Let me preface this by saying that vaccines are kind of my jam. My father is a doctor. I believe in science, not conspiracy theories. When a pediatrician has offered one of my kids a […]
Beyond They/Them: What Are Neopronouns?
While standing in line for the Spaceship Earth ride at EPCOT a few years ago, Hex, now 28, scrolled through Twitter to help pass time, pausing to look at “ze/zis” listed in someone’s bio. Hex’s […]
Pamela Anderson, Tommy Lee’s Sex Tape Reexamined in New ‘Tabloid’ Podcast
Season Two of the podcast Tabloid starts by challenging our assumptions about sex tapes. Specifically, that whoever made them must have released them on purpose. Particularly at a time when people share every facet of […]
While We Celebrate Carl Nassib for Coming Out, We Need to Talk About Feminism
On June 21st, Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib chose to invite the world in to the interior parts of his mind via Instagram, and told everyone he was gay. As I listened to […]
Justice Clarence Thomas Is the Unlikely Cannabis Supporter on the Supreme Court
Marijuana legalization has an interesting advocate at the Supreme Court: Justice Clarence Thomas. Today, once again, Justice Thomas indicated his support for cutting back federal laws that criminalize pot. You might think this is good […]
Derek Chauvin Sentenced to 22.5 Years for Murder of George Floyd
On Friday, a Minnesota judge sentenced white former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to 22.5 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, the black, unarmed father of five whose neck Chauvin pressed his […]
Behind the Scenes: On the Hunt for the Real Ghislaine Maxwell
By now, the story of Jeffrey Epstein is well known. When the accused sex trafficker died — officially ruled a suicide by hanging in his jail cell almost two years ago — the public was […]
John McAfee and the Birth of Modern American Paranoia
John McAfee was a genius, a scoundrel-criminal, a gun fanatic, a possible murderer, and a man who liked to mix morning tequila sunrises with hands dirtied by throwing mattresses against his windows to ward off […]
Wolfgang Puck Talks ‘Simpsons’ Cameo, Food Adventures and More on ‘The First Time’
Chef Wolfgang Puck discussed his numerous culinary exploits and shared stories about Pink Floyd and The Simpsons, on the latest installment of Rolling Stone’s “The First Time.” Puck — who’s the subject of the new […]
The Sky Thief
The stolen airplane began rolling forward under its own power, with no one in the cockpit. The twin engines of the Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft had been set to idle. But without […]
Furries React to Netflix’s Weird New Dating Show ‘Sexy Beasts’
Thanks to the popularity of shows like The Masked Singer and Love Is Blind, there’s been an explosion of content in the genre that can best be summarized as “people hiding their faces and doing things.” The latest entry […]
Supreme Court Sides With High Schooler Who Wrote ‘F-ck School’ on Snapchat
The Supreme Court handed down an important decision protecting the free-speech rights of high school students, in a case involving a fed-up cheerleader and profane rant on Snapchat. The gist of the case is simple: […]