If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Music has never been more diverse or more accessible, and that extends to the way we listen to music too. Massive home audio systems have been replaced by …
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Lollapalooza 2020 has been canceled due to ongoing health concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic. “We wish we could bring Lollapalooza to Grant Park again this year, but we understand why things can’t move forward as planned,” the festival wrote on its website. “The health and safety of our fans, …
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Aimlessness, tragedy, grief, trauma, depression, mental illness, thoughts of suicide — all these things figure in The King of Staten Island. It’s a comedy because, well, laughs (along with some weed) can help you get through life. That life belongs to Pete Davidson, the youngest (he’s 26) and quirkiest current …
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The section of 16th Street in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., is now officially called Black Lives Matter Plaza. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the news via Twitter Friday, sharing video as the sign was installed. Bowser also had the words “Black Lives Matter” painted on the street …
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UPDATE (6/5):On what would’ve been Breonna Taylor’s 27th birthday, there are several efforts underway to demand the three Louisville police officers involved in her death be arrested and charged. Along with a Change.org petition, the #BirthdayForBreonna campaign is encouraging people to send birthday cards demanding justice to Kentucky Attorney General …
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Defense Secretary Mark Esper broke with his boss, the president of the United States, on Wednesday, distancing himself from the administration’s spasmodic response to the largely peaceful protests that have unfolded in Washington, D.C., New York City, and dozens of other towns and cities nationwide. Esper faced withering criticism for …
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UPDATE: The Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled the death of George Floyd a homicide. It lists his cause of death as “cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression,” while adding Floyd “experienced a cardiopulmonary arrest while being restrained by law enforcement officer(s).” It also states “other significant …
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Twitter placed a “glorifying violence” disclaimer Friday morning over a tweet in which President Trump referred to those protesting police brutality in Minnesota as “THUGS,” before concluding, “When the looting starts, the shooting starts.” Users must click through the disclaimer to view the text of the tweet, and the liking, …
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John Malkovich appears in our latest installment of The First Time, timed to the May 29th premiere of the new Greg Daniels/Steve Carell series Space Force, in which hestars alongside Carell. The legendarily droll actor discusses his first Zoom happy hour, his first time singing folk gospel, teaching himself to …
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“Be safe, be respectful, wear your mask, lead with love,” Dolly Parton instructs in her new video for the song “When Life Is Good Again.” The Country Music Hall of Famer has done her part and then some to bring her fans some solace during the COVID-19 pandemic: releasing six …
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