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Screenshot: The Prince and Princess of Wales / XThe Kate Middleton saga has been a boon for tabloids and cat nip for internet conspiracy theorists. Since Middleton had abdominal surgery in January and then failed to show up at a number of annual and/or scheduled events, the internet has been flooded with theories about what might have happened to her. Then came the doctored photos, making things even worse. Despite myriad claims from the royal palace that Kate is alive and well, public speculation persists. I will admit…

In the late 1980s I was working at Sub Pop records in Seattle as a jack of all trades, and also doing in-house photography. One evening I went to see the label’s new signings, Nirvana, but I just didn’t get it. I didn’t even photograph them that night, as I wasn’t impressed. But that all changed very quickly. I heard their debut album, Bleach, and was blown away. And the next time I saw them I was like, “Oh my God, this is not the same band.” Kurt Cobain was doing Pete Townshend jumps and it was a crazy show. I…

Social media was flooded Monday with claims that King Charles III has died, with some people pointing to a video of a flag at Buckingham Palace being flown at half-mast. Others passed around an official announcement made to look like the king passed away on Sunday. But they’re all fake. The king is alive, as far as we can tell.Do We Have to Send Humans to Mars for Exploration?“Flag is half mast in Buckingham palace. News circulating either King Charles or Kate Middleton is no more,” one common tweet from a blue checkmark…

Charles Lloyd is the last man standing of an inspired 1950s American saxophone generation, which included his late friends and contemporaries John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman, and the now-retired Sonny Rollins. He once recalled to the Guardian that the free-jazz visionary Coleman had told him in 1956: “Man, you sure can play the saxophone, but that don’t have a lot to do with music.” Lloyd has been searching the world’s songs for the heartfelt secrets beyond technique ever since, and his voice-like sound and intuitive…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The coronation of King Charles and the success of Prince Harry‘s memoir, Spare, spurred renewed interest in the Royal Family last year, with many books about the British monarchy re-appearing on the bestseller charts. Now, new speculation around Kate Middleton and Charles’ ailing health, have once again made the British Royals the talk of well… the entire world. Spare…

American actor Charles Dierkop, best known for his appearances in `The Sting,` `Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,` and `Police Woman,` died on Sunday, Deadline reported. He was 87. Dierkop had a heart attack and contracted pneumonia. The Wisconsin-born character actor began his career in an uncredited appearance opposite Paul Newman in `The Hustler.` He appeared beside him as Flat Nose Curry in the 1969 film `Butch Cassidy` and as a bodyguard in the Best Picture Oscar-winning 1973 film `The Sting.` `Star Trek,`…

In a rare U.S. television appearance on Friday, Prince Harry told ABC News that he is “grateful” to have the means to hop on a transatlantic flight at a moment’s notice to visit members of his estranged family, which is just what the Southern California transplant did when he learned of his father’s cancer diagnosis. “I jumped on a plane and went to go see him as soon as I could,” Prince Harry told Good Morning America while discussing the hours following the surprising announcement from Buckingham…

"The fact that I was able to get on a plane and go and see him and spend any time with him, I'm grateful for that," the Royal said after recent visit with monarch Prince Harry plans on supporting his father, King Charles III of England, as the monarch battles his recent cancer diagnosis. “I’ll stop in and see my family as much as I can,” Harry said on Good Morning America in an interview that aired Friday, marking the first time he’s publicly addressed his father’s health. Prince Harry and his…

In the cramped green room at Raleigh’s Lincoln Theatre, Charles Wesley Godwin pulled his bandmates in for a huddle. A few feet away, on center stage, BJ Barham and his daughter, Pearl, were already talking up Godwin to the sold-out crowd. This was early February, on the third and final night of the annual Roadtrip to Raleigh, which Barham personally curates, hosts, and headlines with his band American Aquarium. This year, 49 Winchester, Muscadine Bloodline, and Godwin held down the middle spots of the three-act…

For the very first time, the entire contents of the eclectic personal library of naturalist Charles Darwin has been published online, and a massive 9,300 entries come with links to the works, making them freely available to read.In a painstakingly thorough project that's taken 18 years to piece together, lead researcher John van Wyhe from the National University of Singapore (NUS) says it single-handedly takes Darwin's library from a previously known 15% to an absolute 100%. The completed library is detailed in a 300-page…