Horror fans, get ready to clutch those pillows and bolt your doors because the new Thai horror anthology “Terror Tuesday: Extreme” has released its trailer and is invading your dreams.
Premiering August 20 exclusively on Netflix, this eight-episode anthology promises to take the concept of “new nightmares” to a whole new level. Using the creepy, pulp fiction-tinged true stories shared over the years on the popular radio show “Terror Tuesday,” the series uses these macabre encounters as building blocks for hellishly disturbing narratives.
“Terror Tuesday: Extreme” is dedicated to offering a new take on fear with each episode, with the team of directors delivering skillfully crafted scenes. So prepare yourself to get all shocked by the frightening side of Thai horror, where the olden-day motifs of haunted wedding gowns, wandering spirits, and hexed houses take on new creeps in the fears.
This isn’t horror for the squeamish. The trailer reveals nightmarish clips since it’s filled with very disturbing images and a soundscape that will be sure to give you goosebumps. Be prepared to spend restless nights looking over your shoulder and holding tight to the light, for “Terror Tuesday: Extreme” will certainly leave you with an overactive imagination about the shadows after the movie.
So, if you plan to carve out a horror experience that will really send shivers down the spine, and leave one breathless in anticipation, just mark your calendars for August 20th. Just step carefully into the horrific world of ‘Terror Tuesday: Extreme’ on Netflix.
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Tennessee police were alerted of a chilling home security camera video showing the moments leading up to the killing of an 8-year-old girl. This week, a district attorney’s office filed charges against the perpetrator… whose not too much older than the victim.
Humboldt police reviewed the video and found a 12-year-old juvenile victim climbed onto the top bunk of the bunk beds they shared and used bedding to suffocate her 8-year-old cousin who was asleep. She then cleaned up the girl and repositioned her body, authorities said.
“When they told me about [the iPhone], I should have just gone to get my kid. But they were having fun for the summer and I didn’t think she would kill my baby,” Smith told reporters.
The police department filed a petition of delinquency, requesting the girl be charged with first degree murder and tampering with evidence. District Attorney General Frederick H. Agee said due to the “horrendous nature” of the crime, he is petitioning the juvenile court for the now-13-year-old girl to be tried as an adult which would lead to a heavier sentence than just supervision and mental health treatment.
“I consider this to be one of the most disturbing violent acts committed by either an adult or juvenile that my office has prosecuted,” said Agee in a statement.
The victim’s family organized a GoFundMe to raise money for funeral costs. The girl had just turned eight in April.
TheGrio was on the ground as Vice President Kamala Harris received a warm welcome at the White House on Monday in her first public appearance since announcing her candidacy for president.
It was a rare moment on the South Lawn for Harris, as she alone welcomed thousands of NCAA athletes without President Joe Biden by her side. The president, who dropped out of the 2024 race on Sunday, remained in Delaware as he recovered from COVID-19.
Harris did not mention her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination; however, she delivered glowing praise for her boss and potential predecessor.
“Joe Biden’s legacy of accomplishment over the past three years is unmatched in modern history,” said Harris. “In one term, he has already surpassed the legacy of most presidents who have served two terms in office.”
Harris appeared to clear the Democratic presidential field on Monday as she racked up a major endorsement from former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Harris was also endorsed by former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Top Democratic governors who were expected to throw their names in the race also endorsed Harris, including Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Senator Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., told theGrio that as the “backbone of the Democratic Party,” Black women are “activated and excited” about the potential nomination of Harris at the Democratic National Convention in August.
Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA) is sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris on Oct. 3, 2023, in the Old Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol. Butler was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to the vacant Senate seat of California following the death of Dianne Feinstein. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images) –
“I think every one of us sees it as the opportunity of a lifetime. The opportunity to truly lift America to its next level of greatness,” said Butler, a close ally of Harris and only the third Black woman to serve in the U.S. Senate.
“It is going to take Black women and suburban white women and Latinos and Asians and men of all stripes to achieve that objective … And I think we are ready to lock arms and to choose to do it together.”
But instead of focusing on using her first public remarks on Monday to boost her candidacy at the White House, Harris exalted President Biden for “his honesty, his integrity, his commitment to his faith and his family, his big heart and his … deep love of our country.”
She added, “I am firsthand witness that every day our president, Joe Biden, fights for the American people. And we are deeply, deeply grateful for his service to our nation.”
In an interview with theGrio, longtime Biden confidant U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., praised President Biden as having “the most consequential record for Black people since [President] Lyndon Baines Johnson.”
Congressman Clyburn noted Biden’s trillion-dollar infrastructure law, which is repairing roads and bridges in Black communities across the country, as well as his record of lowering health costs.
