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Jon Stewart Helps Rescue Runaway Bull From Slaughterhouse
Following Jon Stewart’s exit from The Daily Show, the former host has spent more time lobbying on behalf of 9/11 first responders and tending to his animal sanctuary than lending his take on the 2016 presidential race. Stewart and wife Tracey’s animal advocacy efforts were back in the news Friday after the couple helped…

‘American Psycho’ at 25: Bret Easton Ellis on Patrick Bateman’s Legacy
Before American Psycho came out, 25 years ago this month, it was already the most controversial novel of the Nineties. Its vivid depictions of gruesome murders of women, men, children and animals preceded wherever it went. The original publisher dropped it and told author Bret Easton Ellis to keep the…

What It’s Like to Use a Public Bathroom While Trans
For most people, going to a public restroom is no big deal. Aside from long lines at the women’s restroom or a dirty stall in the men’s, they never have to think about it. For trans people, however, using a public bathroom is complicated, and often dangerous. A 2013 survey from…

Hear Florence and the Machine’s Sweeping ‘Stand By Me’ Cover
Florence and the Machine inject Ben E. King’s pop standard “Stand By Me” with a blast of cinematic grandeur in the new trailer for the upcoming video game, Final Fantasy XV. The band’s cover begins at the 1:10 mark, after a harrowing opening — complete with melodramatic choir and orchestra — that sets…

Adam Sandler, David Spade Team for ‘Do-Over’ Comedy Tour
Adam Sandler will unite with David Spade, Nick Swardson and Rob Schneider for The Do-Over comedy tour, which features seven American performances in May. The brief jaunt, presented by Netflix and featuring “special guests,” will kick off May 19th in San Francisco and conclude on the 27th in Uncasville, Connecticut, according to…

Coyote Bros: How Hard-Partying College Kids Became Illegal Alien Smugglers
Stephen Sluyter was lounging on his leather couch, taking bong hits and watching the Cartoon Network, when his phone rang. “Bro you hungry?” his best friend and roommate Max Bocanegra asked on the other end of the line. “I got some beans for you. I need you to get them…

Watch Pete Davidson Talk ‘SNL,’ Pot Jokes and His First Stand-Up Tour
Pete Davidson, a current member of Saturday Night Live’s cast, has blown up on the comedy scene over the two seasons he’s been on the long-running show. From a role in Trainwreck to an appearance on Comedy Central’s Roast of Justin Bieber, the 22-year-old Staten Island native is already beginning…

Michael Ian Black Pens Children’s Book About Donald Trump
Comedian Michael Ian Black has written an illustrated children’s book about Donald Trump that will be released July 12th via Simon and Schuster, The Wrap reports. Featuring drawings by acclaimed illustrator Marc Rosenthal, A Child’s First Book of Trump will seek to explain the business mogul-turned-Republican presidential frontrunner to the youth. Per…

Comedy Troupe the State Prep Oral History
Nineties alt-comedy troupe the State will release a new oral history, The Union of the State, detailing their rise, dissolution, reunion and staggering dispersion and influence throughout the comedy world. The book arrives May 3rd and features interviews with all 11 members of the State: Todd Holoubek, David Wain, Michael Ian Black,…

Why Conservatives Are Terrified of Single Women
The title of Rebecca Traister’s new book, All the Single Ladies, is, she admits, a bit of a misnomer: It’s not just about single women, but rather “what happens when one model” — young, heterosexual marriage — “is no longer the only model” determining women’s lives, as had been the case…

Why Hillary Clinton and Beyonce Should See ‘Eclipsed’ on Broadway
Eclipsed, Danai Gurira’s heartbreaking play about women conscripted into sex slavery during the Liberian civil war at the beginning of the 21st century, isn’t like anything else on Broadway at the moment. It may have star power — with Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o in a pivotal part and Gurira, who’s…

Hear William Shatner Explain His Love for Leonard Nimoy in New Clip
One year ago, on February 27th, 2015, Leonard Nimoy died at the age of 83. On the eve of what would have been his 84th birthday on March 26th, we remember the actor and artist with a special audio clip read by his longtime friend, William Shatner, which is an excerpt…

How Tracy Morgan’s Near-Death Accident Made Him Funnier
N ot for the first time, Tracy Morgan is getting a glimpse of heaven. “Look at this,” he says, pointing to a city-size mass of white clouds, framed against a marble-blue horizon, outside the window of his leased private jet. “Ain’t no war up here. Ain’t nothing going on up here….

