Power banks are useful but boring. Trust me, after testing more than 100 power banks, I’m qualified to bemoan the lack of innovation. These rectangular battery packs are mostly utilitarian. You get big laptop power banks and slim phone power banks, but fresh designs are rare, so Nimble’s SharePower immediately brought a smile to my … Read more
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Sennheiser has long been one of the most trusted brands among hi-fi enthusiasts, particularly for the high-end market. Take the HE-1, a pair of fabulously expensive headphones that cost $60,000 and come with … Read more
As many industry insiders struggle to find a path forward through the changing entertainment landscape, Victor Elizalde, founder of Viva Pictures, has his own approach to bringing family animation to audiences.Elizalde’s model at Viva disrupts the way business has been done in the past. The company offers gross royalties paid off the top. In this … Read more
Plenty of media companies are filling their schedules with all kinds of women’s sports, ranging from WNBA games to League One Volleyball match-ups. ESPN wants to do them one better. When the Disney-backed sports-media giant launches “Women’s Sports Sunday” this weekend, it will mark a quiet revolution of sorts. ESPN’s nine weeks of WNBA or … Read more
WIF (Women in Film) and ReFrame have partnered to release a ‘Who to Watch’ TV FYC guide spotlighting the contributions of women, nonbinary, and trans individuals in the least gender-diverse categories for TV series awards. Among the highlighted women creatives are: Quinta Brunson (“Abbott Elementary), Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky (“Hacks”), Jenny Han and Sarah … Read more
When the Senate was still considering Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to head the Department of Homeland Security, there were plenty of reasons to pause before confirming the Oklahoma Republican. He was, after all, perhaps best known for threatening to get into a fistfight with the head of a labor union during a Capitol Hill hearing in … Read more
Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to Tahereh Mafi’s bestselling dystopian YA series “Shatter Me.” The movie deal aligns with the 15th anniversary of the debut of “Shatter Me,” the first book in the original series, which has become a BookTok phenomenon with over 15 million copies sold worldwide and more than 500,000 social posts … Read more
With a little over a month left until the Venice Film Festival lineup is unveiled, a clutch of buzzy prestige titles with top talent has emerged as likely contenders for the Golden Lion. New works by internationally renowned auteurs such as Florian Zeller with “Bunker,” a psychological thriller starring Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz; Martin … Read more
Snap—maker of the popular social app Snapchat—has a new pair of augmented-reality smart glasses called Specs. For real this time. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel revealed the new glasses at an event during the Augmented World Expo (AWE) tech conference in Long Beach, California. As Snap frames it, this isn’t a prototype or developer device—it’s the … Read more
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Adult content creator Bonnie Blue has recently gone viral for a baby shower held on June 6. The England-born creator, who announced her first pregnancy in February via YouTube, hosted an event where … Read more