Nikki Haley‘s 2024 presidential campaign isn’t off to a great start, in that no one seems to understand why she’s embarking on what seems to be such a hopeless endeavor. The conservative Wall Street Journal‘s editorial board even wrote on Wednesday that they see “no clear rationale” for her bid …
Read More »Rihanna's Halftime Show Dancers Didn't Know She Was Pregnant, Either
Rihanna‘s marshmallow dancers at the Super Bowl halftime show found out about her pregnancy in the same way that everyone else did – and some didn’t catch on until they watched the performance back on YouTube. The singer hired 280 dancers for her career-spanning performance, most of which were not …
Read More »12 Ways to Show Your Commitment to DEI Beyond Your Hiring Practices
In recent years, many companies have made public commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace. They’ve taken stock of their workforce, revamped their recruiting and hiring practices and worked to ensure their employees represent a wide range of backgrounds and life experiences. While making diverse hires is …
Read More »Is Elon Musk's Twitter Kink-Shaming the Kinks?
Elon Musk’s Twitter continues to function about as well as a Tesla in self-driving mode, with Dave Davies and the Kinks bearing the brunt of the platform’s latest hiccups: Last night, Davies complained that Twitter kept placing sensitive content warnings on all of his tweets about the Kinks, ostensibly because …
Read More »'If We Quit Trying, It All Goes in the Sh-tter': David Crosby's Final Words of Wisdom
The idea of making David Crosby our new advice columnist started as a joke around the Rolling Stone office. Croz was the first to admit that he lived a rather imperfect life, making many catastrophic decisions along the way. “If there was a way to go wrong possible, I did,” …
Read More »Machine Gun Kelly's Guitarist Addresses 'Untrue' Cheating Rumors She Was 'Needlesly Dragged Into'
Facebook’s relationship status feature, in hindsight, was actually pretty useful for keeping up with all you need to know about someone else’s relationship. Maybe if Instagram had something like that, Machine Gun Kelly‘s guitarist Sophie Lloyd wouldn’t have had to issue a statement clarifying that his fiancée Megan Fox didn’t …
Read More »One of the Most Controversial Movies Ever Is Back in Theaters
Gaspar Noé’s Irréversible — the notoriously graphic, 12-scene rape-revenge tragedy from 2002 — still has the capacity, to say nothing of the will, to shock. The movie premiered at Cannes to jeers and walkouts, a long tail of outrage and a reputation that would grow to precede and overshadow the …
Read More »Chelsea Handler Is Ready for Her Late-Night Return: 'I Know What I Want to Do'
“The immediacy of each show each night is energizing,” offers Chelsea Handler. The famed comedienne is reflecting on her week-long stint guest-hosting The Daily Show, where she filled in for the recently-departed Trevor Noah. Handler earned raves behind the desk for her acerbic takes on everything from George Santos (“an …
Read More »This Christian 'Prophet' Backed Trump in 2020. Now He Says God Favors DeSantis
Charlie Shamp — a bearded Christian “prophet” with a jet-black pompadour — appeared as a guest on the Jim Bakker Show last week to share a heavenly vision about Republican politics. And for once, it wasn’t about Donald Trump. “We need to watch Ron DeSantis,” Shamp told the televangelist’s audience. …
Read More »Fiona Apple Narrates and Scores PSA About Importance of Court Watching
For at least the past two years, Fiona Apple has served as a volunteer court watcher, virtually watching proceedings in Maryland in order to ensure criminal justice accountability. Now, with the National Courtwatch Network set to expand its reach, Apple has provided narration and the score for a PSA about …
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