Bill Murray’s New Job: Poetry Editor
Bill Murray continues his habit of popping up in unexpected places – from passed out front row at the Late Show to being dumbfounded by a last-second shot at the NCAA basketball tournament – this Friday when the actor shares some of his favorite poems in the upcoming issue of O. In celebration…

Timothy Olyphant on Becoming a Self-Absorbed Country Star Onstage
Although he’s a California native and may lack a rugged Western pedigree, actor Timothy Olyphant has made a name for himself as a sort of cowboy scoundrel in popular television shows — Raylan Givens of Justified, Seth Bullock of Deadwood — which is one reason why his latest role may not…

Mick Jagger on Clothes That Have Helped Him Shape Shift Over the Years
For the spring/summer edition of the biannual culture and fashion magazine Another Man, the publication will celebrate not only rock & roll but the fashion and influence of Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones specifically. The issue — which features five unique covers — also includes a 40-page spread showcasing Rolling Stones memorabilia…

Billy Joel, Supremes, Metallica Make National Recording Registry
Billy Joel’s “Piano Man,” the Supremes’ “Where Did Our Love Go,” Metallica’s Master of Puppets and Santana’s Abraxas highlight the 25 recordings newly inducted into the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. John Coltrane’s jazz classic A Love Supreme, Gloria Gaynor’s disco anthem “I Will Survive,” George Carlin’s acclaimed comedy LP…

A Motorcycle Journey into the Heart of Cuba
When President Obama arrived in Havana on Sunday for his three-day trip to Cuba — the first visit by a U.S. president in 88 years — the first thing he would have seen as his motorcade left the airport was a giant billboard that read BLOQUEO: THE LONGEST GENOCIDE IN…

Why the Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Verdict Matters
Last Friday, a jury of six Floridians awarded Hulk Hogan $115 million, saying that the website Gawker had violated his right to privacy in 2012 by posting snippets of a video showing the wrestler, who had sued under his given name Terry Bollea, having sex with Heather Clem, wife of…

Hulk Hogan Awarded Additional $25 Million in Gawker Sex Tape Trial
A Florida jury has awarded Hulk Hogan $25 million in punitive damages in his case against Gawker Media. The Associated Press reports that Nick Denton, who founded the website, will have to pay $10 million of that figure, and Gawker, the company, will have to fork over the remaining $15 million….

Apple Unveils iPhone SE, CEO Tim Cook Addresses Privacy Policy
Seems smaller is better again. Apple unveiled its iPhone SE today in Cupertino, and the tech giant is going small versus big. The smaller iPhone will incorporate some of the newer technology found in recently released iPhones. Apple also announced a new iPad and a lower cost for Apple Watch during an…

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke Auctions Handwritten Lyrics for Oxfam Charity
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke is auctioning off his handwritten lyrics to OK Computer opener “Airbag” to benefit anti-poverty charity Oxfam. The words are inscribed on the inside cover of Yorke’s copy of William Blake poetry collection Songs of Innocence and Experience, which is heavily annotated throughout, Stereogum reports. The listing shows several images…

Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emma Watson’s Feminism Freestyle Rap
Hamilton creator and costar Lin-Manuel Miranda and actress Emma Watson showed off their freestyle and beatboxing skills in a recent video they made to celebrate International Women’s Day. The video supports UN Women’s HeForShe organization, which campaigns for a gender equal world. Watson serves as UN Women’s Global Goodwill Ambassador. In the cute…

Pharrell on New Dance Collaboration: ‘This Is a Brand-New Medium’
Pharrell Williams has earned his reputation as a gifted songwriter and producer, but he’s renowned as a master at collaboration — seemingly fearless whether he’s designing accessories for Louis Vuitton, creating art with Takashi Murakami or mixing a hit track for Missy Elliott. For the past few years, the multi-hyphenate has been…

‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ Heading to Broadway
A musical version of Roald Dahl’s beloved book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will hit Broadway in spring 2017. The New York production will be a revised take of the production that has run in London’s West End since 2013. Jack O’Brien (Hairspray) will direct the Broadway adaptation of the show…

SeaWorld to Stop Breeding Killer Whales
SeaWorld has decided to end its orca-breeding program following years of criticism about how the animals are kept in captivity. The company, which operates a number of amusement parks around the country, announced Thursday that the change would go into effect immediately, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and that it…

Scientology Leader’s Estranged Father Preps Tell-All Book
Ronald Miscavige Sr., the estranged father of Scientology leader David Miscavige, promises a “riveting insider’s look” at the controversial church with a new tell-all book titled Ruthless: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me, out May 3rd via St. Martin’s Press. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the publisher describes the title…

