If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. At some point in any adventure, you’ll have to communicate with a local — be it telling a taxi driver directions, asking for recommendations, or (in the worst …
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Rebel Wilson took to social media on Wednesday to accuse the producers behind her directorial debut, The Deb, of “bad behavior” and sabotaging the film from making its premiere on closing night at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). In an Instagram video, Wilson claimed that producers Amanda Ghost and …
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Former NBA player Jontay Porter, who was banned from the league for life after he gambled on games he participated in as a member of the Toronto Raptors, has pleaded guilty to a charge of wire fraud conspiracy in connection to the scandal. Porter, who was charged along with four …
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After several years, and a few unexpected twists, Nirvana and Marc Jacobs have settled a copyright dispute over the band’s smiley face logo, which also raised questions about the origins of the famous symbol. Nirvana first brought the suit in Dec. 2018, accusing Marc Jacobs of copyright and trademark infringement …
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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. It’s no secret: Smartphone batteries deteriorate — usually before we’re ready to upgrade — and start to die. Whether you’re waiting on an important call, sightseeing miles from …
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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez filed articles of impeachment on Wednesday against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. While the articles are unlikely to pass muster in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, the move is a rebuke to the two conservative justices, who have recently been accused of improper relationships …
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Sweden’s Way Out West festival is taking a unique approach to ensuring the future viability of the fest by crafting a stage specifically for sperm and eggs bound for in vitro fertilization. The festival and designer Love Hultén announced the Future Fan Stage project Wednesday, revealing they would play live …
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The wonderfully strange pop duo Magdalena Bay are back with a new song, “Image,” from their upcoming album, Imaginal Disk, out Aug. 23 via Mom + Pop Music. “Image” is a spaced-out dancefloor delight that gets at the inescapable (sometimes disconcerting) allure of self-reinvention. “But oh my god/Make me in …
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When Kevin Hart jumped on Instagram three years ago to discuss his bizarre 2017 sex tape scandal and the related felony extortion charges filed — and eventually dropped — against his friend Jonathan “J.T.” Jackson, the superstar comedian said he was happy to be “moving on” from that chapter in …
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While Sam Smith was writing their debut album, In the Lonely Hour, they allowed the identity of each song’s subject to remain mostly ambiguous. The record is essentially gender neutral, barring a moment on the hit single “Stay With Me” where the musician — who now identifies as non-binary — …
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