Looks like Chappell Roan is hot to go for a new collaboration with Fortnite. In an interview with BBC Radio 1‘s Jack Saunders this week, the 26-year-old singer revealed that not only is Epic’s online shooter her current obsession, but that her chart-topping 2024 single, “Good Luck, Babe!” will soon …
Read More »Hughes Fire Spreads to 5,000 Acres; Los Angeles County Orders More Evacuations
A brush fire near Los Angeles County’s Castaic community has spread to over 5,000 acres. A mandatory evacuation order in the surrounding areas is now in place. The latest blaze to hit the county has been named the Hughes Fire and it is spreading rapidly in the region located northwest …
Read More »Musk Confesses to Letting Other Gamers Boost His Stats
Most recent attention on Elon Musk has concerned his attendance at the second inauguration of President Donald Trump (and a distinctive salute he gave at the event that was cause for cheer among neo-Nazis). But we meanwhile got confirmation that his claims to gamer greatness were only possible thanks to …
Read More »These Iconic — and Exclusive — Hollywood Institutions Opened Their Doors to Fire Victims
It’s not every day the average person can waltz into the Magic Castle in the heart of Hollywood. Typically, the exclusive venue hosts invitation-only affairs; in order to enter for an evening of entertainment by top-tier magicians, you have to adhere to a strict formal dress code and either be …
Read More »These Influencers Helped Get Trump Elected. Now They're Ready to Party
It’s Sunday night and Lance Johnston, a 23-year-old content creator, is smiling and posing in front of a giant TikTok logo. Johnston was one of the first political content creators on the app in its early days, and amassed a six-figure following in 2020 by posting conservative commentary. After his …
Read More »I Argued With David Lynch About Meditation. He Was Right
On a summer morning in 2012, I was very pregnant in the back seat of a limo with David Lynch, being chauffered along Mulholland Drive. Lynch was 66 years old at the time. He was handsome and sharply dressed in his uniform: blazer, white shirt, American Spirits in his breast …
Read More »How Los Angeles Sent Nearly 10 Million People a False Fire Alert
On the afternoon of Jan. 9, nearly 10 million people across Los Angeles County received a warning that they were in danger. “NEW: This is an emergency message from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. An EVACUATION WARNING has been issued in your area,” the alert began, going on to …
Read More »How 'Dynasty Warriors' Created One of Gaming's Best Action Subgenres
For anyone who loves gratuitous, over-the-top action games, it doesn’t get any bigger than the Dynasty Warriors franchise. With the release of Dynasty Warriors: Origins (out today), Koei Tecmo has brought back the hack-and-slash historical fiction series and reinvented it for a new generation. And although it isn’t for everyone …
Read More »How Social Media Platforms Are Courting the TikTok Crowd
It’s not exactly clear what will happen to TikTok at 12 a.m. on Jan. 19. According to Reuters, TikTok leadership will comply with the rapidly approaching ban by “going dark.” According to the Biden administration, they’re not going to enforce the law, and the app will continue to be available. …
Read More »Muhammad Ali: Remembering the Greatest of All Time
This story was originally published in the July 1, 2016, issue of Rolling Stone. PEOPLE SCORNED HIM, even reviled him. Some feared him. Even when the young man proved himself to be what he claimed — the fastest, most astonishing boxer we’d ever seen, as well as a black man …
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