Following his conviction in November, Sam Bankman-Fried is awaiting sentencing for the massive fraud that brought down his much-vaunted FTX cryptocurrency exchange. Making the case for a 40-to-50-year prison term, federal prosecutors have now submitted a list of the disgraced CEO’s bad ideas for spinning his company’s bankruptcy in the …
Read More »This Bar Is Closing During the RNC So It Doesn't Have to Serve Trumpers
Milwaukee bar owner Ricky Ramirez usually begins posts on The Mothership’s Instagram account with a lighthearted insult towards his patrons. “Sup bozos,” “sup idiots,” “sup dorkus malorkus,” and “hello freaks,” are all frequent openers to photo captions announcing service updates, schedule disruptions, and special events. Combining craft cocktails, a dive …
Read More »The World's Moved On From Covid. Some Of Us Can't
Four years ago, a virus brought everyday life in the United States to a screeching halt. On March 15, 2020, officials in places like New York City and Ohio announced some of the first shutdowns and stay-at-home orders in a century, which soon spread across the country like the novel …
Read More »Dr. Dre Claims He Had Three Strokes Following Brain aneurysm in 2021
Dr. Dre suffered three strokes in 2021 after his brain aneurysm, the rapper and producer said on Friday during an interview with James Corden on Corden’s This Life of Mine show on SiriusXM. “It definitely makes you appreciate being alive, that’s for sure. It’s something you can’t control, it just …
Read More »RFK Jr. Consultant Registered a Website for Aaron Rodgers as VP Pick
A consultant for Robert Kennedy Jr.’s 2024 campaign registered the website for Kennedy and his potential vice presidential selection, New York Jets quarterback and fellow vaccine skeptic Aaron Rodgers, according to digital records reviewed by Rolling Stone. Kennedy recently told The New York Times that Rodgers was on his shortlist …
Read More »Former Child Actors Say They Felt 'Intimidated' by Nickelodeon Showrunner
Giovonnie Samuels, a child actor hired for three seasons of Nickelodeon’s All That in the early 2000s, dreamed of becoming a TV star. As she filmed her intro dance to TLC’s “All That” for the show’s title sequence, those aspirations became real. She lived out her dreams again as she …
Read More »See Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Ray Parker Jr. Play 'Ghostbusters' Theme on Classroom Instruments
Bill Murray and Ernie Hudson hit up The Tonight Show Friday ahead of next week’s release of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and the OG ghost-busting duo brought along Ray Parker Jr. to perform the original film’s classic theme on classroom instruments alongside Jimmy Fallon and the Roots. Parker Jr. handled lead …
Read More »Ready Player One: This Eighties Throwback Lego Set Lets You Build a Replica Atari 2600
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Whether you were a button-masher, cheat-code user, or game guide reader, Lego is tapping into those early gaming memories and bringing back the classic Atari 2600 console — …
Read More »Mike Pence Won't Endorse Guy Who Sent an Angry Mob After Him
Donald Trump’s vice president won’t be endorsing the former president’s 2024 run to reclaim the White House. On Friday, Mike Pence told Fox News that it should be “no surprise” that he’s not backing the man who said he should be hanged on Jan. 6, 2021. “It should come as …
Read More »Kim Petras Says She Needed Therapy After 'Unholy' Success: It 'Felt Exposing and Scary'
When “Unholy” reached Number One in the U.S. and more than a dozen other countries, Kim Petras‘ life changed overnight. The success of the song, which she recorded with Sam Smith, led her to travel more to make appearances, and suddenly, “there were more eyeballs on me than ever before,” …
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