Early in Gary Shteyngart’s funny, frightening new novel, Seema — wife of Barry Cohen, a morally handicapped and wildly successful hedge fund manager — recalls her earliest impressions of him. “A man that rich couldn’t be stupid,” she’d thought. Now, as their life together verges on collapse, she wonders: “Was …
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If you’re a progressive who hasn’t been paying keen attention to the three marquee races in the South this fall, you’re depriving yourself of a daily dose of GOP schadenfreude. In Georgia, Florida and Texas, straight-talking liberals are topping the Democratic tickets for the first time in history — and …
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Remember the Crash Test Dummies? The Canadian folk rock group scored a massive hit in 1993 with their oddball hit “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm,” but faded into obscurity when their follow-ups failed to connect. They are largely remembered today for the deep bass-baritone voice of frontman Brad Roberts, managing to …
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Adam Driver and Kanye West will lead off Saturday Night Live’s 44th season as its host and musical guest when it premieres on September 29th. The show announced the news via a tweet on Monday showing the celebrities’ names pinned to a corkboard. It will be Driver’s second time hosting …
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Anne-Marie’s nostalgic stomper “2002” — which quotes classic lyrics by Britney Spears, ’NSync and Jay-Z — has earned more than 166 million Spotify streams. And her debut LP, Speak Your Mind, packed with sensitively swagged-out dance pop, is a Top 40 hit. So get ready, she probably won’t be a …
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Every Friday, we’re recommending an older movie that’s 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: Amy Nicholson on Will Forte‘s 2010 SNL-sketch-turned-cult-classic MacGruber. Will Forte …
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On Thursday morning, President Trump tweeted that the nearly 3,000 Puerto Ricans who died as a result of Hurricane Maria is a fake-news conspiracy drummed up by Democrats to make him look bad. “3000 people did not die in the two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico,” he tweeted before blaming …
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Former First Lady Michelle Obama will make speaking appearances this fall in support of her memoir, Becoming. The 10-city tour will see her sitting down with yet-to-be-announced moderators who will discuss her life stories. It will kick off on November 13th in Chicago; the date coincides with the North American …
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In a city marked by rapid population growth and an ever-changing skyline, one annual tradition has brought some sense of regularity to Nashville’s late summer: the Americana Music Festival and Conference. The festival has ballooned in size over the years, matching Nashville’s own growth with an increasing number of participating …
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A review of tonight’s Better Call Saul coming up just as soon as I justify a giant horse statue… “I need to be moving forward.” -Jimmy If “Quite a Ride” was offering us bookends of Saul Goodman’s law career, then this week’s episode — “Pinata” — appears to be doing …
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