I wear sunscreen indoors?

The importance of sunscreen has become abundantly clear over the last few years. Not only can it help prevent painful sunburns and premature skin aging, but wearing an SPF 15 or higher daily can also significantly reduce your risk of developing…

Mic · Jul 28, 2021

This restaurant's viral anti-vax stance is a sad, predictable sign of our culture wars

If there was any question as to how utterly absurd our hyper-politicization of everything is in America, look no further than Huntington Beach. Yesterday, a photo outside of a restaurant in the area went viral, depicting a sign that prohibited…

Mic · Jul 27, 2021

Winston Duke as Batman is a leap into Black superheroes as the norm

We are finally getting a Black Batman...sort of. Batman Unburied, upcoming Spotify podcast executive produced by The Dark Knight screenwriter David S. Goyer, will be centered on a Batman voiced by Black Panther star Winston Duke. Duke will star as…

Mic · Jul 27, 2021

Britney Spears is one step closer to escaping her father's control

Three cheers for Britney Spears' new lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, who's aggressively fighting for her freedom — unlike her court-appointed attorney, Sam Ingham, who spent 13 years doing almost nothing, yet collected a $520,000 annual salary paid by the…

Mic · Jul 27, 2021

For Young Thug, experimentation is the status quo

Young Thug has gone pink and punk. In an NPR Tiny Desk Concert that was released earlier today, the rapper premiered a handful of new songs — including an electrifying rock-rendition, aided by Travis Barker, of “Ski,” off of his latest posse album,…

Mic · Jul 27, 2021

Sarah Sanders is here for the vaccine — as long as she can credit Trump for it

It's been well over a year since the coronavirus pandemic first hit, and in that time, more than 600,000 people in the U.S. have died as a result of COVID-19. Even so, conservatives have consistently downplayed the pandemic and ignored vaccines —…

Mic · Jul 27, 2021