Melania Trump‘s decision to sell an NFT, or a non-fungible token, was met with healthy skepticism when the former first lady announced the move earlier this month. Now we can add to the list of critics a former Trump White House official who claims to have interacted with her on …
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How 'Cobra Kai' Resurrected 'Karate Kid Part III' Villain Terry Silver After a 32-Year Absence
By any objective measure, The Karate Kid Part III is a terrible movie. The 1989 box-office flop centers around a demented toxic-waste mogul, Terry Silver, who decides to rig a teenage karate tournament and torment Mr. Miyagi and a college-age Daniel La Russo for no coherent reason. “The Karate Kid …
Read More »'Don't Look Up'…or You Might See One Bomb of a Movie Hurtling Right Toward You
Adam McKay knows you’re angry. He’s angry, too. The writer-director partially responsible for some of the greatest comedies of the 21st century — and what is comedy, really, but a more socially acceptable form of expressing aggression — is steaming mad about the state of our nation, our hemisphere, our …
Read More »Holiday Music Mysteries: Is 'A Long December' A Christmas Song? Does Bryan Adams' 'Reggae Christmas' Really Exist?
From the glories of Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” to the it-kinda-grows-on-you proto-chillwave oddness of Paul McCartney‘s “Wonderful Christmastime,” the new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast takes on the ever-expanding canon of Christmas and holiday songs. Rob Sheffield and Brittany Spanos join host …
Read More »Manchin Gives His Side of the Build Back Better Story
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) faulted White House staff and Democratic leadership for his decision to end negotiations around Build Back Better and accused his party of trying to “badger” him into supporting it. In a Monday interview on a local West Virginia radio station, the senator told host Hoppy Kercheval …
Read More »Oklahoma Republican Leader Indicted for Allegedly Misusing Power to Benefit His Wife
A grand jury indicted the Republican speaker pro tempore of Oklahoma‘s state House for allegedly misusing his power to alter state law so that his wife could become a tag agent. State Rep. Terry O’Donnell faces five felony and three misdemeanor charges while his wife, Teresa, faces three felonies and …
Read More »'A Huge Scam': Fans Who Bought Tekashi 6ix9ine-Backed NFTs Are Pissed
Saliva is dripping out of the corners of a serpentine-tongued man’s mouth, which hangs open in a toothy smile. His eyes lack proper pupils; instead, rainbow dollar signs glow in their place as his fingers wrap around the handle of a bloody chainsaw. It sounds ridiculous — but, for some, …
Read More »Jewel Releases Covers EP After Winning 'The Masked Singer'
Jewel was named the winner of the sixth season of The Masked Singer and has celebrated by releasing a new covers EP, Queen of Hearts. The EP features renditions of songs Jewel performed on the competition show in disguise as the Queen of Hearts. The tracks include Jewel’s versions of …
Read More »O.J. Simpson's Parole Ends Early: He's 'a Completely Free Man'
O.J. Simpson is “a completely free man,” according to his lawyer in Las Vegas. The former football star and actor who was acquitted for murder in California and convicted in Las Vegas for armed robbery was granted early parole. The Division of Parole and Probation submitted an early discharge request …
Read More »Tool Drummer Danny Carey Arrested After Altercation at Kansas City Airport
Tool drummer Danny Carey was arrested after an incident at the Kansas City International Airport Sunday, Dec. 12. A spokesperson for the Kansas City Aviation Department confirmed the arrest to Rolling Stone. Airport police received a “report of a disturbance between two males in an airport terminal” around 7 p.m. …
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