Grunge

1 day ago | grunge.com | Sergio Pereira

Everyone knows shock rocker Marilyn Manson loves to push the envelope and cross the boundary lines of morality, but there have been a few times in which he went a little too far in front of interviewers. Whether it be an outright refusal to answer tough questions about abuse allegations, challenging a reporter to a fight, or even flicking another person's genitals, Manson has had more than his share of moments that could have destroyed other musicians' careers.

3 days ago | grunge.com | S. Flannagan

The story of Aileen Wuornos, a serial killer who murdered seven men in 1989 and 1990, is deeply disturbing. The Michigan native had a brutal childhood characterized by sexual abuse, neglect, and alcohol use. Wuornos wound up involved in sex work and theft at a young age, and she was jailed for armed robbery at the age of 24. She began killing a decade later.

3 days ago | grunge.com | S. Flannagan

The brutal murder of the actress Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman took place on the night of June 12, 1994. It was a bloody double stabbing that took place on the grounds of Nicole's home, and which led to the sensational trial of the former's husband, the sports and movie star O.J. Simpson. The details of the case, and of Simpson's apparent guilt despite his being acquitted in a criminal trial, have remained a subject of heated discussion in the three decades since it happened.

3 days ago | grunge.com | S. Flannagan

The Catholic Church typically elects a new Pope from among its cardinals based on the illustriousness of their careers and their professional standing, meaning that candidates are typically of advanced age as they come close to securing the most powerful position in the Christian world. Indeed, it has been more than half a millennium since the Vatican elected a Pope under the age of 50. Pope Francis was elected to the papacy in 2013 when he was 76.

6 days ago | grunge.com | Richard Milner

President Donald Trump's 2025 foray into levying tariffs against various countries has caused the typical conveyor belt of responses from this or that website, pundit, talking head, historian, financial analyst, and so forth. While some members of the public care about the details, others probably Googled, "What's a tariff?" But in all cases, the U.S. population is being forced to confront, even relearn, the ins and outs of an international trade that was on autopilot for quite some time.