If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Barbie has broken box office records earning a reported $1.4 billion worldwide, and earned Golden Globes, Oscars, and Grammys. Now, the movie is breaking into our everyday lives, …
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Many decades ago, a man — feared by some and respected by others — had a breakthrough idea. He and a team of dedicated colleagues worked feverishly to make the conceptual notion come to fruition. It was a big swing, and the end result would become a historical game changer. …
Read More »Kim Gordon Isn't Done Making Noise
During her three decades in Sonic Youth, Kim Gordon helped redefine the possibilities of rock & roll, from her unsettling voice and subway-rumble bass playing to the way she integrated her feminism and art-school background into the band’s lyrics and philosophy. Today, Gordon is pondering another road ahead as she …
Read More »Ryan Gosling to Perform 'I'm Just Ken' at the 2024 Oscars
Ryan Gosling will bring his Kenergy to the 2024 Oscars ceremony. After months of speculation over whether the actor would take the stage to perform the Oscar-nominated song “I’m Just Ken” at the awards ceremony, Variety reports that Gosling is officially set to perform. The Academy has yet to comment. …
Read More »'She's Abrasive — and I Loved Her.' Emily Blunt on Her 'Oppenheimer' Role
Emily Blunt is laughing. Talk to the actor for any given amount of time — it could be six hours, might be six minutes — and you’ll hear her do this a lot. She’s a full-body laugher, not the snorting, shaking-fits kind but the pitching-about type, as if she was …
Read More »John Cena's Agents Resisted Making Him a Merman in 'Barbie': 'This Is Beneath You'
Ken only has a great day if Barbie looks at him, and John Cena almost missed his chance to have Barbie look at him. The actor’s agents advised him not to take a cameo in last year’s blockbuster Barbie, telling him they thought it might diminish his opportunities for leading …
Read More »Kristen Stewart Collects Fast Cars — But Drives a Minivan Named 'Beth'
“I’m playing like shit right now,” Kristen Stewart says, laughing as a ball rolls forlornly across her pool table and comes up short of the pocket. “But that’s good,” she adds, “because we’ve actually begun talking. And I can’t very well have you over here and then just beat the …
Read More »Mark Ronson Says Greta Gerwig Asked for the 'Most Maximalist Thing' on 'I'm Just Ken'
For many Barbie fans, Ryan Gosling’s musical solo of “I’m Just Ken” was the highlight of the film. In a new episode of Rolling Stone’s The Breakdown, producer Mark Ronson discusses the process of making the now-Oscar-nominated Ken solo from Barbie, including the specific instructions he received from director Greta …
Read More »Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon Revive 'Barbie' Characters to Promote Oscars
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel enlisted the Barbie cast to help him make his way to the awards show. In a new clip, which aired on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Helen Mirren narrates the tale of a man (Kimmel) lost on his way to the Oscars. He enlists help from Weird Barbie …
Read More »Oscars' New Rules: Best Picture Inclusion Standards and More
Now that the 2024 Oscar nominations have been announced, and the voting window for eventual winners is around the corner, awards season has kicked into high gear. Moviegoers had a lot of thoughts, feelings, opinions, and reactions to this year’s nominations, including how Greta Gerwig wasn’t nominated in the Best …
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