As the hands of her clock countdown to Midnights, Taylor Swift is slowly(so, so slowly) inching closer to handing over answers to the burning questions that have been bubbling under the surface since the sudden announcement of her tenth studio album, out on Oct. 21. Now, the singer has unveiled …
Read More »Trump White House Was Texting With Operative About Plot to Seize Voting Machines
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows was kept informed of efforts to seize voting machines and other schemes to overturn the 2020 election by Trump allies in contested states, according to a trove of text messages obtained by CNN. In a text exchange from Dec. 23, 2020, mere …
Read More »KiKi Layne Says 'Most' of Her Scenes From 'Don't Worry Darling' Were 'Cut'
While Florence Pugh seems to have largely opted out of any obligations requiring her to promote Don’t Worry Darling as the film’s ongoing behind-the-scenes drama took center stage, her fellow cast member KiKi Layne took a different approach to let her gripes about the film be known. In a social …
Read More »'Everything Comes From the Underground': The Global Promise of Reggaeton Darks
If you were on a very specific part of the Internet last year, it’s likely that a post-punk cover of Karol G’s hit “Bichota” ended up on your radar. It came from a Chilean band called Friolento, who turned the 2020 hit darker and more exciting by injecting it with …
Read More »Gunman Wearing 'Nazi Symbols' Kills At Least 13 in Russian School Shooting
A gunman killed at least 13 people and injured 20 in a mass shooting at a school in the Russian city of Izhevsk (about 600 miles east of Moscow) on Monday, Sept. 26. School No. 88 teaches grades one through 11, though there have been conflicting reports so far on …
Read More »Taylor Hale Makes 'Big Brother' History as First Black Woman to Win: 'I Am Not A Victim, I Am A Victor'
Taylor Hale’s resilience carried her straight across the finish line to a historic moment as the first Black woman to be named the winner of Big Brother, CBS’s surveillance-based reality competition series. Hale, who was targeted with bullying and microaggressions from other houseguests early in the show’s 24th season, took …
Read More »John Oliver Warns Us About a Trump Clone With the Army on His Side
On this week’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver began by acknowledging Mahsa Amini’s death in Iran and the protests that have followed, serpentine Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s political stunt in which he (probably illegally) shipped 50 migrants to Martha’s Vineyard — “We could spend the rest of this show talking …
Read More »Dr. Dre Advises Rihanna to Tap 'Right Creative People' for Super Bowl Halftime
Rihanna is officially set to perform the Super Bowl LVII halftime show in Glendale, Arizona in 2023, and shortly after the news broke on Sunday, this year’s headliner and self-proclaimed Rihanna “super fan” Dr. Dre offered the pop star some advice. “Put the right people around you, and have fun,” …
Read More »'House of the Dragon' Recap: Meet the New Bosses
Fear not, people of Westeros: The line of succession is strong. True, we’ve said goodbye to Milly Alcock as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Emily Carey as Queen Alicent Hightower, two key peformances that helped make House of the Dragon a massive hit. But even after a 10-year time jump, the …
Read More »RS Recommends: Here's Why Switching to a Buckwheat Pillow Could Help You Get Better Sleep
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. When it comes to getting a good night’s sleep and honoring your body’s natural alignment, take a tip from the Japanese and switch to a buckwheat pillow. Also …
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