If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. In the world of tech announcements, some years are about incremental upgrades, and some years are about leaps and bounds. Apple’s Glowtime event from September was incremental, with …
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Sabrina Carpenter put the good judgment and even better taste she boasts about on “Please Please Please” to exceptional use for the forthcoming deluxe edition of Short n’ Sweet. Arriving on Valentine’s Day, the extended version of the record will feature an updated recording of “Please Please Please” featuring country …
Read More »Usher Gives Kendrick Lamar Thoughtful Super Bowl Halftime Show Advice: 'Savor the Moment'
Kendrick Lamar just got some high-powered advice for his upcoming Super Bowl LIX halftime performance. During a recent appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, last year’s halftime performer Usher was asked his thoughts on how Lamar can have the best show possible. His overall message was to be present. “The …
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A fter 40 years in Hollywood, Ke Huy Quan is no stranger to getting knocked around, literally and figuratively. He burst into the pop-culture consciousness in 1984 as the adorable young sidekick Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. It was a pure accident — he’d accompanied …
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Over the past two weeks, President Donald Trump and his billionaire patron Elon Musk have embarked on a frenzied MAGA purge of federal agencies and departments. The duo and their allies’ blitz across the government triggered a torrent of press leaks, coming from career officials and other personnel appalled by …
Read More »A Teenage Chappell Roan Forecasted Her Best New Artist Grammy Win
As a teenager, Chappell Roan set out for Recording Academy recognition. In a video resurfaced online, the Missouri-born artist took home the top prize at a 2012 talent show in Springfield, Missouri, and said, “I want to win a Grammy.” “That’s my goal” a 14-year-old Roan said, as she accepted …
Read More »My Family Has Been Tormented By U.S. Immigration Crackdowns for Generations
On Jan. 26, this year’s Dia de los Reyes celebration on Cherokee Street in St. Louis bustled with people happy for sunshine. After weeks of brutal snow, the event, put on by local Latino community organizers, featured taco tents and tables full of free coats, shoes, and blankets. Kids ran …
Read More »Trump Claims Victory Over Canada, Mexico After Getting … Basically Nothing
Donald Trump has temporarily delayed the implementation of tariffs against Mexico and Canada after speaking to the leaders of both nations on Monday. The president made a show of detailing the supposed concessions made by the neighboring nations in order to gain his mercy — but most of the agreements …
Read More »Big Thief Drop Previously Unreleased Songs For L.A. Fire Relief
Big Thief has released new music in support of L.A. fire relief efforts. The band posted the five-track Passional Relations EP to their official website today, also revealing that the majority of the proceeds will be donated to the Plus1LA Fires Fund, which was created to aid the victims of …
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Jack Quaid bounds up the stairs of Manhattan’s Midtown Comics like a Golden Retriever on a long-promised walk, his plaid winter jacket fluttering behind him in the January chill. Sandwiched between a 99-cent pizza joint and a smoke shop, the Times Square institution is one of the largest stores of …
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