Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, standout tracks from the new albums by Rauw Alejandro, Wizkid, and Bruce Springsteen, as well as great new songs by Rihanna, Julia Michaels, Nas. Check …
Read More »Trump Somehow Finds a Racist Way to Attack Glenn Youngkin
After having a post-results meltdown and starting a war with Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump’snext stage of post electoral grief is … a bizarre (and racist) attack on Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin. In a Friday morning Truth Social post, Trump wrote that Youngkin’s name “sounds Chinese” (reader, it does not) …
Read More »Kevin Conroy, Who Gave Batman a Definitive Voice in Animated Projects, Dead at 66
Kevin Conroy, the voice actor best known for portraying Batman in an array of animated movies, television shows, and video games over three decades, has died. He was 66. “It is with profound sadness that I send this to you today: Kevin Conroy, the quintessential voice of Batman, and a …
Read More »Gallagher, the Watermelon-Smashing Comedian Whose Act Turned Bigoted, Dead at 76
Gallagher, the mustachioed prop comedian who rose to prominence with smashed watermelons and garnered controversy later in life for racist and homophobic jokes, has died. He was 76. Craig Marquardo, the comedian’s former manager, confirmed his death in an email to Rolling Stone. Gallagher had reportedly been living in hospice …
Read More »Debra Messing, Mila Kunis Sign Letter Urging Amazon to Remove Antisemitic Movie Pushed by Kyrie Irving
Debra Messing, Mila Kunis, and Mayim Bialik are among the celebrities who have signed an open letter urging Amazon and Barnes and Noble to stop selling the antisemitic documentary and book pushed by Kyrie Irving. The letter, organized by Creative Community for Peace, calls out the two retail giants — …
Read More »Guns N' Roses' 'Use Your Illusion' Box Set Is an Image of a Band Refusing to Give Up its Place in the Jungle
It took Guns N’ Roses less than a year to go from hard-rock paupers, targeted by L.A. street urchins with stuttering taunts of “Welcome to the jungle, you’re gonna die” (or, worse, “feel my serpentine?”), to become the Most Dangerous Band in the World. They were unprepared for fame. Their …
Read More »Trump Spreads Rumors, Threatens Allies in All-Out Attack on DeSantis
The Republican Party’s midterm flop has accelerated the power struggle between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis, and if Trump’s latest moves are any indication, the 2024 GOP primary is about to get real ugly real fast. Trump on Thursday evening posted a screed about “Ron DeSanctimonious” —his new moniker for …
Read More »'Atlanta' Director Explains the Series Finale, Why It Was Time to Say Goodbye
Atlanta, one of the great shows of this or any other era, came to a close last night with a series finale titled “It Was All a Dream” — a fitting name for a series that so often has blurred the line between dreams and waking life. The show’s ability …
Read More »Reneé Rapp Is Putting Out Her Debut EP — And She Wants You to 'Be F-king Wrecked' by It
Reneé Rapp is stressed. Her debut EP, Everything to Everyone, is out today, and she’s been worried “no one’s going to fuck with it.” “I had a nightmare that I was playing the Hollywood Bowl and when I came onstage, everyone left,” she tells Rolling Stone a few days before …
Read More »The Viral Carnivore Diet Isn't About Raw Meat. It's About Power
What do Joe Rogan, a butcher shop, and an onstage performance art piece by the 1975 have in common? Raw meat, baby. In the past three months, online health communities have seen another surge of interest in meat-heavy diets. One of the more popular options is a regimen touted by …
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