Bavarian radio station Bayern 3 has apologized for comments its host, Matthias Matuschik, made comparing K-pop band BTS to COVID-19. Last Wednesday, Matuschik hosted a live show during which he characterized BTS' cover of "Fix You" by Coldplay as "blasphemy," going on to describe the band as "some crappy virus that hopefully there will be a vaccine for soon as well."Matuschik doubled down on his comment by adding, "I have nothing against South Korea, you can’t accuse me of xenophobia only beca...

The lack of diversity in the world of gaming has been an ongoing conversation. Despite significant improvements in recent years, the industry struggles to build a space where women, the LGBTQ+ community and people of color are adequately represented. A move towards inclusivity, PlayStation video game Spider-Man: Miles Morales features the voice of Jasmin Savoy Brown as the Tinkerer (aka Phin Mason), a supervillain that is portrayed as a white man in the original series.While her casting as the T...

Kathleen Belsten, better known by her online pseudonym Loserfruit, is the second most-followed female gamer on Twitch. Since starting her journey as a professional live streamer a few years ago, the Internet personality has garnered over eight million fans across her social media channels -- certainly an impressive feat. Fans of Belsten will know that she also has a large presence on YouTube, where she uploads to three different channels: Loserfruit, her main platform; Lufu, for her vlogs; and L...

GameStop, the electronics retailer at the center of a trading frenzy fueled by Reddit community r/WallStreetBets, saw another surge in stock value following a cryptic Twitter post by board member Ryan Cohen.Cohen, the former Chewy CEO who was appointed to GameStop's board of directors in early January, shared a photo of a McDonald's ice cream cone yesterday afternoon. Many are theorizing that the puzzling post is responsible for fueling renewed interest in GameStop, whose stock had fallen to aro...