The Florida Department of Education announced on Friday that it is rejecting 41 percent of math textbooks submitted by publishers for its K-12 curriculum, claiming that some contained critical race theory (CRT). The agency described its decision as necessary to prevent the “indoctrination” of students. “Math is about getting the …
Read More »Britney Spears Is Pregnant and Determined to Deprive the Paparazzi of Photos
Britney Spears has announced her pregnancy on Instagram. This will be her third child and first with partner Sam Asghari. In a post of someone else’s photograph of coffee in a pink cup surrounded by pink flowers, Spears shared a long caption about noticing a mysterious weight gain following a …
Read More »Will Smith Apologizes to Chris Rock Over Oscars Slap: 'I Was Out of Line and I Was Wrong'
Will Smith has apologized to Chris Rock after slapping him during the Oscars on Sunday. The comedian had made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, before Smith jumped on stage and slapped Rock. “Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive,” Smith wrote in a statement he posted …
Read More »Aerosmith Drummer Joey Kramer Takes 'Temporary Leave of Absence' From Band
Aerosmith are returning from a two-year hiatus when their Deuces Are Wild Las Vegas residency resumes in June for a run of 24 shows, but the entire band won’t be along for the ride: They announced Friday that drummer Joey Kramer won’t be taking part in any of the shows. …
Read More »This Sex Toy Brand Is Sending Vibrators to Anti-Abortion Advocates — Ted Cruz and Greg Abbott Already Got Theirs
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Sex toy brand Emojibator is battling Texas’ anti-abortion bill, one eggplant-shaped vibrator at a time. The Philadelphia brand has been managing “Operation Eggplant,” a grassroots initiative aimed at …
Read More »'SNL' Taps Lizzo for April Double Duty Appearance, Plus Jake Gyllenhaal Returns After 15 Years
Lizzo is returning to Saturday Night Live for her first appearance since her performance as the musical guest in 2019. This time around, the rapper and singer will serve as both host and musical guest on the April 16 show. Also making a hosting debut is comedian Jerrod Carmichael, who …
Read More »Keith Richards Says the Rolling Stones Have No Plans to Sell Their Publishing
Over the past couple of years, everyone from Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen to Jack Antonoff and Stevie Nicks have parted with their publishing catalogs for enormous payouts. In a new interview with CBS This Morning, Keith Richards says the Rolling Stones are unlikely to join them anytime soon. “Mick …
Read More »Lauren Boebert Heckles Biden as He Honors Dead Soldiers During State of the Union
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) heckled President Biden during his State of the Union address on Tuesday as he spoke about service members who died as a result of their exposure to burn pits. “Headaches, numbness, dizziness, a cancer that would put them in a flag-draped coffin,” Biden said. “I would …
Read More »Domestic-Abuse Allegation Haunts Law-and-Order MAGA Candidate
As he asks voters to make him Pennsylvania’s next lieutenant governor, Teddy Daniels has promoted himself as an Army combat veteran, a former police officer, and a successful businessman. He also, perhaps above all, wants them to know that he stands with Donald Trump. Daniels’ support for the former president …
Read More »'The Book of Boba Fett': The Gang's All Here
A review of this week’s The Book of Boba Fett, “From the Desert Comes a Stranger,” coming up just as soon as my big smile lets me get away with anything… Return of the Jedi was perhaps the most memorable moviegoing experience of my childhood — the sequence in and …
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