Meet the Young Band From Broadway’s ‘School of Rock’
School of Rock arrived on Broadway last December, 12 years after the ferociously funny, successful Jack Black film premiered on-screen. A few changes had to be made for the adaptation: a new score by Andrew Lloyd Weber with lyrics by Glenn Slater and an expanded book by Julian Fellowes (of…

Read an Excerpt of the Gripping New Memoir ‘Alligator Candy’
My last memory of my brother Jon was my most suspect. It was October 28, 1973, and we were on the sidewalk outside our house. I was a stocky four-year-old with a brown, bowl haircut, and Jon, wiry and lean with wavy red hair, was 11. Earlier that year, we’d…

9 Things We Learned from Repentant Drone Operators
In “The Untold Casualties of the Drone War,” Rolling Stone profiled four former members of the drone program who publicly criticized America’s use of unmanned aircraft strikes in an open letter to President Barack Obama. “This administration and its predecessors have built a drone program that is one of the most devastating driving forces…

Watch ‘Game of Thrones’ Cast Support Refugee Crisis Campaign
HBO and the Game of Thrones cast have partnered with nonprofit International Rescue Committee to raise money for the global refugee crisis. Several actors from the fantasy series appear in a YouTube video announcing the “Rescue Has No Boundaries” campaign, asking for donations to help the “16 million people” displaced in countries…

David Cross: Why Donald Trump Will Not Be President
Last week, comic Louis CK sent fans a long, unsolicited message about why voters are misguided in casting votes for Donald Trump; in doing so, he joined the chorus of voices, including many conservatives, urging Americans to consider alternatives to the businessman and reality TV star. Many politically inclined comics like…

Questlove Details Culinary Creativity Book ‘Somethingtofoodabout’
Questlove may be well known for his night shift duties and his band the Roots, but fans who follow the prolific artist/author also know he’s passionate about the culinary arts (to such an extent he has a @questlovesfood Instagram account dedicated to it) and once owned fried chicken stand, Hybird. His third and forthcoming…

Hillary Clinton vs. Bernie Sanders: The Good Fight
Hillary Clinton’s Super Tuesday speech, delivered before a gathering of supporters in Miami, was a more polished version of a speech I’d heard her give three days earlier in Columbia, South Carolina. The Columbia rally took place at an indoor volleyball court at the University of South Carolina. The floor…

Inside the Artificial Intelligence Revolution: A Special Report, Pt. 2
It’s a weird feeling, cruising around Silicon Valley in a car driven by no one. I am in the back seat of one of Google’s self-driving cars – a converted Lexus SUV with lasers, radar and low-res cameras strapped to the roof and fenders – as it maneuvers the streets…

Steve Jobs, Bill Gates Musical-Comedy Calls Off Broadway Debut
The Broadway staging of the musical-comedy Nerds, about tech pioneers Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, has been called off weeks before it was scheduled to begin performances, The New York Times reports. According to producer Carl Levin, the show was stricken with financial troubles, including “the loss of a major investor.” While…

Meet the Trans Woman Challenging Caitlyn Jenner on Her Conservatism
Author and activist Jenny Boylan was on a bus full of trans women, barreling down a highway in the Southwest, when she learned that a high-profile trans rights measure on the November ballot, the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, or HERO, had been voted down. In Houston and nationwide, the religious right had…

4 Great Rock Books to Read This Month
Fans are forever fascinated to discover new details of the stories behind their favorite performers, and to feed that fire, a couple of new books focus on two very different women — Nina Simone and Lita Ford — who have made music that has inspired others. A new history goes inside the myth, debauchery…

Polygamist Cult Found Guilty of Violating Civil Rights
The end has always held particular fascination for Warren Jeffs. Even before he proclaimed himself prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the 10,000 strong polygamist cult in southern Utah, he envisioned the end of the world, relating to his followers terrifying visions of plagues, pestilence and…

Pop-Culture Legacy of Nancy Reagan’s ‘Just Say No’ Campaign
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan died Sunday at age 94. Reagan lent her name to an assortment of causes while her husband was in office — and to Alzheimer’s research after he’d left — but none more famously or worthlessly than the anti-drug “Just Say No” campaign. The slogan was borne of an achingly earnest…

Marcia Clark Talks ‘Physically Painful’ O.J. Simpson Verdict
With the O.J. Simpson murder trial back in the spotlight thanks to American Crime Story as well as a knife that was allegedly unearthed from the football star’s property, lead prosecutor Marcia Clark spoke to Dateline about the “Trial of the Century” and her feelings after Simpson was acquitted. “That was…

