Kishi Bashi’s Valentine’s Day Playlist for Cool Hunting
The singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has put together a sublime selection of "jazzy love songz"
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Al Jarreau: We’re In This Love Together
Beginning his musical career in the jazz world, Al Jarreau was a formidable artist who proved himself to be able to span pop and R&B—with elements of Latin, gospel, soul and more. …
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An Exhibition of 400 Found Notes
For 12 years, Sydney-based artist Laura Sullivan has been collecting discarded handwritten notes. The first one was a fairly dull shopping list, but since then she has found love notes, pro/con lists …
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Wild Green Comet Coming Our Way Saturday Morning
For early risers on Saturday morning, a strange green comet will be visible. Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova (named for the three astronomers who discovered it back in 1948) will reach maximum brightness pre-dawn, but …
Snow Culture: No Sleep
With their dancey debut single “No Sleep,” Swedish duo Snow Culture deliver lofty vocals floating along a dark but lively beat. Premiering with a collage-like music video of grit and grain, the …
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375,000 Images From the Met Are Yours to Use, Free
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s public domain policy has changed this week, making 375,000 images in the collection free to be used in any which way you can think up. Additionally, the …
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Merriam-Webster Just Added 1000+ Words
Always an entertaining read, Merriam-Webster just announced the words and phrases it’s adding to the dictionary this month. Among them are “throwing shade,” “side eye” and even “ghost”—not the spook, but the …
Ghost King: Melting Sky
From Brooklyn rockers Ghost King comes a macabre visual treatment for their recent track “Melting Sky.” What commences as an eerie party scene with clandestine glances, evolves into a raucous, ritualistic fantasy …
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AccuWeather and Spotify Launch “Climatune”
AccuWeather and Spotify have teamed up to make playlists that match the weather, no matter if you’re schvitzing or stomping through snow. The two companies undertook a year-long study comparing “85 billion …
Lion Babe feat. Moe Moks: Rockets
Lion Babe (aka Jillian Hervey and Lucas Goodman) have teamed up with Moe Moks in order to add some Caribbean vibes to their cruise-y, ’70s-tinged tune “Rockets.” With lyrics that name check …