In a new poll that’s both fascinating and slightly terrifying, 43% of Americans say they’d be willing to call it quits with their current partner in exchange for $1 million.
So, not marrying into money… we’re talking cold, hard cash to walk out of a relationship.
The survey, conducted by StudyFinds, seems to confirm what your inner cynic already suspected: love is priceless… but apparently it can be negotiated.
And that’s just the beginning. The study dove deep into the kinds of moral gymnastics people would do for a serious payday, and the results are pretty eye-opening (and in some cases, jaw-dropping).
For starters, 40% of respondents said they’d accept a cool $33 million, even if it meant financially destroying someone else. Another 46% said they might consider it… depending on who got torched in the process. (So… sorry, Dave from accounting?)
The poll also revealed that for the right amount of money, Americans are surprisingly open to all sorts of things:
46% would compete in a real-life “Squid Game” for a chance at $33 million, despite the fictional game’s infamous 99.8% fatality rate.
41% would give up sex entirely for $1 million.
59% would ditch all tech and live off the grid for that same amount.
15% would even frame a friend for a crime they didn’t commit. Which is, dark.
And the line in the sand? Social media, of all things. Because 21% of people said they’d actually turn down $1 million if it meant losing access to TikTok or Facebook. (Let that one marinate.)
Some other deal-breakers:
54% said “no thanks” if their parents had control of the money.
38% would hesitate if accepting the cash meant an enemy would also benefit.
The results paint a picture of a nation torn between capitalism and conscience. Maybe inflation is messing with our priorities. Maybe it’s just good old-fashioned human nature. Either
The internet has caught fire after witnessing Chris Martin publicly out a pair of adulterers. Who knew it wouldn’t be safe to cuddle at a Coldplay concert?
Here are the best reactions so far (in no particular order):
And we’ve saved the best for last. Someone coded a game you can play in your browser where you’re the camera operator. Your job is to scan the crowd looking for the CEO holding the HR lady. It’s called Coldplay Canoodlers.
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All-day McMuffins, celebrity splits, and Justin Bieber vs. Stephen Baldwin. Here are 10 things that were in the news 10 years ago this week.
McDonald’s started testing all-day breakfast
“The Wall Street Journal” got ahold of an internal memo that said all-day breakfast could launch nationwide within three months. It did, and customers were stoked they could get a McMuffin any time they wanted, but it was a huge strain on business. McDonald’s used the pandemic as an excuse to nix all-day breakfast less than five years later in 2020.
@TessInWA That sounds delicious, Teresa! Sausage McMuffin date soon!? 🙂
Justin Bieber was dating “Stephen Baldwin’s daughter”
Hailey Bieber’s career was still taking off, and most people knew her as Stephen Baldwin’s daughter at that point. “The National Enquirer”reported that Stephen was none too pleased when he saw a hickey on Hailey’s neck, and that he planned to “straighten [Justin] out” the next time he saw him. Justin and Hailey wed three years later in 2018.
She’d been in a coma for six months after she was found unconscious in a bathtub. The circumstances were eerily similar to how her mom Whitney Houston died three years earlier in 2012.
— Where Are They Now? (@WATNCelebrity) July 27, 2015
Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert got divorced
TMZ broke the news on July 20, 2015 and said it was already a done deal. They’d filed two weeks earlier and had a prenup, so it was a quickie divorce. They released a joint statement saying, “This is not the future we envisioned, and it is with heavy hearts that we move forward separately.” Miranda remarried in 2019. Blake married Gwen Stefani in 2021.
Hulk Hogan got fired by the WWE for using the N-word
He was in the middle of suing Gawker for posting his sex tape in 2012 when the transcript from a separate video leaked. It showed him using the N-word multiple times while talking about his daughter’s former boyfriend. The WWE canned him and removed him from their Hall of Fame, but reinstated him in 2018. Gawker ended up paying him $31 million for the leaked sex tape.
