It was late November 2017, and Matthew Bowen, a veteran Border Patrol agent, was seething. A fellow Border Patrol agent in Texas had just been found dead in the field, and Bowen was certain someone who’d been crossing the border illegally was responsible for murdering him. “Snuffed out by some …
Read More »How to Navigate the Wild World of Weed Pens
There are a ton of ways to consume weed in 2019. But if you’re looking for a covert way to get high on the go — at a friend’s wedding, on a road trip with your new boyfriend’s family, in the lobby of the AMC cinema before a matinee — …
Read More »Hear Lana Del Rey Cover Donovan's 'Season of the Witch' in 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' Trailer
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, the upcoming film produced by Guillermo del Toro, will feature Lana Del Rey‘s new cover of Donovan’s 1966 folk-rock hit “Season of the Witch.” A snippet of the cover can be heard in the latest trailer for the film, while the song’s full …
Read More »'CMA Fest' 2019 TV Special: 6 Must-See Performances
CMA Fest has already announced its dates for 2020 — June 4th through 7th, if you’re curious — but country-music fans can relive this past June’s massive festival in Nashville with ABC’s three-hour concert special, hosted by Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini. Premiering, Sunday, August 4th, at 8:00 p.m. ET, …
Read More »How Petra Collins and Billie Eilish Subverted Female Pop Star Expectations for Their First 'Rolling Stone' Cover
Petra Collins first encountered Billie Eilish when she saw the pop star’s Calvin Klein campaign. “She spoke about what clothes mean to her and how they’re like a shield,” the photographer, director and artist, says. In the video, Eilish specified that she wore baggy clothes to keep her body — …
Read More »Watch Childish Gambino Channel Garth Brooks' Alter Ego Chris Gaines for New Cover
Donald Glover‘s musical alter ego Childish Gambino channeled Garth Brooks‘ own musical alter ego Chris Gaines for a cover of the 1999 song “Lost in You.” He performed the song for Australian public radio station Triple J’s “Like a Version” series. For his take on “Lost in You,” Glover layered …
Read More »Iron Maiden's Legacy of the Beast Tour Is the Pinnacle of Heavy-Metal Escapism
A few songs into Iron Maiden‘s set at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Saturday night, frontman Bruce Dickinson waged an onstage swordfight with a nine-foot-tall undead creature dressed as a British soldier. As the singer and the monster — a walking incarnation of the band’s trusty mascot, Eddie — dueled, the …
Read More »'Very Innocent President' Greets Mueller Testimony With Unhinged Tweetstorm
As Robert Mueller prepared to testify before the House Wednesday, President Trump fired off an addled, early-morning tweetstorm, decrying the “The Greatest Witch Hunt in U.S. history, by far!” Mueller led the investigation into the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russia, finding no criminal conspiracy with the government of Vladimir Putin, …
Read More »Scarlett Johansson on Casting Controversies: 'I Should Be Allowed to Play Any Person'
UPDATE: Scarlett Johansson clarified that her controversial comments in an As If interview were “edited for click bait.” “An interview that was recently published has been edited for click bait and is widely taken out of context. The question I was answering in my conversation with the contemporary artist, David …
Read More »Metallica Announce Release of Illustrated Children's Book
Do your kids need more Metallica in their lives? The band is here to help with a new illustrated children’s book, The ABCs of Metallica, to be released November 26th in stores and online. The brightly colored tome was co-written by the band with writer Howie Abrams and illustrated by …
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