Madeline Roth

Madeline Roth

Teen Miraculously Survives 400-Foot Fall Down a Canyon

Mason County Sheriff's OfficeA 19-year-old plummeted more than 400-feet down the side of a canyon in Washington state over the weekend—and walked away with only minor injuries.The teen was attempting to hike beneath the High Steel Bridge in Mason County on Saturday when he fell and took the steep 420-foot plunge, Fire Chief Matthew Welander of West Mason Fire told King 5. Mason County Sheriff’s Office shared a Facebook post confirming the rescue, including photos from the scene, in which the teenager’s face is blurred out and a team is seen sending a harnessed firefighter down off the bridge. Officials were forced to use binoculars to spot the teen.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Jason Kelce Defends His Wife Against ‘Homemaker’ Hecklers

Lisa Lake/Getty ImagesJason Kelce didn’t mince words while shutting down a social media troll’s harsh criticism of his wife and her role in their family.Days after denouncing Harrison Butker’s viral commencement speech—in which the Chiefs kicker told female graduates that their “most important title” in life would be “homemaker”—Kelce responded to an X user who called him “hypocritical.”“Your wife is a homemaker,” the critic wrote. “But you can’t support butker. And your wife is a homemaker whose home is a mess. Sorry but it is dirty and messy on television. Seems you’re a bit hypocritical.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

Jimmy Kimmel’s Son Undergoes His Third Open-Heart Surgery

Bruce Glikas/WireImage/GettyJimmy Kimmel’s 7-year-old son, Billy, successfully underwent his third open-heart surgery over the weekend, the late-night host has revealed.Kimmel shared the news in an Instagram post on Monday, writing, “This weekend, our boy Billy had his third (of three, we hope) open heart surgery. We went into this experience with a lot of optimism and nearly as much fear and came out with a new valve inside a happy, healthy kid.” His message was accompanied by a photo of a smiling Billy in a hospital bed.Billy, whom Kimmel shares with his wife Molly McNearney, was born with a congenital heart disease in 2017. A month after his son’s birth, the host returned to Jimmy Kimmel Live! with an emotional monologue in which he revealed that Billy’s official diagnosis was “tetralogy of fallot with pulmonary atresia,” meaning his pulmonary valve was blocked and there was a hole in his heart.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Richard Dreyfuss Slammed for Sexist, Transphobic Rant at ‘Jaws’ Screening

Gregg DeGuire/GettyRichard Dreyfuss’ appearance at a Massachusetts theater’s screening of Jaws went off the rails when the actor went on a sexist and homophobic rant, prompting the venue to issue an apology.“The views expressed by Mr. Dreyfuss do not reflect the values of inclusivity and respect that we uphold as an organization. We deeply regret the distress that this has caused to many of our patrons,” The Cabot theater in Beverly, Massachusetts, said in a statement provided to The Hollywood Reporter on Monday. “We regret that an event that was meant to be a conversation to celebrate an iconic movie instead became a platform for political views. We take full responsibility for the oversight in not anticipating the direction of the conversation and for the discomfort it caused to many patrons.”On Saturday, The Cabot hosted a screening of the 1975 blockbuster along with a Q&A discussion with Dreyfuss, 76, who starred in the film. However, things took a sharp turn when, according to social media posts from attendees, the Oscar-winning actor began sharing offensive comments about women and trans youth.Read more at The Daily Beast.

All the 2024 Song of the Summer Contenders, From ‘Espresso’ to ‘Lunch’

Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyCrowning the song of the summer used to be easy: “Hot in Herre,” “Crazy in Love,” “Umbrella,” “Call Me Maybe,” “Despacito,” and “Old Town Road” were all incontestable champions of their time. As the monoculture has crumbled in recent years, determining a winner has gotten harder—but we’ll be damned if we don’t try, so we’re back to debate: What is this year’s song of the summer?Sure, the season is young and anything could happen—hot-weather king Calvin Harris has been teasing a new song with Miley Cyrus, and we still have albums from Peso Pluma and Normani on deck for June. But from chart-friendly superstars like Post Malone and Ariana Grande, to up-and-comers like Shaboozey and Chappell Roan, there are still plenty of contenders to choose from. See our picks below.“Espresso” by Sabrina CarpenterRead more at The Daily Beast.

The Riot Grrrl Who Named Nirvana’s Biggest Song Tells All

Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesKathleen Hanna has never been one to mince words, so why would she start now?The punk-rock trailblazer’s memoir, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk, arrives on Tuesday and finds Hanna writing both searingly about men who abused her, and humorously about everything from clueless record execs to her friend Kurt Cobain. Along the way, she traces her life from her difficult childhood growing up with a sadistic and alcoholic father, to her ’90s notoriety as the front woman of Bikini Kill, the punk outfit that spearheaded the third-wave feminist movement known as Riot grrrl. The 55-year-old artist also gives rare insight into her diagnosis of late-stage Lyme disease that sidelined her for years, as well as her marriage to a Beastie Boy.Below, read about some of the book’s best bits, from the stories of how she coined the phrases “girl power” and “smells like Teen Spirit” to that infamous confrontation with Courtney Love.Read more at The Daily Beast.