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Politics and moral courage don’t mix well. They both allow for compromise, but in many instances, their goals are in complete opposition. I won’t argue against representative democracy, but one unfortunate consequence of it is that it does generally require elected officials to be liked by the people who employ …

Talk show stalwarts and Icelandic darlings Of Monsters & Men brought their “fever dream” to The Ellen DeGeneres Show Tuesday with a performance of their Number One hit, “Alligator.” Bedecked in Björk-like jewels and glittering pants, lead singer Nanna Bryndís belted out the band’s hit in front of an undulating …

In the wake of the El Paso shooting and other white supremacist-motivated attacks, the Department of Homeland Security has added white supremacy to its list of domestic terrorism threats, marking the first time since the creation of the department post-9/11 that it has emphasized white nationalist domestic terrorism as a …

Lana Del Rey‘s “New York” show Saturday– the first leg of the Norman Fucking Rockwell Tour‘s lone East Coast gig – took over Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater, a beachside venue just west of Fire Island and many miles past where city kids without cars are usually willing to …

Tropical depression Imelda has been a killer storm — leaving at least two dead and hundreds more in need of rescue. It has dropped as much as three feet of rain on some communities in Texas, inundating the greater Houston area, and flooding areas that have only recently recovered from …

This story originally appeared in Grist. It is republished here as part of Rolling Stone’s partnership with Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. It was early in the morning last Thursday, and Jonathan Butler was standing on …

As streaming services solidify their position as the dominant way that people listen to music, a common question swirling around — from investors and users both — has been whether subscription prices will go up. Over the past decade, Spotify has helped set a U.S. market standard of $9.99 per …

She & Him, the folk duo of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, will embark on a seven-date North American holiday tour this December. During the trek, they’ll perform their two Christmas records, the critically-acclaimed A Very She & Him Christmas from 2011 and 2016’s Christmas Party. The trek kicks off …

AmericanaFest grew to nearly South by Southwest proportions this year, with concerts seemingly going on all day long at venues, backyards, and parking lots across Nashville. Heavy hitters were everywhere, like Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker, and the Mavericks, who somehow shoehorned their big band onto two of Nashville’s tiniest stages: …

Ric Ocasek, the idiosyncratic singer and guitarist for the Cars and hitmaking album producer, died on Sunday in his New York City apartment. He was 75. A rep for the NYPD confirmed Ocasek’s death to Rolling Stone. The cause of death was heart disease, according to the New York City …