As puritanical politicians continue their crusade of dullness against drag performers, the Los Angeles LGBT Center plans to brighten the City of Angels’ spirits for Easter (many puritanical politicians’ favorite holiday) this weekend with what […]
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Cash App Creator Bob Lee Stabbed to Death in San Francisco
Bob Lee, the creator of Cash App and a current executive at the cryptocurrency company MobileCoin, was killed in a stabbing in San Francisco early Tuesday morning, April 4. The San Francisco Medical Examiner’s Office […]
Rock Your Vibe
The summer fun of music festival season is coming. Which means it’s that time of the year when hundreds of thousands of music lovers of all genres, from all points of the globe, thaw out […]
‘This Book Is Gay’ Author Says America’s Teens Have Bigger Problems Than Her Book
Juno Dawson didn’t want to write This Book Is Gay. Dawson, a U.K.-based author, had spent seven years as a sexual education and wellness teacher. But when she was approached in 2012 by her publisher to […]
Tyler, the Creator: Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale
Welcome to Tyler, the Creator’s The Estate Sale, where everything is out of your budget. DJ Drama returns as host, hyping up Tyler like a proud uncle greeting you at the finish line with Gatorade and grapes. Though […]
The New Pornographers: Continue as a Guest
After 20 years, it’s hard to stop calling the New Pornographers a power-pop supergroup, even if neither is really true at this point. Dan Bejar and Neko Case have ceded creative control almost entirely to […]
Steve Gunn & David Moore: Let the Moon Be a Planet
The acoustic guitar and the piano are chummy enough in popular recordings, but there’s little concert music written for the duo. Without the magic of compression, how could a mere six or 12 hand-stirred strings, […]
Scree: Jasmine on a Night in July
On a first spin, Brooklyn trio Scree’s debut, Jasmine on a Night in July, scans as a promising little electric guitar record. Ryan El-Solh’s subtle, trebly strings touch almost every corner, whether opening the fractured waltz “Beautiful […]
They Found Love in a Hopeless Place: Trump’s Arraignment
It’s Tuesday afternoon in Lower Manhattan and it’s 68 degrees and sunny. Outside the Office of the City Clerk, daffodils bloom and birds chirp as starry-eyed couples queue in the shade of some scaffolding, awaiting […]
‘They’re Criminalizing Teachers and Librarians’: Judy Blume Slams Ron DeSantis’ Education Censorship
Judy Blume skewered Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his efforts to dictate the parameters of public education in the state, telling a crowd at Variety’s Power of Women event, “Teachers are under fire, librarians are […]
Kid Rock Buys Cases of Bud Light So He Can Shoot Them While Crying
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Manchester Arena Survivors Sue Conspiracy Theorist in U.K. Legal First
Courts and Crime The lawsuit is the first of its kind to be filed in the UK against a conspiracy theorist Martin and Eve Hibbert, a father and daughter who suffered disabilities from the May […]