You remember the original Jurassic Park, right? The blockbuster that crawled out of the primordial ooze of 1993, signaled that Steven “I Made Jaws” Spielberg could still turn a beach-read paperback into box-office gold, and gave the Tyrannosaurus Rex his biggest P.R. boost in 66,000,000 years? Of course you do. …
Read More »Ben Gibbard Shrugs Off Heat Stroke, Completes 100-Mile Ultramarathon
Death run is his duty: Ben Gibbard, frontman for Death Cab for Cutie and the Postal Service, finished the Western States 100 ultramarathon Sunday morning — the fifth time he’s competed in a 100-mile race. “I can’t believe I made it,” he told Runner’s World. The 48-year-old Gibbard nearly didn’t …
Read More »Tony Hawk on <em>Pro Skater 3 + 4</em>, the Growth of Skate Culture, and 1990s Nostalgia
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Tony Hawk is taking it back. The skate legend’s Pro Skater Series 3 + 4 hits shelves on July 11, bringing fans of the original series back to …
Read More »Kristi Noem Secretly Pocketed Cash From Dark Money Group: Report
Much like President Donald Trump, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is no stranger to taking advantage of the trappings of elected office to make a quick buck or glitz up her surroundings. In 2021, public records showed that the then governor of South Dakota spent almost $70,000 installing …
Read More »Rick Scott Demands More Cuts to Medicaid, Which His Company Allegedly Scammed
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who’s famous for his former hospital company’s record-setting Medicare fraud settlements, is currently leading an effort to make Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” even more painful for America’s poor. The legislation already cuts $930 billion from Medicaid, the nation’s government health insurance program for low-income and …
Read More »Kate Nash Attacks J.K. Rowling, Rod Stewart, and Matty Healy's Mom at Glastonbury
Singer/songwriter and actress Kate Nash took aim at a broad range of celebrities and their politics during her Glastonbury set Sunday night, according to British media reports, firing salvos at J.K. Rowling, Rod Stewart, and even 1975 singer Matty Healy‘s mom. Nash, who recently dropped the anti-transphobia single “GERM,” directed …
Read More »Oxygen May Have Caused a Mass Extinction. Then It Led to Human Life
In today’s state of overwhelm, it’s easy to spend more time consumed with the present and the future than contemplating the events of the past. This constant forward motion can, at times, become exhausting and disorienting. We lose our grounding. We miss out on the context and insights that history …
Read More »Black Sabbath's Early Demos Will Be Released as 'The Legendary Lost Tapes'
A collection of early Black Sabbath demos, which the band recorded under the name Earth, will finally get an official release next month. Earth: The Legendary Lost Tapes is set to arrive July 25 via Big Bear Records. It contains a handful of recordings that Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer …
Read More »How CMAT Invented Her Own Kind of Country Music — and a Dance Craze
If you assembled a focus group of today’s country artists and asked them to list their biggest influences, a few names would probably rise to the top: Johnny Cash and Hank Williams; Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn. More contemporary icons like Shania Twain and George Strait would come up, and …
Read More »Jury Begins Deliberations in Sean Combs Trial
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage After seven weeks of testimony, Sean Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering charges is now in the hands of the jury. On Monday morning, Judge Arun Subramanian gave the jurors, comprised of eight men and four women, what are known as “charging instructions,” …
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