Climbing up into the seat of her first big rig truck, author Anne Balay felt powerful instead of angry. Semis tower menacingly above all other vehicles. Looking out over the dashboard can make you feel invincible in ways most jobs can’t compete with. Even with a Ph.D. in English from …
Read More »Death of Gay Trap Star Kevin Fret Highlights Crisis in Puerto Rico
Latin trap singer Kevin Fret, credited for being the genre’s first openly gay artist, was shot and killed on Thursday, January 10th in the Santurce neighborhood in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Local newspaperEl Vocero reports that the 24-year-old had been out riding a Yamaha motorcycle at 5:30 a.m. when he …
Read More »Who Really Practices Polyamory?
When my boyfriend suggested I move in with him and his wife, I laughed directly in his face. It was one thing to date a married man, it was another thing for all of us to live together in a cramped apartment. It felt like a clumsy modern remake of …
Read More »Brandi Carlile on Meeting Lady Gaga, Filming 'A Star Is Born'
On October 6th, Rolling Stone held its first Morning Sessions during ACL Fest 2018 at Wanderlust Yoga in Austin. The intimate chat series included Elle King, the band Chvrches, Sharon Van Etten and Brandi Carlile, whose latest album By the Way, I Forgive You is being heralded as one of …
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