Three fighters sit next to their assault rifles, staring at portraits of Palestinian Authority security forces. We’re in a modest working class living room in the Occupied West Bank’s Jenin Refugee camp. And at first glance, this is a peculiar moment: The fighters are from the guerrilla outfit, the Jenin …
Read More »Hear Bob Dylan Cover John Mellencamp, Dwight Yoakam at Recent Tour Stops
Bob Dylan has spent the past few weeks spotlighting local artists and city-specific songs while cross-crossing America on his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour. It began October 1 in Kansas City when he opened up with “Kansas City,” continued in St. Louis where he covered two Chuck Berry songs, and …
Read More »Trump Announced Sidney Powell Joined His Legal Team In 2020, Now Claims She Was 'Never' His Lawyer
To Donald Trump, the truth is whatever he decides it is. In the wake of Sidney Powell‘s plea deal and despite claiming that she had joined his legal team in 2020, the former president is now alleging she was “never” his attorney. “Despite the Fake News reports to the contrary… …
Read More »Listen: Billionaire Brags About Trump Sharing Secret Information With Him
Nearly two weeks ago, media reported that Donald Trump reportedly revealed information about U.S. nuclear submarine capabilities to Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt. And on Sunday, 60 Minutes Australia played recordings of secret tapes where Pratt disclosed other non-public information Trump shared with him, including information about U.S. military operations in …
Read More »Bad Bunny Notches Third Consecutive Number One Album With 'Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana'
Bad Bunny’s Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana dethroned Drake and For All The Dogs to debut atop the Billboard 200 Albums chart, the publication announced on Sunday, marking the rapper’s third consecutive album to debut atop the chart in an impressive run for one of music’s biggest …
Read More »The Queer Palestinian Character Changing TV
Omar Ayuso, who shares the same name as his character, is a pillar of the teen telenovela Elite. He’s been around since the first season of Netflix’s Spanish hit, captivating viewers via his tender romance with heartthrob Ander, played by Arón Piper, and the jarring disapproval his character faces in …
Read More »Under Attack From Settlers and Clashing With the IDF, Palestinians Fear the 'Take Over of the West Bank'
The West Bank city of Ramallah, a city of 60,000, feels like a ghost-town. The typical hustle and bustle here has descended into an eerie silence, broken only by the occasional garbage truck or the wailing ambulance sirens. Thuds from Israel’s Iron Dome rocket system puncture the silence at intervals …
Read More »Natalee Holloway's Murder Case Is Closed — But It Changed the Way We Talk About True Crime
This week, Joran van der Sloot pleaded guilty to charges of extortion and wire fraud, related to the 2005 disappearance of Alabama high schooler Natalee Holloway. With the plea, Van der Sloot, who is already serving 28 years in Peru for the death of another young woman, also confessed to …
Read More »SAG-AFTRA Clarifies Halloween Strike Rules Following Ryan Reynolds, Mandy Moore Critique
Earlier this week, SAG-AFTRA released guidelines for members looking to “celebrate Halloween this year while also staying in solidarity” with the strike. Actors were advised to avoid costumes inspired by struck content — Barbie, Wednesday Addams, Marvel superheroes, etc. — and opt instead for generic characters like a ghost or …
Read More »'I Don't Get to Opt-In to Be Black': A Scholastic Author Speaks Out
When author Tanisia Moore was growing up in California in the 1990s, the Scholastic Book Fair was one of the most exciting times of the year. Moore tells Rolling Stone she has fond memories of bringing a catalog home to her mother and pointing out different books she wanted to …
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