Over the past few years, and particularly at the height of the pandemic, beauty and wellness influencers have been pivoting en masse from posting generic skincare and athleisure spon con to actively spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories. One person who may have joined this category is Michelle Phan, the OG …
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When a franchise has been around as long as Star Trek, it’s not hard to understand a desire to reinvent the wheel — or, I suppose, the warp core. Lean too much on what Trek has been doing since the Sixties and you risk your futuristic space opera feeling old, …
Read More »Lil Durk Puts on for Chicago at Triumphant Hometown Show
CHICAGO — Security, weed smoke, and “G-Fazos” — a local nickname for Air Force Ones, made famous by G Herbo — filled up the United Center on May 2. The arena has hosted historic events from homegrown talent like Derrick Rose and Kanye West before; this time, the crowds were …
Read More »Jack Irons on His Years With Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Joe Strummer
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their …
Read More »Duran Duran, Eminem, Pat Benatar Dominate Rock Hall Fans' Ballot Final Tally
After over 5 million votes were cast, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame fans’ ballot closed Friday with Duran Duran, Eminem and Pat Benatar finishing atop the leaderboard. Duran Duran, a first-time Rock Hall nominee in 2022 despite years of eligibility, dominated the fans ballot, with the British band …
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“Gangnam Style” paved the way for the rise of K-pop — and now Psy is tapping the top Korean star of today: BTS’ Suga. On Friday, Psy released his single “That That” from his aptly named new album, Psy 9th. The record, which was also released Friday, is Psy’s first …
Read More »Watch Japanese Breakfast Perform Buoyant 'Be Sweet' on 'Kelly Clarkson'
Japanese Breakfast appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show to perform an uplifting rendition of their song, “Be Sweet.” Vocalist and songwriter Michelle Zauner also sat down with Clarkson to discuss the Grammys and her critically acclaimed memoir, Crying in H Mart. In the interview, Zauner recounted how she came up …
Read More »Texas Migrants Are Loving Greg Abbott's Free Bus Trip to Washington, D.C.
Earlier this month, Texas Governor Greg Abbott concocted a dastardly plan to make President Biden pay for his lax immigration policies: send busloads of migrants detained in Texas to Washington D.C. There are several problems with this, of course. One of them is that Biden hasn’t exactly welcomed migrants into …
Read More »'Better Call Saul' Recap: Nacho Libre?
A review of this week’s Better Call Saul, “Rock and Hard Place,” coming up just as soon as I take care of you and the Key Master… “Adios, papa.” —Nacho The writers of both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul are proud to admit how much each show has been …
Read More »Joe Rogan Claims Spotify Subscriber Base Has Increased Despite Controversies
Joe Rogan claimed on his podcast Friday that his subscriber base has grown in recent months despite the wave of controversies surrounding him. The controversial host — who has faced a Neil Young-led boycott, content advisory warnings over his Covid-19 misinformation, pulled episodes and criticism over his past use of …
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