Red Rocks, the famed amphitheater outside of Denver, Colorado, will no longer use Amazon’s palm-scanning technology following an artist-led protest that included Tom Morello and Kathleen Hanna. Denver Arts and Venues, the agency that operates Red Rocks and several other venues and theaters in the Colorado capital, confirmed its decision …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. A mixture of manufacturing and supply chain delays have started to impact delivery times for holiday shopping. Nintendo announced it won’t be able to make as many Nintendo …
Read More »No, Skipping Prime Day Won't Make Your Election Mail Arrive Faster
The USPS is refuting a viral post that suggests shopping on Amazon during their Prime Day event next week could slow down the handling of election mail. The post, which has been circulating online in various formats since last week, encourages people not to shop on Amazon during Prime Day, …
Read More »Amazon, Facebook, and Instagram Are Each Launching Music-Tech Projects
When Marshmello and Halsey wanted to tease their new song, “Be Kind,” at the end of April, they enlisted the help of the biggest TikTok star, Charli D’Amelio, to do so. On Wednesday, the pair employed another creative marketing initiative by launching “the first-ever musical experience” for Amazon‘s voice-activated Echo …
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In the second episode of Modern Love, Amazon‘s anthology series based on the famous New York Times column, a journalist played by Catherine Keener tells us, “Sometimes, you realize that true love, in its absolute form, has many purposes in life. It’s not actually just about bringing babies into the …
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You may or may not have caught Joe Wright’s 2011 thriller Hanna. If not, we’ll give you a quick recap. Saoirse Ronan is a feral young woman living in the Bavarian forest with a former secret-ops agent played by Eric Bana. When she was a baby, he saved her from …
Read More »Jeff Bezos' Damning Medium Post Pulls Back the Curtain on Something Much Larger
On Thursday night, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, wrote a blog post accusing American Media Inc.,of blackmail and extortion. Last month, the National Enquirer (owned by AMI) published a sprawling expose of Bezos’ affair with Lauren Sanchez, including salacious text messages, which ultimately led to …
Read More »Woody Allen Sues Amazon Over Axed Movie Deal
Woody Allen has filed a lawsuit against Amazon, claiming the internet giant’s film and TV Studio wrongfully terminated his contract over allegations that he sexually abused his adoptive daughter, Dylan Farrow, when she was seven years old, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Allen filed the breach of contract lawsuit in …
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