Kacy Hill Almost Left Music to Become a Software Engineer

After more than a decade in the industry, the Arizona-born singer is back with her gorgeous new album 'Bug'

Kendrick Lamar Keeps His Foot On Drake's Neck With New Diss Song '6:16 In LA'

Kendrick Lamar has gone back to back by dropping a second Drake diss song '6:16 in LA,' just days after unloading on his longtime rival on 'Euphoria.'

Kendrick Lamar Comes Back for More on His Second Drake Diss Track This Week ‘6:16 in LA’

The rapper started the week off letting Drake know just how much he hates him on the single "Euphoria," but the new surprise release shows that he hasn't gotten everything off of his chest just yet

Women are being murdered in the Western Balkans, and it is time to take action

Western Balkan institutions and policymakers can play a pivotal role in saving women's lives — potentially upwards of 50 per year. Yet, today, one woman in the Western Balkans is killed nearly every week, Alex Chen and Tanja Domi write.

Julia Fox Is A Singer Now

Uncut Gems star and constant gossip subject Julia Fox has plenty of connections the music world. She briefly dated Kanye West, and she did a podcast with Grimes where they talked about cancel culture. Today, she’s kicking off some kind of music career, releasing her debut

One year on: Serbia marks anniversary of tragic school shooting

Hundreds of people laid flowers and lit candles on Friday to commemorate the victims of Serbia's first-ever school shooting a year ago on May 3.

Offensive in Rafah will be nothing short of tragedy beyond words, UN agency warns

All the latest developments from the Israel-Hamas war.

Microsoft says it released 30 responsible AI tools in the past year

Microsoft shared its responsible artificial intelligence practices from the past year in an inaugural report, including releasing 30 responsible AI tools that have over 100 features to support AI developed by its customers. Read more...

Youth Lagoon Slams Washed Out’s New AI Music Video

Several prominent indie musicians have released AI-generated music videos in recent months, and every time, the reaction within their fan bases has been extremely negative. Last fall the emo supergroup L.S. Dunes had to post a statement defending their use of AI for the “Old

Sardines Are Feeling the Squeeze

Climate change and overfishing are decimating sardines in the Philippines. The post Sardines Are Feeling the Squeeze appeared first on Nautilus .

Dehd’s Long, Strange Trip to an Album Overflowing With Life

The indie-rock trio went off the grid in Taos, New Mexico, got stranded in Montana, and returned home to Chicago to make Poetry , an LP filled with ”pain and joy and everything in between”

Commission’s hospital exemption divides health sector

The inclusion of the hospital exemption for advanced therapies in the new pharmaceutical regulation does not satisfy health organizations and industry amidst accessibility concerns.

Helldivers 2 players on Steam now need a PlayStation account to play

Image: Arrowhead Game Studios/Sony Interactive Entertainment And some Steam players are pissed off Continue reading…

Bitcoin gets back above $61,000 after Coinbase and Block drop blockbuster earnings

Crypto exchange Coinbase and Jack Dorsey’s Block reported blockbuster earnings reports on Thursday, sending Bitcoin’s price back above $61,000 on Friday morning. Read more...

Buffett disciple Bill Stone shares key lessons he's learned after going to 20 annual meetings

A longtime Warren Buffett disciple and a Berkshire shareholder since 1999, Bill Stone's own investing style has been inspired by the Oracle of Omaha.

Africa: Ignore Scam Message Offering R400,000 'Debt Consolidation' From 'Rcs Loan'

[Africa Check] Ignore scam message offering R400,000 'debt consolidation' from 'RCS Loan'

Novel chemical tool for understanding membrane remodeling in the cell

In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Umeå researchers describe a natural product-like molecule, Tantalosin, that inhibits interaction between two proteins in complexes that reshape membranes inside the cell.

Hasan Minhaj Jokes His Fact-Checking Scandal Brought Jon Stewart Back to ‘Daily Show:’ ‘I Saved a Dying Institution’

"Have you ever failed so bad, you bring back Jon Stewart?” Minhaj said of losing Daily Show hosting job

Grab an overclocked version of our favourite AMD graphics card for under its stock price with our exclusive PC Gamer code

Get the RX 7800 XT OC for just £480 at CCL today.

Daryl Hall Talks New Solo Album, Elvis Costello Tour, and Confirms Hall & Oates Are Officially Over (EXCLUSIVE)

“Say It Isn’t So” isn’t just the name of a classic Hall & Oates song — it’s the much-headlined reaction to the news that the duo that practically defines duos had a nasty and seemingly final split last year. The two, who began singing and performing together more than 50 years

Designing a 3D-Printed Rollercoaster Clock. “I used to play tons of Rollercoaster...

