I was 35 minutes into my conversation with Patrick Wyman when he scared the shit out of me. I’d called Wyman —a European historian focused on the end of the Roman Empire and the world it left behind — to discuss his piece in Mother Jones on how societies hold …
Read More »Jackson Browne Drops 'A Little Soon to Say' to Help Us Through COVID-19
Shortly after testing positive for COVID-19, Jackson Browne dropped a new song, “A Little Soon to Say.” The track will be available digitally on Friday, March 27th, and is featured on his upcoming album, slated for October 9th. “I wanna see you holding out your light/I wanna see you light …
Read More »Kim, There's People That Are Dying
Over the weekend, a person with a desire to stir up chaos in the middle of a pandemic deemed it an opportune time to rehash one of the most annoyingly lengthy feuds in celebrity history. To do that, this unknown party leaked what appears to be the full, infamous phone …
Read More »How Ghosts Nearly Ruined the Foo Fighters' 10th Album
The Foo Fighters reportedly faced something entirely new while making their upcoming 10th album: ghosts. Dave Grohl recently told Mojo that the house in Encino, California — a Forties construction — where they recorded had a sinister past. “When we walked into the house in Encino, I knew the vibes …
Read More »Just When You Thought Things Couldn't Get Worse, Neo-Nazis Are Trying to Weaponize Coronavirus
White supremacists are using an encrypted messaging app called Telegram to devise schemes with the intent of weaponizing the coronavirus to target law enforcement agents and “nonwhite” people, according to a report by Yahoo News. According to a law enforcement weekly intelligence brief, federal investigators appear to be monitoring neo-Nazis’ …
Read More »Everyone is Stocking Up on Canned Foods, But Which Ones Are Actually Good For You?
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. With all the things we should be worrying about during the COVID-19 pandemic — social distancing, washing our hands, disinfecting our devices — the last thing on our …
Read More »One Text Changes Domhnall Gleeson and Merritt Wever's Lives in 'Run' Trailer
Domhnall Gleeson and Merritt Wever star as old college sweethearts on a thrilling journey in Run, a half-hour comedy series coming to HBO and its auxiliary streaming platforms. The show premieres Sunday, April 12th at 10:30 p.m. ET. Wever portrays Ruby Richardson, a suburban resident who decides to upend her whole …
Read More »Watch Gal Gadot, Will Ferrell, Sia, Natalie Portman, and Others Cover 'Imagine'
Gal Gadot has brought a group of celebrities together for an all-star cover of John Lennon‘s “Imagine.” Speaking on her Instagram, the Wonder Woman star shared that she has been bored after six days of self-quarantine. “These past few days got me feeling a bit philosophical,” she said. “You know …
Read More »How Tired Can Lil Baby Get If He's Already Tired of Being Tired of Being Tired?
There’s potentially no artist who more accurately sums up the national mood than one Dominique Armani Jones. The Atlanta rapper, better known as Lil Baby, is the modern bard of exhaustion. Across years and songs, he’s rewritten, recontextualized, and perfected a central thesis — that being tired is, in and …
Read More »Katy Perry Wins Appeal in 'Dark Horse' Infringement Case
Katy Perry has won her appeal in the ongoing plagiarism dispute over her 2013 hit “Dark Horse.” In 2014, the pop star was sued by the Christian rapper Flame (real name Marcus Gray), who claimed Perry and others pulled an eight-note musical phrase (known as an ostinato) from his song …
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