On Thursday, federal authorities announced the conviction of a Texas man and a Missouri man in a federal RICO case against members of Neo-Nazi prison gang the Aryan Circle. The indictment describes crimes attributed to the gang that include murder, stabbings, kidnappings, and burning off one another’s gang tattoos with …
Read More »Freddie Gibbs and Jadakiss Reunite in 'Black Illuminati' Video
Freddie Gibbs and Jadakiss have teamed up for new song “Black Illuminati.” The rappers previously linked up on 2013’s “Own Thing (Remix) and 2012’s “Krazy,” which also features Jay Rock, from Gibbs’ Baby Face Killa mixtape. In the accompanying video, the pair hang out in a mansion and take a …
Read More »How the Old Ways of Getting Our Stories Out There Are Changing in the Digital Era
The way we create and distribute media is constantly changing. The traditional route to publishing, whether for fiction or nonfiction, rests on getting an agent. You find an agent, they find a publisher and your work goes to press. However, this is much easier said than done. It’s often a …
Read More »Why Is Hilary Duff Famous, Though?
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0LjF8af4cuOwG9v33DY36e One of the biggest dances on TikTok over the past few weeks hasn’t been popularized by Addison Rae and isn’t based on a new hit single. It’s a 2007 video of Hilary Duff dancing poorly to a perfume ad on the Today Show. The actor and singer recently made …
Read More »Audiotree Cofounder Accused of Using Hidden Cameras to Take Nude Images
Michael Johnston, cofounder of Chicago-based label Audiotree and owner of venues Schubas and Lincoln Hall, has been accused of using hidden cameras in his home to videotape and photograph nude images of his children’s nanny, NBC 5 Chicago reports. The nanny and another woman have filed a civil suit against …
Read More »Marilyn Manson: 10 Key Takeaways From Our Nine-Month Investigation
On Sunday night, Rolling Stone published a 9,500-word investigation into sexual-, physical-, and psychological-abuse claims against Brian Warner, better known as Marilyn Manson. More than 55 sources who have known Warner at various points of his life — including some accusers who have not spoken publicly or in-depth before — …
Read More »'Belfast': Kenneth Branagh's Troubles-in-Mind Memoir-Drama Is a Personal Triumph
It’s 1969, and the street in Northern Ireland where 10-year-old Buddy (Jude Hill) lives is bustling with kids playing soccer, neighbors running in and out of row houses, mothers chatting in doorways and calling their children in for lunch. Then a mob suddenly appears from around a corner, with masked …
Read More »2021 CMA Awards: Best, Worst and Most WTF Moments
The 55th CMA Awards tried to restore a sense of normalcy to country music, following another year of the pandemic, a scandal with one of its rising stars, and a genre that is fracturing along political and cultural lines. For the most part, the CMAs succeeded: fans were back inside …
Read More »Georgia Prosecutors Are Treating Trumpworld Like a Crime Syndicate
On January 2nd, 2021, Donald Trump made Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger an offer he hoped the Georgia official couldn’t refuse. “I just want to find 11,780 votes — which is one more than we have, because we won the state,” the former president said during the now-infamous phone …
Read More »Demi Lovato Unveils Valentine's Day Deal for Vibrator Line: 'Everyone Deserves Good Vibes'
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Demi Lovato wants fans to have more orgasms — and the singer is giving people an easy way to (hopefully) achieve them with a new promo for their …
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