If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Sure you could drop an ice cube in your pint of beer or wait until it cools off in the fridge, but watered down beer is no one’s …
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The two Buffalo police officers seen in a viral video pushing an elderly protester were arraigned Saturday on felony assault charges. Officers Aaron Torgalski and Robert McCabe both pleaded not guilty to felony second-degree assault and were released without bail. Both officers are scheduled to return to court on July …
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The part of TikTok that serves as a launching pad for hit singles often seems like an endless stream of dance challenges — kinetic sequences of moves, heavy on martial arm movements, that can be packed into a 15-second clip shot on a stationary phone camera. Users like the dances …
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The hashtag #WhiteLivesMatter may have caused some confusion on Twitter on Wednesday, after K-pop fans took over the trending topic by spamming it with fan cams and memes of their favorite artists. The united effort effectively drowned out the white-supremacist messaging that organizers of the hashtag were likely hoping to …
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In response to the killing of George Floyd and other black victims of police brutality, record labels, artists, and executives across the music industry pledged their participation in Blackout Tuesday — a day meant to invoke reflection and honest conversation — over the last few days. The event has spread …
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Actress and activist Jane Fonda spoke about the need to recognize and upend white privilege to combat the many facets of systemic racism during an interview with CNN’s Don Lemon Sunday. “Because we’re white, we have had privilege,” Fonda said. “Even the poorest of us have had privilege. And we …
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Beyoncé demanded justice for George Floyd in a rare social media video statement Saturday. “We need justice for George Floyd. We all witnessed his murder in broad daylight. We’re broken and we’re disgusted. We cannot normalize this pain,” Beyoncé said in the video posted Saturday. “I’m not only speaking to …
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Midland took their name from a Dwight Yoakam song (“Fair to Midland”), and they nod to the neo-traditionalist once again in the title of a new acoustic EP. Guitars, Couches, Etc., Etc., an allusion to Yoakam’s 1986 album Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. Etc, features bare-bones renditions of some of the country …
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As the drive-in concerts trend picks up steam — four shows in Texas sold out so quickly that organizers added four more — Nashville has been slow so far to hop onboard. Keith Urban played a gig for health care workers in nearby Watertown earlier this month, and Michael W. …
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Choose Melanie C as your fighter in the action-packed video for new single “Blame It on Me.” The new track follows up her self-exploratory track “Who I Am.” Sylvie Weber directed the visual, which sees a woman working at her office job. In between spreadsheets and files, the office worker …
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