“I wouldn’t say I enjoy hitting people,” Ray Shoesmith explains. “If I hit somebody, I generally got a pretty good reason.” Ray, the main character of the Australian drama Mr Inbetween, which debuts Tuesday on FX (I’ve seen all six episodes) is many things: divorced father to elementary schooler Brit …
Read More »Revisiting Hours: 'Short Cuts,' Altman and the Anti-'Life Itself'
Every Friday, we’re recommending an older movie that’s worth seeing again through the lens of our current moment. We’re calling the series “Revisiting Hours” — consider this Rolling Stone’s unofficial film club. This week: Tim Grierson on Robert Altman’s 1993 celebrity-ensemble feel-bad masterpiece Short Cuts. Because movies are a global …
Read More »'Assassination Nation' Review: Faster, Pussycat! LOL! LOL!
Fear not, ye sensitive viewers who have stumbled into writer-director Sam Levinson’s story of four young women who go from shamed, blamed, framed victims to avenging angels: You’ll get a brief roll-call montage of “trigger warning” alerts before the insanity kicks in. Part PSA and part sneering at the P.C. …
Read More »See Lady Antebellum's Mournful 'Hurt' on 'Seth Meyers'
Lady Antebellum made a return visit to Late Night With Seth Meyers on Wednesday, performing the sorrowful “Hurt” from their 2017 album Heart Break. Like the album’s title track, singer Hillary Scott takes the lead on “Hurt,” supported as usual by her bandmates Charles Kelly and Dave Haywood. She emphasizes …
Read More »Old Dominion Rock Ryman With Kenny Chesney, Kelsea Ballerini
Old Dominion headlined a sold-out concert at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Tuesday night. But they didn’t go it alone —the reigning ACM Vocal Group of the Year were joined by some A-list guests. Kenny Chesney, Kelsea Ballerini, Sam Hunt and Michael Ray all took turns joining the band of songwriters …
Read More »Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band Announce Farewell Tour
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet’s Band upcoming U.S. tour will be their very last. The group already had a string of dates lined up to make up for the shows they postponed last year when Seger underwent back surgery, but they’ve added in several more and have said it …
Read More »Jamil Smith: How Can We Trust Brett Kavanaugh?
We appear to have at least one liar on the Supreme Court. In 1991, Clarence Thomas repeatedly said “No, senator” when asked if he’d done any of the things that Anita Hill alleged: bragging about his penis, his sexual prowess, making specific references to pornographic films and so forth. He …
Read More »Watch Paul McCartney Call Fan Onstage, Save Relationship in 'Back in Brazil' Video
A Paul McCartney concert saves a couple’s relationship in the singer’s new video for “Back in Brazil.” The clip, which follows the song’s loose narrative, opens with a free-spirited Brazilian woman walking on a beach, dancing with street performers and strolling through her city. At one point, she sparks a …
Read More »Julia Salazar, 27-Year-Old Newcomer, Wins New York State Senate Primary
It might have been one of the bumpiest primary-campaign finishes in New York state history, but 27-year-old Julia Salazar pulled it off, upsetting 16-year incumbent Martin Dilan to clinch the nomination for the state senate’s 18th District, representing a large swath of northern Brooklyn. Salazar, a community organizer and Democratic …
Read More »The Trump Administration Can't Stop Spending Money on Lavish Furnishings
Editor’s Note: The New York Times has amended a clarification to their earlier story, stating that their “article and headline created an unfair impression about who was responsible for the purchase in question.” They added: “While Nikki R. Haley is the current ambassador to the United Nations, the decision on …
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