For the past two months, as the novel coronavirus silently crept through her city, Lori Lightfoot, the Democratic mayor of Chicago, tried in vain to get the attention of the Trump White House. She wrote letters to President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, who leads the White House Coronavirus …

City Winery will livestream its 20th annual Passover variety show, Downtown Seder, Monday, April 6th, with appearances from Perry Farrell, Max Weinberg, Lewis Black and more. The show will start at 6 p.m. ET and will be available to stream via the City Winery website. The show will loosely fit …

Lest you think coronavirus stupidity is solely a Republican problem, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio made the same uninformed and incorrect statements that Georgia Governor Brian Kemp made this week. de Blasio also tried to claim that until very recently, scientists were not aware that asymptomatic or presymptomatic …

Ahead of the release of their latest album Look Long, Indigo Girls take a backward glance to a simpler time with the new track “When We Were Writers.” The sweetly melodic, gently rolling tune was penned by the duo’s Emily Saliers, reflecting the two years she studied at New Orleans’ …

Ryan Reynolds stopped by The Late Show via video chat to speak with Stephen Colbert about the COVID-19 pandemic, his efforts to raise funds for coronavirus relief and why it’s essential for people and companies to give back. During the lengthy chat, Reynolds discussed being the only man quarantined in …

At Workis a weekly Rolling Stoneseries exploring how decision-makers in the fast-changing music business spend their hectic days — as well as what burgeoning ideas they’re keen to explore, what advice they’d give to industry newcomers, and more. Read earlier interviews here. One year ago, Mitch Glazier was stepping into …

One Monday morning last April, an Englishman named Simon Bramwell glued himself to a glass door at Shell’s London headquarters and refused to leave. Bramwell, 47, is a co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, a two-year-old climate-activist group dedicated to the belief that real change will only come through mass civil disobedience. …

“I’m a journalist!” Hilde Lisko tells her father, Matt. “You’re a fourth-grader!” he replies. Both are right. In the new Apple TV+ drama Home Before Dark, inspired by the real work of underage reporter Hilde Lysiak, Hilde (Brooklynn Prince) goes to elementary school and has trouble making friends, but she’s …

Logan Ledger takes a stripped-down approach to his song “Starlight” in a newly released video, turning the rockabilly-tinged number into a yearning acoustic ode. Previously released as a single in 2019, “Starlight” will also appear on the California native’s upcoming self-titled debut album, which was produced by T Bone Burnett. …

HBO has released a trailer for its upcoming film, Bad Education, which stars Hugh Jackman as a school district superintendent caught in the middle of an embezzlement scandal. Jackman stars alongside Allison Janney and Ray Romano in the film, which was directed by Cory Finley. The movie is based on …