Everyone’s favorite anthropomorphized bear returns to the big screen this fall with Paddington in Peru, the third film in the series based on the beloved children’s book. The movie finds the titular doll-sized bear (who was born in “darkest Peru,” as author Michael Bond once wrote) and his human family …
Read More »'Presumed Innocent' Is Guilty of Turning an Erotic Legal Thriller Into a Snoozefest
When older film fans lament the loss of the mid-budget movie made for grown-ups, Presumed Innocent is an obvious example of what they have in mind. The 1990 adaptation of Scott Turow’s best-selling legal thriller — starring Harrison Ford as a prosecutor charged with killing his mistress — wasn’t meant …
Read More »'Late Night With Seth Meyers' Cuts Ties With Live Band Amid Budget Cuts
Late Night With Seth Meyers will not feature a live band in its upcoming season. In a new interview with Vulture, 8G Band keyboardist and associate musical director Eli Janney revealed that NBC had cut the live band from a “revamped” Season 12. “There’s a lot of strong emotions. No …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar 'The Pop Out — Ken and Friends' Concert: Where to Find Cheap Tickets Online
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Kendrick Lamar is showing some love for his hometown with an upcoming one-off concert in Los Angeles in honor of Juneteenth. The concert — called The Pop Out …
Read More »Enchanting, Texas Star and Former 1017 Rapper, Dead at 26
Enchanting, the Texas rapper who signed to Gucci Mane‘s 1017 label in 2020 before leaving last year, has died at the age of 26. “So sad to have to say R.I.P to such a great young lady a true star we gone all miss you Chant,” Gucci wrote in a …
Read More »New Audio: Alito Bashes ProPublica for Reporting on Supreme Court Ethics
In a new recording, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito lashes out at the news organization ProPublica, describing its Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the Supreme Court as driven by political animus, insisting: “They don’t like our decisions.” Alito was captured on tape at a June 3 event hosted by the Supreme …
Read More »Joey Chestnut, Takeru Kobayashi to Settle 'Unfinished Beef' at Netflix Hot Dog Eating Contest
One day after Joey Chestnut’s bombshell banishment from the 2024 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, Netflix has announced that the champion glizzy gobbler will finally face his longtime, but estranged rival, Takeru Kobayashi, in a special one-on-one match. The aptly-titled bout, “Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef,” will stream live on …
Read More »Music Publishers File FTC Complaint Against Spotify for 'Fraudulent Business Practices'
The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against Spotify over the streaming giant’s controversial audiobook bundle offering. The premium subscription tier bundle has led to decreased royalties for songwriters, with the trade group calling the strategy “a scheme to increase profits by …
Read More »Southern Baptists Vote to Oppose IVF
The nation’s largest gathering of protestants voted to oppose the use of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in fertility treatments, a harbinger of the anti-abortion movement’s growing fixation on care for infertility. On Wednesday, the Southern Baptist Convention — an annual gathering of thousands of “delegates” representing scores of Baptist and evangelical …
Read More »Republicans Dodging Subpoenas Vote to Hold Merrick Garland in Contempt
Republicans voted on Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress over the Justice Department’s refusal to turn over audio recordings of interviews President Joe Biden gave to Special Counsel Robert Hur. The 216-207 vote came down largely on party lines. In January of last year, Garland …
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