No Jumper, a popular podcast whose roots are in hip-hop culture, has allegedly transitioned into a platform for white supremacy, antisemitism, and misogyny, according to a Media Matters for America investigation. The news site, which describes itself as “a progressive research center that monitors, analyzes, & corrects right-wing misinformation,” points …
Read More »Obama's Campaign Manager Is Now Coaching TikTok's CEO
As TikTok works to convince Congress to drop efforts to ban the app nationwide, the company has reportedly recruited Democratic and Republican power players, including former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe, to help coach CEO Shou Zi Chew. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, TikTok has enlisted …
Read More »Seventeen Sets April Comeback With 'FML' Mini-Album Announcement
K-pop supergroup Seventeen are only a few weeks away from their awaited comeback with FML, their tenth mini-album set for release on April 24. The project follows the release of their fourth studio album, Face the Sun, last May, with a reissue that followed in July. The 13-member group – …
Read More »Tech Leaders Sign Open Letter Calling for Pause on AI Development
Over 1,400 tech leaders and academics including Elon Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp have signed an open letter calling on Artificial Intelligence developers to pause training of some of their more sophisticated AI experiments, citing risks they claim could result in “loss of control of …
Read More »Democrats Call Out Jim Jordan's Hypocrisy During Chaotic Weaponization Hearing
House Republicans celebrated their newfound majority earlier this year by forming a special subcommittee to investigate supposed anti-conservative bias throughout the government. The Weaponization of the Federal Government Committee has largely been a flop, with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) helming a series of hearings that instead of unearthing “deep state” …
Read More »Chief Keef Releases Glo Gang x Malbon Golf Collection: 'I Might Be the Next Tiger Woods'
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Chief Keef is hitting the links. Under his brand Glo Gang, the Chicago rapper has just released a collaborative capsule with Malbon Golf. The collection delivers a huge …
Read More »The Workshop Is Open: Drag Race Fans Can Now Get Their Very Own RuPaul Build-A-Bear
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. A new Build-A-Bear just sashayed into the building, and it’s none other than Mama Ru herself. The stuffed animal brand has just released a teddy bear styled after …
Read More »'Enys Men': Imagine 'The Shining' on a Deserted Island
The title is Cornish for “Stone Island,” a forbidding slab of land located off the coast of England’s southern tip. The year is 1973 — the same horror-cinema annus mirabilis of The Wicker Man and Don’t Look Now, for those of you playing along at home. The only current resident …
Read More »Dr. Hook Sang About Being on the Cover of <em>Rolling Stone</em>. 50 Years Ago This Week They Got Their Wish
Fifty years ago this week — on March 29, 1973, to be exact —the ragged New Jersey country-rock band Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show got their wish: Rolling Stone put them on the cover. Written by Shel Silverstein, the former Playboy cartoonist and children’s book author, Dr. Hook’s hit …
Read More »Kesha Walks 'Fine Line Between Genius and Crazy' as She Leaks Teaser Snippets of Two New Tracks
SoundCloud user Kesha19523has less than 400 followers, but the two uploads to the account – songs titled “Eat the Acid” and “Fine Line” – have racked up a combined 20,000 streams in the past seven hours. On Instagram late last night, Kesha linked out to the page, writing: “Can’t sleep …
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