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Reality television has always been controversial. But one lesser-known show may take the cake: O.J. Simpson’s 2006 hidden-camera prank show, Juiced. The hour-long special was inspired by the hit MTV prank show Punk’d, led by Ashton Kutcher, with Simpson in the role of lead jokester. Ultimately, the project was shelved amid concerns from production and quietly released to DVD.

For college students, fall is usually a time synonymous with back-to-school traditions, move-in day, and sorority and fraternity rush. But this year, for students at Penn State University, it also meant the takedown of an alleged cocaine trafficking ring. In August, 13 current and former Penn State students, and one of their parents, were arrested in connection with the crimes that largely took place at the houses of off-campus fraternities Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi.

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Whenever there's Sarah J. Maas news, a good portion of the world stops to listen. The famed fantasy author has had readers and those on #BookTok in a chokehold with her ongoing A Court of Thorns and Roses series. And if you've also been held captive by Maas and the characters of Prythian, there's even more ACOTAR on the way. Conveniently, you can save on the series right now, too, with the original five-book bundle nearly 50% off.

Breakdancing made its historic Olympic debut at the 2024 Paris Summer Games—but it wasn’t just the dancesport’s introduction that turned heads. That August, Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn, competitively known as Raygun, went viral for her unconventional breaking routine, featuring unique moves like the Kangaroo Hop. Raygun’s performance, which scored zero points, quickly became a global meme.

Where were you when Harry Styles dropped the news of his new album, Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally? It was 9:34 A.M. on Thursday, January 15, and I had just barely settled into the office for the day. My group chat(s) with friends, colleagues, and some family immediately started going off. A new album from Harry Styles meant a lot of things, but surely a tour was on the horizon.

The Jonas Brothers’ Burning Up Tour is back, baby! I was lucky enough to attend the original Burning Up Tour all the way back in 2008 when I was 11 years old. It was my first-ever concert, and boy, was it memorable. The Veronicas were the first opening act, followed by Demi Lovato, who later came on stage to perform “This Is Me” with Joe Jonas during the main set. It was a cultural moment I will truly never forget it.

In 2022, Jared Bridegan had just dropped off his twins at his ex-wife Shanna Gardner’s house in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, when he was shot to death. It took police months to locate the suspects, but over a year later, Gardner and her new husband, Mario Fernandez Saldana, were arrested for his murder, which allegedly unfolded as a murder-for-hire plot years in the making. On August 26, a jury found Fernandez guilty of first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony.

Upon arriving in Las Vegas in 1986 as a 20-year-old professional wrestling rookie, Shawn Michaels won $750 his first time playing a slot machine. His good fortune wouldn’t last long, however. Later that night, Michaels also used cocaine for the first time, thus beginning his descent into what he calls his ultimate “downfall,” before he’d even stepped into the Showboat ring.

In 2024, Mica Miller was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in North Carolina’s Lumber River State Park. While her death was officially ruled a suicide, the case gained widespread attention and scrutiny due to the unsettling and potentially criminal behavior of her estranged husband, megachurch pastor John-Paul Miller.