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On Ash Wednesday, the First Lutheran Church in Knoxville called the cops on a parishioner who was attempting to attend services. Corey Mahler — a white nationalist who has sought to transform the Lutheran Church into a bastion for young fascists — was removed from church grounds for causing what …

Conflict is crowded. They say every story has two sides, but that hinges on the assumption that any two people’s dissension will remain insulated between them. We welcome outside voices into our disagreements all the time, seeking validation from whoever will side with our stance. But when those two sides …

“I’ll wipe my hands on my penis.” Essayist and activist Sophie McAllister is confident she’d never uttered those words before this week. Now, she tells Rolling Stone, she must have said them over a hundred times, thanks to a quick encounter in a London pub, which she believes made her …

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed a guy who thinks tap water will turn you gay to Disney’s new governance board — and no, it’s not Alex Jones. According to CNN’s KFile, Ron Peri, a former pastor from Orlando, once said that the number of LGBTQ individuals was increasing because of …

F OR ROLLING STONE’S THIRDannual Icons & Influences feature, we asked eight of our favorite artists and entertainers to pay tribute to the women who have inspired them, in life as well as in their careers.Singer-guitarist Lindsey Jordan, a.k.a. Snail Mail, talked about how Kim Gordon‘s music changed her life …

Phoebe Bridgers has been named one of Time’s 2023 Women of the Year, with the singer joining the likes of Angela Bassett, Megan Rapinoe, Quinta Brunson, and cover star Cate Blanchett to receive this year’s honor. Bridgers will also perform at the invite-only Time Women of the Year gala in …

Every year, the Oscar nomination announcements tend to inspire shrieks of joy, yelps of surprise, and the loud gnashing of teeth and rending of garments. This year was no different, with gasps soundtracking Andrea Riseborough’s somewhat out-of-left-field (and controversial) Best Actress nomination for To Leslie, some scattered “hell-yeahs” accompanying Paul …

Nearly 50 years after she portrayed Tommy’s mother in the big screen adaptation of the Who’s rock opera Tommy, Ann-Margret is reuniting with Pete Townshend for a cover of the Everly Brothers classic “Bye Bye Love.” It will appear on her upcoming LP Born To Be Wild, arriving in stores …

Steve Mackey, the longtime bassist for the Britpop band Pulp, has died at the age of 56. Mackey’s wife, Katie, announced his death Thursday on social media, writing that he died following a three-month hospitalization. No cause of death was provided. “After three months in hospital, fighting with all his …

The Tibet House benefit concert, hosted at New York City’s Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, announced Boygenius‘ appearance on the lineup just one day before the concert — but the trio made up of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker was far from underprepared. Taking the stage, the group unveiled …