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From ‘SKIBIDI’ To ‘UNALIVE’: How Social Media Shapes Our Sentences

Slang words like “rizz” and “unalive” aren’t just passing fads but reveal how social media algorithms are shaping the way we talk. Linguist Adam Aleksic explains how slang spreads, why emojis are still so popular and how technology is accelerating the pace of language change. Adam Aleksic, linguist, author of Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language Links for more info: Algospeak Book Adam Aleksic Instagram The post From ‘SKIBIDI’ To ‘UNALIVE’: How Social Media Shapes Our […]

October 5, 2025

Entertainment

Tyrese Gibson turns himself in, released on bond in Fulton County animal cruelty case

Tyrese Gibson attends the MACRO Pre-Oscars Party at Laya Restaurant on February 27, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Phillip Faraone/Getty ImagesTyrese Gibson turned himself in Friday after being charged with animal cruelty, after his dogs allegedly killed a neighbor's dog in his Atlanta neighborhood.The actor and R&B singer was booked in Fulton County and released on $20,000 bond, according to Fulton County Sheriff's Office jail records.Good Morning America has reached out to Gibson for comment.Gibson, who is also known for his […]

October 3, 2025 1

Entertainment

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs gets 50 months in prison

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to 50 months in prison for his conviction on two prostitution-related offenses.He gets credit for time served since his arrest. Combs has already spent 12 months at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.Before the judge read the sentence, Combs tearfully apologized in court, saying, "I’ve been humbled and broken to my core."Federal prosecutors argued Combs deserved at least 11 years in prison, while Combs' lawyers asked for a sentence of no more than 14 […]

October 3, 2025 2

Music

Heartbreakers members remember the late Tom Petty

Tom Petty performs onstage during the 2017 MusiCares Person of the Year honors Tom Petty held on February 10, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic)Thursday marked the eighth anniversary of Tom Petty’s death, and his Heartbreakers bandmates Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench and Stan Lynch paid tribute to him with posts on Instagram.Campbell posted a video that he captioned, “My thoughts on October 2, 2025.” In it, he strums his guitar as he shares his feelings about missing his friend.“It's been eight years, and […]

October 3, 2025 3

Music

R.E.M.’s Peter Buck releases second album with singer Joseph Arthur

Cover of 'Arthur Buck 2'/(Lonely Astronaut )R.E.M.’s Peter Buck has once again collaborated with musician Joseph Arthur under the moniker Buck Arthur, releasing their second album, Arthur Buck 2.Coinciding with the album’s Friday release, Buck Arthur has dropped a video for the track “Where Did You Go?,” a black-and-white clip that follows Arthur as he runs down a tree-lined road while singing the song.Arthur Buck 2 is the follow-up to the artists' 2018 self-titled release. The new album was produced by Jacknife Lee, who […]

October 3, 2025 2

Music

George Harrison tries ‘to do a Smokey’ on ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’

The Beatles 'Anthology Collection' cover/(Capitol Records) The Beatles have shared yet another tune from their upcoming Anthology reissue.The legendary band has released an alternate take on the classic “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” the George Harrison-penned track that originally appeared on 1968's The Beatles aka the White Album.The clip, titled “While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Take 27),” opens with Harrison giving someone his meal order. He says, “I’ll just have cheese and lettuce and Marmite sandwich and coffee.” It ends with the band cutting the song short […]

October 3, 2025 2

Entertainment

Netflix releases ‘Famous Last Words’ episode featuring the late Jane Goodall

Courtesy of NetflixNetflix has released the first episode of the docuseries Famous Last Words, featuring one of the last interviews with famed primatologist Jane Goodall, who died this week at age 91.The series features interviews with cultural figures who reflect on their legacy with the understanding that their words would only be shared after their passing. Goodall’s interview was filmed earlier this year.“Jane Goodall was fearless in all things,” executive producer Brad Falchuk says in a statement. “She deeply loved humanity and […]

October 3, 2025 1

Music

Bruce Springsteen recalls his first and only karaoke experience

Bruce Springsteen and Jeremy Allen White on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'/(ABC/Randy Holmes) You’d think folks would be excited to see Bruce Springsteen taking part in some karaoke, but apparently that just wasn’t the case.Springsteen appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Thursday, where he shared the story of his first and only karaoke experience, noting it happened in a small bar in London.“I decided I was going to do The Temptations' ‘Ain't Too Proud to Beg,’” The Boss said. “And so I assume, I'm gonna get […]

October 3, 2025 1

Music

On This Day, Oct. 3, 1980: The Police releases their third studio album ‘Zenyattà Mondatta’

On This Day, Oct. 3, 1990…The Police released their third studio album, Zenyattà Mondatta, which peaked at #5 on the U.S. charts, making it the band’s highest charting album in the U.S. at that time.The album produced two hit singles, “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” and “De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da,” which both peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, the band’s first two top-10 hits.Although not released as singles, two other tracks became popular […]

October 3, 2025