This piece originally appeared as part of Rolling Stone’s 2021 Hot List, in the July/August issue of the magazine. Weed edibles are more popular than ever. That’s because they’ve overcome a notorious problem: When marijuana […]
Stanley Nelson to Be Honored at Rolling Stone and Variety’s Inaugural Truth Seekers Summit
Variety and Rolling Stone are pleased to announce programming for the inaugural Truth Seekers virtual summit on August 26th, presented by Showtime Documentary Films. Keynote speakers will include Academy Award-winning filmmaker Errol Morris (The Fog of War), with […]
Stephen King Gets into the Podcast Game With a Series Based on ‘Night Shift’
Constant readers are about to become constant listeners as Stephen King enters the final frontier of storytelling: the podcast. King has partnered with Audio Up Media, iHeart Media, and producer Lee Metzger (The Voice) to […]
Wally Funk’s 60-Year Journey Into Space
Wearing earplugs, a swimsuit, and a belt made of foam rubber that cradled the small of her back, Wally Funk stretched out in the water, spread-eagle, and got comfortable. Then it hit her: She couldn’t […]
Jeff Bezos Uses Money to Spew Emissions Directly Into Upper Atmosphere During Space Trip
Jeff Bezos, a man with an obscene amount of money who probably pays less in taxes than you, used his money to launch himself into space Tuesday, July 20th. During a summer that’s been marred […]
William F. Nolan, Sci-Fi Author of ‘Logan’s Run,’ Dead at 93
William F. Nolan, the science fiction author best known for co-penning the 1967 classic Logan’s Run with the late George Clayton Johnson, has died, a representative confirmed to Rolling Stone. He was 93. Nolan passed away […]
Matt Gaetz, QAnon Followers, and the GOP Are Exploiting the #FreeBritney Movement
Earlier this week, amidst the throngs of Britney Spears fans gathered outside a Los Angeles courthouse to protest the singer’s conservatorship case, a newcomer arrived at the rally, wearing glasses and a navy blue suit. […]
A Video Spreading Conspiracy Theories About a Satanic Sex-Trafficking Ring Is Going Viral
A 90-minute anti-child sex trafficking documentary by a Polish filmmaker promoting various tropes related to the conspiracy theory QAnon has gone viral on TikTok and YouTube, despite both platforms’ purported efforts to halt the spread […]
Was Jeffrey Epstein a Spy?
Back in 2002, when I was reporting on Jeffrey Epstein’s finances for Vanity Fair magazine, he was not a household name. During that time, I paid a visit to the Federal Medical Center, Devens in […]
Podcaster Ashley Flowers Launches Nonprofit to Fund DNA Testing in Cold Cases
Thanks to recent advances in DNA technology, there are more routes than ever to catching a violent criminal. In 2020, the FBI released results of a study that showed the M-Vac, a wet vacuum machine, […]
Torrey Peters on Publishing the Most Subversive Book of the Year
This piece originally appeared as part of Rolling Stone’s 2021 Hot List, in the July/August issue of the magazine. When Torrey Peters, 39, was writing her debut novel, Detransition, Baby, she imagined how “trans girls […]
Subject of ‘Dateline’ Podcast ‘The Thing About Pam’ Charged with Murder
Pamela Hupp, the subject of the 2019 Dateline podcast The Thing About Pam, has been charged with the 2011 murder of her friend Betsy Faria. Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney Michael Wood announced Monday that he […]