“Come January, there won’t be a single person on Medicare that will pay more than $2,000 a year for their pharmaceuticals,” he said. Clyburn also said millions more Black Americans now have health insurance through President Biden’s efforts to expand the Affordable Care Act.
Michael Blake, a former Obama White House aide, noted that as someone who did outreach to Black constituents, Biden proved that “if you’re focused on equity, accomplishments at scale overwhelmingly help Black folk.”
U.S. President Joe Biden (3rd-R) talks to Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (2nd-R) as Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (R) and Vice President Kamala Harris (L) look on after signing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act as he is surrounded by lawmakers and members of his Cabinet during a ceremony on the South Lawn at the White House on Nov. 15, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) –
“When you cap insulin, it helps Black folk. When you put more Black people — and Black women in particular — on the federal bench, it helps Black folk. When you focus on student loan forgiveness, it helps Black folk,” said Blake, who is the founder and CEO of the Kairos Democracy Project.
He added, “Joe Biden made it very clear that while he is not a Black man, he cared about Black people … we owe him gratitude for his service to the country.”
Senator Butler said that by choosing to relinquish his pursuit of reelection and endorse Harris as the party’s nominee, President Biden “showed us yet another example of what true leadership is: someone who puts the country and other people ahead of their own personal ambitions or ego.”
“This is a man who has dedicated his entire professional career, since he was 29 years old, to serving people,” she told theGrio. “His record as president, I think, will go down in history as one of the most generation-changing presidents.”
Butler added, “We’ve got to see this moment for President Biden as a moment of both gratitude and incredible admiration as well as aspiration. We all should aspire to be that type of leader.”
Activist Melanie L. Campbell, who led a letter signed by thousands of Black women urging Democrats not to push Biden off the Democratic Party’s presidential ticket, told theGrio she found it “heartbreaking that he was pushed to this decision.” However, she added, “I’m sure he made the decision that was best for him and his family.”
“It’s the most selfless thing I’ve ever seen in my life,” said Campbell, chair of the Power of the Ballot Action Fund. She said as the current president and still the “de facto” leader of the party, Biden still has a role to play in “helping to make sure that he helps this ticket get across the finish line.”
Blake, a former vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, said Biden’s legacy is now forever tied to Harris and her historic campaign for president, which has raised $81 million in less than 24 hours.
“The country, and, overwhelmingly, Democrats are rallying behind a Black woman, who will be our nominee in a month in Chicago because Joe Biden made that decision,” he maintained.
“The first Black president [Barack Obama] decided this is the man to be my vice president. [Biden] then decided to pick a Black woman to be his vice president,” Blake noted. “I feel very confident that when we get to November, we will have our first Black woman and first woman president. And the legacy of that through line is connected to Joe Biden.”
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Lalisa Manobal, professionally known as Lisa, a member of the internationally renowned K-pop group Blackpink, has been officially announced as a brand ambassador for Louis Vuitton. This news comes after months of speculation following her appearance at the luxury house’s Fall/Winter 2024 runway show in March.
Manobal’s presence at Paris Fashion Week consistently generates excitement, with fans eager to witness her every look. Previously, she held a brand ambassador position with Celine, another LVMH-owned label, since 2020. Notably, she graced the runway for Celine’s Summer 2022 collection.
This strategic partnership aligns with Manobal’s burgeoning solo career. Following Blackpink’s decision to forgo individual contract renewals with YG Entertainment in December 2023, she established her own management company, Lloud Co. Additionally, her recent solo single, “Rockstar,” has garnered significant acclaim, securing a top-10 position on the Billboard Global 200 chart – her third such achievement. Manobal is also poised for her acting debut in season three of HBO’s critically acclaimed series “The White Lotus.”
In a statement, Louis Vuitton lauded Manobal’s trendsetting style and her fearless approach to fashion, emphasizing how it resonates with the artistic vision of Nicolas Ghesquière, the brand’s Artistic Director for Women’s Collections. Manobal’s debut appearance for Louis Vuitton showcased her bold aesthetic – black leather shorts, stockings, and a ruffled crop top layered beneath a statement-making frock coat from Ghesquière’s Spring 2018 collection.
Manobal expressed her enthusiasm for the collaboration, particularly admiring Ghesquière’s unique design identity. Ghesquière reciprocated the sentiment, commending Manobal’s daring spirit and creative expression.
Manobal joins a distinguished roster of female brand ambassadors for Louis Vuitton, including Zendaya, Emma Stone, and Deepika Padukone. The brand further strengthens its ties to K-pop with Manobal’s appointment, adding to its existing partnerships with Stray Kids’ Felix, BTS’s J-Hope, NewJeans’ Hyein, and the boy band Riize.
