Rick Ross, Chuck D, Busta Rhymes, Method Man, Fat Joe, and French Montana have teamed up for a new public service announcement demanding that lawmakers pass healthcare transparency bills that are working their way through Capitol Hill. The rappers teamed with the non-profit organization Power to the Patients for the …
Read More »Quavo Is Still Grieving Takeoff. He Went to Capitol Hill To Talk About It
Atlanta rapper Quavo walks into Washington, D.C.’s Convention Center to immense fanfare. People film him on their phones, including one man who proclaims, “That’s the man right there” as Quavo walks by with his mother, Edna Maddox, and his sister Titania Davenport. Another man calls out his name as the …
Read More »Sen. Bob Menendez Indicted for Bribery Scheme Involving Cash, Cars, and Gold Bars
SEN. BOB MENENDEZ (D-N.J.) has been indicted alongside his wife Nadine Menendez for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for the senator’s influence. The pair are accused of having “engaged in a corrupt relationship with three New Jersey associates and businessmen.” The men, who are co-defendants …
Read More »BTS' Suga Begins Mandatory Service in South Korea, But He Won't Be Joining the Military
BTS’ Suga officially started fulfilling his mandatory service requirements in South Korea today, Sept. 22, The Associated Press reports. Though, as it’s been previously noted, instead of enlisting in a branch of the country’s military, Suga will instead spend the next 21 months working as a social service agent. Social …
Read More »Dolly Parton and Linda Perry Climb That Great Big Hill of Hope in 4 Non Blondes' 'What's Up?' Cover
For her latest rock cover, Dolly Parton takes a deep breath and gets real high on a cover of 4 Non Blondes’ “What’s Up?” She even gets a little help from the song’s writer and original singer, Linda Perry. In Parton’s hands, the tune has a country swing to the …
Read More »Why Did Trump Lose His 'Billion Dollar Lawyer'?
Last month, when Donald Trump parted ways with “Billion Dollar Lawyer” Drew Findling as his lead criminal defense attorney in the Fulton County, Georgia, case, the decision was then met with surprise and dismay, including among some of Trump’s closest advisers and lawyers. At first, the reasons behind the departure …
Read More »Flo Milli is Pure Self-Confidence. On Her New Album, She Gets Vulnerable For the First Time
F LO MILLI SHOWS UP at Rolling Stone’s New York office one August afternoon and holds court for an hour. After a spirited discussion about Raising Cane’s chicken — Flo has a hack that involves mixing tenders with sauce in a cup — the 23-year-old Alabama rapper lets us in …
Read More »'Squid Game' Gets Real in Teaser for Netflix's 'The Challenge' Reality Competition
Netflix has shared the first teaser for their controversial Squid Game: The Challenge, a reality competition that turns the hit South Korean television show into a last-person-standing battle for $4.56 million. In the teaser, 456 real people attempt to “survive” the show’s now-infamous deadly children’s games, like “Red Light, Green …
Read More »Clarence Thomas Helped Koch Brothers Woo Donors: Report
Clarence Thomas attended donor events hosted by the billionaire Koch brothers — whose organizations and legal projects regularly appear before the Supreme Court. According to a report from ProPublica, the Supreme Court justice has appeared at least two summits hosted by the wealthy conservatives, one of which had been previously …
Read More »'It Lives Inside' Is More Metaphor Than Horror Movie
What the fuck is in that jar? That’s the first question that It Lives Inside throws at you, and the one that has Samida (Never Have I Ever‘s Megan Suri) wondering if it has something to do with the odd behavior of her classmate, Tamira (Mohana Krishnan). Once upon a …
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