Norton Juster, the children’s book author best known for his 1961 classic The Phantom Tollbooth, has died. He was 91. A representative from Random House confirmed Juster’s death to Rolling Stone. Per The New York Times, Juster’s daughter, Emily Juster, issued a statement saying the cause of death was complications …
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Welcome to Too Long; Didn’t Watch, a TV podcast produced by Rolling Stone and OBB Sound, presented by Google Assistant, and hosted by yours truly. In each episode, we attempt a new method of scaling Peak TV, by pairing a celebrity guest with a series they’ve never seen and showing …
Read More »'SNL': 'Murder Show' Song Parody Pokes Fun at Women's True-Crime Obsession
It’s been a while since the women of Saturday Night Live have gotten together for one of their glossy song parodies. For the February 27th episode, Kate McKinnon, Melissa Villaseñor, Ego Nwodim, and Chloe Fineman admit that their solution for “self care” when they need to unwind is to binge …
Read More »Flo Milli Drops New Video for Hit Song 'Roaring 20s'
Flo Milli has paired her single “Roaring 20s,” a Song You Need to Know, with a new video that throws back to the titular 20th century decade. In the Child-directed video for the Fiddler on the Roof-sampling hit, the Alabama rapper and her coterie of dancers stage a Roaring Twenties-era …
Read More »'Promising Young Woman,' 'The Crown,' 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Score Multiple Golden Globe Nominations
Promising Young Woman, The Crown, and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom all picked up multiple nominations for the 2021 Golden Globe Awards. Leading all movie nominees this year was Mank, which earned six, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, where it’ll be up against Promising Young Woman, The Father, Nomadland, and …
Read More »Charlie Brown Meets His Beloved Beagle in 'The Snoopy Show' Trailer
Charlie Brown meets Snoopy for the first time in the new trailer for The Snoopy Show, out February 5th on Apple TV+. The clip opens with Snoopy as a lonely puppy, perched on a pile of hay inside a barn. Brown hands him a bone and delightfully tells him they’re …
Read More »RS Country Music Picks for the Week of January 18th
Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names.Rolling Stone Countryselects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. Rob Leines, “Drinkin Problem” Occasional welder, full-time …
Read More »Jack White Previews Extensive Live Album With 'Missing Pieces'
Jack White has announced Live at the Masonic Temple, the 47th Vault package from Third Man Records. Recorded at Detroit’s Masonic Temple on July 30th, 2014, the 38-song set clocks in at just over three hours. It kicks off with beloved White Stripes tunes and includes covers like Beck’s “Devil’s …
Read More »'Too Long; Didn't Watch': A New Rolling Stone and OBB Sound Podcast With TV Critic Alan Sepinwall
“I want to watch that, but who has the time?” Like the personal injury lawyer ads ask, has this ever happened to you? In the age of Peak TV, it’s hard to imagine that it hasn’t. When there are more scripted TV shows each year than even a professional TV-watcher …
Read More »Year In Review: Rolling Stone Music Now's Best 2020 Interviews
From hip-hop to Motown, music’s hottest names and some timeless legends stopped (virtually) by our weekly Rolling Stone Music Now podcast this year. Below are some of the highlights; press play on the episodes to listen now, or hear any episode and subscribe on iTunes or Spotify. Dua Lipa talked …
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