Beyond Louis Vuitton, Manobal maintains ambassador roles with Bulgari, MAC Cosmetics, and others. This multi-talented artist celebrated for her singing, rapping, dancing, and fashion prowess, continues to solidify her position as a global icon.
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Whoopi Goldberg is not a fan of the public pressure President Joe Biden faced from Democratic leadership over his reelection campaign.
The Oscar winner, 68, reacted to Biden’s exit from the 2024 presidential race while appearing on “The View” on Monday following the president’s announcement that he will no longer seek the Democratic party’s nomination.
“I would’ve preferred my Democrats to not do this publicly and in everybody’s face,” Goldberg said about the reported fighting within the Democratic party over Biden’s campaign. “What it did was it had us sitting having to talk about this endlessly…I know the American people, regardless of who the nominee will be, it’s going to be up to the people.”
Goldberg’s “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin agreed with her sentiments. Hostin shared that she “wasn’t comfortable with the cannibalization” she witnessed within the Democratic party, but praised Biden for his presidency and making a decision that felt right for him.
“It shows what a patriot he is. It shows he can put his country before his ego,” Hostin said. “He has such a great record as president. History will note him as one of the greatest presidents that we’ve had. I really do believe that. But I wasn’t comfortable with the notion that people were forcing him out. I wasn’t comfortable with the cannibalization I saw within the Democratic party. But I am comfortable if he made this decision with his inner circle and family and decided to do it on his own.”
Goldberg also called out critics of Biden who expressed concerns over his age and capability, according to Entertainment Weekly. The actress said she was “bored” by the conversation, adding that the discussion over his age “really pissed me off.”
“I’m bored by it, and I’ll tell you why,” Goldberg said. “The messaging that we’ve put out to people over a certain age is horrific. We’ve basically said, you know what, we kind of think if you’re over a certain age, you don’t really have what it takes to do the job that you’re doing. That’s the messaging that we’ve put out. So, I’m bored by hearing that.”
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Goldberg also touched on Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential campaign. The vice president announced her run for president on social media on Sunday, July 21, shortly after Biden endorsed her in a post on X (Twitter).
“[I’m] also bored by people saying, ‘Well, you know, it’s the next generation.’ It’s still an unknown,” Goldberg said. “We can believe what we like to believe. I love Kamala, and have defended her from day one, I know she can do the job.”
Goldberg concluded by doubling down on her opinion on Biden, adding, “Again, it’s saying to people of a certain age, because that’s what the messaging has been: You’re old, you’re doddering. It really pissed me off — not because I’m as close [in age], but because I felt it was disrespectful.”
After weeks of protesting, the family of Sonya Massey finally got what they’ve been advocating for: the release of the body camera footage from the night Massey was shot and killed by an Illinois deputy.
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“You comin’ to the door or not?” the other officer asked.
“Hold on,” Massey said from inside and then opened the door a few minutes later.
“Somebody was down here and I needed y’all help. Please don’t hurt me though,” she said to the officers.
“Why would we hurt you? You called us,” Grayson replied.
In the video, Massey then explained she believed someone was outside her house. The officers told her they checked the area and didn’t find anyone. Massey then said the black car in her driveway didn’t belong to her and stated she was trying to get help. She and Grayson then went back and forth in dialogue as he asked her what she needed help with.
“Nothing. I don’t know. I just, please God, please God… I don’t know what to do,” she responds.
In the footage, Grayson asked if Massey needed help with anything else to which she declined. Grayson then asked about her mental health and Massey shared that she takes medication. “I love y’all. Thank y’all” she said while closing the door. However, Grayson began asking her more questions about the damaged vehicle resulting in him entering the home.
Inside Massey’s Home
Screenshot: Illinois State Police (YouTube)
Inside the home, the video showed Grayson ask Massey for her name which she did not immediately provide. Massey then appeared to call 911 again. The dispatcher asked her to hang up after it was confirmed the deputies were there but she asked the dispatcher to stay on the line.
Grayson asked once again for her name. Massey did not respond. Grayson then asked again about the car again. Massey mentioned a dent and stated the broken window was something that occurred earlier.
Grayson then asked for her last name which she provided. However, when Grayson asked her for her ID, she said she wanted to the officers to see her “paperwork.” While she rummaged through her things on the couch, Grayson pointed toward a pot on the stove that appeared to be heating up. Massey then swiftly went to the kitchen, grabbed the pot and began filling it with water in the sink, per the video.
