When the sad news came down this weekend that comic great Fred Willard had died, fans all across the internet looked back on some of his greatest roles. Some recalled his hysterical portrayal of KVWN news director Ed Harken in the Anchorman films, while others remembered travel agent Ron Albertson …
Read More »Siegfried & Roy's Roy Horn Dead at 75 From COVID-19 Complications
Roy Horn, one-half of the famed lion-taming duo and longtime Las Vegas staple Siegfried & Roy, died Friday from complications related to COVID-19. He was 75. “Today, the world has lost one of the greats of magic, but I have lost my best friend,” Siegfried Fischbacher said in a statement. …
Read More »The Restless, Stressed-Out Genius of Car Seat Headrest
Last October, toward the end of recording his band’s new album, Car Seat Headrest frontman Will Toledo found himself in the middle of a terrifying panic attack. “I don’t like being in the studio without ideas,” he says. “It was really stressing me out.” The next day, instead of going …
Read More »Trump Strengthens Bond With Abraham Lincoln by Melting Down Over Commercial Attacking His Leadership
President Trump is a big fan of Abraham Lincoln, the one president he believes to be his equal. Throughout his time in office, Trump has made several bizarre attempts to compare himself to “Honest Abe,” the most recent on Sunday during a Fox News town hall event in front of …
Read More »Record Store Day Plans Rolling 'Drop' Dates to Navigate Pandemic Shutdowns
With music shops around the world struggling with coronavirus lockdowns, the organizers of Record Store Day announced Wednesday that they’ll spread out the annual event over a number of months. Dates in late summer and fall will replace the previously announced dates, which had been moved as cities started announcing …
Read More »'Westworld' Recap: Insane in the Mainframe
Thandie Newton and Evan Rachel Wood have a sword-and-knife fight. If you take away nothing else from this episode of Westworld (“Passed Pawn”), let it be the sight of these two badass women kicking the living shit out of each other. It’s the episode’s highlight — even if it’s never …
Read More »Watch Residente, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Discuss Politics
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to force citizens to remain in their homes, the enterprising Puerto Rican rapper-activist Residente has begun broadcasting weekly Instagram Live discussions with world leaders. In the interest of educating and connecting with listeners from across Latin America, previous broadcasts have featured Nayib Bukele, a resident …
Read More »Description of National Stockpile Changed to Align With Jared Kushner's Claim It's Not for States
As the number of postive COVID-19 cases in the United States continues to climb, states are struggling to get the assistance they need from the federal government. Jared Kusher, the failed real-estate developer President Trump has entrusted to coordinate much of government’s response to the pandemic, isn’t helping. During a …
Read More »Sex, Drugs, and the Glory Days of NYC Nightlife: Peter Gatien Looks Back
If there’s any truth to the old William Blake line about the road of excess leading to the palace of wisdom, then Peter Gatien may be the wisest cat in New York. At least, he was the wisest one in the lobby bar of the Bowery Hotel one Saturday afternoon …
Read More »Exclusive: Hear Taylor Swift, Stevie Nicks, Sheryl Crow on Soothing Songs for Times of Crisis
A special new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast focuses on songs of comfort in our all-too-troubled times, with Taylor Swift, Stevie Nicks, Sheryl Crow, and the National’s Matt Berninger all weighing in the music that’s giving them solace right now. To hear the entire episode right now, …
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