This time last year, we kicked off our annual Golden Globes predictions with a warning: The Golden Globes are impossibly hard to predict. And we didn’t even know the half of it:From labeling Get Out a comedy to snubbing Twin Peaks almost entirely, this year’s suite of nominees is wild …
Read More »Why Beatles' Star Club Tapes Best Represent the Group's Bar-Band Spirit
Any deep-delver into the Beatles‘ catalog is familiar with those raging pockets of sound where this band, so often remembered for their beautiful melodies and graceful harmonic transitions, could be one badass mother of a group. It’s easy to list favorites indicative of this hell-for-leather slant: the guitar duel on …
Read More »10 Best TV Episodes of 2017: 'Better Things'
This year, we’ve asked 10 writers to pick some of their favorite TV episodes from 2017 and weigh in on why they were great stand-alone eps and the highlights of our viewing year. Today: Our final entry, David Fear on Better Thing‘s “Eulogy.” Being a parent sometimes sucks. This is …
Read More »Dana White: 'We're Talking to Floyd Mayweather About Doing a UFC Deal'
The UFC is in talks with Floyd Mayweather about a possible deal that would bring him into the world of mixed martial arts, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Wednesday. It’s still unclear what the deal would look like, but UFC commentator Joe Rogan confirmed on his podcast this …
Read More »WWE Wrestler of the Year: The Miz
That’s right: The Miz. I don’t care if he’s off shooting The Marine Part XL or on the precipice of paternity leave. It doesn’t matter that he’s not in contention for a world title any time soon, or that he’s left his poor Miztourage of Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel …
Read More »Dan Fogelberg Tribute Album: Garth Brooks, Zac Brown Honor Late Singer
“I always thought my music had to be flawless,” Garth Brooks told the Boston Globe in 1991. “One of my biggest influences was [Dan] Fogelberg, and if you ever listen to his stuff, it’s particularly flawless – all the harmonies are perfect.” Dan Fogelberg’s legacy was, without a doubt, bolstered …
Read More »Watch Khalid's Evocative New Video for 'Saved'
A heartbroken Khalid longs after an old flame in the melancholy new video for “Saved.” The video begins with rejection as Khalid calls his ex on the phone, getting only her answering machine. The rest of the video alternates between isolated images of Khalid – brooding on the beach, staring …
Read More »Daisy Ridley: 'The Last Jedi' Interview
When Daisy Ridley sat down at a crowded Montreal wine bar in late October to do her interview for Rolling Stone’s Last Jedi cover story, she had been in Canada for three long months, on a “chaotic” shoot for the Doug Liman sci-fi movie Chaos Walking. She hadn’t seen the …
Read More »Net Neutrality: How a Repeal Could Kill the Careers of Indie Musicians
On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission is set to vote on whether or not to repeal Net Neutrality, a decision about Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that could impact – among so many other pillars of our country’s modern democracy – the future of music. And independent musicians, those who run …
Read More »'I, Tonya': Margot Robbie on Becoming Tonya Harding
Tonya Harding is still best known as the woman who maybe, possibly, potentially played a part – for the record, she denies it – in her figure-skating rival Nancy Kerrigan getting hit in the knee just before the 1994 Olympics. Margot Robbie knows this – the Australian actress spent months …
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