Oliver Stone’s 2021 documentary about Kazakhstan’s former authoritarian ruler, Nursultan Nazarbayev, reportedly received at least $5 million in funding from a charitable organization run by none other than Nazarbayev, according to the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. Qazaq: History of the Golden Man, directed by Igor Lopatonok, was released …
Read More »After Spending Billions on the Metaverse, Mark Zuckerberg Is Left Standing on Virtual Legs
Mark Zuckerberg’s dream of a truly immersive virtual landscape for work, play and socializing — “the metaverse” — has been plagued by technical challenges and criticism from the start. But that’s to be expected of what purports to be a game-changing Silicon Valley innovation. The corporate line seems to be …
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Just eight miles of rolling Palouse hills separate the college towns of Moscow, Idaho, and Pullman, Washington, but for decades they’ve existed as fiefdoms with rival laws. Back in the Eighties, when the drinking age in Idaho was still 18, students from Washington State University in Pullman would cross the …
Read More »Fox News Pundit Announces She's Not a Democrat
Tulsi Gabbard, the former 2020 presidential candidate and current Fox News talking head, announced on Tuesday that she is leaving the party she sought to represent in the White House. “I can no longer remain in today’s Democratic Party that is now under the complete control of an elitist cabal …
Read More »Blink-182 Reunite With Tom DeLonge for Massive World Tour and New Music
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Mark Hoppus lied. Back in August, after Tom DeLonge shared a photograph of his former Blink-182 bandmates, tagging both Hoppus and Travis Barker, the bassist and singer took …
Read More »GOP Candidate Punished by NYPD for Losing Gun, Going Rogue as a DJ
Anthony D’Esposito is running to replace retiring Rep. Kathleen Rice in New York’s 4th Congressional District. D’Esposito is a former New York City cop marketing himself as a law-and-order Republican, but as the New York Daily News reported on Monday, he had some issues following the rules when he was …
Read More »'I'm Happy This is Me': Destiny Rogers on Coming Out and Living Her Truth
Destiny Rogers is hanging out in a North Hollywood recording studio when, all of a sudden, Diana Ross’ “I’m Coming Out” rings out from the back. Rogers’ friends appear out of nowhere, armed with flowers and a cake with the words “Soy gay!” written on it in uneven frosting. More …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Gifted Sam Smith a 6-Foot 'Concrete' Penis Statue: 'I'm Not the First'
An “Unholy” gift for sure! Apparently, Ed Sheeran gifted his good friend Sam Smith a six-foot statue of a penis. (Not kidding.) On Tuesday, Smith joined the Kelly Clarkson Show and was asked about the unusual “trophy” that Sheeran gave him. “It’s actually wild. I thought it was a joke, …
Read More »How 'Jeopardy!' Finally Found Life After Alex Trebek
On the latest installment of Celebrity Jeopardy!, host Mayim Bialik was interviewing that night’s contestants when a potentially awkward topic came up: Actor Ike Barinholtz is a huge fan of the other current Jeopardy! host, Ken Jennings. Barinholtz quickly elaborated that he loved watching Jennings as a Jeopardy! superchampion. As …
Read More »Gregg Allman's 75th Birthday Tribute Concert Is a Curious Lineup of Mainstream Country Stars
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Gregg Allman, the late Allman Brothers Band co-founder who died in 2017, would have turned 75 this Dec. 8. To mark his birthday, a country-heavy lineup of artists …
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