On March 4th,Rolling Stonehosted its second annualWomen Shaping the Futureevent, celebrating, raising, and honoring the influential female voices in culture. The event was the first to take place at the new Edge venue in Hudson Yards, which overlooks New York City. Pop star and activist Lauren Jauregui sat down withRolling …

When Conor McPherson was writing his Bob Dylan jukebox musical, Girl From the North Country, he didn’t want to include your usual Dylan fare — he wanted to plumb the deep cuts. The Irish playwright owned about five Dylan albums when he was approached with the idea of writing a …

There’s a song for every situation and right now R.E.M.‘s 1987 hit “It’s the End of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” feels particularly relevant. Michael Stipe has covered the song in part in a new coronavirus safety video, reminding us to stay home and be …

It’s called pica, and it involves wanting to consume things that most folks would consider completely inedible. You might have heard it mentioned on TV, or come across it in an article on psychological disorders. Hunter Conrad (Haley Bennett) has no knowledge of the phenomenon whatsoever; it’s not something that …

It’s March 17th and if there’s any one, basic, simple apolitical truth we can all agree on, it’s this: You know about the coronavirus. It sounds reductionist to the point of moronic; even the most doltish Neanderthal or Henry Darger-worshipping recluse knows that the world is facing a major pandemic …

Perfume Genius, a.k.a. Mike Hadreas, has dropped his new song “On the Floor.” The track is off the upcoming album SetMy Heart on Fire Immediately, out May 15th via Matador Records. Directed by Hadreas himself, the song’s video features Hadreas topless, smoking a cigar. He dances around a field of …

Broadway has only shut down its theaters a few times in its nearly 200-year history: It went dark for 48 hours following 9/11, a few theaters shut down for 19 days during the stagehand strike of 2003, and for 25 days following a musicians strike that halted 12 productions. Its …

President Trump has demonstrated on several occasions that he views the coronavirus pandemic not through the lens of keeping Americans safe, but of how it will impact his re-election chances. He all but said as much last week, telling reporters that he’d rather keep passengers on a Grand Princess cruise …

UPDATE: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have been released from an Australian hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus last week, The New York Times reports. The couple — who were arguably the first major American pop culture figures to contract the virus — will remain in self-isolation for the …

In this week’s episode of ourUseful Idiotspodcast, hostsMatt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by comedians James Adomian and Anthony Atamaniuk from ‘Trump vs. Bernie.’ No politicians or pundits are spared the wrath of Adomian and Atamaniuk impersonations, from Joe Biden to Bernie Sanders and Alex Jones to Chris Matthews. …