Mötley Crüe has called guitarist Mick Mars’ lawsuit against the band “unfortunate.” In a statement to Rolling Stone, the band responded to the suit, which was made public yesterday, and rebutted claims that they ousted him from the group and cut him out of profits. “Mick’s lawsuit is unfortunate and …
Read More »Vivian Trimble, Former Luscious Jackson Keyboardist and Backup Vocalist, Dies at 59
Vivian Trimble, best known for her work with Luscious Jackson, has died at 59 following a battle with cancer. The multi-instrumentalist and singer had been being treated for the disease for several years, per a post on Luscious Jackson’s Instagram page. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our …
Read More »How Everything But The Girl Got Back Into A Groove After 24 Years
Like many people, musicians Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn found themselves in isolation during the pandemic, conjuring up memories of sharing space with strangers on a dancefloor. The time spent indoors would eventually lead the pair, who began releasing music in the Eighties as Everything But the Girl, to find …
Read More »Texas Republicans Try to Break the Internet to Deny Women Abortions
There is more than one way to burn a book, Ray Bradbury wrote, and the world is full of people running about with lit matches. Texas House Rep. Steve Toth brandished the equivalent of a butane torch earlier this session when he introduced House Bill 2690, legislation that seeks to …
Read More »'Transatlantic': The Daring Rescue of Jews From Nazi-Occupied France
TV shows and movies inspired by real-life events tend to overstate the truth for dramatic effect. Netflix’s Transatlantic is a rare case of underplaying history — in this case, the work of Varian Fry, Mary Jayne Gold, and the rest of the European Rescue Committee, who worked to get Jewish …
Read More »Trump Pushed Staff to Hire Infamous Bigot Laura Loomer
Well, it turns out Laura Loomer is not going to be working on Trump’s campaign. The New York Times reported on Friday that Trump had asked his staff to hire Loomer — a notorious far-right conspiracy theorist with a rich history of bigotry —to work on his 2024 presidential campaign. …
Read More »Suga, Drake, And All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to ourweekly rundownof the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Drake samples Kim K, Rae Sremmurd make their return, and Suga of BTS, performing as Agust D, shares the first single off his anticipated solo debut album. Plus, …
Read More »'How to Blow Up a Pipeline' Is Here to Radicalize Gen Z
A group of twentysomethings converge upon a small, seemingly abandoned house outside of Odessa, Texas. Two of them are former students, frustrated by the lack of urgency around climate change. One is a Native American from North Dakota, who does a series of D.I.Y. bombmaking videos under the name “Boomtalk.” …
Read More »The Inside Story of One of Baltimore's Most Notorious Gangs
The world that produced Montana “Tana” Barronette and his crew was just over the horizon from where I grew up in Baltimore. I was in the county, the white sanctuary just north of the old city line. Sandtown was Black Baltimore, just ten miles southwest as the crow flies, but …
Read More »Clarence Thomas Has Been Living Large Off a GOP Megadonor for Decades: Report
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been regularly taking luxury trips financed by a billionaire Republican donor for over 20 years, according to a new investigation from ProPublica. Thomas “virtually every year” has accepted rides on private jets, stays at private resorts, and invitations to hang out on superyachts …
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