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Read More »Energy Dept. Concludes with 'Low Confidence' That Covid Came from a Lab Leak
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in a classified intelligence report concluded that Covid-19 most likely originated with a leak from a laboratory, although the agency said that it makes the conclusion with “low confidence,” meaning it came to the decision with a low level of certainty. Other agencies that …
Read More »BTS' J-Hope to Begin Mandatory Military Service, Announces New Single
On the same day that BTS’ J-Hope announced he would begin the process of serving his mandatory military service in South Korea, the singer also let fans the BTS Army know that a new single is coming within the next week. On Sunday, HYBE revealed that “On the Street” would …
Read More »Manchin, on Fox News, Refuses to Call Himself a Democrat
Senator Joe Manchin, an alleged Democrat, went on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo — the Sunday morning equivalent of Tucker Carlson — and declined to identify as a member of the Democratic Party. That’s right, the senator who jokes with Republicans about switching parties, is now claiming …
Read More »Angela Bassett on Ariana DeBose's Viral BAFTA Rap: 'It Was Beautiful'
Angela Bassett finally did the thing and commented on Ariana DeBose’s now-viral BAFTA rap. “I DM’d her last night. I did. It was beautiful,” Bassett toldVarietyof the red carpet at the NAACP Image Awards Saturday. “I just wanted to make sure she was okay because, you know, it’s a lot …
Read More »Watch Neil Young Play 'Heart of Gold' at First Live Performance in Nearly Four Years
Neil Young made an appearance at the United For Old Growth march and rally Saturday in Victoria, British Columbia, where he played “Comes a Time” and “Heart of Gold” for the crowd. It was his first live appearance since Farm Aid in September 2019. The rally was aimed at protecting …
Read More »Beyond 'The Last of Us': Three Video Game Maestros Reveal Their Secrets
Game music isn’t just for gaming nerds anymore. It’s finally being recognized as real, “serious” music. This year, the Grammys introduced a new category for video game music: Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media. The music has evolved along with the video game artform, as scores …
Read More »Trump White House Pressured Disney to Censor … Jimmy Kimmel
In early 2018, the American national security apparatus was fixated on reports that North Korea was building nuclear weapons that could reach the U.S. or that Russia was plotting chemical weapons assassinations in Europe. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump was busy targeting his idea of an enemy of the state: late …
Read More »The FBI's Persecution of Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier walked among kings and earned Hollywood’s highest honors, but that didn’t stop the Federal Bureau of Investigation from keeping tabs on the actor and philanthropist via informants and surveillance tactics during the civil rights era, according to documents newly obtained by Rolling Stone. Poitier, who passed away at …
Read More »Silvana Estrada on Mercedes Sosa: 'Her Voice Is a Force of Nature'
FOR ROLLING STONE’S THIRD annual Icons & Influences feature, we asked eight of our favorite artists and entertainers to pay tribute to the women who have inspired them, in life as well as in their careers.Silvana Estrada, the breakout singer-songwriter who won Best New Artist at last year’s Latin Grammys, …
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