Rolling Stoneis heading to Palm Springs with Lucky Brand this weekend for its inaugural Live: Palm Springs event, during the first weekend of Coachella at the @ARRIVE Hotel on Saturday, April 13th. The afternoon pool party will spotlight special performances by X Ambassadors, Jax Jones, Drax Project, Palm Springsteen and …
Read More »This Viral Hitchhiker Is on Trial for Murder Right Now
Back in 2013, a five-minute interview with a man who was identified as Kai, the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker, went wildly viral. In the clip, the man who identifies himself as Kai — a frizzy-haired skateboard kid with his hair tied back in a bandana — describes using a hatchet to save …
Read More »Schoolboy Q and Travis Scott's 'Chopstix' Raises a Question: Can Utensils Be Sexy?
Exploring the inherent sexiness of utensils is an intriguing exercising — and one I hadn’t considered before today. Forks definitely aren’t sexy (pointy). Spoons can be sensual (curvy). Depending on the situation, knives are arousing (dangerous). Chopsticks, I think we can all agree, live in a gray area, which Schoolboy …
Read More »Watch 'SNL' Reimagine 'Game of Thrones' as 'Law & Order: SVU' in Spinoff Sketch
Game of Thrones references abounded in this week’s episode of Saturday Night Live. With star Kit Harington hosting the show, SNL created several imagined prequels, sequels and spinoffs that the network would air following the final season of the hit HBO series. SNL saves the best for last in the …
Read More »'Stairway' to History: Inside the Met's Dazzling New Exhibit of Rock Instruments in New York
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is home to an overwhelming collection of historical art objects, including a mummy mask from 60 A.D., Greek bronzes from the 8th century B.C. and the original “Washington Crossing the Delaware” painting. Starting April 8th, it will also welcome a different type of antiques …
Read More »Midwestern Towns Prepare to Navigate More Flooding (and a Climate-Denying President)
As mayors from towns along the Mississippi River huddled over their phones on March 22nd, they cautiously awaited answers from members of the National Weather Service and emergency agencies across the federal government: “How bad is the flooding going to be? And what can we do to stop it?” Flooding …
Read More »Flashback: George Strait Asks 'What's Going on in Your World'
Thirty years ago today, on April 3rd, 1989, MCA Records artist George Strait released the single “What’s Going on in Your World,” a track from his album Beyond the Blue Neon. A mournful, hard-country tune replete with tearful fiddle lines and a classic Strait performance, the song’s first releases listed …
Read More »Watch Rita Wilson Perform 'Throw Me a Party' on 'Corden'
Rita Wilson appeared on The Late Late Show to perform her upbeat new single “Throw Me a Party.” The singer and actress brought an inspirational sense to the stage, showcasing the track alongside a live band and backup singer. In the clip, Wilson infuses the country-tinged pop song’s lyrics with …
Read More »We Aren't in the Throes of a 'Sex Crisis' — But Men's Rights Activists Think We Are
According to a specific demographic of straight men on the internet, America is in the throes of a crisis — and it has nothing to do with opioid addiction or student loans or sexual assault or police shootings or health care for low-income people of color or climate change. No, …
Read More »On the Charts: Nav Navigates to First Number One With 'Bad Habits'
In less than two years, Nav ascended from the Weeknd’s opening act to Billboard 200 chart topper as the Toronto rapper’s latest Bad Habits debuted at Number One. The second album from the rapper-producer born Navraj Goraya sold 82,000 copies, including 24,000 traditional copies, to give Nav the first Number …
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