When the coronavirus pandemic hit last year, large gatherings were put on hold indefinitely, throwing many couples’ wedding plans up in the air. Folks had to make some tough and emotional decisions: postpone their dream wedding a year or more, have a small ceremony now and do a party down […]
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A Canceled 2006 Tomb Raider Game Is Now Playable
Back in 2006, Core Design, the original studio behind the Tomb Raider series, was working on a 10th-anniversary remake of the first game for PSP. While a lot of progress was made, the game was eventually canceled. Now, that original PSP game has resurfaced and is playable, PC Gamer reports. […]
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My best friend canceled her wedding and eloped. Here’s how I planned her virtual bachelorette party with 18 friends across the world for less than $100.
The bride said her virtual bachelorette party was the most fun she’d had during the pandemic. Insider/Danielle Brody My best friend Kisha, who lives in Australia, decided to elope after canceling her April wedding due to the pandemic. Along with a couple of friends, I planned a bachelorette party for […]
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Christmas plans canceled for many due to pandemic
At some point the group poses for an annual family photo, which this year was supposed to be post-apocalyptic and Kardashian-themed, in tuxedos and black dresses, a “2020 kicked our butts, but we’re leaving it in style” kind of thing, she said. But in recent days, Solo, who has asthma, […]
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Budget Christmas 101: Pandemic hardships don’t mean the holidays are canceled
The holidays are often a time when the goal of saving money is in opposition with showing people love in the grandest of ways. Reining in holiday spending may be the absolute last thing people want to do, but during pandemic-related financial struggles, scaling back is a necessity. In the […]
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Retail hasn’t canceled Santa. Kids get it that they need social distancing to see the magical bearded guy
Children can’t sit in Santa’s lap this year. But they can still see him and talk to him and connect with him — seven feet away inside a new Santa’s experience at Nebraska Furniture Mart, from the end of his sleigh at Galleria Dallas, on the opposite side of a […]
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The holidays aren’t canceled. How to adapt amid COVID-19
Despite the fact that holiday gatherings have been putting the fun in dysfunction for decades, telling folks not to gather due to COVID-19 precautions is bound to ruffle a few turkey feathers. After eight months and counting, our inability to participate in rituals both happy and sad is likely to […]
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Can You Be Too Rich to Be Canceled?
Photo credit: Hearst Owned From Town & Country The best part of having money, besides having money, is that people pretend to like you. All kinds of bad behavior—from mob ties to the hunting of endangered species—are ignored. Performing arts centers bear the names of philanthropists whose political views offend […]
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Student Loan Debt Should Be Canceled. Until Then, Here Are The States & Colleges With The Lowest Student Debt
Student debt is one of the many national crises we’re facing in 2020. Collectively, we owe almost $1.7 trillion now. The vast majority of this debt is for federal student loans; only 7.7% are private loans. All the while, college keeps getting more expensive. For the 2019-2020 academic year, average […]
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Nas called Doja Cat ‘the opposite’ of ‘unapologetically Black’ in his latest single. Here’s a timeline of how the Doja Cat was canceled, and then uncanceled, for what some are calling her ‘racist past.’
Doja Cat is best known for singles like “Say So” and “Juicy.” Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Videos have surfaced online that appear to depict Doja Cat participating in “racist chat rooms” along with a song from 2015 that used a racist term that originated on 4chan. The singer posted an apology […]