Fans may remember Olivia Oras for building a following on social media when she was just a teenager.
In 2016, she took part in the The Perfect Selfie documentary.
The doc followed a year and a half of her life as a high school girl.
Her following grew during that time, and the documentary explored her relationship with social media.
In the 2010s, social media as we know it was still a relatively new phenomenon — and, for the most part, not yet a weapon of division and discord used by governments and aspiring techno-feudal overlords as a weapon against most of humanity.
Whiskey and bourbon may be cousins, but the two liquors taste quite different. Which one makes the better old fashioned cocktail and why? Here’s the answer.
Along with politically fueled outrage, sports betting and nudity are two things that make the internet go round in 2026.
So Sydney Sweeney’s new ad for the sports betting app Novig might actually make your local data center explode.
Yes, Sydney is once again using her most famous assets to capture the internet’s attention — and once again, it’s working like a charm.
Sydney Sweeney attends the Los Angeles premiere of Lionsgate’s “The Housemaid” at TCL Chinese Theatre on December 15, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)
If you’re like most people, you’d never heard of Novig before today.
Now, the little-known app is trending on Google and across social media platforms.
And it’s all because of series of eye-catching ads in which Sydney promises that the betting platform is devoted solely to sports and doesn’t dabble in politics like other prediction markets.
Of course, it’s anyone’s guess how many viewers are actually bothering to unmute the viral clips.
Some folks are giving the actress a hard time for promoting a gambling app.
The decision to legalize sports betting remains a controversial one, and many critics are concerned about the impact on the lives of young men, who are the obvious target for these ads.
And then there are those who are criticizing Novig not for the nature of their business but for promoting themselves with such provocative content.
“Selling your body to a gambling company. There will be a new book in the bible about this one day,” one user wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
“I mean can we all agree that at this point Sydney Sweeney is basically just a porn star without the stigma?” another added.
“Here’s Sydney Sweeney being naked to promote a new gambling app in what could be easily mistaken for an SNL skit,” a third account complained, adding:
“IDK who’s more pathetic: Sydney Sweeney or dudes.”
Meanwhile, others have pointed out that this is no mere endorsement deal, and Sydney is actually an equity partner in Novig.
So even if there’s truth to the reports that Sydney’s lingerie brand is failing, she might still be well on her way to becoming a billionaire.
And while she’ll likely continue to draw criticism from puritanical haters, there’s no denying that Sydney knows how to make her assets work for her.
Koe Wetzel announced that he has made the difficult decision to reschedule three upcoming shows, explaining that he needs to return home to be with his family.
He shared a new post on Instagram citing that the shift in tour dates comes as a result of an “unexpected family emergency back home.” The country-rocker acknowledged the inconvenience that rescheduling this weekend’s shows may have caused and expressed his appreciation to fans for their understanding during this time.
Photo Courtesy of Koe Wetzel
“I hate having to make this call, especially knowing how many of y’all have made plans to come see us. I’m truly sorry for the inconvenience and really appreciate your understanding and support right now,” he wrote.
Wetzel was originally scheduled to perform in Wilmington, North Carolina, on Sept. 16, Knoxville, Tennessee, on Oct. 22, and Greensboro, North Carolina, on Oct. 23 as part of The Night Champion World Tour. These shows have now been rescheduled for the dates listed below:
All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the rescheduled dates. Wetzel concluded his statement by thanking all fans affected by the news.
“Thank y’all and see you soon!”
Fans flooded the comment section with kindness, offering their support by saying that “family comes first” and sending their well wishes to his loved ones.
This past weekend, the “High Road” singer was seen celebrating opening weekend of college football at Louisiana State University alongside fellow country acts like Lainey Wilson and Jordan Davis. While in town, he also performed two shows across Baton Rouge and Bossier City.
Throughout the trek, Wetzel has been showcasing the new music off his most recent album, The Night Champion, alongside his latest release, “Jaded” featuring Ella Langley.
Co-written by Wetzel, Langley, Jordan Schmidt and ERNEST, the vulnerable new duet finds Wetzel and Langley carrying the emotions of two people who are burdened with the scars of past heartbreak.
Koe Wetzel, Ella Langley; Jaded
The song has already impacted radio and is steadily becoming a fan-favorite, marking yet another successful between the two acts following their first duet, “That’s Why We fight,” in 2023.
