Former Sen. John McCain, when selecting Sarah Palin as his 2008 presidential running mate, mimed shaking a pair of dice before telling his advisers, “Fuck it. Let’s do it.” The report comes from an upcoming book by New York Times political reporter Jeremy W. Peters. Axios confirmed the conversation with …

The honey was delicious. The beekeeper and I ate it by the spoonful, scooping it out of a chipped porcelain bowl alongside swigs from a dusty bottle of moonshine he kept hidden under a pile of crumpled newsprint in the cold, crumbling hearth. A swallow flitted around our heads, darting …

Up-and-coming teen punks The Linda Lindas performed the title track from their debut album, Growing Up, Wednesday on The Late Late Show with James Corden. “Growing Up”, which marked the Los Angeles-based band’s second late-night TV appearance, found the all-girl group decked out in literal cat-eye makeup performing amid a …

The story of Philly Soul as told by its three greatest hitmakers will be the focus of an upcoming documentary produced by Alex Gibney. The Sound of Philadelphia will feature never-before-seen footage and exclusive interviews with Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell, a.k.a. “the Mighty Three” who founded Philadelphia …

The members of the Linda Lindas casually refer to it as “The ‘Racist, Sexist Boy’ Thing” — the performance at the Los Angeles Public Library in May 2021 when the band unleashed a blazing punk anthem inspired by a prejudiced schoolmate that turned into a whirlwind of newfound fame. A …

The Bridgeport, Conn. police officer who was a supervisor on the case of Lauren Smith-Fields has retired and two other detectives have been suspended amid a national controversy over the department’s investigation into the 23-year-old Black woman’s death. Sergeant Joseph Morales of Bridgeport Police Department retired on Friday,a representative for …

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has issued a warning to Kanye West: Be vaccinated, or you can’t tour here. Morrison’s mandate comes following a report that West has sought to stage a concert at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium in March, prior to his headlining gigs at Coachella the next month. Following …

Bloc Party have released “The Girls are Fighting,” the second single off the band’s upcoming album, Alpha Games. The video for the rollicking song, directed by Cameron Ward and produced by Luke Filz, is set in London’s iconic Repton Boxing Club, where the Kray twins famously trained. The band previously …

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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Valentine’s Day is here, but with the rising Omicron variant Covid cases all around the country, many couples are hesitant to celebrate with a night out on the …