Corey Feldman’s band bombed at a Minor League Baseball game
The State College Spikes were a minor league affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals at the time. The performance by Corey & the Angels was so bad, the team’s G.M. issued a public apology, calling it “far below expectations” and “not the type of entertainment we stand for, or stand by.” It wasn’t even an on-field performance – they set up in the middle of a walkway next to a salsa stand.
A guy went viral for eating Chipotle 100 days in a row
Mark Rantal of Colorado Springs didn’t even branch out and explore the menu. He ordered the same thing every time: a burrito bowl with white rice, pinto beans, fajitas, sofritas, corn, cheese, lettuce, and two types of salsa. The stunt made headlines, but it turned out a different guy in L.A. was already on Day 153 of a separate Chipotle binge.
“Space Jam 2” rumors were circulating
Die-hard fans of the original were excited (and nervous) when LeBron James was linked to the project. The cinematic masterpiece finally came out in 2021 and wasn’t a complete flop, but didn’t do great either. The budget was $150 million, and it grossed $164 million worldwide.
Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj had beef, then didn’t
Nicki complained online after her video for “Anaconda” didn’t get a VMA nod for Video of the Year. She seemed to suggest you had to be a skinny white chick to get nominated, so Taylor – who was nominated and won for “Bad Blood” – took offense. But then they swapped compliments, and everything was fine. They ended up performing together at the show.
Fart-blocking blue jeans made their debut
A British company called Shreddies was already selling flatulence-neutralizing underwear and announced they were branching out to sell fart-blocking jeans and pajama bottoms too. A decade later, they’re still around. They’ve since added fart-proof sheets, chair cushions, and fanny packs to their product line.
If you believe life is mostly caring and collaborative – or that everyone’s pitching in and doing their best – then an aggressive manager might feel toxic and ineffective.
But if you think it’s a “dog‑eat‑dog world,” you might see that same boss as a strong leader who keeps people motivated and gets results.
Those who see the social world as a competitive jungle tend to attach greater value to antagonism, responding with heightened tolerance or even appreciation for leaders who show it. Those who see the world as collaborative and caring, on the other hand, may often view antagonistic leaders as “hopelessly misguided and ineffective.”
Workplace culture isn’t one‑size‑fits‑all.
According to the study, people in the “caring” camp tend to think harsh leadership is a sign you don’t know how to handle people. But those in the “dog‑eat‑dog” camp? They’re more likely to admire someone who’s fiery, even if it means they (or their coworkers) get yelled at sometimes.
The study was sparked by a real‑life viral story.
Remember the Olive Garden manager in Kansas in 2022? The one who sent a memo to staff saying, “If you call off, you might as well go out and look for another job.”
The line that really got people was, “If your dog died, you need to bring him in and prove it.” 👀
The manager got fired, but plenty of people online defended the tough‑love approach, blaming “lazy employees” instead.
Is a drill sergeant approach really necessary?
Again, it depends on how you view the world, whether you think people need a drill sergeant to stay motivated – and also, whether you think your colleagues are a bunch of lazy bastards or not.
What the study definitely shows is we all have wildly different ideas on what good, effective management looks like – what feels like abuse to one person might feel like strong leadership to another.
Do you work better under a boss who barks orders, or one who hugs it out?
Let’s say you’re on the road, minding your own business, and someone cuts you off doing 80 in a school zone with a turn signal that last blinked in 2013. Ever wonder if that kind of chaos is normal where you live?
Thanks to Allstate’s latest America’s Best Drivers Report, now we know exactly which U.S. cities are crushing it behind the wheel… and which ones should probably be forced to take the bus.