David Cross on Extending Tour and Why Arena Shows ‘Sound Terrible’
Two months into his first stand-up tour in six years, comic David Cross announced the addition of 15 dates Monday morning to his busy schedule of 53 cities. Already Cross’s biggest and most ambitious run of shows, new dates of the Making America Great Again tour will allow the comedian to do the…

Louis C.K. Rips Donald Trump in Epic Email: ‘The Guy Is Hitler’
Louis C.K. ripped Donald Trump in an epic email to fans Saturday, comparing the mogul to Hitler and pleading with his Trump-supporting fans to cease voting for the Republican presidential frontrunner. “Please stop it with voting for Trump. It was funny for a little while. But the guy is Hitler,” C.K. wrote…

Marcia Clark Talks Possible O.J. Simpson Knife Discovery
Following news that a knife allegedly unearthed from O.J. Simpson’s Brentwood home nearly two decades ago is now being investigated by police, Marcia Clark, the lead prosecutor in the murder case against the football star, spoke about the shocking discovery. “I really don’t know what to think of it,” Clark told…

10 Commandments of Turning ‘Hamilton’ Into a Movie Musical
Hamilton — the Broadway sensation that’s added a long-overdue splash of color to the Great White Way, revitalized America’s origin story, and revolutionized musical theater in the process — is going to be a movie. That’s not a fact, but it’s inevitable: Broadway and Hollywood are becoming more symbiotic by the…

New ‘Making a Murderer’ Evidence Suggests Rush to Charge Steven Avery
Netflix’s Making a Murderer explored the possibility that the documentary series’ subject, Steven Avery, may have been framed for the murder of Teresa Halbach. As Uproxx reports, new evidence seems to support that theory. Halbach’s death certificate obtained through Freedom of Information requests, which can be viewed via StevenAveryCase.org, houses several inconsistencies that…

Katt Williams Arrested After Punching Pool Store Employee
Katt Williams was arrested on battery charges in Gainesville, Georgia Monday after the comedian allegedly punched a pool store employee during an argument. Williams was charged with misdemeanor battery in the incident and booked in nearby Hall County Jail on $5,000 bail, a Hall County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson confirmed to…

Flight of the Conchords Prep New Material for Summer Tour
Flight of the Conchords have plotted a North American trek, “Flight of the Conchords Sing Flight of the Conchords Tour,” which kicks off June 11th in Cleveland and runs through late July. The New Zealand comedic folk duo of Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie will debut new material during the…

Inside the Artificial Intelligence Revolution: A Special Report, Pt. 1
Welcome to robot nursery school,” Pieter Abbeel says as he opens the door to the Robot Learning Lab on the seventh floor of a sleek new building on the northern edge of the UC-Berkeley campus. The lab is chaotic: bikes leaning against the wall, a dozen or so grad students…

How America Made Donald Trump Unstoppable
The first thing you notice at Donald Trump’s rallies is the confidence. Amateur psychologists have wishfully diagnosed him from afar as insecure, but in person the notion seems absurd. Donald Trump, insecure? We should all have such problems. At the Verizon Giganto-Center in Manchester the night before the New Hampshire primary, Trump…

Media Study Finds Hollywood Excludes Minorities, Women, LGBT People
The #OscarsSoWhite backlash may have only scratched the surface of a deeper problem. A comprehensive new study on film and television diversity claims that a “whitewashed” Hollywood has created an “epidemic of invisibility” for women, minorities and LGBT people, The Associated Press reports. The analysis – from the Media, Diversity and Social Change Initiative…

Watch John Oliver Highlight Absurdity of Abortion Laws
John Oliver spent 29 sobering minutes of Sunday’s Last Week Tonight highlighting abortion laws in the United States – and one minute celebrating the cuteness of sloths. The host opened the episode with the results of a 2015 Gallup poll, revealing only 19 percent of participants believe abortion should be totally illegal. After…

Steve Martin Performs Stand-Up for First Time in 35 Years
Steve Martin served as the “very special guest” at Jerry Seinfeld’s Beacon Theatre Thursday, a surprise appearance that marked the comedian’s first stab at stand-up in over 35 years. While Martin has continued to perform and host ceremonies like the Oscars, he hadn’t performed an actual set of stand-up comedy since…

