Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called out Rep. Lauren Boebert for her weak response to a Saturday night shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs that left at least five dead and 18 injured. Boebert — who is a gun enthusiast, former owner of gun-themed restaurant Shooters Grill and spreader of …
Read More »The Midterms Proved Americans Are Done Waiting for Congress to Protect Abortion Rights
When it was clear, late on election night, that a majority of Kentucky voters had rejected a measure that would have carved the right to abortion access out of the state’s constitution, Tamarra Wieder, the director of Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates of Kentucky, headed to a dive bar in Louisville …
Read More »1,200 Twitter Employees Resign, Company Closes All Offices
After a wave of resignations at Twitter, Elon Musk frantically tried to assemble whatever engineers were left at the offices he’d previously announced would be closed for the weekend. As The New York Times reports, Musk sent out a rash of emails Friday morning, Nov. 18, asking, “Anyone who actually …
Read More »Latin Grammys 2022: All The Winners So Far
The 23rd annual Latin Grammys are in full swing and the award list is already full of surprises. Bad Bunny, who led this year nominations with 10 nods, has already snagged some big awards, while Christina Aguilera walked away with a major award in the pop category. The Best New …
Read More »Watch: Rolling Stone Interviews Rauw Alejandro, Becky G, Tainy, and More on the Latin Grammys Red Carpet
Rolling Stone was on the red carpet for this year’s 23rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards. This year’s ceremony takes place in Las Vegas for the second year in a row, this time at the Michelob Ultra Arena. Our video team caught up with several acts making appearances at this year’s …
Read More »Barack Obama Visits Daily Show, Says Country Doesn't Want 'Crazy'
Former U.S. President Barack Obama sat down with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show on Thursday night. Obama talked about post-midterm results, shouted out young voters, and noted that it turns out America prefers “normal” after all. “I like to think that part of what happened in this election is …
Read More »High-Profile Push to Alert Sexual-Assault Victims of Grace Period to Sue Abusers
In late February 2020, Evelyn Yang gathered at Foley Square in Manhattan with a handful of survivors in the hopes of pulling off something unprecedented. Her husband, Andrew Yang, had recently wrapped his presidential campaign, and all of the travel and scheduling demands that went along with that bid had …
Read More »Taylor Swift Says Ticketmaster 'Assured' Her It Could Handle Tour Demand: 'It Really Pisses Me Off'
Taylor Swift has hit back at Ticketmaster, saying the company “assured” her and her team that it would be able to meet the demand for her Eras Tour. Which, as the on-sale chaos this week suggested, it was not. In a statement shared on Instagram Stories, Swift said, “There are …
Read More »Latin Grammys 2022: Five Best Moments
The 2022 Latin Grammy Awards were full of dazzling performances and surprises last night in Las Vegas. The highlights came from all kinds of artists: Chiquis, who won her second Latin Grammy for Best Banda Album, proudly represented música Mexicana with Banda Los Recoditos, joining forces for moving renditions of …
Read More »Justice Department Opens Investigation Into Live Nation Over Monopoly Concerns
The Justice Department is investigating whether Ticketmaster’s parent company Live Nation has abused its power as the dominant force in the live music industry, The New York Times reports. On Tuesday, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar revealed that a U.S. Senate antitrust panel will hold a hearing to discuss the lack …
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