The Republican budget bill remains in rocky territory after a night of contentious, acrimonious debate, during which Democrats repeatedly accused the GOP of using the cover of darkness to attempt to jam through unpopular legislation. The so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” would make permanent President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax …
Read More »AOC to Reintroduce Bill Combating Deepfake AI Porn
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is reintroducing her bill to provide civil recourse for survivors of nonconsensual sexually-explicit deepfakes. Ocasio-Cortez is co-leading the bicameral bill with Rep. Laurel Lee (R-Fla.), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). The Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits (DEFIANCE) Act was originally …
Read More »Stream Bruce Springsteen's Great New Live EP to Anger Donald Trump
If you’re even mildly curious about why Donald Trump is big mad at lil ol’ Bruce Springsteen lately, just listen to the artist’s newly released EP, Land of Hope & Dreams — a live recording from Manchester, England, earlier this month. You don’t even have to listen to Springsteen’s music …
Read More »Gorillaz to Mark 25th Anniversary With 'House of Kong' Exhibition
Gorillazare hosting a new exhibition this summer to mark 25 years as a band. TheHouse of Kongexhibition will come to the Copper Box in London from August 8 to September 3, giving fans a glimpse into the band’s longtime creative hub of Kong for the first time ever. A press …
Read More »Wednesday Return With 'Elderberry Wine,' a Love Song About Finding That 'Delicate Balance'
It’s only fitting that Wednesday returns on a Wednesday. The indie rockers are back with the new single “Elderberry Wine.” The track opens with Karly Hartzman’s razor-sharp lines (“Aint heard that voice in a long time/Had to check back there to make sure you were alive”), with MJ Lenderman on …
Read More »Chris Brown Granted $6.7 Million Bail on Alleged Nightclub Attack Charge
Chris Brown was granted a $6.7 million bail after he was charged last week in an alleged London nightclub attack in February 2023, with a British judge also allowing the singer to continue on his previously scheduled European tour as long as bail conditions are met. Following Brown’s arrest in …
Read More »Austin Butler Gets Swept Up Into a Life of Crime in 'Caught Stealing' Trailer
Wrong time, wrong place? The trailer for Darren Aronofsky‘s latest film, Caught Stealing, dropped on Wednesday, following Austin Butler as he gets swept up in a criminal enterprise. Butler stars as Hank Thompson, a former baseball player who lands himself in trouble after agreeing to house-sit for a neighbor, who …
Read More »Karan Aujla Wants the Whole World to Hear His Punjabi Pop
In the video for his latest single, “Courtside,” Karan Aujla cruises around Miami’s South Beach in a Rolls-Royce Cullinan wearing Maybach shades and a Richard Mille watch. Flowing in his native tongue over a breezy, bass-heavy beat, Aujla pulls up to Cartier and the Louis Vuitton store in the Design …
Read More »These New York City Lawmakers Want Kehlani and Noname's Shows Uncanceled
After Kehlani and Noname’s forthcoming concerts for New York’s annual SummerStage series were canceled this month – the first under pressure by Mayor Eric Adams’ office – 13 city council members have condemned his office’s actions in a letter urging organizers to reinstate the shows and “recommit to your publicly …
Read More »Pedro Pascal, Olivia Rodrigo, Harry Styles, and 250 Others Sign Planned Parenthood Ad
More than 250 celebrity leaders from across multiple industries — including Olivia Rodrigo, Harry Styles, Pedro Pascal, and Addison Rae — have signed a full-page Planned Parenthood ad calling for support of the organization’s lifesaving healthcare initiatives in response to threats under President Donald Trump. Rolling Stone exclusively reveals the …
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