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“Thank you, Rolling Stone. Thank you, Variety. But you have screwed up. I can’t quite understand; it’s all backward because I’m an old magazine writer. From the age of twelve, I was sending off ideas to magazines in New York. And my dream was to write for Rolling Stone, not …

The first time Stephanie Brinkerhoff tried psilocybin, she was a Mormon mother of three and desperate for help. She was struggling with migraines and chronic fatigue, and the antidepressants she had been on for years weren’t working, she felt. After listening to a series of podcasts about psychedelics, and learning …

David Handelman, a prolific writer whose body of work spanned journalism, fiction, and television, died Thursday at the age of 63. Sheila Rogers, a friend of Handelman, confirmed the writer’s death to Rolling Stone, adding that the cause was Waldenström macroglobulinemia, a rare form of blood cancer. Handelman joined Rolling …

It’s only been a few days since X (formerly Twitter), the social media site owned by Elon Musk, put out its newest iteration of its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok. Released Aug. 13, the new update, Grok-2, allows users to generate AI images with simple text prompts. The problem? The model …

Haliey “Hawk Tuah Girl” Welch joined the storied ranks of Yo La Tengo, Japanese Breakfast, 50 Cent, and Grimace by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at a New York Mets game. Welch took the mound Thursday as the Mets faced off against the Oakland Athletics, and her throw was …

I remember I had a tablet,” 12-year-old Ryan Kaji says, recounting his earliest memory. “I was just clicking, scrolling, watching videos. I was a little kid, maybe three years old.” His father, Shion Kaji, chuckles. “Before you even knew how to type, you had an iPad,” he says. “You don’t …

Raygun isn’t loving the sudden attention that’s come after her breakdancing performance at the 2024 Olympics. On Thursday, the Australian breaker, whose real name is Rachel Gunn, shared a video addressing some of the hate she’s received after the Paris Games. “I just want to start by thanking all the …

Jordan Chiles is speaking out for the first time since the International Olympic Committee decided to strip her of her bronze medal. On Thursday, the Team USA gymnast issued a statement sharing her disappointment with the sporting organization’s “unjust” decision to take her medal and give it to Team Romania. …

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action to prohibit “deceptive advertising.” On Wednesday, the organization announced that fake reviews, purchased followers, and suppression of reviews will be prohibited, and open to civic penalties. The new rule — which was voted in favor of 5-0 — will disallow fake reviews …

Wallace “Wally” Amos, the founder of Famous Amos cookies, has died at the age of 88. The company founder’s children Shawn and Sarah announced Tuesday that the cookie creator died at his Honolulu home on Aug. 13 due to complications with dementia, according to the New York Times. Throughout his …