Less than a month before Big Thief release their massive 20-track LP Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You,the indie band have dropped yet another single. “Simulation Swarm” kicks off with sweet, fluttering guitar, as Adrianne Lenker‘s voice weaves in and out like a stream.In a recent Rolling Stone …
Read More »Former Trump Officials Are Trying to Rebrand as Anti-Trump Activists. Don't Fall For It
There are few things Americans love more than a redemption arc. Throughout the Trump administration, cable news anchors and audiences have been fascinated by narratives of conservatives who could not stomach the wicked excess of Donald Trump. Case in point: CNN’s Jake Tapper reported on Tuesday that a small group …
Read More »Revealed: UK Gov't Plans Publicity Blitz to Undermine Privacy of Your Chats
The UK government is set to launch a multi-pronged publicity attack on end-to-end encryption, Rolling Stone has learned. One key objective: mobilizing public opinion against Facebook’s decision to encrypt its Messenger app. The Home Office has hired the M&C Saatchi advertising agency — a spin-off of Saatchi and Saatchi, which …
Read More »Yet Another Anti-Trump Republican Is Bowing Out of Congress
Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.), one of the 10 Republicans in the House of Representatives to vote to impeach former President Trump in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, announced on Friday that he will not seek reelection. Katko is only the latest in a string of …
Read More »'Italian Studies' May Be the Most Immersive Memory Loss Movie Ever Made
“Do you remember me?” It’s an innocent enough question, asked by a young woman sitting outside a recording studio in London. The flicker of panic that plays across the face of the person on the receiving end of it, however — a thirtysomething named Alina (Vanessa Kirby) — suggests something …
Read More »'Rust' Armorer Sues Prop Supplier, Says Seven Live Rounds Found on Set
Rookie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed claims in a new lawsuit that seven suspected live bullets were found on the Rust set — in a box, in bandoliers, and on a prop cart — after actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during production of the Western indie filmlast October. Authorities …
Read More »Trump Can't Take the Heat, Hangs Up on NPR When Host Pushes Back on Election Lies
Donald Trump spewed election lies and then hung up on NPR’s Steve Inskeep after the host pushed him on his falsehoods. Inskeep tweeted on Tuesday that he’d been trying to schedule an interview with Trump for six years. The former president finally agreed, but the interview that was scheduled to …
Read More »Producer Suing Phoebe Bridgers Shares Hundreds of Texts in $3.8 Million Suit
The studio owner suing Phoebe Bridgers for defamation still hasn’t served the indie rocker with his lawsuit — but he’s already filing an amended complaint with scores of personal text messages attached. The new version of the suit, obtained by Rolling Stone, includes more than 100 pages of text exchanges …
Read More »Cryptobatz: Ozzy Osbourne Announces First NFT Collection
Ozzy Osbourne has announced his first dive into the world of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) with the upcoming ‘Cryptobatz’ collection. The Prince of Darkness will unveil 9,666 unique NFT bats in January – a knowing nod to the infamous moment he bit the head off a bat during a 1982 performance …
Read More »Kim Potter, Former Cop Who Shot Daunte Wright, Guilty of Manslaughter
Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, was found guilty of first- and second-degree manslaughter. The decision was announced Thursday, Dec. 23, after four days of jury deliberation.Potter will likely face several years in prison. First-degree manslaughter typically carries a seven year …
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