Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Six Flags Closes Its X2 Roller Coaster After Brain-Injury Lawsuits
What roller coasters can do to the brain The shearing, tearing, and torquing forces at work on extreme roller coasters affect the brain, experts say. “Brain tissue has very low rigidity (similar to jello), so it is prone to shearing and twisting during head motion,” wrote Lyndia Wu, an associate professor in the department of…
Read MorePerez Hilton Has Reconnected With His Children Following Self-Harm Livestream
Hilton’s kids, aged 8 to 13, are currently in the care of his mom Teresita Lavandeira, who filed for temporary custody last month following his Aug. 4 livestream. The podcaster’s family previously confirmed that his kids, as well as Hilton’s niece and sister, were inside his home “just minutes before the public livestream incident.” “When…
Read MoreJeff Lewis Playfully Calls Out “Cheap” Andy Cohen Over Babysitting Rate
Jeff Lewis is watching what happens when Andy Cohen hires a babysitter and he is not impressed. After all, the Flipping Out star poked fun at the radio host after learning that he paid his 23-year-old babysitter about $30 an hour to watch his kids Benjamin, 6, and Lucy, 4. “That sounds cheap to me,”…
Read MoreThe Story of the Plastic-Surgery Reality Show Examined in ‘The Swan: Behind the Mirror’
But before that moment comes a deeply touching reunion between the swans. Though they talk constantly through group chats and Facebook groups, they live scattered across the United States and don’t often get to see each other in person. But Carr’s film granted them the opportunity to come together and reconnect over their shared experiences.…
Read MoreConstantin Nitsche Wrestles with the Limits of Painting
Constantin Nitsche. Photo: Dorian Beck The artist Constantin Nitsche, who studied painting at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, works in a converted garage studio in Marseille’s 6th arrondissement. His latest exhibition, “Les mains” (“The Hands”), at Xavier Hufkens in Brussels, arrives three years after his debut show, “Oranges et Lavande.” Running through October 3, it takes its…
Read MoreTV Networks Resume White House Pool Coverage—With a Caveat
Trump previously told reporters that there weren’t any specific stories that spurred him to bar CNN, POLITICO, and MS NOW from the White House, but that “it’s really just cumulative stories over the last few years, you get sick of it,” adding that “they purposely write negative news.” Carroll pushes back on Trump’s complaint. “The…
Read MoreAlyson Hannigan’s Daughter Keeva, 14, Is Her Twin in Rare Photo
‘Buffy’s Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alyson Hannigan Shut Down Feud Rumors With Reunion The resemblance between Alyson Hannigan and her daughter Keeva is legend—wait for it—dary. Fans had to do a double take when the How I Met Your Mother actress snapped a selfie with the 14-year-old during a recent visit to a Jellycat pop-up…
Read MoreWhat Trump’s Intensifying Hunt for Non-Citizen Voters Is Showing
The Trump Administration has defended its methods in statements to media outlets in response to the allegations. Justin Levitt, who served as the White House’s first senior policy advisor for democracy and voting rights under President Joe Biden, tells TIME that “what the Administration is trying is unprecedented” because states have the authority under the…
Read MoreA.I. Needs Power, Land and Data Centers. Bruce Flatt’s $1 Trillion Brookfield Already Owns Much of It.
Bruce Flatt, CEO of Brookfield Corporation, speaks during the 29th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on May 5, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images “It took us 25 years to be in the right spot,” Bruce Flatt, chairman…
Read MoreHow Industry Fairs Evolved into Places to Meet Horology’s Most Famous Makers
A moment from the Watch Week Aspen closing party. Photo: R Bock For decades, the most important watch fairs in the world weren’t really intended for the people who actually wore the watches. They were industry affairs where brands unveiled their newest creations to retailers and press, orders were written and consumers largely watched from…
Read MoreNFL Star Matthew Stafford Reveals How He Landed Cameo in Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero”
If you want to party with someone who might know how to get into a Taylor Swift music video, look no further than Matthew Stafford. After the LA Rams quarterback made a surprise cameo in Swift’s… Source link
Read MoreTom Cruise Bloviates His Way Through the Aggressively Unfunny Digger
Digger was cowritten by Iñárritu, Sabina Berman, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Nicolás Giacobone, from a story by Iñárritu, Berman, and Jez Butterworth, a too-many-cooks equation if ever there were one. The movie has the peculiar distinction of being both all over the place and laser-focused on its dumb premise; too bad there isn’t an Oscar…
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