Watch Patrick Bateman Slay in New ‘American Psycho’ Musical
Get ready for Patrick Bateman on Broadway. A musical version of Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho finished a successful run in London in 2014, but it took a bit longer for the transfer to New York. Broadway babe Benjamin Walker (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) stars as the lovable psychopath…

Harper Lee, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Author, Dead at 89
Harper Lee, the author of the literary classic To Kill a Mockingbird, has died. She was 89. No cause of death was given, but AL.com reports that multiple sources in Lee’s hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, where the author resided, confirmed her death. In 2007, Lee suffered a stroke, and during the controversy…

Young Thug Biopic: Watch a Clip From French Artist’s Bizarre New Project
French artist Pierre Gaignard recalls first hearing Young Thug on a friend’s car radio. “At one point, my two mates were wailing,” Gaignard tells Rolling Stone. “I mean ‘wail’ in a melodic way. They were singing along to ‘Treasure’ featuring Zuse, and there was a sort of energy and nostalgia mixed…

The Untold Casualties of the Drone War
Early one evening in November, Brandon Bryant, a former Air Force officer and perhaps the world’s most famous drone program whistleblower, sits on the sofa in a Manhattan hotel suite, writing a letter to President Obama. A grey hoodie is pulled over his baseball cap, the sleeves half-covering a red dragon…

Listen to Premiere Track from ‘The Color Purple’ Broadway Cast Recording
The Color Purple returned to Broadway in December to rave reviews. While Jennifer Hudson and Orange Is the New Black’s Danielle Brooks bring star-power and excellent performances to the characters Shug and Sofia respectively, it’s the show’s star Cynthia Erivo, a British actress making her Broadway debut as Celie, that…

Alejandro G. Iñárritu: Hollywood’s King of Pain
Late one afternoon in November, only two days after wrapping up final post-production tweaks on his sixth film, The Revenant, the director Alejandro González Iñárritu walked into a screening room at the corner of Alfred Hitchcock Drive on the Universal Studios lot in Universal City, California. He was dressed entirely…

Watch DJ Steve Porter’s Kanye West ‘Imma Let You Finish’ Video Remix
“I’ve been a fine connoisseur of Kanye interruption soundbytes for about 10 years but never quite did anything with them,” says video remix expert DJ Steve Porter, whose past efforts range from an inspirational Usain Bolt supercut to a compilation of disgraced former Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s career lowlights. “I thought I would honor…

‘Making a Murderer’ Star Reporter on the Questions That Nag Him
Making a Murderer viewers know Aaron Keller as the handsome reporter asking tough questions. (You might even call his “the face that launched a thousand thirsty tweets.”) Keller began covering the case for NBC26 in Green Bay the day Teresa Halbach was reported missing in 2005. He went on to get his law degree — inspired,…

Rolling Stone Launches First-Ever Podcast ‘Rolling Stone Music Now’
Rolling Stone is coming to your earphones and stereos, with the launch of Rolling Stone Music Now, our first-ever podcast. The new show, hosted by Executive Editor Nathan Brackett, will feature interviews with marquee artists, a look inside the week’s hottest music news, a sampling of what’s playing in the Rolling Stone…

‘Hamilton’ to Launch National Tour in 2017
Hamilton has been Broadway’s toughest ticket, but the chance to see Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit just got easier as the smash musical will be heading out on a national tour. For now, two California runs have been announced to launch the tour, with the cast hitting San Francisco’s SHN Orpheum Theater beginning…

‘Making a Murderer’ Trial Inspired Reporter to Go Into Law
When he arrived in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in 2004, one of the first stories NBC26 reporter Aaron Keller was sent to cover was a party celebrating Steven Avery’s exoneration. Keller went on to spend two years covering the investigation, arrest and prosecution of both Avery and his nephew, Brendan Dassey, for…

Bono Remembers David Bowie: ‘He Is My Idea of a Rock Star’
In our new David Bowie memorial issue, out January 29th, various artists pay tribute to the late singer, songwriter and pop innovator. In this exclusive recollection, Bono reflects on the way Bowie helped him find “doors into … other worlds.” I’ve played at being a rock & roll star, but I’m really not…

Inside David Bowie’s Final Years
When the pain hit, David Bowie was singing a song called “Reality.” It was just another concert on a tour that had stretched on a little too long, bringing him to a stiflingly hot arena stage in Prague, on a late-June evening in 2004. “Reality,” the title track to his…

Deuces Wild: Man With Two Penises Talks Pop Culture Spoofs, New Book
Two years have passed since a man took to Reddit for a round of show and tell in which he revealed that he was born with two penises. Almost immediately, he became inundated with questions about his life. The experience led the man, who goes by the pseudonym “Diphallic Dude,”…

