As with the rest of humanity, Alanis Morissette’s big plans for 2020 haven’t quite worked out. With the hit musical of Jagged Little Pill running strong on Broadway as the year began, she was going to release her first album in eight years, the wrenching Such Pretty Forks in the …
Read More »'Beavis and Butt-Head' Reimagining to Air on Comedy Central
Comedy Central announced on Wednesday that a reimagined version ofBeavis and Butt-Head, MTV’s beloved Nineties adult cartoon comedy, will be coming to the network. The new version of the show, which originally aired from 1993 to 1997, will present the two teenage couch potatoes as Gen X parents raising their …
Read More »Protesters Reject De Blasio's NYPD Budget, Continue to Occupy City Hall
At 6:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, an hour after sunrise, about 100 protesters and two dozen police faced off on the edge of City Hall Park in New York City. “I don’t see no riot here! Why are you in riot gear?” chanted the crowd, locked arm-in-arm three rows deep …
Read More »Watch James Blake Cover Nirvana's 'Come As You Are'
James Blake added Nirvana to his quarantine cover roster with a rendition of “Come As You Are,” performed on a benefit livestream this past Sunday. The cover, requested by a fan, got the full James Blake treatment, which is pretty simple: a piano setup and a lovely crooning voice. Blake …
Read More »See Barack Obama, Taylor Swift, Joe Biden Take Part in Stonewall Day Stream
Barack Obama, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Kesha and more took part in Pride Live’s Stonewall Day livestream Friday, with former vice president/current Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden and his wife Jill also making a surprise appearance. “Whether we’re fighting to protect a patient from discrimination in the healthcare system or …
Read More »'Not All of Us Are Dying' Fox Host Says of Trump's COVID-19 Response
Talk about a low bar. Fox News’ Neil Cavuto not only equated himself with essential workers who are exposed to the coronavirus at a much higher rate than television news hosts but, by doing so, he also minimized the recent surge in cases nationally as he wrapped up his interview …
Read More »The Best Cast Iron Pans We're Cooking With Right Now
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. If the heated debates over the proper care and usage of a cast iron pan has you feeling a little unsure about what you’re supposed to be looking …
Read More »'The Ghost of Peter Sellers' Review: Portrait of a Movie Star Gone Mad
Movie junkies, rejoice. Director Peter Medak has made an instructive and nightmarishly funny documentary about how actor Peter Sellers drove him crazy and nearly trashed his career. The Ghost of Peter Sellers (now available on demand) recounts the filming of Ghost in the Noonday Sun, a 1973 pirate-epic folly so …
Read More »See Lamb of God Perform Socially Distanced Live Versions of Raging New Songs
With nowhere to play a live gig during social distancing, the members of Lamb of God stayed home to perform a couple of songs off their recently released, self-titled eighth album. In a video that showcases each of the band’s five members raging out at home, the group performs Lamb …
Read More »Why 'Sherman's Showcase' Is the Hidden Gem of TV Sketch Comedy
It would not be Black History Month without a shout-out to Lewis Howard Latimer, the African-American inventor whose groundbreaking innovations led to lightbulbs and modern telecommunications. Or George Washington Carver, the scientist who helped revolutionize agriculture and whose work with crops, including peanuts, is credited with eventually leading to grocery-store …
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