If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The world’s best pound-for-pound women’s UFC fighter is back in the ring this weekend as Amanda Nunes defends her bantamweight title against Irene Aldana in UFC 289. And …
Read More »David Byrne's 'Here Lies Love' Reaches Agreement, Now Hiring Live Musicians
David Byrne has reached an agreement with musicians’ union, Local 802, for the upcoming production,Here Lies Love,his play about the former First Lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos. The musical, which Byrne co-wrote with Fatboy Slim, had previously planned to use pre-recorded tracks. Per the agreement, the show will hire …
Read More »'Music Is My Spirituality': Rapper Smilez Overcomes Grief on His Debut Album
Smilez sometimes finds himself writing lyrics about his brother’s death without even realizing it. He’ll start scribbling lyrics or listening to a beat with a sad energy, and the feelings just rush in. It’s that connection to his emotions that helped fuel his debut album, Ur In My World, out …
Read More »Karen Elson, Remi Wolf Highlight Gun Reform Ahead of Critical Tennessee Vote
Living in Pakistan, Abdul Aziz and Farah Naz dreamed of sending their eldest daughter to high school in America, in hopes she would matriculate at a U.S. college. In 2018, Sabika Sheikh was accepted as an exchange student at Santa Fe High School. In her first semester, she was killed …
Read More »Lala Kent Feels Kinda Bad About What She Said to Raquel Leviss at 'VPR' Reunion — But Is Still Taking Shots
Lala Kent offered up a few morsels of remorse over the treatment of fellow Vanderpump Rules star Raquel Leviss during the final installment of the show’s blockbuster three-part post-Scandoval reunion special. Part three of the Vanderpump reunion special, which aired earlier this week, was a real scorched earth affair, as …
Read More »Trump Melts Down as Damning Indictment Goes Public
On Friday, the Justice Department unsealed a 38-count indictment against Donald Trump and his longtime aide Walt Nauta, laying out the reasoning behind their decision to charge the former president over his hoarding of classified documents after leaving office. Trump is not coping well. Special Counsel Jack Smith has leveled …
Read More »Trump Extremists Demand Civil War, Mass Murder After New Indictment
Extreme supporters of Donald Trump have met news of his federal indictment with visions of violence and retribution. At The Donald, a forum for ultra-MAGA Trump supporters, users demanded public executions and other forms of lynching to avenge the federal prosecution of Trump, for the alleged mishandling of state secrets …
Read More »The Special Counsel Is Using Trump's Own National Security Staff Against Him
Since last year, Special Counsel Jack Smith and his team of investigators and Justice Department attorneys have interviewed an array of officials who served on Donald Trump’s National Security Council, grilling them about specific instances that show the then-president acknowledged proper and legal declassification processes, according to two sources familiar …
Read More »Are the Orange Skies Here to Stay?
As smoke lifts for East Coast cities this weekend, take a deep breath. And then hold it, because this might happen again. Parts of Canada and the eastern United States are at risk for an unusually active fire season this summer. So this week’s great eastern smoke-out might be just …
Read More »The Best Queer Novels Out Now
Pride month is not just a celebration of queer joy,but also an annual reminder of the ongoing fight for LGBTQ rights. It’s important, though, to break up the parades and protests with a little personal time, a moment to recharge and recenter so the battle can go on, long after …
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