If you ask Dr. Katie Bouman, she’ll humbly tell you that it was a team effort – and it certainly was. But there’s no denying how impactful the 29-year-old was in generating the world’s first image of a black hole, which was released by NASA this week. Bouman, a computer READ MORE >
Fans of Jordan Peele’s directorial debut “Get Out” have been anticipating his follow-up for over a year now. For them, and for Peele himself, it was worth the wait. “Us”, Peele’s newest horror/social commentary film, raked in historic amounts of money last weekend in its debut. The box office data READ MORE >
Brackets and bets are hardly a new concept for the annual NCAA basketball tournament. But this year, March Madness gambling will be more widespread than ever. For the first time in tournament history, gambling on the basketball games – and the event as a whole – is legal outside of READ MORE >
The 2019 Boston Marathon is coming up in April, and many brands will be trying to capitalize on the countless attentive eyeballs. Two such brands are Dunkin’ and Saucony, who are teaming up for a Dunkin’-themed sneaker for the second year in a row. The sneaker is pretty hard to READ MORE >
The Walt Disney Co. has long been making waves by discussing plans to acquire 21st Century Fox. More than a year (and many legal steps) later, the empire behind our favorite round-eared mouse officially owns the mass media company. The deal, which is reportedly worth $71.3 billion, ultimately transfers previously READ MORE >
Buffalo Wild Wings has long been one of the premier places to watch sports, and now they’re trying to drive that point home further, unveiling a variety of tactics centered around this year’s March Madness tournament. B-Dubs has dropped several new spots ahead of this year’s edition of the tournament. READ MORE >
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 >