Jordan Rondel was three years into bringing her small business, The Caker — a sophisticated line of pre-made cake mixes — from New Zealand, where she launched it in 2010, to the United States when she got an unexpected notification in her Instagram inbox from none other than Chrissy Teigen. …
Read More »Man Accused of Attacking Pelosi's Husband Told Police He Was on a 'Suicide Mission'
The man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home early Friday morning and assaulting her husband, Paul Pelosi, with a hammer told police he was on a “suicide mission” and planned to target other officials, according to reports on Tuesday. David Wayne DePape, 42, made his …
Read More »Mariah Carey Gets Early Holiday Gift as 'All I Want for Christmas' Lawsuit Dropped
Perfectly timed for the start of the holiday season, Mariah Carey is no longer facing a lawsuit over her holiday classic, “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” According to court documents obtained by Rolling Stone, plaintiff Andy Stone filed to dismiss his case against Carey “in its entirety, without …
Read More »Common and John Legend Talk Words + Music
B eing able to express myself through words and music allows me to know myself better, Common says. “I found in writing, I was able to say things that I truly felt. I don’t think I would have had that conversation with certain people and friends, but I had it …
Read More »How the 'Hat Man' Went From Benadryl Joke to TikTok Horror Villain
Halloween may be over, but there’s one spooky figure you still need to keep an eye out for: the Hat Man. Since the late 2000s, people have shared their stories of a strange vision that sounds remarkably consistent from one account to the next. It’s the tall silhouette of a …
Read More »'Causeway' Starts as a Trauma Drama. It Ends as a Testament to Two Actors' Talents
We are, by now, collectively familiar with “trauma dramas” — those movies powered by folks navigating the thorny-to-rocky road to recovery after something life-changing, damaging, physically and psychically disruptive. The cause can differ from film to film: addiction, chronic abuse, the loss of friends and loved ones, enduring a natural …
Read More »Parkland Shooter Nikolas Cruz Officially Sentenced to Life in Prison
Nikolas Cruz was formally sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing 17 people in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, according to The Associated Press. The sentence was handed down Nov. 2, several weeks after the jury recommended he receive life in …
Read More »BTS and Pharrell Williams Recorded an 'Amazing' New Song Together
Pharrell Williams‘ next project is tentatively titled Phriends, he reveals in Rolling Stone‘s new cover story — and among his new phriends are the members of BTS, who recorded a new song with him for the project. The cover story, which headlines this year’s Musicians on Musicians package, pairs Williams …
Read More »The Musical Force Behind Broadway's 'American Idiot' and 'Almost Famous' Wants 'Born to Run' Onstage Next
Anyone who’s had even a mild obsession with Cameron Crowe‘s Almost Famous will instantly recognize some of the lyrics to the original songs in its musical adaptation, which opens on Broadway Nov. 3. “Cameron Crowe, to me, is a poet,” says Broadway veteran Tom Kitt, who co-wrote the songs for …
Read More »Trump Peddles Pelosi Attack Conspiracy — And Has Been Saying Worse in Private
“If there’s even a little truth to what’s being said, it’s crazy.” Former President Donald Trump promoted baseless claims about the attack against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi in an interview with conservative radio host Chris Stigall. Trump told Stigall on Tuesday that “weird things going on in …
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