Things Escalate
“What are y’all doing?” she asked the officers while standing by the sink.
“Getting away from your hot steaming water,” one officer replied with a chuckle.
“Getting away from my hot steaming water? I rebuke you in the name of Jesus.”
“You better f-cking not. I’ll f-cking shoot you in your f-cking face,” Grayson said. “Drop the f-cking pot!”
In the video, both officers pulled their service arms out. “Okay I’m sorry!” Massey said before ducking behind the counter. The officers ordered her to drop the pot again and Massey popped back up with the pot of water, tossing it in their direction.
Almost immediately, three shots were fired in her direction. Grayson ordered her again to drop the pot but Massey was silent. Grayson radioed shots fired – a headshot to a female. Both officers remained standing with their guns drawn while Massey appeared unresponsive, per the video.
The Aftermath
Screenshot: Illinois State Police (YouTube)
Following the shooting, the second deputy said he’d go get his first-aid kit, per the video. Grayson responded, “Nah dude, that’s it. She’s done, she’s done. You can go get it but that’s a headshot…”
“Dude I’m not taking boiling water to the f-cking head and look it came right to our feet too,” Grayson is heard saying in a the video a few beats later. “Just let her just f-ckin… there’s nothing we can do man.”
Massey’s labored breathing is heard in the background of the video. The two deputies confirmed the paramedics were in route. In the video, Grayson stood staring at Massey as she lied on the floor of the kitchen. Grayson said she was still breathing but losing a lot of blood from her head.
“We can at least try and stop the blood,” the second deputy officer said. Grayson exited the home and the other deputy went to the kitchen and grabbed a kitchen rag to apply pressure to Massey’s head. He later said in the video she suffered a gunshot wound to the eye but no exit wound. Paramedics arrived in about five minutes. Though labored, Massey was still breathing nearly ten minutes after the shooting.
The second deputy returned to his patrol car, taking deep breaths as other responding officers asked him if he was okay. In the footage, his hands were shaking as he cleaned them off. Grayson, on the other hand, replied, “I’m good. This f-cking bitch is crazy,” when other responding officers asked him if he was okay, per the video. “I think she set it up on purpose,” he’s heard saying.
Response from Civil Attorney
Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who is representing Massey’s family, said Massey called 911 to report a potential home intruder. In an incident report written by police, they claimed Massey appeared “distraught” and “not thinking clearly” when officers responded to the home.
“It is that senseless, that unnecessary, that unjustifiable. I mean, this video is tragic in every sense,” said Crump at Massey’s funeral service.
Grayson was since fired from the department and criminally charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct.
Apple TV+ today unveiled the trailer for the highly-anticipated second season of “Pachinko,” the award-winning drama series from creator and executive producer Soo Hugh.
The eight-episode season, filmed in three languages (Korean, Japanese, and English), will premiere globally on August 23rd. New episodes will be released weekly every Friday until October 11th.
The trailer features a moving cover of Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” by global K-pop star Rosé of BLACKPINK. The cover serves as both the trailer anthem and the song featured in the season finale.
Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, “Pachinko” is a sprawling saga of love and resilience across four generations, following the life of Sunja, a remarkable matriarch. Season two picks up with parallel storylines: Sunja navigating the challenges of World War II in 1945 Osaka, and Solomon forging a new path in 1989 Tokyo.
The first season garnered critical acclaim, receiving 11 international awards including a Peabody Award and an American Film Institute Award. Season two features a star-studded cast including Lee Minho, Yuh-Jung Youn, Minha Kim, and Jin Ha.
Produced by Media Res for Apple TV+, “Pachinko” is executive produced by Soo Hugh, Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer of Media Res, and Theresa Kang of Blue Marble Pictures. Leanne Welham, Arvin Chen, and Sang-il Lee take the helm as directors for season two.
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Attention, ape enthusiasts and science fiction lovers! The long-anticipated “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” will swing into the streaming world on August 2nd, marking a new age in this storied franchise. Fresh off certification from Rotten Tomatoes and emerging as a box office monument, “Kingdom” is shaping up to be an epic adventure led by the accomplished directorship of Wes Ball.
This is an action-new chapter that was written generations after the time of Caesar. The apes have created a superior species, and humanity lives on the fringes of society. But when an emerging dark force in the form of a despotic ape leader begins to surge, this fragile peace comes under threat. Guided by conscience and a thirst for justice, a young ape sets out on a dangerous journey that will make him question everything he thought he knew about the past and the enemies he thought were close to fighting for the future of both apes and humans.