Iggy Pop Remembers David Bowie: ‘He Appreciated Oddballs’
In our new David Bowie memorial issue, out January 29th, various artists pay tribute to the late singer, songwriter and multimedia innovator. In this Rolling Stone exclusive, Iggy Pop recalls meeting Bowie in New York in the early Seventies and how Bowie influenced the Stooges’ Raw Power. More than all of the other rock musicians, David…

Did ‘Making a Murderer’ Filmmakers Use Images Without Permission?
In the hit documentary series Making a Murderer, filmmakers Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos raise a lot of questions about whether police officers and prosecutors acted improperly while investigating and prosecuting Steven Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey for the murder of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach. Now at least three peripheral subjects from…

Noel Gallagher on His Five Favorite David Bowie Songs
Noel Gallagher awoke to bad news on January 10th. “My wife burst into the bedroom crying, and I thought one of the children had died,” he says. “She said, ‘David Bowie’s dead.’ I was like, ‘Fuckin’ hell.'” The former Oasis songwriter-guitarist (and Bowie mega-fan), whose latest U.S. tour begins in…

‘Godfather’ Author Mario Puzo’s Archives Headed to Auction
A massive, 45-box archive originating from the estate of The Godfather author-screenwriter Mario Puzo is headed to auction in February. The treasure trove of material includes thousands of pages, drafts, notes and varying versions of both the novel manuscript and film screenplay, the latter co-written with director Francis Ford Coppola. When Coppola…

Scammers and Spammers: Inside Online Dating’s Sex Bot Con Job
Christopher Russell owned a small bar in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, but, like a lot people these days, figured he had better odds hooking up online. Russell was 40 and going through a divorce, so he wasn’t seeking anything serious. When he saw an ad for the dating site Ashley Madison, which…

James Corden to Host 70th Annual Tony Awards
The Late Late Show’s James Corden will host the 70th annual Tony Awards, set to air live from New York’s Beacon Theatre June 12th on CBS at 8 p.m. ET. While Corden will be making his debut as host of the Tonys, he’s no stranger to Broadway’s big night. In 2012, he won Best…

Super Bowl Halftime Shows Ranked: From Worst to Best
There is no gig in music like the Super Bowl halftime show. You have 12 minutes to justify your legend. You have 150 million people watching, most of whom are distracted by the nachos platter, how much beer is left in the fridge or how much of the rent they…

The Darkness in Burns, Oregon
Supported by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. The far-flung high-desert town of Burns, Oregon, is not, strictly speaking, where followers of Ammon and Ryan Bundy took over a federal building and plotted the overthrow of the American government — that’s 30 flat and lonely miles south. Still, Burns is out there,…

Debate Moderators: It’s Time to Ask Democratic Candidates About LGBT Rights
At last week’s Democratic town hall in Iowa, Duke University student Brian Carlson asked then candidate Martin O’Malley, “What will you do to assure full federal LGBT equality?” This was noteworthy because in the three Democratic debates that have been held so far, not one moderator has asked a single question…

Bryce Dessner on Ballet, ‘The Revenant,’ New National LP
Details on the new album by the National have been scarce, but in the meantime, guitarist Bryce Dessner, who now lives in Paris, has been keeping busy composing for high-profile outside projects. Last Tuesday, the New York City Ballet debuted The Most Incredible Thing, the 10th new work from 28-year-old dancer-choreographer Justin Peck,…

Go Inside Harley-Davidson, Rolling Stone’s Fashion Week Event on Periscope
Motorcycles, music and style will converge on Wednesday, February 10th, when Rolling Stone and Harley-Davidson throw an exclusive Fashion Week event at Harley-Davidson’s New York City-Tribeca dealership. The party will celebrate the motorcycle brand’s Black Label Collection, and DJ Cassidy will get it started with a high-energy set, followed by a special intimate…

A Polygamist Cult’s Last Stand: The Rise and Fall of Warren Jeffs
O n a January morning in Phoenix, Willie Jessop enters the courtroom through a side door, nods at the lawyers and saunters up to the witness stand. He’s a big man – six feet three, well over 200 pounds – and, as usual, is dressed in black. He glances at the…

Photos from Inside the FLDS
Known collectively as Short Creek, the towns of Hildale and Colorado City, on the border of Utah and Arizona, respectively, have a total population of about 8,000, the majority of which are members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It is the largest polygamist enclave in America. For…