Blown-out hair, full glam, and a studio set in the background. If you’re one of the more than 150 million Americans with a TikTok account, you may have come across videos of live-shot-ready reporters delivering quick explainers of the day’s news. Maybe a friend has relayed a tidbit of this …
Read More »'John Wick: Chapter 4': Keanu Reeves Saves Action Movies Again
Fess up: You had no idea John Wick would be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Not an inkling. Not a hint. Not even a teeny, tiny clue. No one could have predicted that a movie burdened with a title taken from the name of its lead character — who …
Read More »Eric Church, Zach Bryan, Imagine Dragons Lead 2023 Summerfest
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Eric Church, Zach Bryan, Zac Brown Band and Imagine Dragons are among the headliners set for this year’s three-weekend Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The lineup is split into …
Read More »Wayne Swinny, Saliva Guitarist, Dead at 59
Wayne Swinny, guitarist and last remaining original member of Memphis rock band Saliva, has died at the age of 59, representatives for the band have confirmed. His cause of death has been attributed to a brain hemorrhage suffered while on tour supporting the band’s latest single “High on Me.” “I’m …
Read More »Nebraska Lawmaker Vows to Keep Blocking Bills Until Trans Rights Are Safe
Every day, Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, who represents 6th District in the Nebraska state legislature, carpools to work with her younger brother, John, who represents the 9th District. It’s a 55-minute drive from Omaha, where they live, to Lincoln, where the state Capitol is. Usually, they talk shop about whatever is …
Read More »Smokey Robinson on Meeting MLK, Drugs, and Why He Called His New Album 'Gasms'
At this stage of his life, you could forgive Smokey Robinson for coasting off past glories. The 83-year-old icon wrote some of the most enduring songs in American history during his time at Motown and with the Miracles, not to mention the pop hits (“Just to See You” and “One …
Read More »Bob Odenkirk Ditches Drug Cartels For Spicy Wings on 'Hot Ones'
Bob Odenkirk would describe the experience of leaving his Better Call Saul character Saul Goodman in the past as being as cathartic as downing a cold glass of water after tearing through a dozen spicy wings. On the latest episode of Hot Ones, he does just that. “Very upsetting, very …
Read More »Father of Parkland Victim Arrested at Congressional Gun Hearing
A man who lost his son in the 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, was arrested outside of a House hearing on the Second Amendment on Thursday. Manuel Oliver, as well as his wife Patricia Oliver, were ejected from the hearing after exchanging words with lawmakers prior to the arrest. …
Read More »Lana Del Rey's 'Did You Know There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd' Is Her Most Soul-Searching Album Yet
Early in Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, Lana Del Rey highlights a sermon from megachurch pastor-to-the-stars Judah Smith. In the most Del Rey fashion, it was clearly recorded on her phone during a service — you can hear her and a friend’s giggles bump up …
Read More »Twitter Says It Will Begin to Kill Legacy Blue Checkmarks in April
Twitter announced on Thursday that it will begin removing its blue legacy verified checkmarks on April 1st. Yes, on April Fools’ Day. The social media company said that it would begin “winding down” their legacy verified program and nixing the legacy blue checkmarks it once handed out for free prior …
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