Alakananda Bandyopadhyay
Feature writer with a penchant for digging deeper and spreading the word when it comes to entertainment, music and the arts. At times she devours books, at other times she indulges excessively in all things indie, grunge and unexplored.
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Trump trolled for wearing 'his pants on backwards' at North Carolina GOP convention speech
Twitter users claimed the former president had his trousers on backwards, triggering many chuckles on the platform from which Trump is still banned
Yashar Ali defended by celebs after Twitter ‘Karen’ trolls journo as ‘whiny’ for mental health tweet
Oscar-winner Patricia Arquette and actress Brittani Warrick were among the many to slam the 'Karen' for trolling Ali
Duggar child porn case: Will Josh Duggar's wife Anna be vilified like Soon Yi Previn?
Soon Yi Previn was silent for decades before speaking up in favor of her husband Woody Allen. Anna Duggar has been staying quiet as well
'Lost Cause': Billie Eilish flashes cleavage with friends in sultry video, fans say 'feels like queerbaiting'
Billie Eilish can be seen playing Twister with her pals in the music video for 'Lost Cause', at other times she feeds them and also kisses one of them
Who is Paxton Smith? Dallas valedictorian goes rogue to give protest speech against anti-abortion law
Paxton Smith switched out her prepared graduation speech to protest the newly-signed state law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy
Who is Kory Yeshua? Black TikToker dismisses critical race theory in viral video with daughter
The video comes as Republicans oppose the teaching of the theory in school as they contend it divides the country
Who is Jack Wright's brother James? Sienna Mae Gomez says sexual assault allegations are 'bold', coming from him
Friends with Charlie D'Amelio and Addison Rae, James Wright was dragged into the controversy after he took Mason Rizzo's side
Who got hold of Anthony Fauci's emails? Bemused by ‘Fauci Fever’, he called Trumpers ‘crazy people’
The emails from the pandemic's most trusted source in the US were made public through Freedom of Information Act lawsuits
Is Anthony Fauci an 'anti-masker'? Emails show he thought masks were 'not effective'
In one email, Dr Anthony Fauci says 'The typical mask you buy in the drug store is not really effective in keeping out virus, which is small enough to pass through the material'
Will Sienna Mae Gomez sue Mason Rizzo? TikToker warns sexual assault accuser to 'be ready'
Just days ago TikToker Sienna Mae Gomez was accused of sexually assaulting her on-and-off alleged beau Jack Wright by fellow TikToker Mason Rizzo
Gwen Shamblin and Joe Lara death: Chilling cockpit audio moments before plane crash reveals alarm going off
The small jet carrying Gwen Shamblin and Joe Lara crashed into Percy Priest Lake and air traffic control records have now released an audio
Who is Rashad Turner? St Paul BLM chapter founder quits after 'learning ugly truth', releases video
Rashad Turner revealed in the video shared last week that he quit the Black Lives Matter chapter after he became an 'insider'
What is Summer Walker feeding her baby? 'Malnourished' child's pics trigger outrage: 'Gonna call CPS'
'Someone needs to take that baby away from Summer Walker. She is literally starving that child,' claims Twitter
What was the Gwen Shamblin Lara diet? Christian weight-loss guru endorsed 'pizza, cheeseburgers'
Gwen Shamblin Lara shot to fame with her Christian diet program called the Weigh Down Workshop which inspired people towards 'faith-based' eating
When will 'Black Monday' Season 3 Episode 3 air? Dawn and Blair return with big shows
Dawn and Mo are trying to apply their forever applauded negotiation skills into finding a new work/life balance as they are recently out of prison
Who is Justine Fonte? Dalton School teacher allegedly showed masturbation videos to 6-year-olds in sex-ed class
In the videos shown by Fonte to her students, a cartoon boy can be seen asking, 'How come sometimes my penis gets big' and points in the air
Hillary Clinton uses 'posh' dinner gossip story about her and Bill to push Covid-19 vaccine
Hillary was spotted dining out with her husband, former POTUS Bill Clinton, at what was referred to in the media as a 'posh' restaurant
Who is Chris Castleman? California cafe owner charges mask-wearing patrons $5 extra
Last year, when slammed with a second citation for failure to adhere to pandemic regulations, Castleman had closed his store instead of complying
What happened with Leonardo DiCaprio and Julianne Hough? Her niece says ‘he’s not good in bed’
Hough's niece recently posted and deleted a TikTok video following the trend where celeb relatives spill the tea on their famous family members
Amber Heard op-ed alleging Johnny Depp domestic violence was written by ACLU staff: Report
In uncovered emails, an ACLU staffer tells Heard they 'hope it sounds true to you' about the Washington Post op-ed