Tesla has bought $1.5 billion in bitcoin and will start accepting the cryptocurrency as payment, according to a Security and Exchange Commision (SEC) filing on Monday.  The company said it purchased the bitcoin for “more flexibility to further diversify and maximize returns on our cash.” The news makes Tesla the[Read More…]

Peter Nygard, founder of Canadian fashion empire Nygard International, was arrested on U.S. charges in Winnipeg on Monday. As of Friday morning, a Canadian judge has denied Nygard bail. Justice Shawn Greenberg stated that although the accused is not considered a flight risk, she is not confident Nygard would refrain[Read More…]

American music producer Phil Spector died of COVID-19 complications at 81, while serving a prison sentence for murder, according to BBC.  Spector is known for transforming pop music with his signature “wall of sound” style, and worked with the Beatles, the Righteous Brothers, and the Ronnetes. In 2009, he was[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: OWEN SWEENEY/INVISION Rapper Lil Wayne has pleaded guilty to federal gun charges, according to the New York Times. “Your honor, I plead guilty,” the musician, 38, told the judge during a virtual hearing in Miami federal court. Having been convicted of a gun charge previously in 2007, Lil[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: CNN Bob Dylan has sold his entire catalog of songs to Universal Publishing Group, according to CNN. The “landmark agreement” was announced on Monday, and encompasses more than 600 Dylan songs released over 60 years. It’s a major shift for the singer and songwriter, who has controlled much[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: DODGER INSIDER Major League Baseball announced on Wednesday that it will elevate the Negro Leagues to Major League status, granting recognition to players in that league from 1920 to 1948 and immediately rewriting the game’s record books, according to the Wall Street Journal. The league said in a[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: NETFLIX A volunteer at Carole Baskin’s animal sanctuary Big Cat Rescue was bitten and seriously injured by a tiger on Thursday morning, according to NBC. The nonprofit said in a Facebook statement that the volunteer, Candy Couser, had reached her arm into a gate during feeding time when[Read More…]

IMAGE CREDITS: SHUTTERSTOCK Harry Styles fired back at Conservative commentator Candace Owens on Wednesday after she criticized his appearance on the cover of Vogue magazine wearing a dress. The pop star posted a picture on his Instagram of him wearing a ruffled blouse and eating a banana with the caption,[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: BILLBOARD The Weeknd criticized the Grammy awards after not being nominated this year despite having released a wildly popular album and topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart with multiple singles, according to the Associated Press. The three-time Grammy winner criticized the Recording Academy on Tuesday after being selected[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: THE VERGE The next generation of consoles, the Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X, launched on November 12 and 10 respectively, but sold out almost instantly, according to the New York Post. The consoles have been nearly impossible to buy for those who didn’t preorder the system back[Read More…]