Rolling Stone

OUR TOP POPCULTURE PICKS OF THE MONTH

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TOUR

1. Margaret Cho

She graced our screens last summer as the den mother to a chosen family of gay men in

Fire Island — now, she’s launching her first major U.S. tour since 2019, which promises more of the brash takes the 54-year-old queer comic has become known for.

ALBUM

2. Chloe Bailey’s ‘In Pieces’

Bailey shines alongside her sister in the R&B duo Chloe x Halle. But as she steps into the solo spotlight, she proves to be a musical force all on her own. Through complex internal reflection­s, the sensual singer delivers a bold reintroduc­tion.

VIDEO GAME

3. ’Resident Evil 4’

From changes in game play to new enemies and side quests, this remake of the franchise-rejuvenati­ng 2005 hit has been at the top of most-anticipate­d lists for a reason — and it’s finally here.

MUSEUM

4. The Punk Rock Museum

What started as the brainchild of NOFX’s Fat Mike and former Warped Tour manager Lisa Brownlee has turned into a sprawling, 12,000-squarefoot Las Vegas museum of artifacts and activities pulled together by a who’s who of modern punk rockers — though the exhibits promise to cover bands across the genre, from the 1970s onward.

MOVIE

5. ‘Bruiser’

Director Miles Warren tackles the discussion of healthy Black manhood by focusing on 14-yearold Darious (Jalyn Hall of 2022’s Till), who, at the precipice of becoming an adult, discovers who he is — and is left to make a choice too heavy for a teenager.

PODCAST

6. ‘Deep Cover’

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jake Halpern digs into the tantalizin­g mystery of two missing girls, an identity thief, and the small-town detective on their trail in a new podcast that has more twists than the twine on a crime board.

ALBUM

7. Caroline Rose’s ‘The Art of Forgetting’

Rose has undergone a number of transforma­tions throughout their decade-plus career: rootsy troubadour, synth-dance songwriter. But Rose’s latest — a moody collection of downcast orchestral pop — is their most fascinatin­g and forward-thinking song cycle to date.

TV SHOW

8. ‘Extrapolat­ions’

What happens if we don’t make real progress on climate change? That’s the question at the center of AppleTV+’s new anthology series from writer Scott Z. Burns ( Contagion) — and his answer is entirely too realistic for comfort.

ALBUM

9. Miley Cyrus’ ‘Endless Summer Vacation’

For her latest love letter to Los Angeles and her own independen­ce, Cyrus kicks off with the self-romancing “Flowers,” which has blossomed into 2023’s first big hit. Above all else, she proves to be a voice that will keep on evolving, no matter what.

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