Indecline, an activist collective based out of Las Vegas, Nevada, first made a name for themselves in 2016. That summer, inspired by the farcical campaign of Donald Trump — and the art they’d seen during the election season, most notably Illma Gore’s portrait of the future 45, painted in her …
Read More »President Trump and First Lady Melania Test Positive for Coronavirus
UPDATE:President Trump said that he and First Lady Melania have tested positive for Covid-19. “We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately,” he tweeted. “We will get through this TOGETHER!” **** President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have begun the “quarantine process” following the news that one …
Read More »Meet the People We're Counting on for a Covid-19 Vaccine
T his spring, doing rounds in the Covid-19 units at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Dr. Kirsten Lyke saw more than 130 patients each day. Some were under observation after developing symptoms like shortness of breath, dry cough, and fever. Others were on ventilators. Many initially tested …
Read More »New Podcast Follows the Trail of Infamous Hollywood Con Artist
The hunt for a notorious scam artist is chronicled in Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen, a new investigative podcast out Thursday. The series is a collaboration between Campside Media and Sony Music Entertainment. Hosted by journalists Josh Dean and Vanessa Grigoriadis, the podcast follows the trail of a con artist who …
Read More »Amid Covid-19, Parents of Special-Needs Kids Face a Dilemma
Bella, 11, sits in her chair, her left hand tapping a yellow joystick switch. She is animated, her blue eyes sparkling, her wavy hair bouncing as she moves her head. Yesterday, she went back to school for the first time, after five months of lockdown. She has a lot to …
Read More »Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump's Ban on TikTok
A federal judge halted a Trump administration order to ban TikTok in the United States on Sunday, September 27th, the New York Times reports. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., granted TikTok a preliminary injunction against the ban, which was set to take effect this past Sunday at midnight and …
Read More »ARO's Chilly, Trance-like 'House of Lies' Is a Song You Need to Know
The squirmy synth line that opens “House of Lies,” the latest single from ARO‘s upcoming Vacare Adamare LP, worms its way in slowly. “Picked you like a rose that wasn’t blooming,” sings ARO, “’cause everything I do is of my choosing.” That couplet perfectly sets up her whole perspective — …
Read More »Alessia Cara on Amy Winehouse's 'Back to Black': 'She Just Laid It All Out'
This piece is part of our ongoing coverage of Rolling Stone’s newly updated500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. Amy Winehouse‘sBack to Black topped Alessia Cara‘s personal ballot and landed at number 33 on the overall list. Here, Cara reflects on how the album comforted and inspired her during a …
Read More »Prince Estate to Livestream 1987 New Year's Eve Show With Miles Davis
The Prince estate will stream the musician’s full December 31st, 1987 concert at Paisley Park Thursday, September 24th, at 8 p.m. ET on the Prince YouTube page. The 1987 New Year’s Show has long-been a classic Prince bootleg, although the screening tomorrow is being touted as a premiere of the …
Read More »Stephen Colbert Highlights Disconcerting Shifts in CDC Covid-19 Guidelines
Stephen Colbert raised an eyebrow at some shifts in information about Covid-19 coming from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on The Late Show Tuesday, September 22nd. Less concerning outright was the CDC’s advice for Halloween this year: while trick-or-treating during a pandemic was discouraged, the organization recommended alternate …
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