There’s something undeniably comforting about a song that knows exactly what it wants to be. With “Perfect Day,” The Providers and Friends lean into warmth, storytelling, and classic country charm, delivering a debut that feels […]
Families of Trans Kids Are Banding Together to Save Their Children
As Texas slowly turned up the heat on trans youth and their families over the past year, Violet didn’t want to be the frog trapped in the pot of boiling water. “The frog doesn’t realize […]
QAnon and the Assault on Planned Parenthood
On January 7th, a day after a photograph of her breaching the Senate chamber during the Capitol riot went viral, Christine Priola quit her job as an occupational therapist with the Cleveland Municipal School District. […]
Two Teens Hitchhiked to a Concert. 50 Years Later, They Haven’t Come Home
O n the morning of July 27, 1973, two Brooklyn teenagers set out for central New York to attend one of the biggest concerts in rock history. They were never seen again. Or were they? […]
What Do We Really Want From Chris Brown?
Today, a year and a half after her first solo single debuted, rising R&B star Chloë Bailey’s studio album, In Pieces, has been released. In our review, Rolling Stone contributor Mosi Reeves gives Bailey credit […]
Meet the Sex Workers on the Front Lines of the Fight Against Monkeypox
On Fourth of July weekend, adult performer Silver Steele made the rounds at a few bars to celebrate the holiday with some friends. He went out dancing, where he and his friends “were all rubbing […]
They Went to D.C. to Protest the Death of Roe. They’re Returning Home to a Grim New Reality
At almost eight months pregnant, Brittany Echols, 31, stood in the Saturday afternoon heat; the stifling humidity hard on anyone as it topped 70 percent outside the Supreme Court. Yet, defiant to the blazing sun, […]
Texas DA to Drop Murder Charge Against Woman Accused of ‘Self-Induced Abortion’
A Texas district attorney said he will not prosecute a 26-year-old woman arrested in the state for an alleged “self-induced abortion.” Starr County District Attorney Gocha Allen Ramirez said in a statement Sunday that he […]
The Awful Cost of the GOP’s War on Trans Teens
L. remembers exactly what her son was wearing one winter evening nine years ago. She can still see every detail: the blue Angry Birds T-shirt, the black Bakugan hoodie unzipped down the front, the jeans […]
‘I’ve Lived Here My Entire Life’: Trans Teens Face Impossible Choices If Alabama Law Goes Through
While her friends go on vacations and plan trips to Disney World, 14-year-old Harleigh Walker spends her free time fighting for her right to exist. In between homework and listening to Taylor Swift records, Walker […]
What the Long Covid Numbers Aren’t Telling Us
Nearly two years ago, as the first confirmed Covid-19 cases in the United State began trickling in, before scientists understood how SARS-CoV-2 affected and infected humans, numbers were all we had. Our grasp on the […]
Who Needs a License? New York Weed Dispensaries Are Already Opening
The most hyped weed spot in upper Manhattan right now is a hitched trailer parked on the side of a busy intersection. Approach its dual windows during daylight hours and, under an LED banner, you’ll […]