Surf is a slightly hard app to explain. It’s sort of three things: a client for fediverse apps like Bluesky and Mastodon; a feed reader that lets you subscribe to almost any website, podcast, or YouTube channel; and a tool for creating and following feeds of interesting content, a la Flipboard magazines. It’s a browser … Read more
Though he’s lost a great many things, Ye still has an undeniable touch for this kind of production spectacle. But these people didn’t just come to see a stage; a set is only as good as the actors foregrounding it, and as Ye launched into the opening stretch of songs from Bully, he instantly stumbled. … Read more
Slayyyter’s music is vile, explicit, and a threat to common decency. Since her early days as a salon receptionist, the artist formerly known as Catherine Garner has channeled her unbridled id with a head-spinning boldness that would be probable cause for exorcism in most God-fearing countries. Over beats as blunt, chromatic, and gleefully stupid as … Read more
Kanye West released his long-delayed album Bully on Friday, March 29, supporting the release with four listening parties and a YouTube live stream before putting the album on DSPs over the weekend. The nearly two-year Bully rollout has been replete with road bumps, and now, producer James Blake says he has asked to have his … Read more
About 38 percent of people in the United States have high cholesterol, doubling their risk of heart disease. Considering that heart disease is the leading cause of death in America, that number can cause real problems for you or your loved ones. A number of lifestyle factors contribute to high cholesterol levels, including exercise, diet, … Read more
A couple of years ago, Flea had an idea. The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist was turning 60 and taking stock of what he wanted to do with the rest of his life. He made a deal with himself: During RHCP’s two-year-long stadium tour, he’d practice playing the trumpet—an instrument he’d learned as a kid … Read more
I wish I liked smoking weed more. One hit of a joint and, instead of a pleasant buzz, I’m bombarded with the totality of the universe’s suffering. Besides, I’ve got something stronger. On last year’s Switcheroo, lapsed L.A. folkie Angel Abaya reintroduced herself as Gelli Haha, a Pierrot clown garbed in red Latex. She sang … Read more
In the lead-up to her 2012 opus, Visions, Claire Boucher went on record to profess her love for Mariah Carey and managed to spawn months of indie blog discourse. The next year, Stereogum’s Chris DeVille coined “the monogenre” to describe how the mass adoption of subscription-based music streaming had collapsed the long-held critical value system … Read more
Earlier this week, Brazilian footballer Jorginho Frello called out Chappell Roan on Instagram, alleging that the artist’s security spoke to his wife and 11-year-old daughter “in an extremely aggressive manner” at a São Paulo hotel. Today, Roan responded to the allegations in a video posted to her Instagram story. In his post, shared in both … Read more
The internet is buzzing about magnesium supplements: the benefits of taking magnesium, the different types of magnesium that are available, and how to time your supplementation to max out the benefits. But before we get into the latter, it’s important to recognize that while there is a time for magnesium, there is also a place. … Read more