Two days before the inauguration, I talk with my dad about Joe Biden. With the pandemic, I hadn’t been in Washington, D.C., for two years, so it is much overdue. Dad and Joe have much in common. Dad is 47 days younger, and I assume is stupefied that his aged …
Read More »Listen to 'Remember My Name' From 'Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical'
The crowdsourced Ratatouille musical that was cooked up on TikTok has progressed to a new stage with a cast — including Tituss Burgess, Adam Lambert, Wayne Brady, Andre De Sheilds, and Ashley Park — announced for a one-night-only benefit concert. You can check out a rendition of “Remember My Name” …
Read More »The Birth of QAmom
With her bouncy, honey-streaked hair, tastefully pastel-and-beige-hued grid and effortless ability to wear such garments as shapeless khaki rompers, Ciara Chanel Self, a Dallas, Texas-based interior designer and parent of a toddler, appears on Instagram to be the prototypical mom influencer. She regularly posts aspirational photos of cream-colored nurseries, 2-year-olds’ …
Read More »E. Jean Carroll to Interview Fellow Trump Sexual Assault Accusers
E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her over 20 years ago—and later sued the president for “smearing” her reputation following the allegations — will profile other Trump accusers as part of a new series for The Atlantic. “Nineteen, or25, or43women have come forward to …
Read More »NYPD's 'Warrant Squad' Arrested a Trans Teen Protester, Shoved Her Into an Unmarked Van
On Tuesday, July 28th, videos began circulating on social media of an 18-year-old trans woman, Nikki Stone, being grabbed by a group of plainclothes New York Police Department officers and shoved into an unmarked van during a protest in Manhattan. In a tweet, the NYPD said Stone was was “wanted …
Read More »Ghislaine Maxwell Has Been Arrested. Here's What We Learned From the Indictment
On Thursday morning, almost a year after disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was found hanged in his prison cell, the FBI arrested Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s ex-girlfriend and alleged procurer of his underage victims. The British socialite has been in hiding since Epstein was arrested last summer, amid intense speculation that she …
Read More »'Eskimo Pie' Owner Calls Brand 'Derogatory,' Vows to Change Name
The owners of the Eskimo Pie brand have vowed to retire the 99-year-old name as companies rethink stereotypically racist images of well-known brands. “We have been reviewing our Eskimo Pie business for some time and will be changing the brand name and marketing,” Elizabell Marquez, head of marketing for the …
Read More »Bordering on Desperation
This story was originally published by Searchlight New Mexico and is posted here as part of an ongoing collaboration with Rolling Stone. More from this series can be read here. GALLUP, N.M. — At the end of the Howard Johnson Hotel’s orange and white hallway, Dr. Caleb Lauber paused by …
Read More »6 Atlanta Police Officers Charged With Excessive Force Following Weekend Protests
Six Atlanta police officers have been charged with using excessive force after dragging two college students out of a car, bashing in the vehicle’s windows and using a stun gun during an arrest Saturday night. The incident happened during widespread protests against police brutality following the death of George Floyd. …
Read More »'Riverdale' Actor Cole Sprouse Stars in 'Hill House' Writer's Spooky New Podcast, 'Borrasca'
As horror fans know all too well, sometimes the most terrifying monsters are places: Riverdale (the town with pep that’s also the murder capital of the world), Hill House (whatever walks there walks alone), Twin Peaks, Salem’s Lot — atmospheric horror wreathes these landmarks and towns. There’s not one beast …
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