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Not long after the polls closed in Denver on Tuesday night, news outlets were reporting that the nation’s first citywide initiative to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms had failed. Disappointment washed over the psychonaut community on social media — the initiative, reports were saying, had lost by 3%. Meanwhile, at least 25% …

The first image appeared on Bruce Springsteen‘s Twitter and Instagram account on Monday April 22nd at 10:03 AM. It appeared to be a Joshua Tree in the the middle of a bright desert. At 8:00 am the next morning another image of a desert tree appeared, though this one was …

Attorney General William Barr on Thursday submitted to Congress and released to the public redacted versions of the Mueller report. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s findings, the result of a nearly two-year investigation that resulted in over 30 indictments, were posted to the Justice Department’s website shortly after 11:00 a.m. The …

Two weeks ago, the singer-songwriter Victoria Monét made a trip to Disneyland with her friend and longtime collaborator Ariana Grande. “We go often, and there are always fans,” Monét says. “But this particular time, she was [like] Michael Jackson. Security was like, ‘no pictures please, thank you,’ and a fan …

In 1983, Rolling Stone’s Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll opened with these words: “There’s no stopping rock & roll. It is the most vital, unpredictable force in pop culture, and the exception to every rule.” Pop culture has changed a lot over the last three decades — within a few …

Here’s a scorchingly hot take: Matt Damon is really good at hosting Saturday Night Live. Fine, perhaps that isn’t too controversial a position. But the 16-year gap between hosting appearances seems fairly nuts when watching how easily he slips into the ensemble of the show. Whereas his season premiere appearance …

Paul McCartney easily took the top spot on the Billboard 200 this week when his new albumEgypt Stationblew past 153,000 equivalent album units — a forceful 147,000 of which were traditional album sales. Eminem’sKamikaze,now two weeks old,slotted in at Number Two with 136,000 units. But just under those two, and …

“We’ve never had so much attention,” says Willie Nelson. He’s sitting on his bus, the Honeysuckle Rose, parked outside the Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Nelson, animated and full of laughs, is killing time hitting a weed pen and sipping coffee before performing“Summer Wind” from My Way, his moving new …

After remaining silent about ex-boyfriend Mac Miller‘s death a week ago from a suspected drug overdose, Ariana Grande wrote a wrenching tribute to her “dearest friend” on Instagram. “I adored you from the day I met you when I was nineteen, and I always will,” Grande wrote. “I can’t believe …

Pearl Jam paid tribute to Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell Friday night at Seattle’s Safeco Field, with the band’s second Home Shows stadium gig also serving as an all-star celebration of the city’s grunge scene. During the main set, Pearl Jam debuted their rendition of the obscure Cornell track “Missing,” from …