“Who makes the game?” former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling asked his girlfriend in 2014. “Do I make the game, or do they make the game?” The NBA soon answered Sterling by banning him from the league for life shortly after that racist tirade, caught on tape, became public. …
Read More »Justin Townes Earle: The Rolling Stone Interview
Last June, Justin Townes Earle sat down for a typically frank and hilarious interview on our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. Townes Earle had a lot to celebrate: an excellent new album, The Saint of Lost Causes, and a two-year-old daughter, Etta, at home.Ina free-wheeling, emotional conversation, Earle — who …
Read More »White House Adviser Says Voting Rights 'Not Our Game,' Admits to Vote Suppression
The people who should most want to see a new relief deal made are President Trump and his advisers, for their future employment is at stake. This election — were it to be conducted fairly — is about this pandemic and the more than 200,000 deaths it has caused according …
Read More »Robin Williams: A History in 15 Jokes
After the outpouring of grief and sadness over Robin Williams‘ death by suicide in 2014, it’s been incredibly easy to forget the white-hot spark of life that endeared this performer to audiences to begin with. This collection of bits — big and small, silly and poignant — touch on everything …
Read More »There Is Good Reason for Biden to Fear Kanye's Candidacy
Kanye West’s presidential campaign is largely a sideshow, but in swing states like Wisconsin, it matters. West has missed too many filing deadlines to appear on most state ballots come November. But, by successfully submitting in time in Wisconsin on Tuesday, the rap superstar could potentially impact the general election …
Read More »Wilford Brimley, 'Cocoon' and 'The Natural' Actor, Dead at 85
Wilford Brimley, the unlikely character actor who brought both curmudgeonry and geniality to films like Cocoon, The China Syndrome, The Natural and Tender Mercies, has died at the age of 85. Brimley’s agent Lynda Bensky confirmed to the New York Times that the actor had been sick for two months …
Read More »This Extensive Mashup Confirms Trump's Love for Putin
CNN’s Brianna Keilar did a deep dive into President Trump’s affinity for Russian President Vladimir Putin, beginning with how Trump has labeled as a “hoax” the U.S. intelligence reports that Putin placed bounties on American soldiers. “The president is refusing to condemn or even acknowledge reports that Russia put bounties …
Read More »'She Dies Tomorrow' Review: Paranoia, One Person-to-Person Contact Away
Amy (Kate Lyn Sheil) awakes with a start. She walks through her new house, filled with unpacked boxes and half-wallpapered walls. She puts on classical music, shops online for cremation urns and crawls across her living room floor. Something is clearly not right. When her friend Jane (Jane Adams), a …
Read More »The First Time With Actor Daniel Brühl
Actor Daniel Brühl discussed the intense secrecy that surrounds even a simple mask in the Marvel universe, immediately falling in love with the script for The Alienist and more in the latest installment of Rolling Stone’s The First Time. The actor is currently portraying Dr. Laszlo Kreizler on Season Two …
Read More »NFL Franchise Retires Redskins With Stopgap Name
Washington’s NFL franchise officially retired their controversial Redskins name Thursday with the announcement that — for now — they will be referred to as the Washington Football Team. “The Redskins name and logo will officially be retired by the start of the 2020 season. We encourage fans, media and all …
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