What was the payola scandal and how did it change music?
In politics, it’s simply called lobbying.
Controversy
Five songs from the 1960s that stirred up huge controversy in the US
Sex, drugs, protests, and misinterpreted gibberish.
The controversial 1978 movie Brooke Shields will never regret: “I’m proud of it”
“I wrote my thesis on it.”
10 Quentin Tarantino scenes that should be deleted from history
He needs to shut up in some instances.
Allen Ginsberg’s troublingly overlooked days as a member of the pro-paedophilia group NAMbLA
A concerning chapter in the life of a counterculture icon.
Mamoru Samuragochi: The strange tale of the deaf composer who wasn’t deaf and didn’t compose
It took an Olympic figure skating routine to bring the truth out.
The 10 most controversial movie sequences of 2025
These scenes provoked strong reactions, for better or worse.