But before “Kingdom” takes center stage, Hulu offers the perfect opportunity to revisit the entire “Planet of the Apes” saga! All nine films, from the 1968 style to the most recent “War for the Planet of the Apes,” are now streaming. Get caught up on the evolution of this timeless science fiction franchise; get ready to be blown away by the next chapter on August 2nd. Whether you are an avid fan of apes or just interested in learning more about this highly-rated series, Hulu will not disappoint. Get ready to witness how a new kingdom of apes rises to fight for its survival in an upside-down world.
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While much has been discussed about the wide (and widening) wealth gap, there also appears to be a happiness gap. According to a new study, money can, in fact, buy you some measure of happiness.
The study, “Money and Happiness: Extended Evidence Against Satiation,” by Matt Killingsworth, a senior fellow at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, found that the more money individuals have, the more satisfied they are.
To conduct his research, Killingsworth, who tracks happiness for his research project, TrackYourHappiness.org, surveyed 33,269 US-employed adults aged 18-65 with household incomes of at least $10,000 each year. Participants were asked questions on a scale named “satisfaction with life.”
Killingsworth also pulled data from extremely wealthy participants with median net worths of $3M to $7.8M. He even noted the significance of this research, considering how rare it is to find hard data on how happy the rich are.
“Perhaps rich people are disinclined to spend their free time taking surveys,” he wrote in the study.
The happiness researcher found that people with net worths over seven digits scored between 5.5 and 6 points on his 7-point satisfaction scale. Meanwhile, people who make roughly $100,000 a year scored 4.6, with people who make between $15,000 and $30,000 a year scoring 4 points. In other words, the middle class isn’t much happier than those with a lower income.
While his study is a watershed that contradicts conventional wisdom and prior research, it should be noted the work is self-published and hasn’t been peer-reviewed.
What defines the middle class has changed over time, but according to the latest Pew Research, it’s considered having an income that is two-thirds to double the national median income, roughly between $75,000 and $150,000.
In 2021, 55% of Black households were in the lower wealth tier, with less than $41,700 in wealth, while only 45% were in the middle or upper-wealth tiers. In 2022, the median net worth of Black households was $44,900. According to the US Census Bureau, Black households comprised 13.6% of all US households in 2024, but currently only hold 4.7% of the country’s wealth.
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“The difference in life satisfaction between the wealthy and those with incomes of $70-80,000 [annually] was nearly three times as large as the difference between $70-80,000 [annually] and the average of the two lowest income groups,” the study read.
Killingsworth also found wealthy individuals were “substantially and statistically significantly happier than people earning over $500,000 each year.”
Speaking to the Guardian, he told the publication he was surprised by how much of a difference money made in people’s overall sense of happiness.
“Money is just one of many things that matters for happiness, and a small difference in income tends to be associated with pretty small differences in happiness,” Killingsworth said. “But if the differences in income/wealth are very large, the differences in happiness can be, too.”
The race to the White House is firing up after Vice President Kamala Harris announced her bid for the 2024 election following President Joe Biden bowing out of the race this weekend. As Harris ramps up her campaign, one of her biggest challenges within the Black community is a critique that’s been nagging her since Biden announced her as his vice president: Her tenure as California’s attorney general.
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Specifically, many Black folks have taken Harris to task for the perception that she was “hard on crime” and thus contributed to the mass incarceration of Black people. Truth is, she was not as tough on crime as people were led to believe. In fact, she interprets her own tenure as that of a progressive prosecutor — but it’s all a bit complicated. Let’s take a look.
While serving as San Francisco’s district attorney, Harris launched a reentry initiative called “Back on Track” to reduce recidivism among non-violent, low-level drug-trafficking defendants. This initiative assisted in providing job assistance and other skills to help former offenders reestablish themselves in society, according to the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
After students finished the program, their felony charges were expunged; less than 10 percent of graduates reoffended, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Harris was accused of imprisoning an estimated 1,500 people as attorney general of California for marijuana offenses, earning her the title “Kamala the Cop”. She did oversee around 1,956 felony convictions, but most of them did not serve jail time.
Also, the Biden Administration has pardoned thousands of people for federal marijuana convictions and Harris stated that “no one should have to go to jail for smoking weed”.
Harris has proven that she’s interested in providing other alternatives for non-violent, low-level convicted felons. During the time she served as district attorney, this was a big deal.
In fact, while Harris served as attorney general, the figures dropped dramatically from 817 marijuana-related admissions from her first year in office to 137, according to California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Harris’ prosecutorial history is indeed complicated, but it’s unfair to automatically write her off as being hard on crime when, in reality, the facts tell a different story.
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Alyse Martin is a writer based in Atlanta with an interest in political and entertainment journalism.
