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'Art' Urinals Spark Rolling Stones Museum Furor

Matt Cantor — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:43:05 CST

A war has broken out over urinals in a German museum. Women's rights activists are furious over the mouth-shaped men's toilets at the Rolling Stones museum in a northern town, Der Spiegel reports. "Why does it have to be a woman's mouth?" asked one, saying she would have accepted the...

Keith Richards Wins Distinguished Memoir Prize

Rob Quinn — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:14:00 CST

In a scene that would have made a lot of people in the '60s think they were tripping, Keith Richards stood before a highbrow crowd at a Manhattan hotel last night to accept the Mailer Prize for Distinguished Biography. The Rolling Stones guitarist joked, chuckled, and swore as he accepted...

Jagger Named Peru Rainforest 'Ambassador'

Matt Cantor — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:57:54 CDT

Now that he's saving the rainforest, maybe Mick Jagger will finally get that long-elusive satisfaction. The Rolling Stone has been dubbed an honorary ambassador for tourism to a region of Peru's Amazon, AFP reports. "You are our ally. Your presence is a great support in our fight to protect our...

McCartney: Rolling Stones Envied Us

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 24 May 2011 10:56:05 CDT

Who’s on top in the epic Rolling Stones-Beatles rivalry? According to possibly-biased Paul McCartney, even the Stones agreed that the Beatles were better in at least one way. “I talked to Keith Richards recently … well, a couple of years ago, and his take on it was: ‘Man, you were...

Georgia May Jagger Turns Designer

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 03:20:00 CDT

Mick Jagger's 19-year-old daughter apparently can get satisfaction as both a model and designer. Georgia May Jagger is collaborating with Hudson Jeans on her own line of clothing. "It all started with me looking at pictures of people wearing jeans I admired, like Mum in the '70s," said Jagger of...

Chivalry Isn't Dead: It Lives in ... Keith Richards

John Johnson — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:37:36 CDT

In the midst of what she sees as a lousy—in fact, downright misogynistic—year for women, Maureen Dowd finds salvation in an unlikely source: Keith Richards. His "chivalrous voice" comes through in his new autobiography, in which he recalls the teenage groupies who threw themselves at the group not...

Keith Richards Belittles Jagger's ... Manhood

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 02:39:49 CDT

Size does matter ... as evidenced by the ever-larger rift cracking open between Keith Richards and Mick Jagger. Richards claims in his new autobiography, Life, that the strutting Stone isn't the most well endowed guy on the block. But what he lacks downstairs he makes up for in ego, claims Richards,...

11 Simpsons Predictions That Came True

Evann Gastaldo — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:00:00 CDT

During its sixth season in 1995, The Simpsons gazed into the future—specifically, 2010—in the “Lisa’s Wedding” episode. Writing at 11points.com , Sam Greenspan lists 11 things about this year the episode got right: Soy snacks : Not only did the show predict their popularity, it also “nailed their horrible,...

10 Gigs Canceled for Odd Reasons

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:34:00 CDT

Kings of Leon had to stop playing mid-gig Friday thanks to a hail of pigeon poop raining down on them, but they’re not the only musical act that’s been forced to cancel a show for an odd reason. The Daily Mirror rounds up 10 more: David Bowie : A 2004 Norway...