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As Texas slowly turned up the heat on trans youth and their families over the past year, Violet didn’t want to be the frog trapped in the pot of boiling water. “The frog doesn’t realize it until it’s getting cooked,” she says. “We could see where things were going and we thought, ‘We really need to not wait until it’s too late.’” Violet, whose name has been changed because she fears potential prosecution from her former home state, is the parent of two transgender children. Last year, she decided it was time to leave Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law banning trans students from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity. Things only got worse from there. In February, Abbott issued an order directing the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to conduct “investigations of any reported instances of Texas children being subjected to abusive gender-transitioning procedures,” according to his office . Although Violet knew she … [Read more...] about Families of Trans Kids Are Banding Together to Save Their Children

Colorado is only one of three states that allows abortion at any phase of pregnancy. It borders five states where the fate of abortion access remains uncertain, if not outright banned. In anticipation of the reversal of Roe v. Wade , the Colorado legislature enshrined the right to abortion access in its laws back in April. “State leadership matters more than ever,” Gov. Jared Polis (D) said when the Supreme Court overturned nearly 50 years of federal abortion rights with its decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health on Friday. “We will not retreat to an archaic era when the powerful few controlled the freedoms over our bodies.” But Colorado also prohibits using any state healthcare dollars from paying for abortions, meaning Medicaid recipients and state employees can’t use their coverage to access services. It also can’t adjust the state budget without a ballot referendum, complicating any efforts to set aside funding for the expected deluge of out-of-state abortion … [Read more...] about Blue States Can’t Fix What the Supreme Court Broke

Jim Parsons will star in an Off Broadway revival of A Man of No Importance , the 2002 musical featuring a book by Terrence McNally, music by Stephen Flaherty, and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. The Classic Stage Company production will begin performances on Tuesday, October 11, with opening night set for Sunday, October 30 for a limited run through Sunday, December 4. Parsons, the longtime star of CBS’ The Big Bang Theory who starred on Broadway in the 2018 production of The Boys in the Band and the 2020 Netflix adaptation, will portray Alfie Byrne, a bus driver for an amateur theatre group in 1960s Dublin determined to stage a production of Oscar Wilde’s Salome . As described by CSC, “Alfie confronts the forces of bigotry and shame over a love ‘that dare not speak its name.’ This evocative and award-winning musical illustrates the redemptive power of theater , love, and friendship, all for a man of seemingly no importance.” A Man of No Importance will be the … [Read more...] about Jim Parsons To Lead Off-Broadway Fall Revival Of ‘A Man Of No Importance’ Musical

EXCLUSIVE: Sex/Life star Sarah Shahi has signed with WME for representation. Shahi portrays Billie Connelly in the provocative Netflix drama series which is heading into its second season.  Inspired by BB Easton’s self-published memoir 44 Chapters About 4 Men , Sex/Life is the story of a love triangle between a woman, Billie Connelly (Shahi), her husband, and her past which takes a deliciously steamy new look at female identity and desire. The show quickly became one of Netflix’s  best performing shows and drew over 67 million viewers in its first season. Shahi received critical praise for her portrayal of DA’s office investigator Rachel Behnam in Showtime’s City on a Hill. She also starred in an an episode of the Netflix Dolly Parton anthology series Heartstrings, in which each episode is based on a Dolly song. She also starred alongside Nathan Fillion on NBC’s The Rookie, and in the Steven Spielberg-produced NBC series Reverie. She also is known for her roles … [Read more...] about ‘Sex/Life’ Star Sarah Shahi Signs With WME

An additional £104M ($127M) and 20,000 full-time jobs will need to be injected into the UK’s film and high-end TV (HETV) sectors over the next three years for the industry to keep up with demand for projects, according to the BFI . The body published its long-awaited skills review today, with the key recommendation being that at least 1% of all production budgets are invested in training in order to mitigate the growing skills crisis. The review, which has had buy-in from major stakeholders in the HETV and film sectors, said £104M will need to be spent and 20,770 more full-time posts created to meet demand by 2025, with production spend having rocketed over the past four years to £5.6BN ($6.8B). A similar report last week from UK training body ScreenSkills , which predicted film and HETV could hit £7.7B ($9.4B) by 2025, forecast roughly the same number of jobs required but a colossal £300M ($368M) investment needed. Projects have been rushing back into production … [Read more...] about Landmark BFI UK Skills Review Calls For $127M Investment & 21,000 Extra Crew By 2025; Urges 1% Of Production Budgets Used For Training

