If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. If you’ve been anywhere on social media over the past couple of weeks, you’ve heard of the popular word game Wordle, which was recently acquired by the New …
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Stephen King lit upon the idea for his new book, Billy Summers, while telling himself bedtime stories. “I started to think about this problem, of a [hitman] who had to take a shot and get away from the fifth floor, or the high floor, of a building,” he tells Rolling …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Turns out, all those shows you’ve been binge-watching may actually be an ideal basis for learning a whole new subject. If you’ve ever found topics like philosophy, theology, …
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Growing up in Manhattan, I never gave surfing more than a glancing thought. I liked the beach, but I wasn’t much of an athlete and I figured you had to be insane to want to ride those heaving behemoths they showed on Wide World of Sports. And, besides, as a …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The music business is one of the most competitive industries out there. For decades, the best a good band could hope for was to tour extensively, praying that …
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When Cameron Douglas began scrawling down memories from his past on paper — touching on everything from the pressures of growing up in the twin shadows of his father (Michael Douglas) and grandfather (Kirk Douglas) to the heroin addiction that destroyed nearly every aspect of his life — his main …
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This article is a part of RS Recommends, an editorial series reviewing products in music and entertainment. Items are independently selected; Penske Media may earn a commission from purchases made from our links. Burning Man takes over Black Rock City again this week as the annual festival marks its 33rd …
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