Donald Trump is expanding his military intimidation campaigns against his enemies, foreign and domestic. Trump’s decision to destroy a purported drug boat from Venezuela, in international waters, is the latest escalation from a president who spent years conning his followers into believing he hates neocons and values “peace,” and is …
Read More »These Katrina Survivors Feel Overlooked. Now, They're Using TikTok to Tell Their Stories
Years before the storm, Tonie Waltman had been told a premonition of its disastrous aftermath. Around 1997, her dad, a Black man named Hardy Jackson, was hit by an oncoming train. He’d ultimately survive, but not before being induced into a coma, from which doctors predicted he’d never recover. “In …
Read More »RS Recommends: The Best Hotels for Music Fans
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. There’s a lot for music-loving travelers to like about the Guitar Hotel at Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. The place has a 7,000-seat entertainment venue, suites suitable …
Read More »Rob49 Has the Whole World Saying 'WTHelly'
Rob49 has something big to tell me: He’s just realized that Bart Simpson said “What the Halle Berry?” on an old episode of The Simpsons. On two occasions, the “WTHelly” rapper interrupts our Zoom conversation to excitedly mention the revelation, asking someone offscreen to go to the Amazon Prime app …
Read More »The Big Game in the Big Easy: A History of the Super Bowl in New Orleans
There is always, locals say, something going on in New Orleans. This weekend, it’s the Super Bowl. For the 11th time, the Big Easy will play host to the Big Game, adding another chapter in a long legacy of on-field drama and off-field debauchery. New Orleans hosted its first Super …
Read More »ISIS Connection and Video Recordings: Details Emerge About Suspect in New Orleans Terror Attack
More details have emerged about the suspect in the New Year’s Day morning terror attack that killed 15 people in New Orleans. Authorities previously identified the man who drove a pickup truck into New Year’s revelers on Bourbon Street as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Texas native and an Army veteran …
Read More »Trump and MAGA Are Desperately Trying to Pin New Orleans Attack on the Border
The truck attack that killed 15 and injured dozens inNew Orleans’ French Quarter early Wednesday morning has cast a pall over the dawn of the new year — but it hasn’t deterred President-elect Donald Trump and his sycophants from pushing misinformation to politicize the tragedy. Trump responded to the attack …
Read More »Sugar Bowl Game in New Orleans Is Postponed in Wake of New Year's Attack
The anticipated Sugar Bowl game between Notre Dame and the Georgia Bulldogs has been postponed until Thursday following what authorities are describing as a terrorist attack that was carried out in the early hours of New Year’s Day in New Orleans. The decision was announced at an afternoon press conference …
Read More »Clarence 'Frogman' Henry, New Orleans Favorite Who Croaked His Hit 'Ain't Got No Home,' Dead at 87
Clarence “Frogman” Henry, the New Orleans musician whose signature croak helped him score a memorable Fifties novelty hit, “Ain’t Got No Home,” died Sunday, April 7. He was 87. Henry’s family confirmed his death to New Orleans’ CBS affiliate 4WWL. No exact cause of death was given, though according to …
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