Koe Wetzel is currently expected to return to the road on September 17 in Alpharetta, GA.
As it turned out, there was one lone holdout preventing an acquittal.
Now, the jurors are speaking out, discussing their experiences — and describing the “arrogant” man who held up deliberations until the trial was over.
According to former members of the jury, he ignored evidence and answers to his questions, leaving the case in limbo.
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington, who represents Lindsay Clancy, answers questions from the media. (Photo Credit: Mel Musto/Getty Images)
‘He admitted he had reasonable doubt’
Three jurors spoke to NBC 10 Boston mere days after the Lindsay Clancy case came to a close.
Foreman Roni Carlson, a retired elementary school teacher, said that wrangling during jury deliberations was at times more challenging than managing a classroom full of Fifth Graders.
Speaking of the holdout, it sounds like he had reasonable doubt … giving the other jurors a brief moment of hope before he dashed it.
“He admitted he had reasonable doubt and I started filling out the forms. I was so excited,” she recalled.
Being on a jury is a grueling business, and the obligations of being even a prospective juror begin even before the trial. Everyone was understandably eager to leave the high-profile legal case behind them.
‘She had to have snapped’
“But I’m still not going to say that she’s not guilty by reason of insanity,” she recalled the lone holdout saying.
That sounds like a violation of the instructions that jurors are given. If there is reasonable doubt, acquittal is usually the verdict.
Carlson described how the defense laid out a solid argument, using a series of witnesses to portray Clancy as a loving mother who had suffered a psychotic episode.
“Everything proved she loved her children, from her journals to her mother-in-law, everything proved that she loved her children,” the foreperson summarized.
Carlson reasoned: “So she had to have snapped and not known what she was doing.”
Fascinating. Three jurors on the Lindsay Clancy case spoke with NBC Boston. According to the jurors, 11 jury members wanted to find Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity. The holdout juror “admitted he had reasonable doubt” and then said “but I’m still not going to say she’s not guilty…”
During the interviews, one former juror spoke at length about the evidence from the Lindsay Clancy trial.
This is where the rogue juror earned the description of “arrogant,” for seemingly refusing to listen to the evidence presented at trial.
At one point, the lone holdout asked about medication, at which point jurors in the room — some of whom had expertise in the matter, which they of course disclosed during the voir dire process — answered his question.
“And he just completely disregarded the information that he gave,” the former juror described.
That sounds worrisome. It also sounds incredibly frustrating for the other jurors who were, to be blunt, ready to go home to their families.
Rogue jurors are not unique to this trial
Fortunately, the jury system — despite its many flaws — is designed to operate so that one or two jurors with bad intentions (or simply individuals who struggle to operate as intended) cannot send a guilty person to prison.
After all, it is better for 100 guilty people to go free than for one person to be condemned to our hellish carceral system. Even though the idea of that really sucks.
Many of us can imagine being on a jury where a guilty party is about to go free, and we are the lone holdout. “The demon,” a nickname that OJ Simpson’s defense gave to one juror during his famous murder trial, was apparently one such party — until she surrendered for reasons unknown, voting to acquit.
But the Clancy trial is a case of postpartum psychosis, a known and fortunately rare situation in which a parent who has given birth in recent months has their protective instincts reversed, killing one or more children — sometimes with the belief that this is the only means of “saving” the children.
It is not rational and it does not make sense, because the person is in a psychotic state from which they can recover, never again becoming a danger to anyone.
It is unclear how someone could review the evidence and believe that Clancy belongs in prison. There are countless evil, monstrous parents in the world. This case was a preventable tragedy.
Starbucks made waves when it introduced Refreshers in 2012, and in the decade-plus since, it continues making waves with new flavors, some better than the OGs.
And why is more or less the entire internet siding with the guys who both spent much of their careers as the butt of jokes?
We’ll dive into exactly what everyone involved said and did.
We will also explore why the quote, calling Pink a “bad seed on this earth,” is everywhere on social media right now.
Pink at the 79th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 07, 2026. (Photo Credit: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Why did Pink condemn both Macklemore and Ed Sheeran?
Ed Sheeran is touring, and Macklemore has been his opening act — much to the consternation of Pink, among others.
