The Harder They Come, the film that thrust both Jamaican cinema and reggae music into the global spotlight, arrives today on Blu-ray for the first time. To celebrate the rerelease, Rolling Stone spoke to the film’s star, reggae legend Jimmy Cliff, about shooting The Harder They Come, his future plans …
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Captain Marvel star Brie Larson is Ariana Grande‘s No. 1 fan. The actress, who previously filmed herself performing Grande’s “My Everything,” posted a new clip with an acoustic cover of “God is a Woman.” In the caption, Larson commented “Ariana forever,” before adding, “Big big thank you to legend Nancy …
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On Friday, President Donald Trump went after former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. Trump called into question Biden’s mental acuity after the gaffe-prone Biden misspoke on Thursday while stumping in Iowa. “We have this notion that somehow if you’re poor, you cannot do it. Poor kids are …
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It’s well known by now that Republicans and their propaganda network, Fox News, go out of their way to blame anything and everything other than guns for gun violence. But since President Donald Trump has taken office, they’ve added another layer to their denial and deflection agenda — they blame …
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A$AP Rocky testified at his trial in Sweden Thursday that he tried to avoid an altercation with two men in Stockholm and that it was one of those men who started the fight with him and his bodyguards, The Associated Press reports. Rocky — real name Rakim Mayers — and …
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“Just a little song that I felt from my heart,” is how Dolly Parton introduced her iconic “I Will Always Love You” midway through her surprise appearance during Saturday evening’s headlining set at this year’s Newport Folk Festival. Parton invited Brandi Carlile, who had curated the entire set of all-female …
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Two summers ago, the head of Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority, Andrew Bailey, made news when he announced that LIBOR – the leading benchmark for setting global interest rates – had a “sustainability” issue. The rate is supposed to measure the rate at which banks borrow from each other, but Bailey …
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The man involved in an altercation with A$AP Rocky that led to the rapper’s arrest and detainment in a Swedish jail will not be charged after he was “suspected of molestation and assault,” Swedish prosecutors announced Monday. Since the beginning of July, A$AP Rocky and two associates have been held …
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The day before Dr. Leana Wen took the reins as president of Planned Parenthood — the first doctor to lead the organization in 50 years — staffers received a detailed memo indicating how things were going to operate under the new leadership. Addressed to the organization’s communications team, it included …
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Drake retained the top spot on Rolling Stone’s Artists 500 chart with an impressive 110.8 million song streams, while Chris Brown leapt to Number Two with 110.6 million song streams for the week of June 28th through July 4th. Both artists were propelled to the top thanks to their recent …
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