Curse

WIRED via DAVE KARPFIt seems like this list surfaces on social media every year or so. People stumble across the “Long Boom” story, notice the “scenario spoilers” sidebar, and break out in…

One Piece, the popular manga and anime series by Eiichiro Oda, follows the journey of Monkey D. Luffy as he seeks to become the King of the Pirates in the Grand Line. Netflix's…

The third time around, Megan Rapinoe’s reaction to a potentially career-ending knee injury went no further than an eye roll. She had torn her anterior cruciate ligament. She could reel off…

On the latest episode of Hulu's hit reality show, The Kardashians, Khloé Kardashian made it clear that she's had enough of the infamous "Kardashian Curse" conspiracy theory. The Good…

Faria Abdullah in a still from ‘The Jengaburu Curse’ Director Nila Madhab Panda, known for I Am Kalam (2010) andKadvi Hawa (2017), and who often forefronts ecological themes in his movies,…

For many of the ambitious young people who circled Andy Warhol, the enigmatic pop artist opened otherwise inaccessible doors but also cast an inescapable shadow.Last month the photographer…

SEATTLE —  Do you believe in curses?Shohei Ohtani laughed and tilted his head to the side.“I wonder,” he said in Japanese.You know, people think the Angels are cursed.Before Ohtani could…

It’s Josh Allen’s turn.Considered one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL for years, the Buffalo Bills star finally has received perhaps the biggest of the league’s offseason honors: the…

One of the most ironic things about the shift away from broadcast television to streaming and premium channels is that audiences are now regularly paying to see stories where, unencumbered…

Popularity can be a curse. In fashion, that can sometimes translate a little like this: a new brand releases an item that is so hot, so viral, that it can be tempting to just keep on doing…