The 10 Safest Driving Cities in America
These cities are full of people who apparently read the manual, use turn signals, and maybe even wave politely when you let them merge (unverified):
Brownsville, TX
Boise, ID
Fort Collins, CO
Cary, NC
Laredo, TX
Olathe, KS
Scottsdale, AZ
Port St. Lucie, FL
Madison, WI
Eugene, OR
Congrats to Brownsville for taking the top spot with an average of 14.2 years between accidents. At that rate, your car might age out of the warranty before you hit anything. (And yeah, that’s collisions PER DRIVER, not overall. Although, who knows how many people live in Brownsville.)
And Now… the 10 Riskiest Driving Cities in the U.S.
If you live in one of these, maybe just get the full insurance coverage. And possibly a helmet.
Boston, MA
Washington, DC
Baltimore, MD
Worcester, MA
Springfield, MA
Glendale, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Oakland, CA
Providence, RI
Philadelphia, PA
Boston remains undefeated in vehicular chaos. On average, a Boston driver crashes every 3.07 years… which explains a lot if you’ve ever tried crossing Boylston Street with your life flashing before your eyes.
What the Data Actually Shows
East Coast, Least Safe: Seven of the 10 riskiest cities are on the East Coast. We assume it’s the traffic. Or the rage. Or both.
West Coast, Still Sketchy: California cities like L.A., Glendale, and Oakland aren’t exactly coasting either.
Texas = Road Safety Royalty: Four Texas cities made the top 20 safest list, and Brownsville took the crown. Everything’s bigger in Texas… including the respect for stop signs?
Pacific Northwest Redemption Arc: Cities like Bellevue, WA, and Portland, OR improved dramatically. Bellevue jumped 133 spots to become the most improved city since 2015.
Midwest Mayhem: St. Louis drivers fell harder than a dad on a hoverboard, dropping 90 spots to land at #175. Des Moines, Kansas City, and Omaha also took major hits in the rankings.
The Gap Is Growing
Overall, crash rates are slightly down nationwide, but the safe cities are getting safer, while the dangerous ones… yeah, not great. In fact, several of the worst-off cities saw crashes spike over 25% since 2015.
Want to see where your city landed?
The full 200-city list is available in the full report. But if you’re in Boston, you probably already knew.
A new Tina Turner wig just hit the internet—and flopped harder than a cover band trying to sing “Proud Mary” in the wrong key.
This week, an officially licensed Tina Turner wig was released to honor the late Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Designed by her longtime hairstylist Arthur Johns and made from human hair, the wig was supposed to be a tribute to Tina’s iconic teased-out ’80s look. Instead, it looked more like it belonged to Little Orphan Annie or Olivia Newton-John in Grease. And the price? A cool $1,000.
Almost immediately, fans slammed the design online for looking nothing like Tina’s signature hair. Instead of bold, wild volume, the wig served up soft, generic curls—more community theater than rock royalty.
One person joked it looked like it came with a free performance of Tomorrow. Another said it gave “Tell me about it, stud” energy… not exactly what you’d expect from a tribute to a music legend known for her ferocity.
Within hours of launch, Turner’s estate yanked the product from the site. That’s right: less than a day on the market before it was banished to the “what were we thinking?” corner of the internet.
Arthur Johns, however, is still standing by his work. He told the media, “Tina wore that hair. If you do your research, you’ll see that curl was very popular in the ’90s and through the early 2000s. What you don’t see is Tina onstage after 25 minutes, working that hair, throwing her body around and having that hair blow up and just become wild.”
Fair point, Arthur—but fans weren’t buying it. Literally or figuratively.
If you’ve ever hit someone with a Draw Four and felt way too proud of yourself, your moment has arrived.
Las Vegas is now home to the world’s first-ever Uno Social Club, and yes—it’s exactly what it sounds like: a full-on, glamified hangout spot dedicated to the most cutthroat family card game of all time. The pop-up experience, which just opened inside the Palms Casino Resort, is the first of its kind from Mattel and brings Uno fans a place to play, party, and probably yell “REVERSE!” way too aggressively.
According to Mattel, this is just the start. More Uno Social Club locations are expected to pop up around the country later this year, so keep those Skip cards handy.