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker was hospitalized in Los Angeles today for unknown reasons, according to multiple reports . The 46-year-old Barker, accompanied by wife Kourtney Kardashian , first showed up at West Hills Hospital Tuesday morning. He was then taken by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Kardashian followed the ambulance to Cedars-Sinai, per TMZ. He and Kardashian were married last month in Portofino, Italy and their wedding was featured on Hulu’s The Kardashians . There is no word on what prompted the visit to the hospital. On Tuesday morning, Barker tweeted simply, “God save me” but, without more context, it’s unclear if this words were related to his hospitalization. God save me — Travis Barker (@travisbarker) June 28, 2022 “God Save Me” is also the title of a song off Machine Gun Kelly’s recently-released album Mainstream Sellout , which Barker produced. The song, which Barker co-wrote, is in part about drug addiction, … [Read more...] about Travis Barker Hospitalized For Undisclosed Issue & Tweets Cryptically, “God Save Me”

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Somewhere inside a dressing room, Jon Batiste is sitting at a piano. The Grammy- and Oscar-winning artist plays a familiar melody, but then he gets an alert on his phone: Prime Day is coming up next month. Of course, this is all part of Batiste’s latest music video campaign for Amazon’s annual shopping event for scoring discounted gear, which runs from July 12 to 13 this year. If you haven’t seen it, get ready for one talking blender, a catchy twist on Billy Ocean’s “Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car,” and, yes, even a saxophone-playing teakettle. “I learned of that midway through the process, and it just made it all the more better,” admits Batiste over the phone, calling from New York City. “I love that kind of stuff.” The video delivers pure Eighties music video nostalgia, complete with a fog-covered dance floor, … [Read more...] about Jon Batiste Talks Writing a Prime Day Anthem and the Tupac CD He Wants in His Collection

Quinta Brunson — creator, executive producer, and star of the hit comedy Abbott Elementary — could moonlight as a tour guide. She meets me at the Warner Bros. Television building on a crisp day in April. The building, tucked behind bushes and an open-air set of a quaint city street, is boxy and drab, one of the least magnificent structures I see on the massive lot. And yet Brunson has a way of showing its hidden magic. Flanked by a publicist and a studio rep, we load into a golf cart, where Brunson leads me on a tour of the WB campus — it also just happens to be a tour of one of the most exciting young careers in comedy. In fact, while we chat in front of an outdoor set of a white church used in Gilmore Girls and Pretty Little Liars , an eager fan on a stretch cart packed with visitors on a guided tour loudly points her out. In 2018, she was cast as a lead in a CW series called The End of the World As We Know It after auditioning in this very building. The show never … [Read more...] about It’s Quinta Brunson’s World and We’re All Just Laughing in It

Foo Fighters won every Grammy they were nominated for at the ceremony on Sunday, April 3. The band won Best Rock Performance for “Making a Fire,” Best Rock Song for “Waiting on a War,” and Best Rock Album for Medicine at Midnight . The wins reportedly make them the most-awarded American band in Grammy history. There was a brief montage to celebrate the band’s drummer Taylor Hawkins , who died on March 25. The video blended interviews and backstage home movies with live footage, ending in an audience singalong of the group’s “My Hero.” The news arrives days after the Foos pulled out of a previously scheduled Grammys performance after the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins (they also canceled the rest of their shows for 2022). Jack Sussman, executive vice president of specials, music, and live events at CBS — which broadcasts the Grammys — revealed that they are working on a tribute to the Foo Fighters drummer following his death last week. “We will honor his memory in … [Read more...] about Grammys Pay Tribute to Taylor Hawkins as Foo Fighters Sweep Awards

Ariel Winter 's mom wants to drag the entire cast of " Modern Family " into a custody war ... trying to force them on the stand and tell the judge she's not a terrible mother. Chrystal Workman wants a small village of witnesses to testify, including Ed O'Neill , Julie Bowen , Sofia Vergara , Jesse Tyler Ferguson , Angela Gould and Diane Rodriguez . Workman also wants ABC Network Prez Paul Lee and show producer Steve Levitan . In all, Workman wants to call 83 witnesses. And get this ... she doesn't have a lawyer so she would be grilling them herself. If it happens ... Ariel will turn 18 before the trial is over. Thing is ... the judge has pretty much made it clear ... ain't gonna happen. … [Read more...] about Ariel Winter’s Mom — Gunning for Entire ‘Modern Family’ Cast