Jonathan Majors’ criminal domestic violence trial is set to start on Wednesday, when a judge is expected to determine if the Marvel star’s ex-girlfriends’ testimonies of alleged physical and/or emotional abuse will be unsealed and admitted into court, Rolling Stone has learned. Majors was arrested in New York in March …
Read More »Penn & Teller on Giving Up Guns and Why Trump Is 'The End of America'
When you tell folks you’re going to interview legendary magicians Penn & Teller, someone is liable to ask: “How are you going to do that? Does Teller even talk?” If you have more than a passing knowledge of the pair — who have been hosting the magic game show Fool …
Read More »Sarah Palin and the Republican Party's Sharp Turn From Conservatism
The day the Republican Party took one of its sharper turns away from conservatism I didn’t notice it at first. It was August 29, 2008. I was with my parents in Bethany Beach, Delaware. It was a hot, sunny day— another scorcher — and before we walked up to the …
Read More »An OnlyFans Creator Is Facing Jail Time in Singapore for 'Obscene' Content
Like many others around the globe, Titus Low, a bisexual Singaporean influencer, sells sexually explicit photos and videos of himself on OnlyFans — the popular subscription-based website, which boasts well over 100 million users. The Singapore Police Force arrested the 22-year-old for doing so, on Wednesday, Dec. 29. The police …
Read More »Rod Stewart and His Son Plead Guilty to Misdemeanor Battery
UPDATE (12/17/21): Rod Stewart and his son, Sean Stewart, have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor simple battery, a charge stemming from an altercation that took place New Year’s Eve 2019 in Florida, The Associated Press reports. The Stewarts will not have to appear in court, nor will they be required to …
Read More »Why 'Nightmare Alley' Is One Gorgeous, Bleak American Dream Flameout
You may remember that Guillermo del Toro’s last film — the strange, somewhat surprisingly Oscar-laden adult fairytale The Shape of Water — ended, appropriately, in water: a plunging turquoise expanse, an eternal resting place for two doomed, sinking, but finally unencumbered lovers. His latest film, however, begins on literal fire, …
Read More »Questlove, Black Thought Help Turn Christmas Classic 'Toyland' Into Psych Rock Stomper
Questlove, Black Thought, bass great Pino Palladino and more have partnered with pianist-producer Ray Angry and artist Katherine McMahon for a new rendition of the Christmas standard, “Toyland.” “#Toyland” is part of Angry and McMahon’s ongoing Public Domain project, which has found the pair — and a revolving door of …
Read More »Mark Meadows Said the National Guard Would Be Ready on Jan. 6 … to Protect Trump Supporters
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol released a report on Sunday detailing its case to hold Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress. The report paints a damning portrait of the former White House chief of staff’s involvement in the effort to overturn the results of …
Read More »Gorillaz' Jamie Hewlett Recruits 40 Artists to Reimagine Band in Upcoming 'Art Book'
Gorillaz will be reimagined through the pens of over 40 artists in the cartoon band’s upcoming and self-explanatory Gorillaz Art Book. For the 288-page book, Jamie Hewlett — the visual half of the Damon Albarn musical project — invited his favorite artists to recreate or reinterpret Gorillaz members 2D, Murdoc …
Read More »Congratulations, Indie Fans: We Finally Manifested a Taylor Swift/Phoebe Bridgers Duet
Somebody better roll the window down — the emotional motion sickness is about to get real. Red (Taylor’s Version) is finally here, arriving like a comet fans have been waiting for since the original release in 2012. The 30-track version contains unearthed gems from the vault, including “Nothing New,” which …
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