This isn’t some dusty card table setup in the corner of the casino, either. The temporary venue is decked out with Uno-themed décor, and comes with extras like bowling, billiards, themed cocktails, and snacks. Think less “poker night with your uncle” and more “influencer-ready game lounge with neon vibes.”
But don’t expect to walk up and start betting rent money on a Reverse card.
While it’s hosted at a casino, the Uno Social Club is purely social. It’s not on the casino floor, and there’s no gambling involved—at least not yet.
For now, the goal seems to be more about community, cocktails, and TikTok clout than cold, hard cash.
Uno was first released in 1971 and has always had its chaotic charm. Whether you grew up arguing over house rules or mastered the art of saving a Wild Draw Four for just the right moment, the game has remained a staple in game nights and family road trips for over 50 years. So turning that chaos into an Instagrammable Las Vegas experience? Honestly, kind of genius.
No word on how long the Palms’ Uno Social Club will be sticking around, but if you’re a diehard fan of Skip cards, color changes, and friendly sabotage, this might be your version of hitting the jackpot.
Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath just closed the curtain on their legendary career—and shattered a massive record while they were at it.
The band’s final concert, fittingly titled Back to the Beginning, has officially become the Highest-Grossing Charity Concert of All Time, pulling in over $190 million (around 140 million British pounds). That number smashes the previous record-holder and cements the show’s place in rock and fundraising history.
The farewell performance wasn’t just about heavy riffs and nostalgia—it had a powerful purpose. Proceeds from the concert will be split evenly among Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Acorn Children’s Hospice, and Cure Parkinson’s, the latter of which hits close to home for Ozzy, who’s been publicly battling Parkinson’s disease for several years.
This historic show now tops an iconic list of charity concerts, surpassing events like America: A Tribute to Heroes ($129 million in 2001), FireAid (over $100 million earlier this year), and even the legendary Live Aid from 1985, which raised an estimated $100 million.
Here’s the updated ranking of the top charity concerts by gross revenue, not adjusted for inflation:
Back to the Beginning (2025) – $190 million
America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001) – $129 million
FireAid (2025) – Over $100 million
Live Aid (1985) – Around $100 million
Farm Aid (since 1985) – Over $80 million
Hope for Haiti (2010) – $57 million
Concert for Bangladesh (1971) – $12 million
One Love Manchester (2017) – $12 million
Considering the sheer cultural weight of a band like Black Sabbath, it’s not surprising that their last hurrah would be record-breaking. But $190 million? That’s next level.
Between the massive turnout, star-studded performance, and a cause that hits all the right notes, “Back to the Beginning” wasn’t just a goodbye—it was a mic drop moment for charity concerts worldwide.
Ozzy Osbourne, former lead singer of Black Sabbath, pictured in his open air hot tub in the garden of his luxury home in Goldwater Canyon, Beverly Hills,California. 28th April 1982. (Photo by Eddie Sanderson/Scopefeatures/Getty Images).Ozzy Osbourne, former lead singer of Black Sabbath, pictured in his open air hot tub in the garden of his luxury home in Coldwater Canyon Beverly Hills, Los Angeles Biting the head of a rubber chicken. 28th April 1982. (Photo by Eddie Sanderson/Scopefeatures/Getty Images).Rock singer Ozzy Osbourne at home with his family, early 1990’s. From left to right, Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Jack Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne and Amme Osbourne. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
Someone got into Elmo’s verified account and wrote a bunch of nonsense that wasn’t very kid friendly – or even adult friendly. The posts were conspiracy‑laced, antisemitic, and downright shocking – dragging in references to President Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, and Jewish people.
Within hours, a spokesperson for Sesame Workshop confirmed what fans were already suspecting. Yes, Elmo’s account had been hacked.
On Sunday, Elmo’s X account was briefly hacked by an outside party, in spite of the security measures in place.
