Hamdan Ballal, one of the Palestinian directors of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, was attacked by Israeli settlers and detained by the Israeli authorities, according to his co-directors and a Jewish activist group. Yuval Abraham, one of the Israeli co-directors on the film, wrote on X Monday, March 24, …
Read More »Republicans Are Moving to Cripple the Judiciary So Trump Can Do What He Wants
As Donald Trump demands that federal courts and judges get out of his way, Republicans in Congress seem prepared to use their powers to kneecap the judicial branch’s ability to check the president. On Monday morning, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) told Fox News that Speaker Mike Johnson …
Read More »Ice Facials and Banana Peels: Fitness Guru's Absurd Morning Routine Is a Bounty of Memes
Long after we watched Patrick Bateman wake up to apply his expensive skincare lotions and do a thousand stomach crunches in American Psycho, the earnestly aspirational “morning routine” video is now a staple of social media. Lifestyle gurus of all types (none outed as serial killers to date) closely document …
Read More »Lizzo to Play Rock Legend Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Upcoming Film
Lizzo is set to play rock & roll pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe in a new film in development by Amazon MGM Studios, per Deadline. A brilliant guitarist and singer, Tharpe was a major influence to scores of rockers, including Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Johnny Cash, and Bob Dylan. “A …
Read More »Trump's Brain Trust Accidentally Sent War Plans to a Journalist
Donald Trump installed a former Fox News host with a history of alleged erratic behavior as Secretary of Defense. What could go wrong? Well, we’re barely two months into the president’s term and Pete Hegseth seems to have texted presumably classified plans to bomb Yemen into a group chat that …
Read More »Metallica Are All in Their 60s — But Kirk Hammett Says There's No Retirement Anywhere in Sight
Metallica‘s members are all in their 60s, and their music is way more physically demanding than anything their classic-rock forebears have had to tackle onstage — but lead guitarist Kirk Hammett tells our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast that he doesn’t see retirement on the horizon. “As long as we …
Read More »Lost 1980s Indie Rock Pioneers Salem 66 Are Getting Their Moment in the Sun
Think of the most iconic bands associated with the exploding U.S. indie-rock scene of the 1980s, and who comes to mind first? R.E.M., Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, and the Pixies, perhaps? Salem 66 were peers to all four of those groups. They shared a label with Sonic Youth, a recording …
Read More »Goose Part With Multi-Instrumentalist Jeff Arevalo, Citing 'Behavior' in 'Personal Life'
Goose, the popular Connecticut indie jam band, have parted ways with percussionist/multi-instrumentalist Jeff Arevalo, with both sides sharing statements that appear to hint at unspecified, behind-the-scenes tensions. In their statement, Goose said they’d decided to split with Arevalo after being “made aware of behavior in Jeff’s personal life that does …
Read More »Grimes Warns Against 'Social Media Mental Health' Advice After ADHD and Autism Diagnosis
After receiving a diagnosis of both ADHD and autism as an adult, Grimes has come to view the widespread pop psychology shared across social media as increasingly sinister. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), the musician suggested that accounts sharing generalizations about symptoms that could signify certain mental …
Read More »Dei V Unveils Track List for Surprise EP 'Los Flavorz' Featuring Omar Courtz, De La Rose
After introducing himself on Quién es Dei V? and joining Bad Bunny on Debí Tirar Más Fotos, Dei V is ready for a new stage. Rolling Stone can exclusively reveal the track list for the Puerto Rican star’s surprise EP, Los Flavorz, out this Friday. The seven-track EP features songs …
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