THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING Isn’t Quite What We Wished For
I’ll be the first person ever to say Mad Max: Fury Road was not only a revelation but a masterpiece of cinema. (No one has ever said that before me, don’t Google it.) Its mastermind, […]
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Hit-Boy Has Delivered His Latest Single “Fire Proof”
Fresh off executive producing The Game’s Drillmatic: Heart vs. Mind album, Hit-Boy has dropped more heat with “Fire Proof.” The single finds the producer/rapper reflecting on the highs and lows that come with success before switching the beat […]
3 Pro Chefs Make Their Favorite After School Snacks | SNACKED
Get ready for a very special edition of SNACKED! In the spirit of gearing up for the school season, we asked three First We Feast chefs—George Motz of Burger Scholar Sessions, Nicole Russell of Pizza […]
Watch a Clip from George Miller’s THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING
It’s been over seven years since the great George Miller directed Mad Max: Fury Road. And although he’s continuing the Mad Max mythology with the upcoming Furiosa film, before that he’s got a totally different […]
Olivia Rodrigo’s promotional TikToks are relatable Gen Z self-branding
After rising to fame as a Disney star, Olivia Rodrigo broke the Internet. In January 2021, while recording music for her now-platinum debut album, SOUR, Rodrigo took to TikTok to promote her first single, “drivers license.” […]
Remembering Richard Taruskin, a writer who made you care about 1,000 years of music : Deceptive Cadence : NPR
UC Berkeley Professor Richard Taruskin, whose 4000-page book The Oxford History of Western Music set a benchmark for writing about the history of classical music. San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst N/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty hide caption […]
METALLICA’s ‘Scholars’ Initiative Enters Fourth Year
Since establishing the Metallica Scholars initiative in 2019, METALLICA‘s All Within My Hands (AWMH) foundation has been working with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) to provide direct support for career and technical education […]
‘A truce with the trees’: what the centuries-old instruments of the Kronos Quartet can tell us | Kronos Quartet
For the last 50 years, David Harrington, the founder and artistic director of San Francisco’s Kronos Quartet, has been playing what he calls “pretty athletic music” on a violin made in 1721. I’ve heard him […]
Spotify Safety Advisory Council Debuts Following Joe Rogan Controversy
Photo Credit: Magnus Hoij / CC by 2.0 About six weeks after bringing on a number of “trust and safety” hires as part of a larger plan to enhance its content-moderation efforts, Spotify has officially […]
LIFE IN A YEAR – Extended Preview | Now On Digital & On Demand
#LifeInAYear starring Jaden Smith and Cara Delevingne is now on Digital & On Demand: https://bit.ly/LifeInAYearMovie Subscribe to Sony Pictures for exclusive content: http://bit.ly/SonyPicsSubscribe Follow SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT on Social: https://www.facebook.com/SonyPicturesHomeEntertainment https://twitter.com/SonyPicturesHomeEnt https://www.instagram.com/SonyPicturesHomeEntertainment Daryn (Jaden […]
Violin used for Wizard of Oz’s Over the Rainbow expected to reach $20m at auction | Music
A Stradivarius violin “of outstanding power and beauty” used to play Over the Rainbow in The Wizard of Oz is expected to break records when it is put up for auction next week. The 308-year-old […]
The Essex Serpent review: a slow, tense drama with lots of great sweaters
How much you enjoy The Essex Serpent, an Apple TV Plus adaptation of Sarah Perry’s 2016 novel, might depend on how much you enjoy seeing Tom Hiddleston brooding in a misty field while wearing cozy […]
African photography gets a showcase at pioneering London gallery | Photography
Of the hundreds of galleries in London, none has been given over exclusively to the growing and vibrant market for African photography. Until now, that is. Doyle Wham is the creation of two young Londoners […]
Axie Infinity’s financial mess started long before its $600 million hack
Last year, Axie Infinity was touted as one of the best candidates for a mainstream blockchain app. The game, launched in 2018 by Vietnamese developer Sky Mavis, was a massive hit in the cryptocurrency world. […]
The Bananas Pirate-Botanist ‘Our Flag Means Death’ Missed Out On
Dampier was obsessive about writing down all the weird creatures and plants he saw during his voyages. One scholar imagines Dampier “writing up his journal, describing a bunch of flowers, or a rare fish, in […]
Can sun umbrellas ever become fashionable again in America?
Many of us apply sunscreen when we go to the beach. But walking outside under the fierce summer sun – even if it’s to run a quick errand – can be taxing: We sweat, we […]
How to Cook Regional Smashburgers (Round 4) | Burger Scholar Sessions
Shared from www.complex.com. It’s the fourth installment of the Toppings Speed Round! That’s right, more strange and unusual things to put on your smashburgers. In this episode, Burger Scholar George Motz shows you some very […]
US braces for Russian cyberattacks as Ukraine conflict escalates. Here’s how that might play out
Shared from www.cnn.com But now, as Russia invades Ukraine and the United States imposes new sanctions on Russia, there are concerns that may change. The US government is on high alert for the possibility of […]
How Fred Roggin of NBC4 makes the most of Super Bowl Sunday
Shared from www.latimes.com Talk with Fred Roggin about what it’s been like covering major sports for more than four decades, and it becomes clear that the NBC4 sports anchor has pretty much seen it all […]
10 Best Anxiety Rings That ACTUALLY WORK (TikTok’s Most Popular)
Shared from thevou.com The Best Spinner & Fidget Rings For Anxiety Anxiety rings are a very affordable and very effective way of managing anxiety symptoms. Faster, cheaper, and often better than meditation or cognitive behavioral […]