President Trump isn’t worried about the economy. No really, he isn’t. Everything is going to be fine. Seriously. All of that talk of a recession last week and over the weekend, spurred by a few ominous market indicators, a sputtering global economy, and Trump’s continuing trade war with China, was …
Read More »'The Worst-Best Day of My Life': How a Song Went Viral, Then Suddenly Disappeared
On Tuesday, Noah Ryan Murphy, an 18-year-old who makes music as deadman死人, experienced severe whiplash. One of his productions, “Omae Wa Mou,” debuted at Number One on Spotify‘s Viral 50. But the same day, Murphy was hit with a copyright infringement claim, which led to the removal of the track …
Read More »Jeffrey Epstein Owned a Portrait of Bill Clinton in a Blue Dress
Jeffrey Epstein reportedly kept a bizarre painting of former President Bill Clinton wearing red heels and a blue dress in his massive Manhattan mansion — and prints of the same portrait are available to purchase for under $50. The Daily Mailfirst reported the existence of the portrait, speaking with a …
Read More »Nicki Minaj and Joe Budden Wage Hip-Hop's First Podcast-Only Beef
Aging gracefully in hip-hop, especially in 2019, is a near-impossible task. Part of the culture’s appeal and ongoing popularity is how well it ushers in an endless supply of new stars, each rejuvenating the scene (or just sowing chaos). Predictably, this leaves older generations perplexed on how to effectively keep …
Read More »See Duff McKagan Play Soulful 'Don't Look Behind You' for Sold Out Audience
Duff McKagan strums an acoustic guitar and sings about striving for the truth in front of a rapt audience in the new video for “Don’t Look Behind You,” the closing track on the Guns N’ Roses bassist’s recent solo album, Tenderness. McKagan filmed the clip at a sold-out show at …
Read More »Railbird Festival 2019: 10 Best Things We Saw
Sitting in his Ford Econoline Van on Saturday afternoon, Justin Wells wiped the sweat off his face and cranked up the air-conditioning. Just exiting the Burl stage at the inaugural Railbird festival in Lexington, Kentucky, the rising country/roots-rock singer couldn’t help but smile thinking of how wild that hometown gig …
Read More »Andrew Yang Gets Visibly Emotional During Gun Safety Town Hall
During the Everytown Gun Safety Town Hall in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang was brought to tears after a woman in the audience shared a gut wrenching story about losing her four-year daughter. Prior to asking a question the woman said her daughter was struck …
Read More »Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner on Grief, Wacky Synths and Writing Prose
Michelle Zauner has always written about grief. The 30-year-old musician, who performs under the name Japanese Breakfast, joined Rolling Stone for “Morning Sessions” — an interview series presented by the IHG Rewards Club Premier Credit Card — in which she discussed her writing process, her brief stint as a 9-to-5 …
Read More »DHS Was Asked What They're Doing About White Nationalist Terror. They Sent a Report About Environmentalists
WASHINGTON — It was a pretty straightforward request. In January, the watchdog group American Oversight asked the Department of Homeland Security to provide the number of analysts inside the agency’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis devoted to working on “non-Islamist domestic terrorism threats” —including right-wing extremism or attacks motivated by …
Read More »18 Details 'Once Upon a Time In Hollywood' Got Right About the Manson Murders
This post contains spoilers for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which is now in theaters. Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, the latest epic from Quentin Tarantino, is not, as you may already know, a historically accurate depiction of the Manson Family murders. Given the director’s work, it’s not …
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