Robb Elementary, the school in Uvalde, Texas where a teenaged gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in May, will be razed, NBC News reports. Mayor Don McLaughlin said during a Uvalde Council meeting Tuesday that officials are planning to demolish the school. “My understanding — and I had this …
Read More »Pop-Art Icon Peter Max's Daughter Files New Suit Calling His Guardianship 'Inhumane'
In the summer of 2019, famed Woodstock producer Michael Lang dropped into his old friend Peter Max’s art studio on West 65th Street in New York City. Max, 84, one of the most celebrated and influential pop artists of the past century, was holding court at the studio where, for …
Read More »'I Was Freaking Out': Judy Huth Testifies How Bill Cosby 'Molested' Her At Playboy Mansion
Appearing visibly shaken with lips trembling, Judy Huth told jurors in a California courtroom Tuesday that Bill Cosby was waiting for her outside a bathroom at the Playboy Mansion in 1975 and beckoned her to a bed by patting the mattress next to where he was sitting. She was 16 …
Read More »A Top YouTube Beauty Guru Has an Ugly History of Peddling Pseudoscience Bullshit
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 …
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 …
Read More »Jafar Remembers Iago: Actor Jonathan Freeman Mourns Former 'Aladdin' Co-Star Gilbert Gottfried
The death of beloved comedian Gilbert Gottfried at the age of 67 after a lengthy battle with type II myotonic dystrophy came as a shock to many fans of his standup career, as well as fans of perhaps his most iconic role, the saucy sidekick Iago in Disney‘s Aladdin. And …
Read More »Modern Journalism: Acts of Journalism Today
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Rolling Stone is teaming up with New York University and Yellowbrick for a six-part course called Modern Journalism. In this first part of the course, “Acts of Journalism …
Read More »Clerk Who Denied Marriage Licenses to Gay Couples Violated Constitutional Rights, Finds Federal Judge
Kim Davis, the former Kentucky clerk that denied two gay couples marriage licenses in 2015, violated their constitutional rights, a federal judge found on Friday. “Defendant Davis violated Plaintiffs’ constitutional right to marry by refusing to issue them marriage licenses, either personally or through the policy she established for the …
Read More »Fire Breaks Out at Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Amid Shelling
A fire started outside a training building at Ukraine‘s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — the largest in Europe — following fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces on Friday, Reuters reports. U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said she had spoken with Ukraine’s energy minister and that the U.S. Department of Energy …
Read More »We Are Simply Dreading the Return of Twee on TikTok
At the beginning of 2022,Voguepublished a viral story proclaiming the resurgence of 2014 Tumblr style. Characterized by black winged eyeliner, ripped tights and Doc Martens, and moody black-and-white cigarette selfies, 2010s Tumblr style is making a comeback thanks to zoomers on TikTok embracing the trend, led by It Girls like …
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