On her Instagram Story, Pink re-shared a post from “stop_antisemitism,” a page that critics say does more to foment antisemitism.
The page claimed that “concert goers are owed apologies and refunds” after listening to Macklemore’s “anti-Israel propaganda” that turned “a mainstream event into a political nightmare against the Jewish state.”
That is a very dramatic description of Macklemore’s statements.
What did he say about Israel?
Open for Ed Sheeran, Macklemore addressed the crowd of thousands.
“Two words that are very near and dear to my heart,” he said.
“Free Palestine!” Macklemore proclaimed.
Though the freedom of the people of Palestine has been a topic near and dear to the hearts of many since Israel came into being as an apartheid state in the 20th Century, the IDF’s recent atrocities in Gaza and beyond have drawn added scrutiny.
Macklemore did not actually talk about Israel, though. If a positive statement towards victims is taken as a condemnation of a country, that seems to say more about the country than it does about the speaker.
Everyone is clowning on Pink for her clownery
In case you have missed the extensive coverage of the backlash that Pink has received since condemning Macklemore and Ed Sheeran, well, it’s been everywhere.
People have expressed an array of emotions, ranging from sadness to surprise to a sad lack of surprise over Pink apparently being a Zionist.
Zionism is, first and foremost, a nationalist belief in supporting the continued existence of Israel, usually as an apartheid state in which Palestinian people who have lived there for countless generations hold no political power if they exist at all.
It is probably less surprising and perhaps even less upsetting when someone who does not have a positive reputation, like Gwyneth Paltrow, posts advertisements for multimillion-dollar settler condos in Israel than when someone like Pink, who once used her platform to share positive and compassionate messages, reveals herself to not be a good person.
A video of Thorgy Thor on RPDR referring to Pink as “a bad seed on this Earth” has been circulating, for obviously reasons.
Taking to her Instagram Stories, she has been posting a number of posts — which have since been preserved elsewhere — that take on a childish tone.
In post after post, she’s sharing graphics that reiterate that she meant what she said, that she doesn’t mind people seeing her as a villain, that she’s “not for everyone,” and more.
It’s not a very mature reaction. But condemning someone for calling for the end to a genocide does not indicate a high level or moral clarity, so our expectations for Pink at this time are not high.
Macklemore has repeatedly called for an end to the atrocities in Gaza and beyond, even dedicating some of his music to this courageous call to decency. It is a pity that Pink chose another path.
Sullivan, who shares the same first and last name as incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, is one of four candidates in the general election. Dan J. Sullivan had 2.5% of the vote in the August primary. Dan S. Sullivan had more than 41%. Democratic candidate Mary Peltola finished first, with 49.5% of the vote.
The complaint by Virginia-based Americans for Public Trust accuses Dan J. Sullivan of illegally working with a third-party group, the Alaska-based 907 Initiative. That group has run ads against Dan S. Sullivan in the current election.
In a statement, Americans for Public Trust labeled Dan J. Sullivan “Decoy Dan,” repeating a term used by supporters of the incumbent.
According to the complaint, a 907 Initiative board member, Amber Lee, worked as a consultant for Dan J. Sullivan when he set up his campaign.
Federal law prohibits candidates’ campaigns from coordinating with third-party groups, which are allowed to spend unlimited amounts of money in federal elections.
Contacted by email, Lee said the complaint is nonsensical.
“This allegation misrepresents both my role and how independent expenditures operate. I serve as an unpaid member of the 907 Initiative board. I am not an employee of the organization, and I do not manage its independent expenditure activity. The limited support I provided for Dan Sullivan as a consultant did not violate campaign finance laws,” she said by email.
Aubrey Wieber, executive director of the 907 Initiative, said on Tuesday that the group has not been working with Dan J. Sullivan.
“907 Initiative is in full compliance with applicable campaign finance laws, including federal coordination rules. Allegations to the otherwise are solely intended to distract from Senator Sullivan’s record of voting with DC, at the expense of Alaskans,” he said by email.
The complaint was first published by Republican-friendly news outlets, including the New York Post.
The complaint is not expected to directly impact Alaska’s ongoing U.S. Senate election. The Federal Elections Commission has lacked a quorum for more than a year, leaving it unable to act on complaints.
As of Sept. 1, more than 300 commission matters remained unresolved.