Designing a 3D-Printed Rollercoaster Clock . “I used to play tons of Rollercoaster Tycoon as a kid, and I spent a good portion of my life planning to be a rollercoaster designer.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

New Kevin Spacey Doc Reveals Actor Allegedly Groped a ‘House of Cards’ Cast Member on Set, Made ‘Aggressive Sexual Move’ on Schoolmate and More

Less than 10 months after Kevin Spacey was found not guilty of sexual assault allegations brought by four men in a U.K. court, a new documentary series is due to air featuring previously unheard of testimonies about the actor’s alleged sexually inappropriate behavior. The

New 'Falastin' exhibition by digital museum Collecteurs

Falastin is a new digital exhibition by Collecteurs, blending historical archives with contemporary art and literature to pay tribute to Palestinian resistance

Watch The Rolling Stones Play “Time Is On My Side” For The First Time In 26 Years With Irma Thomas

In 1964, the great New Orleans R&B singer Irma Thomas released her version of “Time Is On My Side,” a song that Danish-American jazz trombonist Kal Winding and his orchestra first released a year earlier. (The singers on that first recording were Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick and

Tunisian Decree 54 on 'false news' stifles dissent: rights groups

Tunisian journalists and opposition figures have voiced alarm about a surge of prosecutions since President Kais Saied issued a decree outlawing what authorities deem to be "false news". Rights groups and lawyers say the measure stifles dissent in the North African country that

These are the world’s top 10 cleanest airports - only one is in Europe

A new ranking reveals Asia has the world’s cleanest airports based on factors including the cleanliness of seating and toilet facilities.

Researchers determine large numbers of wild mountain goats are killed every year by avalanches

A multi-institutional team of animal behaviorists, snow impact specialists and biologists from Alaska, Montana, Switzerland and Canada has found that large numbers of wild mountain goats die every year in Alaska due to avalanches. For their study, the group tagged hundreds of

Kendrick Lamar's Fiancée Gets Dragged Into Drake Beef Over Light Skin 'Hypocrisy'

Kendrick Lamar's partner of 20 years Whitney Alford has been dragged into his escalating beef with Drake because she is light-skinned.

How Willow Captured the Feeling of a Panic Attack on Her New Single ‘Run!’

On the latest episode of Rolling Stone 's The Breakdown , the musician explains how she tapped into a more angst-driven emotional pocket to create the latest single from her new album Empathogen

Is Trump on track to blow the election (again)?

Only Trump’s own weaknesses are keeping Biden and the Democrats in the game.

How Real Hitmakers and a Boy Band Bootcamp Made Nicholas Galitzine a Pop Star in ‘The Idea of You’

Music producer Savan Kotecha and music supervisor Frankie Pine on creating the musical backdrop for the film starring Galitzine as the leader of the Coachella-headlining boy band August Moon

Apple stock spikes 7% on buyback and earnings — and Wall Street thinks it will go higher

Apple stock jumped 7% Friday morning following the company’s better-than-feared second-quarter earnings report the day before. Read more...

How mantle movements shape Earth's surface

The movement of tectonic plates shapes the rocky features of Earth's surface. Plates' convergence can form mountain ranges or ocean trenches, and their divergence can form oceanic ridges. But it's not just the plates themselves that influence Earth's topography. The mantle

Kendrick Lamar Drops Second Drake Diss Track, ‘6:16 in LA’; Mocks ‘Toosie Slide,’ Drake’s OVO Crew

Kendrick Lamar has taken another swipe at Drake with a second diss track arriving just three days after his first, “Euphoria.” The new song, “6:16 in LA,” parodies the titles of Drake’s popular, introspective “timestamp songs,” like 2013’s “4 PM in Calabasas” and 2023’s “8 AM

Hard Chiller – “Clouds”

Joey Vannucchi is currently rolling out the new From Indian Lakes album Head Void , which has thus far yielded such promising singles as “ The Flow ,” “ The Lines ,” and “ The Wilderness .” But Vannucchi is not limiting himself to one exciting new record. He’s also formed a new

Michelle Yeoh to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh is among this year’s 19 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the White House announced Friday. The Presidential Medal of Freedom, presented annually, is the nation’s highest civilian honor, bestowed on individuals “who have made

Every Change Coming In Diablo IV's Massive Loot Reborn Seasonal Overhaul

Loot Reborn is being positioned as Diablo IV’s most important update since launch . While a bit shorter than most seasons and seemingly lighter on new story content and activities, the underlying rework of the action-RPG’s loot chase and end game grind has players excited.

Gaza needs biggest post-war reconstruction effort since WWII

The United Nations said Thursday that the post-war reconstruction of Gaza would require an international effort unseen since the aftermath of World War II.

Vortex fluidic device can speed artificial liposome production to aid drug functionality

The expansion of clean chemistry applications for the vortex fluidic device (VFD)—invented by Flinders University's Professor Colin Raston—continues with the successful rapid and simplified production of artificial liposomes that could help transform medical drug functionality.

Apple stock pops 6% after results top estimates, company reveals $110 billion buyback