We strongly condemn the abhorrent antisemitic and racist content, and the account has since been secured.
The posts were quickly deleted, and Sesame Workshop condemned the “antisemitic and racist content” the hackers had shared. Some people didn’t think the apology went far enough though, and called on Elmo to resign.
The lesson? Even the most wholesome corners of the internet aren’t immune to chaos.
Incidents like this aren’t rare – celebrity and brand accounts are frequent targets for trolls hoping to make headlines. But seeing a universally loved character like Elmo caught in the crossfire made the situation all the more surreal.
Unfortunately, there’s no way to ensure bad actors won’t pull similar stunts in the future. In fact, we have it on good authority that many other beloved characters are currently being targeted.
Here are some other surprising tweets we might see in the not-too-distant future.
Let’s be real: arguing over who’s the hottest man in Hollywood history is basically a sport. And Harper’s Bazaar just dropped their official 50 Hottest Men of All Time list, sparking fierce debate and possibly some group texts in all caps. From leather jackets to lightsabers, their picks span decades of smolder . . . and yes, peak hotness moments are included for context.
Big names like James Dean, Lenny Kravitz, Bad Bunny, and Keanu Reeves made the list, but so did a few surprise entries. Whether you’re into brooding rebels or charming weirdos, there’s something (or someone) here for everyone.
Let’s break down a few of the standouts:
James Dean set the gold standard for tortured hotness with a cigarette and a red jacket in “Rebel Without a Cause”. Sorry, not sorry.
Tupac Shakur? Shirtless in the “Hit ‘Em Up” video. No further explanation needed.
Lenny Kravitz apparently hits peak attractiveness anytime he’s shirtless—which, luckily for us, is often.
Pedro Pascal earned his spot by doing something truly rare in “The Mandalorian”: removing his helmet and stealing our hearts.
Bad Bunny was a no-brainer. That Calvin Klein ad lives rent-free in way too many minds.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson made the cut for crying over Keira Knightley in “Anna Karenina”. Because real men yearn.
Jason Momoa showed that hot can also be hilarious in his 2020 Super Bowl commercial.
Keanu Reeves not only dodged bullets in “The Matrix”, but donated most of his paycheck to cancer research afterward. Now that’s hot.
Hayden Christensen: His brooding Anakin Skywalker in “Revenge of the Sith” made the dark side weirdly irresistible.
Robert Pattinson: Whether he’s sparkling as Edward Cullen or brooding in “The Batman”, the man’s mysterious vibe is elite.
Marlon Brando: Young Brando in a tight T-shirt in “A Streetcar Named Desire” basically invented “hot and dangerous.”
Theo James: He made button-downs look scandalous in “The White Lotus”. That hotel room scene? You know the one.
Matthew McConaughey: Peak McConaughey was shirtless and sweaty in a rom-com, whispering “Alright, alright, alright.”
Jesse Williams: “Grey’s Anatomy’s” hottest doctor not named McDreamy. Those eyes could stop time.
Denzel Washington: Not just hot—legendary hot. “Training Day” swagger, “Malcolm X” intensity, and always effortlessly smooth.
Some picks definitely feel more “actor of the moment” (coughJacob Elordi in “Saltburn”) while others are timeless (Elvis in “Jailhouse Rock”). And then there’s Bill Skarsgård, who somehow made crawling around as Pennywise in a sewer… sexy? We don’t know how to feel about that one.
Reactions to the list have ranged from “Yup, accurate” to “WHERE IS [insert personal fave here]???” Which is kind of the whole point—everyone’s list is going to be a little different.
So is this the definitive ranking of Hollywood’s hottest men? Probably not. But it is a fun scroll. And if nothing else, it’s a solid excuse to revisit some swoon-worthy movie moments (purely for research, of course).
Who’s missing from the list? And what was Keanu’s peak hotness moment? Sound off. We’re ready to fight about it.
