It all started with pizza. Mike Birbiglia went on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and shared how he was chosen by Taylor Swift to play the role of her “nightmare” son in the “Anti-Hero” music video. “It was just a flukey thing,” Birbiglia started, saying he connected with the …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen to Bring Soul Covers and Comedy Chops to 'Tonight Show' Takeover
Bruce Springsteen, fresh off his annual chance to tell a few dirty jokes, will head to The Tonight Show next week for a special run of shows in support of his new covers album, Only the Strong Survive (out this Friday, Nov. 11). The “takeover” will kick off Monday, Nov. …
Read More »'A World Cup Built on Modern Slavery': Stadium Workers Blow the Whistle on Qatar's 'Coverup' of Migrant Deaths and Suffering
Anish Adhikari awoke at the Qatari labor camp at 4 a.m. to diarrhea from last night’s rotten fish. His tonsils were swollen from the limited water made available by his employer while working 14 hours a day in 125-degree heat. But he remained hopeful that building air conditioners for 80,000 …
Read More »Ahead of 'Wakanda Forever,' This Special-Edition 'Black Panther' Blu-Ray Is Available for $7
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Marvel fans waiting for the upcoming Black Panther sequel don’t have to wait much longer, as Black Panther: Wakanda Foreverofficially hits theaters this weekend. The new film finds …
Read More »Warnock v. Walker Is Going to a Runoff — It Could Decide the Senate
The bare-knuckle brawl for Georgia’s Senate seat is headed to round two. With nearly all of the vote in, neither Sen. Raphael Warnock nor his challenger Herschel Walker will break the 50-percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff. Warnock is closer — one half of a percentage point shy of …
Read More »Snail Mail Announces Valentine Fest Residency
Snail Mail, aka Lindsey Jordan, has announced a slate of hometown shows just in time to celebrate the holiday for which her sophomore album, 2021’s Valentine, is named. The shows will take place from Feb. 10 through Feb. 14 at Ottobar in Baltimore. Tickets go on sale on Nov. 11 …
Read More »How Sarkodie Rewrote the Rules of African Hip-Hop
Back in 2007, Sarkodie had a dream — and a problem. He wanted to be a great rapper, but his native tongue, Twi, was not a language many understood, especially outside his hometown of Tema, Ghana. He wasn’t about to be deterred. “I believed that I was able to take …
Read More »It's All High Notes and High Drama in the New Trailer for the Whitney Houston Biopic
Whitney Houston navigates the highs and hazards of stardom in the new trailer for the upcoming biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody, which is set to arrive in theaters Dec. 23. An early scene from the new trailer finds Houston (played by Naomi Ackie) pushing back against a radio host …
Read More »We Failed 'Heartstopper' Star Kit Connor. Let's Make Sure It Doesn't Happen Again
When Netflix‘s heartwarming queer romance Heartstopper first premiered on the streaming app, the internet was a huge fan of the series’ emotional storyline and honest script. But it was Heartstopper‘s 18 and 17-year-old leads Kit Connor (Nick Nelson) and Joe Locke (Charlie Spring), who sold viewers everywhere in its emotional …
Read More »Ron Johnson (R-FeverSwamp) Ekes Out Another Term in the Senate
Ron Johnson once said climate change is caused by sunspots. He said Covid could be treated by gargling mouthwash. He asserted the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol had been instigated by “fake Trump supporters,” even as the two-term Senate Republican reportedly tried to supply Vice President Mike Pence with …
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