A 24-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran named David Penny has been publicly identified as the man who killed Jordan Neely, 30, a dancer and Michael Jackson impersonator, on the New York subway, two senior law enforcement officials […]
Jordan Neely Subway Killing a ‘Wake-Up Call for More Compassion’
Government officials clashed over their responses to the killing of Jordan Neely, a homeless man seemingly having a mental health crisis on the New York subway. On Monday afternoon, Neely, 30, was reportedly yelling and […]
Man Charged in Shooting of Black Teen Ralph Yarl
Andrew Lester has been charged with armed assault in the shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson said at a news conference on Monday, as The Washington Post reports. Yarl, 16, was shot […]
Fever Ray: Radical Romantics
Listen to Fever Ray and learn to recognize the unrecognizable. On one of their new songs, “Looking for a Ghost,” Karin Dreijer plunks out a tune inspired by Henry Mancini’s “Baby Elephant Walk,” stacking calliope synths […]
Halyna Hutchins‘ Parents and Sister File Lawsuit Against Alec Baldwin, ’Rust’ Producers
The parents and sister of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer killed in the tragic Rust on-set accidental shooting, have filed a lawsuit against Alec Baldwin as well as the film’s producers and armorer. The lawsuit — […]
Far-Right Superstars Are Failing on Rumble. Who’s Winning?
To ring in 2023, the social video site Rumble announced an exclusive partnership with Donald Trump Jr. Beginning in late January, the former president’s eldest son will bring to the platform a biweekly livestream show, […]
Lili Reinhart Appears to Slam Kim Kardashian’s Extreme Met Gala Weight Loss: ‘So F–ked on 100s of Levels’
Actress Lili Reinhart appeared to call out Kim Kardashian, suggesting the star’s effort to lose 16 pounds in three weeks to fit into her Met Gala dress was “so fucked on 100s of levels.” Reinhart […]
[Album Streaming]: D. Carter, A. Ishito, E. Plaks, Z. Swanson, J. Panikkar – “Open Question Vol. 1”
Open Question Vol. 1 is the first of two albums that rely on stellar, warm, collective, and freely improvised music. It features tenor saxophonist Ayumi Ishito, pianist Eric Plaks, bassist Zach Swanson, drummer Jon Panikkar, and […]
Tom Hanks Nearly Destroyed Connor Ratliff’s Life. So He Made a Podcast About It
The first time Tom Hanks nearly destroyed Connor Ratliff’s career was on June 12, 2000. The Missouri-born Ratliff, then an aspiring actor in his mid-twenties living in England, landed what he hoped would be a […]
Lana Del Rey: Blue Banisters
Lana Del Rey’s second album of the year is a sweeping survey of her talent as a songwriter, stripped of the aesthetic borders she often places around her work. In the decade since her major-label […]
‘Arthur’ Is Ending — But Its Memes Will Live on Forever
In the beginning, there was a fist: five brown fingers, emerging from a yellow argyle sweater sleeve. Though one cannot see the owner of the fist’s face, nor even his upper body, everything you need […]
What Happened to Porn Star Dakota Skye?
On June 9th, 2021, police in Los Angeles’s Skid Row, a neighborhood frequented by homeless people and substance abusers, responded to a call from a man in a trailer. The man said that a woman […]
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 […]
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. […]
Off My Mind – Catch the Rise RemixRögg Collins Catch the Rise
It’s so rare if ever I’ve seen post-rock being listed alongside future garage and ambient music, but here we are. That glorious day has come. Meet Catch the Rise – a US-based producer whose sonic […]
7 Podcasts to Stream This November
Between the ongoing pandemic and the election, chances are you’ve missed out lately on some excellent offerings from podcast world. Luckily, it isn’t too late to binge some of the best new series and seasons […]
Illegal Marijuana Grows Still Operating on Navajo Land, Despite Court Order
This story was originally published by Searchlight New Mexico and is published here as part of an ongoing collaboration with Rolling Stone. FARMINGTON, NM — Three weeks ago, city police and San Juan County sheriff’s deputies […]
Hillary Clinton Defends Right to Protest on ‘The Dissenters’ Podcast
On Thursday, Hillary Clinton will appear as the latest guest on The Dissenters, a new podcast series that features 21 interviews with leaders and activists on their meaning of “dissent.” The series is hosted by […]