The internet loves a good narrative, especially when it can turn a passing comment into a full-blown celebrity controversy. That is exactly what happened to Victoria Monét, the Grammy-winning singer behind hits like “Coastin” and “On My Mama,” who recently found herself at the center of a discourse cycle involving none other than Drake. Reports began circulating that Monét had called the rapper a “professional trick” or even a “trickster master” during an interview, and the clip quickly made its way across social media platforms. But Monét was quick to shut it all down. In a statement shared with fans…

The humid October air over West Bengal’s political landscape felt thick with more than just monsoon residue on Saturday, as Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition, dramatically reached into the past and pulled out a five-year-old medical file. With the flourish of a man who believes he has finally caught his adversary in a lie, he waved a report from Kolkata’s Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, dated March 11, 2021. The verdict, he claimed, was simple: no fracture, no dislocation, no evidence of the broken leg that Mamata Banerjee had once used to fuel a narrative of martyrdom. He stood…