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Code Orange: Underneath review a thrilling new form of molten metal

The Pittsburgh quintet marry technical mastery with genre-fusing risk in a record of poetry and spectacular potency Despite its reputation as the satanic scourge of curtain-twitching suburbia, metal can be prone to the kind of squabbling you might see at a parish council meeting, with endless taxonomic arguments about whether something is death or thrash or black metal. Such petty bloviating is silenced by Grammy-nominated Pittsburgh quintet Code Orange, whose fourth album throws thrash, hardcore punk, math rock, sludge, metalcore, industrial, screamo, grunge, nu-metal and classic rock into a centrifuge,…

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Is My Dark Vanessa the most controversial novel of the year? Author Kate Elizabeth Russell speaks out

Exploring issues of abuse and consent, Russells novel My Dark Vanessa could not be more timely. She talks about the pressure to write a likeable victim and the line between fiction and memoir When, in 2018, Kate Elizabeth Russells agent presented publishers with her first novel, Kristen Roupenian. After years spent studying in near-penury, having money in the bank feels weird, Russell tells me. She had always told her husband, who works in academia: Ill move wherever you get a job, just dont expect me to bring in money. In…

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First Listen: IG Star Charly Jordan’s New Single “Blackstrap Molasses” | Betches

Instagram influencers pretty often over here, but all that means is that you can trust us to know which ones are legit. And let me tell you, Charly Jordan (@charlyjordan) is super legit. The 21-year-old is already a model and photographer, and today (March 13th) she marks her entrance into the music industry with the release of her debut single, “Blackstrap Molasses” at a kick-off at Hakkasan in Las Vegas. Betches was lucky enough to get the single a few hours ahead of its official release and talk to Charly…

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Arweaves permaweb stops coronavirus censorship, raises $8M

The Chinese government has been removing criticism of its coronavirus response from apps like Weibo, the local equivalent of Twitter. But before it can, that content is being saved, decentralized and highlighted thanks to Arweave’s permaweb. Today it’s announcing another $8.3 million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures and Coinbase Ventures. Arweave has developed a new type of blockchain based on Moore’s Law of the declining cost of data storage. Users pay upfront for a hundred years of storage at less than a cent per megabyte, and the…

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Coachella Is Being Postponed Over Coronavirus Concerns | Betches

UPDATED: Goldenvoice released a statement Tuesday evening confirming that Coachella is being postponed, writing, “At the direction of the County of Riverside and local health authorities, we must sadly confirm the rescheduling of Coachella and Stagecoach due to COVID-19 concerns. While this decision comes at a time of universal uncertainty, we take the safety and health of our guests, staff and community very seriously.” They added that Coachella 2020 will now take place October 9-11 and October 16-18; Stagecoach will take place October 23-25, 2020. All April tickets will be…

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Starbucks’ New Iced Pineapple Matcha Drink Is A Perfectly Sweet Sip

Starbucks What Does Starbucks’ Iced Pineapple Matcha Drink Taste Like? It’s Perfectly Sweet By Daffany Chan March 3, 2020 Starbucks unveiled a new collection of spring sips that’ll keep you refreshed throughout the day. The lineup includes two exciting non-dairy options: the Iced Golden Ginger Drink and the Iced Pineapple Matcha Drink. If you’re wondering what Starbucks’ Iced Pineapple Matcha Drink tastes like, read on for more details. Beginning on Tuesday, March 3, customers can get their hands on exciting seasonal drinks at the coffee chain. The bright green Iced…

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Teacher Shares How He Prepared And Executed A Super Detailed Plan On How To Punish 7 Slackers With Protective Parents

It took some time to plan and execute everything, but the resourceful pedagogue gets an A+ in my book for his efforts. After losing all hope in the slothful seven, he put together yet another group project where they were forced to work with each other instead of spreading throughout the class and polluting other groups. Outmaneuvering entitled parents, he allowed them to suffer the natural consequences of their lack of giving a crap. It immediately went viral on the subreddit ProRevenge, and everyone who has been screwed over in…

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Twitter’s Reaction To Dipping Oreos In Mustard Is High-Key Relatable

SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images These Tweets About Dipping Oreos In Mustard All Ask The Same Question By Lara Walsh Feb 18, 2020 The internet is reeling after a recent crossword puzzle went viral. In one of the clues, it claimed some people eat their Oreos with everyone’s go-to yellow condiment. Whether you identify as team chocolate wafer or team cream filling, you’ll likely be so entertained while reading these tweets about dipping Oreos in mustard. As you’d expect, most of the responses question who would do such a thing. While Oreos…

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The Best Bachelor Recap Youll Ever Read: The Finale Part 1 | Betches

foreplayHannah Ann absolutely butchering the English language at every turn, we’ve finally made it to the season finale of (part one, because God hates me!). I’ll admit, I’m on the edge of my seat. This is the first season IN YEARS that hasn’t been spoiled the minute ABC announces the lead, . Peter narrowed his search down to two final women. In one corner we have Hannah Ann, whose includes features in laundry detergent labels, the Ruby Tuesday’s Help Wanted ad, and the chair catalogue from that inspired Michael Scott…

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The rise of the winged pink unicorn

Claire Diaz-Ortiz Public opinion agrees. Alongside TruePublic, where I am an advisor and angel investor, I ran a study asking if people believed we would see more female-led unicorns in the 2020s.6 At the time of this article, 68% of the 6,500 respondents said they believed we would see more, with 30% of women responding “many more” (as opposed to only 16% of men). Only 4% of women, but 9% of men, responded “no, not a chance.”7 Kaben Clauson, founder and CEO, says “to represent Gen Z, Millennials and Gen…

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Ive Been Married For A Year And This Is What Our Life Looks Like (30 Comics)

I hope whoever sees these enjoys them, and you can find more on my Instagram and Facebook. This post may include affiliate links. Unfollow 6 hours ago I know those looks! So, I’ve always been an artist since I was a child and was very much inspired by my favorite cartoons, comic books, and games. I discovered my style through lots of experimentation between American and Japanese cartoons, and eventually ended up with what you see today! Cartoons have always had a special place in my heart, because you are…

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Stanford cancels classes in response to novel coronavirus outbreak

Following on the heels of several major cancellations of events the past few days, including the SXSW conference in Austin and the tech conference SaaStr, Stanford University, which is located in the heart of Silicon Valley in Palo Alto, California, announced late Friday that the school would cancel in-person classes for the final two weeks of the university’s winter quarter in response to the expanding outbreak of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. In a statement posted by the university, Stanford’s provost Persis Drell announced that the university would cancel two weeks of…

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