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The right has never been able to have a normal relationship with Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Their intense dislike for the progressive, democratic socialist lawmaker is often coupled with a sexual fixation on AOC that rears its head in all manner of perversities — from graphic AI pornography, to Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld’s repeat on-air sexual fantasizing about the congresswoman, to the obsession with her status as a childless woman focused on her career in elected office rather than having a bunch of kids. Over the weekend, when Ocasio-Cortez, 36, decided to share her decision to freeze her eggs with her…
The other Griffin composition, “Top of the World,” finds Maines narrating from a haze between life and death, lamenting “a whole lot of singing that’s never gonna be heard.” The arrangement is the album’s most elaborate. Its orchestral swell is punctuated with dramatic pauses that stretch it out past the six-minute mark, as if the song itself is fading in and out of consciousness. It threatens a long, eerie quiet, an afterlife to be avoided at all costs.The Dixie Chicks named their tour after that song. The original plan was to bring the album’s rootsy sound to small theaters, joined…
Courtney Clenney, an OnlyFans model whose boyfriend died after she stabbed him in what she claimed was an act of self-defense in 2022, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Clenney was facing second-degree murder after fatally stabbing her boyfriend Christian Obumseli in April 2022 in their Miami condo. On Monday, Clenney pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a deal with prosecutors, as NBC Miami reports. Clenney was sentenced to six years in prison, with credit for time served. She has been in jail since her 2022 arrest, making her eligible for release in around two years. Following her release, she will get…
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our writers are playing obsessively and highlighting some of the Pitchfork staff’s favorite new music. The playlist is a grab-bag of tracks: Its only guiding principle is that these are the songs you’d gladly send to a friend.This week’s Pitchfork Selects playlist features Ravyn Lenae, @,…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The elusive Cooper Flagg NBA Rookie Debut Patch Autograph card has yet to be pulled, days after it was randomly inserted in the 2025-26 Topps Chrome Update Series Basketball Cards release. Flagg, the 2025 NBA Rookie of the Year, signed the card at Fanatics Fest last month, and the one-of-one chase card immediately became one of the biggest chase cards of the basketball season. The hunt for Flagg’s autographed card accelerated Thursday when the Dallas Mavericks announced a…
Rod Stewart has postponed a live show in the US at the last minute due to health issues. Read More: Rod Stewart live at Glastonbury 2025: Vegas showmanship adds razzle dazzle to legends slot The 81-year-old artist had been scheduled to perform at the Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, last night (Sunday August 9) as part of his current ‘One Last Time’ North American tour. However, just hours before doors were set to open, organisers shared a statement confirming that the concert would no longer be going ahead as planned. “Due to an unforeseen but minor medical procedure that required…
We are always listening to what’s next, but we’re only human, and these are the records that are stuck on repeat. We’re highlighting some of 2026’s most outstanding albums to date by rounding up the ones that have earned high scores and Best New Music designations with a quick list of RIYLs (that’s Recommended If You Like) and links to our coverage.Unlike our year-end lists, this one is organized in reverse chronological order. To help you keep track of the year’s best music, we’ll be updating it periodically throughout the remainder of 2026.JulyRIYL: K Wata; Basic Channel; expensive mineral water;…
C omb through any era of J Balvin’s decades-long career and you’ll find some impressive accolade or bit of Latin-music history sitting in plain sight: Start early on, when he’d just shot out of Medellín’s music scenes, there’s all the massive achievements he set for songs like 2015’s “Ginza”; he even scored a Guinness World Record for longest consecutive run at Number One on the U.S. Hot Latin Songs chart. His 2018 album, Vibras, which featured a young Rosalía when she was just breaking out of Spain, shattered streaming records in its first week, and included the global smash “Mi…
This fall, the Chicks will be embarking on a North American tour to herald the 20-year anniversary of their pivotal album, Taking the Long Way – and with jabs at Mitch McConnell, dances with Tim McGraw and a fierce displays of their ace musicianship, their summer shows have already been the kind of catharsis we sorely need. Now the trio of Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, and Emily Strayer are taking the celebration one step further with a special reissue, Taking the Long Way (20th Anniversary Edition). Out Oct. 2, it will include five bonus tracks, including a demo of their Grammy-winning,…
Barack Obama will discuss a half-dozen of his favorite books on a new six-episode podcast coming exclusively to Audible in September. A Great Book With Barack Obama will find the former president and yet-to-be-announced guests talking about six books that profoundly shaped his worldview and our society. Among the titles chosen by Obama are Cormac McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses, Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon, and Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men. “Great books have always helped me figure out who I am and what I believe. The six books featured in this series have stayed with me throughout…
