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How The Biggest And Best Immersive Events Are Set To Dominate The Cultural Landscape In Saudi Arabia And The MENA Region

When football’s world governing body, FIFA, confirmed that Saudi Arabia is to host the 2034 World Cup it was a…

(Sub)Culture

A Rolling Tale of Transformation: Soundstorm 2024 and the Rise of a Liberal Saudi Arabia

The Arrival The desert night came alive with the rhythm of change. Soundstorm 2024, the annual music festival in Riyadh,…

By Josh Wilson

The wind-swept deserts of Riyadh are about to get a little Slim Shady as Eminem’s cultural empire extends its reach to Soundstorm.

Eminem’s Mom’s Spaghetti Takes Over Soundstorm with Exclusive Arabic Merch and Fort Shady

The wind-swept deserts of Riyadh are about to get a little Slim Shady as Eminem’s cultural empire extends its reach…

By Anthony Burr

How biotech can solve the escalating problem of global hunger

Feeding 10 Billion: A Race Against Time

Several global factors, including climate change, population growth, disruptions in supplies and regional conflicts are raising the question of how…

By Maria Cho

MUSIC

Ushuaïa Ibiza Arrives in Dubai with a Bang: Calvin Harris Set to Headline Grand Opening

Dubai’s vibrant nightlife scene is about to get even more exciting as Ushuaïa Ibiza, one of the world’s most renowned…

By Josh Wilson

MUSIC

From Afterthought to Hotspot: How the MENA Region Became a Must-Stop for International Artists

By Josh Wilson

Lifestyle

Between Moonlight & The Mullahs: An American in Persia

By Steven Barrow Barlow

FEATURES

Jason Boland, Red Dirt Forefather, Continues to Break ‘One Law at a Time’ on New Album

If Jason Boland sounds as if he’s holding up a mirror to his quarter-century-plus career in The Last Kings of…

By Josh Crutchmer

Australia

See Dua Lipa Bring Out Troye Sivan to Perform ‘Rush’ at Melbourne Concert

Dua Lipa continued her trend of covering Australian artists during her tour Down Under Saturday night, this time bringing out…

By Daniel Kreps

MUSIC

SZA Says She Offered to Write With Taylor Swift — and She Was ‘Open to It’

The last two Grammy Awards gave fans of SZA and Taylor Swift new photos of the pair linking up. On…

By Tomas Mier

Benny Blanco

Selena Gomez and The Marias Sampled a Classic by Spanish Singer Jeanette. She Says It’s ‘Gorgeous’

Jeanette found out that Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco had sampled her classic “El Muchacho de Los Ojos Tristes” just…

By Tomas Mier

album announcement

Jay Wheeler Reflects on Surviving a Car Crash With Single ‘Abrázame Fuerte’

Jay Wheeler is thankful to be alive. On Friday, the musician released his album Girasoles, along with a video for…

By Tomas Mier

Andrew Cuomo

Andrew Cuomo’s Exorbitantly Expensive Taxpayer-Funded Revenge Campaign

The day Andrew Cuomo declared his intention to run for mayor of New York City, Rita Glavin — his lawyer…

By Tessa Stuart

Big Tech

Trump Wants to Boost Crypto ‘Stablecoins’ (Which Are Far From Stable)

President Donald Trump’s recent cockamamie proposal to create a strategic cryptocurrency reserve has been the big crypto news, and not…

By Mark Hays

Donald Trump

Trump Escalates Revenge Tour, Pulls Security Clearance for Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton

During his 2024 run for the presidency, Donald Trump declared his desire to use the military on United States citizens…

By Charisma Madarang

Howard Lutnick

Billionaire Trump Official Says Missing Social Security Checks Are No Big Deal

Howard Lutnick, Donald Trump’s billionaire commerce secretary, suggested on a podcast this week that missing Social Security checks aren’t a…

By Ryan Bort

Donald Trump

‘Betrayal of the Legal Profession’: Lawyers Are Dismayed at Firm Bowing to Trump

The law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (Paul Weiss) is facing blowback from the legal community after…

By Nikki McCann Ramirez

Severance

See Tramell Tillman (Milchick) Lead Marching Band at ‘Severance’ Finale Panel

The innie world collided with the outies Friday at a Severance season finale panel as Tramell Tillman — who plays…

By Daniel Kreps

Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Seyfried Is ‘Looking Forward’ to ‘Jennifer’s Body’ Sequel: ‘I’m Ready’

Amanda Seyfried thinks Jennifer’s Body was a “perfect movie” and never got the chance to succeed because of its marketing…

By Tomas Mier

Blake Lively

Justin Baldoni Sues Ex-Publicist for Allegedly Leaking Texts to Blake Lively’s Team

The It Ends With Us legal saga has now grown to six lawsuits, with Justin Baldoni accusing former publicist Stephanie…

By Jon Blistein

Adam Scott

Innies and Outies Rejoice: ‘Severance’ Renewed for Season Three

Following last night’s Season Two finale, Apple TV+ has confirmed — unsurprisingly — that Severance will return for a third…

By Jon Blistein

The Pitt

In Praise of ‘The Pitt’ Episode 12 and People Who Know What They’re Doing

This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of The Pitt, now streaming on Max. The hospital is running out…

By Alan Sepinwall

MUSIC

Dimash Qudaibergen Honored at DIAFA 2024 for Global Impact in Music

On November 26-27, Dubai hosted the 2024 Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards (DIAFA), a prestigious event recognizing influential figures from…

By Ethan Stone

For decades, the U.S. dollar has ruled the global economy, tightly intertwined with Middle Eastern oil.

Flames of Change: How Bitcoin Art is Setting Fire to the Petro-Dollar Era

For decades, the U.S. dollar has ruled the global economy, tightly intertwined with Middle Eastern oil. But now, in late…

By Tommy Siddhu

Fintech

How Vijay Naidu Turned Financial Setbacks into Success in Fintech Across The MENA Region And India

After rising from humble beginnings, Vijay Naidu has garnered success in the fintech and Web 3.0 industry. Born into a…

By Ethan Stone

Deals

From a Frame TV Discount to Cheap Wireless Earbuds, Here Are the Top Deals From Samsung

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an…

By Nicolette Accardi and Rudie Obias

CULTURE

How One Scrappy RPG Studio Could Be Nintendo’s Secret Weapon for the Switch 2

In eight years the Nintendo Switch has become one of the most popular video game systems of all time, kickstarting…

By Hayes Madsen

Assassin's Creed Shadows

‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Is a Ninja Nerd’s Dream Come True

The Assassin’s Creed series tells the ongoing fight between the Templars and the Assassins. The former is an organization trying…

By George Yang

CULTURE

‘Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition’ Is an OK Version of a Brilliant RPG

No studio makes games like Monolith Soft. That’s not hyperbole — literally no other RPGs blend humanism and sci-fi with…

By Josh Broadwell

Akira Toriyama

30 Years Later, the RPG Perfection of ‘Chrono Trigger’ Is Impossible to Replicate

In today’s remake and nostalgia-driven market, there’s no franchise too big or small to be trotted out in the town…

By Hayes Madsen

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