President Joe Biden on Tuesday described Russia‘s occupation of separatist-backed territory in eastern Ukraine as “the beginning of an invasion,” while announcing sanctions on Russian sovereign debt and the nation’s wealthy elite. “We’ve cut off Russia’s government from Western financing,” Biden said in address from the White House, speaking of …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Being environmentally conscious has become a trendy topic in the past few years, but digging into the statistics shows this shouldn’t be a superficial aspiration. A 2020 study …
Read More »When the MAGA Movement Comes for Your School
COLLIN COUNTY, Texas — Michael Phillips is a professor, a 15-year veteran of Collin College in Texas, and the area’s preeminent historian of racial politics and right-wing extremism. At the end of the school year, he’ll also be out of a job. Phillips says he was summoned to a series …
Read More »Chris Rock Plots First Stand-Up Tour in Five Years
After a five-year break, Chris Rock is making his return to the live comedy circuit with the Ego Death world tour. The trek — which will begin with a 38-date North American leg — marks Rock’s first run since his Total Blackout stand-up tour in 2017 and 2018 (at the …
Read More »Tori Amos Taps Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman for 'Little Earthquakes' Graphic Novel
The stories written into Tori Amos’ 1992 debut, Little Earthquakes, will be brought to life in a new graphic novel. To mark the album’s 30th anniversary, the singer-songwriter has teamed up with Z2 Comics and editor Rantz Hoseley to publish Little Earthquakes: The Graphic Album. The graphic novel, which follows …
Read More »Sigur Ros Are Working on a New Album and Getting Ready to Tour the World
Sigur Rós will hit the road this summer for their first world tour in nearly five years, with shows currently slated for the United States, Canada and Mexico. The influential Icelandic band also announced that they’ve returned to the studio to record a new full-length album — and both the …
Read More »Halsey, Green Day, Dua Lipa to Headline Firefly Festival 2022
Halsey, My Chemical Romance, Green Day, and Dua Lipa sit atop the bill for the 2022 Firefly Festival, taking place Sept. 22 through Sept. 25 at the Woodlands in Dover, Delaware. The four-day festival will also feature performances from Weezer, The Kid LAROI, Big Sean, Zedd, Porter Robinson, Gunna, Avril …
Read More »Federal Jury Finds Ahmaud Arbery's Murderers Guilty of Racist Hate Crime
The three white men convicted last year of murdering 25-year-old Black man Ahmaud Arbery were also guilty of depriving him of his right to use a public street because of the color of his skin, a jury found on Tuesday, who found that the actions were a violation of federal …
Read More »RS Recommends: Pandora and Marvel Launch Charm Collection Inspired by MCU Characters
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The last few weeks have been especially exciting for Marvel fans, with the new Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness trailer dropping and rumors floating that we …
Read More »Queer Country Pioneers Lavender Country Released Their Debut Album in 1973. 50 Years Later, They're Still Just as Radical
Patrick Haggerty was aware of the risks of releasing a radical, gay-themed country album in 1973. His Lavender Country project, with no-punches-pulled songs like “Cryin’ These Cocksucking Tears” and “Back in the Closet Again,” was almost certain to spell the end of his musical career, but he felt compelled to …
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