Half of Republicans believe the lie that the January 6th attack on the Capitol was “mostly peaceful” and “largely a non-violent protest,” according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday. Delusional Republican respondents also told pollsters that left-wing activists were to blame for the insurrection and were “trying to …
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Following New York’s passage of the Marijuana Legislation and Taxation Act Wednesday, Jay-Z applauded his home state for legalizing weed. “The news of cannabis legalization in New York is incredibly exciting,” Jay-Z said in a statement to the Grio Friday. “It represents a long overdue opportunity for New Yorkers, for …
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In the past couple of years, Michael Stipe has fallen back in love with music. “I had to really step away from it for a while, after R.E.M. disbanded,” he says, in the latest edition of our “Rolling Stone Interview: Special Edition” video series. “As kind of a lead singer/control …
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Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie and Savages singer Jehnny Beth have announced their upcoming collaborative album Utopian Ashes. Ahead of the LP’s release on Third Man Records on July 2nd, the duo has shared the first single “Remember We Were Lovers.” The track and the album are inspired by the …
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Donald Trump may be out of the limelight (and off of Twitter) for the moment, but the MAGA foot soldiers who stoked his racist fantasies, encouraged his worst impulses, and looked the other way for four years of chaos and cruelty haven’t left us. The leading villains of the Trump …
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In the wake of a mass shooting that left 10 people dead in her state, freshman Congresswoman Lauren Boebert brought some insensitive snark to an interview on the topic by suggesting hammers are more lethal than firearms. “In America, we see more deaths by hand, fist, feet, even hammers, and, …
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24KGoldn, the 20-year-old San Francisco rapper-singer born Golden Von Jones, has big Gen Z tween-idol energy. Maybe the biggest: What other cherubic, shortie-courting rising star can claim a TikTok-powered Billboard Hot 100 Number One? That would be “Mood,” featuring gloomy hip-popper Iann Dior (also adorable), which inspired a dance challenge …
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“Marvin Used to Say” has the tone of a soul lullaby, with muted funk bass, snapped fingers, and lightly strummed acoustic guitar. But this is not a cradle song — instead, all those soft textures serve as a backdrop for Raheem DeVaughn‘s pointed reflection on racist violence. The track opens with …
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Epix has released a new trailer for its upcoming true-crime docuseries, Fall River, which reinvestigates a string of murders that took place in the titular Massachusetts town in the late-Seventies. The show will premiere on May 16th at 10 p.m. ET. In 1979, three young women were killed in a …
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More than 50 years after their formation, Fanny is getting a documentary: The Right to Rock, out later this year. Directed by Bobbi Jo Hart, the trailer features Joe Elliott, Bonnie Raitt, Cherie Currie, and more discussing the pioneering all-woman band’s impact and legacy. A David Bowie quote flashes across …
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