This column is a collaboration with Honeysuckle, a print and digital and media house emphasizing diverse voices and high visual impact. It’s impossible to address the state of Black brands in cannabis without addressing the cruel and unjust impact of the War on Drugs in the United States. The criminalization …
Read More »Chris Stapleton and Miranda Lambert Perform 'Maggie's Song' at 2021 ACM Awards
Chris Stapleton was joined by Miranda Lambert for a performance of his tearjerking “Maggie’s Song” at the 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday night. Situated at Nashville’s historic Bluebird Cafe, Stapleton played the low-key ode to his family’s dog of 14 years in a roundtable set-up with acoustic …
Read More »Does 4/20 Still Matter?
In Mexico, native healers known as the curanderos used cannabis, or pipiltzintzintli, in their practice to treat a variety of conditions. The shamans believed there was a correlation between medicinal plants and divine spirits, a notion that didn’t sit well with the Spanish church. “Towards the end of the 17th …
Read More »Peter Frampton Band Pays Tribute to George Harrison With 'Isn't It a Pity' Cover
The Peter Frampton Band has released a new instrumental cover of George Harrison‘s “Isn’t It a Pity,” along with a music video that offers a peek into Frampton’s life in quarantine. The cover finds Frampton recreating and interpolating the lead vocal melody of “Isn’t It a Pity” with his always …
Read More »What the Recent HIV Vaccine Research Findings Really Mean
Over the past year, there has been a dramatic shift in the amount of space vaccines occupy in the public consciousness. During the development and testing of the current Covid-19 vaccines, people followed the different phases of the clinical trials like an early season of American Idol. In fact, many …
Read More »The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause, Explained
UPDATE (4/14, 6:15 p.m. ET): The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) held an emergency meeting today to discuss the safety concerns associated with the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. While the meeting didn’t end with recommendations for a specific course of action — other than continuing the pause …
Read More »The FCC Received Over 1,000 Complaints for Grammys 'WAP' Performance
Back in 2016, the Federal Communications Commission received around 47 pages of angry complaints against Beyoncé’s Super Bowl halftime performance, which featured the pop star and her dancers marching onstage while dressed in outfits reminiscent of the Black Panthers. But that’s nothing compared to the 1,000-plus emails that the FCC …
Read More »Funkmaster Flex Pays Tribute to DMX: 'A Street Kid With a Good Heart'
DMX‘s first foray into major-label hip-hop was a failure. In the early 1990s, he released “Born Loser,” a loping anti-anthem for the down-and-out: “Even when I was little, nothing went my way/I got beat up and chased home from school every day,” DMX rapped. The single’s tone turns defiant — …
Read More »WrestleMania 37 Live Stream: How to Watch the WWE Event for Free on Peacock
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The second night of WrestleMania 37, the biggest, most-anticipated wrestling event of 2021 is upon us. The WWE event is taking place in front of a live audience …
Read More »These Headphones Let You Watch TV Without Waking Up Your Roommate, Partner or Kid
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. If you live with roommates or partners who have a different work schedule, it can be hard to find time to watch TV shows or play video games …
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