This column is a collaboration with DoubleBlind, a print magazine and media company at the forefront of the psychedelic movement. Many people likely know of 4/20 as the international cannabis holiday and 4/19, a.k.a. Bicycle […]
Trump Administration Announces TikTok, WeChat Ban From U.S. App Stores
After months of threats against Chinese-owned social media apps, the Trump administration announced plans to ban TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores as of this weekend. “At the president’s direction, we have taken significant […]
'What the Constitution Means to Me' Headed to Amazon Prime
A live capture of Heidi Schreck’s Tony-nominated play, What the Constitution Means to Me, will premiere October 16th on Amazon Prime Video. The recording was made during the final week of the show’s Broadway run […]
Former Model Accuses President Trump of Sexual Assault
A former model has accused President Trump of sexually assaulting her at the U.S. Open in 1997, when she was 24 years old. Amy Dorris told the Guardian that the President approached her outside the bathroom […]
Barack Obama to Release First Volume of Presidential Memoir This Fall
Former President Barack Obama will publish the first volume of his presidential memoir, A Promised Land, on November 17th via Crown, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Obama refers to the memoir as “an honest accounting” […]
The Remaking of Paris Hilton
There are two different Paris Hiltons: the Gen Y Paris Hilton, and the Gen Z Paris Hilton. For Gen Y, the Hilton burnished in our minds is someone who is “famous for being famous,” a […]
Breonna Taylor's Family, Louisville Settle Wrongful Death Suit for $12 Million, Policing Reforms
The City of Louisville, Kentucky will pay the family of Breonna Taylor $12 million and institute a new set of policing reforms to settle a wrongful death lawsuit. The settlement was confirmed and detailed at […]
Wellness Influencers Are Calling Out QAnon Conspiracy Theorists for Spreading Lies
A few months ago, Shannon Algeo, a yoga and meditation teacher in Los Angeles, was on Facebook perusing his feed when he saw a post from an acquaintance and colleague in the area. “These are […]
Over a Dozen Black and Latino Men Accused a Cop of Humiliating, Invasive Strip Searches. So Why Did the NYPD Keep Promoting Him?
This story was originally published by ProPublica and includes reporting and analysis done by THE CITY. Christopher McCormack is one of the New York Police Department’s highest-ranking officers. As an assistant chief, he helps oversee drug enforcement […]
How 'Cuties' Is Fueling the Far Right's Obsession With Pedophilia
No foreign film in recent memory has attracted quite as much scrutiny as Netflix’s Cuties. Directed by French-Senegalese filmmaker Maïmouna Doucouré, Cuties, which was a hit when it premiered at Sundance last year, tells the […]
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to Go Virtual During Pandemic
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will go virtual this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday. This year, the holiday event will abandon its traditional 2.5-mile parade […]
How the Right Spread a False Rumor About Antifa and Wildfires
The unfounded rumors that “antifa” are responsible for the wildfires in California and Oregon appears to stem from posts on Twitter and Facebook, alleging that members of a loosely connected network of anti-fascist protesters had […]
Watching Pete Davidson, John Mulaney and Mike Birbiglia Do Standup in a Pandemic
“This is like an Allman Brothers concert if the Allman Brothers didn’t show up,” Mike Birbiglia quipped to hundreds of people perched quietly in lawn chairs, sitting within crudely sketched 8’8″ cubes. It was a […]
How Mandy Patinkin's Family Twitter Became a Vehicle for Change
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in March, many adults returned to their parents’ houses to flee lonely city apartments or sheltering in place with prickly roommates. Gideon Grody-Patinkin, 34, was one of them — but […]
'RS Interview: Special Edition' With the Dalai Lama
His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke about his new album, overcoming worry during worrisome times, and more in an interview with Alex Morris on the latest episode of the RS Interview: Special Edition video series. […]
Forrest Fenn, Author and Creator of Famed Treasure Hunt, Dead at 90
Forrest Fenn, the author and artifact collector whose book The Thrill of the Chase led fellow treasure seekers on a decade-long hunt through the Southwest, has died at the age of 90. Fenn died of […]
Two Men, Including Anthony Rapp, Sue Kevin Spacey for Alleged Sexual Assault
Actor Anthony Rapp and another man, identified as C.D, have filed a lawsuit against Kevin Spacey, alleging he sexually assaulted them when they were teenagers in the Eighties. Rapp, who was the first person to […]
Why Did Facebook Keep a Man's Livestreamed Suicide Up for Hours?
Joshua Steen wasn’t particularly surprised when he saw his friend Ronnie McNutt, 33, on Facebook Live on August 31st. “He often used a livestreaming platform as his form of therapy,” Steen tells Rolling Stone about his […]