Adam McKay‘s flamethrowing take on the rise and rise of Dick Cheney, played by a truly unrecognizable Christian Bale, is bound to be polarizing. In Vice, the writer-director is tossing grenades every which way — it’s a movie that’s ferociously funny one minute, bleakly sorrowful the next. The see-sawing is …
Read More »Why Does No One Want the Least Secure Job in Washington?
Update:Mick Mulvaney, President Trump’s director of the Office of Management and Budget, has agreed to take the worst job in Washington, at least for now. It’s unclear whether Mulvaney will only serve as chief of staff until President Trump can find a permanent replacement, or if Mulvaney will occupy the …
Read More »Trump's Tabloid Ally Flips, Further Endangering the President
Michael Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday morning. At the center of the charges against the president’s former lawyer-fixer were two payments made in the months leading up to the 2016 election. One was a $130,000 payment Cohen made to Stormy Daniels, with whom Trump allegedly had …
Read More »Weed Chefs: Coming to a Screen Near You
There’s something deeply satisfying about getting high and drooling over images of a gorgeous, marijuana-infused dinner — and a new crop of shows offer a look into how these intoxicating feasts are made. Take Viceland’s Bong Appétit, by far the biggest hit of the genre. Last year, it was nominated …
Read More »Taylor Swift Is a Punk-Rock Rebel — and She Just Proved It to the World
“I’m surprisingly nonconfrontational — you would not believe how much I hate conflict.” Taylor Swift,speaking to Rolling Stone in 2014 about her ongoing feud with an unnamed female pop star. Such a quote may, justifiably, lead you to presuppose that Swift lacks a certain steeliness — that, when it comes …
Read More »Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Will Not Log Off
Since winning her seat in Congress on November 6th, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been using social media —particularly Instagram Stories —to provide a detailed, comprehensive and often humorous breakdown of her process of preparing to take office in January. In the first post from a pinned Instagram Story titled “Congress Camp …
Read More »Tekashi 6ix9ine Arrested on Racketeering Charges in New York
Tekashi 6ix9ine, the Brooklyn rapper who’s spent much of his short career in court for a litany of criminal charges, has been arrested again, according toThe Daily Beast. According to the report, 6ix9ine (real name Daniel Hernandez) is currently in federal custody on charges of racketeering and firearms. The arrest …
Read More »12 New Albums to Stream Now: Chris Cornell, Mariah Carey and More Editors' Picks
EDITORS’ PICK: Chris Cornell, Chris Cornell This 64-track retrospective of the late grunge icon’s career is a testament to his vocal prowess and thoughtful approach, apparent even on early Soundgarden tracks like the chugging Ultramega OK opener “Flower” and Louder Than Love’s still-relevant environmentalist plea “Hands All Over.” Tracing his …
Read More »Revisiting Hours: Won't You Be My Neighbor — 'The People Under the Stairs'
Every Friday, we’re recommending an older movie available to stream or download and worth seeing again through the lens of our current moment. We’re calling the series “Revisiting Hours” — consider this Rolling Stone’s unofficial film club. This week: Alex Pappademas on Wes Craven’s The People Under the Stairs. In …
Read More »Trump Administration Quietly Unveils New Rules Targeting Birth Control and Abortion
A record number of women — mostly Democrats, many of them galvanized by the threat the Trump administration poses to reproductive freedom — were swept into Congress during in the 2018 midterm elections. The results were still being tabulated on Wednesday when Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services quietly …
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