February 23, 2026Variety: BAFTA and the BBC failed Michael B Jordan, Delroy Lindo, the Tourette’s community and the viewers when they allowed the N-word to be aired during the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony. With a tape delay, this moment could have been handled differently.
February 23, 2026NYU Professor Scott Galloway on tech companies’ manipulation of vulnerable young men: “We figured out there’s something that sells better than sex, and that’s rage.”
February 23, 2026Doja Cat accidentally shows her email address during a Twitch stream: “I’m fucked. [I’m going to] get hacked by a Barb. Let me check my email. Yeah, my email just got blown up. Someone tried to make a PornHub account.”
February 23, 2026The Cut posts about their op-ed “I Love My Husband (Who Hates Me)” featuring an example of Dax Shepard and Kristin Bell. Kristen’s ‘Nobody Wants This’ co-star Justine Lupe and Dax’s podcast cohost Monica Padman comment on the post
February 23, 2026Akinola Davies Jr’s “Free Palestine” remark cut from BBC coverage of the BAFTAS 2026
February 23, 2026Mark Ruffalo: “Abolish ICE and start over. They are polluted culture of lies, violence and impunity. Rotten to the very core and HUGE WASTE OF MONEY. Tear it down and start again.”
February 23, 2026Former “Try Guys” member Ned Fulmer, best known for cheating on his wife, reveals he’s been on a “open-minded” dating app
February 23, 2026Activists at the Louvre hung a photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor slumped in the back of a car after his arrest
February 23, 2026Alan Cumming passes out British snacks to celebrities at the BAFTAs: “Kylie, have you ever had your gums around a giant Jammie Dodger?”