In the first trailer for the forthcoming three-part docuseries Sins of Our Mother, archival footage depicts Lori Vallow engaged in some uncomfortably eerie foreshadowing. “Being a good mom is very important to me, and a good wife,” she says, adding with a light laugh: “Being all those things together is …
Read More »'His Brain Is Broken': Parkland Shooter's Lawyers Beg for Mercy in Opening Arguments
As the trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz reconvenes in Florida, the defense has begun presenting its case to spare him the death penalty for the Feb. 2018 rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 14 students and three staff members dead. Cruz, 23, pleaded guilty last …
Read More »'Street Fighter 6' Comes to Rolling Stone on Twitch
Street Fighter is back! Surrounding its 35th anniversary and six years after the launch of the last installment, Street Fighter V, the grandmaster of all fighting games returns to consoles and PC next year with Street Fighter 6.Rolling Stone on Twitch is here with an exclusive sneak peek at music …
Read More »Think the CDC F-ked up Covid-19? Monkeypox and Polio Aren't Going Any Better
It’s right there in the name: the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is supposed to prevent outbreaks of infectious diseases — or, failing that, control them. But the Atlanta-based CDC by its own admission screwed up the initial response to the Covid-19 pandemic back in early 2020. And …
Read More »Fetty Wap Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Charge
Fetty Wap pleaded guilty to federal drug charges in a Long Island, New York court Monday, Aug. 22. The rapper — real name Willie Junior Maxwell — pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess and distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, a rep for the U.S. Attorney’s …
Read More »Lil Baby Details the Grueling Cycle of Hustle Culture in New 'Untrapped' Documentary Teaser
Despite racism being a systemic issue embedded into every part of American society — from laws and regulations to housing and employment — the task of breaking free from the cycle of poverty inherently perpetuated by systemic racism is pushed off to the marginalized, often Black communities most impacted by …
Read More »Marjorie Taylor Greene Endorses Candidate Who Hired Convicted Sex Offender
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has endorsed Carl Paladino, a far-right Republican running to represent New York’s 23rd District in the House of Representatives, and who hired a convicted sex offender to work on his campaign. “Carl is the America First, pro-Trump candidate in the race,” Greene wrote in a statement. …
Read More »'The Rehearsal' Finale: A Comedic Rorschach Test Takes a Strange Turn
This post contains spoilers for the season finale of The Rehearsal, which is now streaming on HBO Max. Among the most clever things about Nathan Fielder‘s The Rehearsal is that its very structure, along with the secrecy behind how Fielder and company produced the docu-comedy, makes it almost entirely analysis-proof. …
Read More »UK TV Will 'Reimagine' Prince Andrew's Embarassing Jeffrey Epstein Interview in a Satirical Musical
A satirical take on Prince Andrew is headed for Channel 4. On Monday, the British network announced that it’ll air Prince Andrew: The Musical, a comedic musical based on the Duke of York’s life, including his BBC interview about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein in 2019. The network said the …
Read More »The White House Really Doesn't Want Dennis Rodman to Get Involved in Brittney Griner's Case
The White House does not want former NBA star and self-styled diplomat Dennis Rodman to travel to Russia to advocate for the release of Brittney Griner. Over the weekend, as NBC News reports, Rodman told reporters that he had “got permission to go to Russia to help that girl” and …
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