The mother of Mona Rodriguez — the Long Beach teen who died after being shot in the head by a “school safety officer” in late September — is suing both the shooter and the Long Beach Unified School District for her daughter’s “wrongful death.” The civil suit contains striking allegations …
Read More »Fauci: Fire Fox News Host Who Called for 'Ambush'
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Fox News host Jesse Watters should be “fired on the spot” for telling a crowd that they should “ambush” the nation’s leading infectious disease doctor. But Fauci said it was unlikely Watters would be punished by Fox News. “He’s gonna go, very likely, unaccountable,” he said. …
Read More »Alexander Skarsgård Embraces the Masculine Urge for Vengeance in 'The Northman' Trailer
The masculine urge for vengeance hits its zenith in the new trailer for filmmaker Robert Eggers’ upcoming Viking epic, The Northman, set to arrive April 22, 2022. The film tells the story of a Viking prince, Amleth, who watches his uncle murder his father and usurp the throne (if that …
Read More »Rising NYC Covid Cases Reignite Caution, Concern in Live Entertainment World
From Broadway stages to small clubs, concerts in New York City are being postponed or called off as Covid-19 case numbers continue to rise. On Friday, Dec. 17, New York reported 21,027 new positive Covid-19 cases, while the number of hospitalizations in the state jumped to 3,839. While that was …
Read More »Brandi Carlile, Mickey Guyton, Leon Bridges to Honor Joni Mitchell at MusiCares Benefit Gala
Brandi Carlile, Leon Bridges and Mickey Guyton are among the artists set to pay tribute to Joni Mitchell at the Recording Academy’s 2022 MusiCares Person of the Year ceremony, taking place Jan. 29, 2022. The annual charity event and tribute concert will also feature James Taylor, Herbie Hancock, Maggie Rogers, …
Read More »Netflix Series Shows the Dark Side of 1970s New York in the Hunt for the Times Square Killer
Netflix’s true-crime series Crime Scene will return in December with an investigation into the Times Square Killer, also known as the Torso Killer, Richard Cottingham. The season begins with a gruesome discovery at a Times Square motel in 1979, which was set aflame to hide a much worse crime. Oscar-nominated …
Read More »'500 Greatest Albums' Podcast: The Full Story of Weezer's Blue Album, in Their Own Words
Weezer’s self-titled debut, a.k.a. the Blue Album, is one of the most enduring artifacts of the alt-rock age, winning teenage hearts in generation after generation. Released in 1994, it’s the geeky, equally angsty little brother of Pearl Jam’s Ten and Nirvana’s Nevermind, somehow both more sincere and more ironic than …
Read More »Future Welcomes Kanye West for Surprise Mini Set at Rolling Loud California
Kanye West delivered a surprise five-song set in the middle of Future’s headlining performance at Rolling Loud California Sunday, Dec. 12. After Future welcomed him to the stage, West kicked things off with his Graduation classic, “Can’t Tell Me Nothing,” which he followed with a pair of Donda tracks, “Hurricane” …
Read More »3 Tips for Those Making the Jump Into the Cannabis Industry
When I started working in cannabis 20 years ago, we were a scrappy group of activists, doctors, patients, growers and policy wonks all out to free the plant. The requirements for the job were a love of the plant and a history of consumption. As dispensaries started to form and …
Read More »Exclusive: Billie Eilish and Finneas Already Writing Music For Her Third Album
Billie Eilish put out Happier Than Ever less than six months ago, but she and her brother, Finneas, have already started writing music for her next album. “We’re really excited to start working on it,” Finneas says in the new episode of the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, in an …
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