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Hey there, We did it. We made it to the last issue of 2020. Normally, I’ve always thought that New Years celebrations are a little silly. Making it one more time ‘round the sun never impressed me much. Until now. When I think about everything that ha

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“Leave it to Marilyn Manson to release an album called 'We Are Chaos' in 2020. But, eleven albums later he's still a damn legend. I listen to 'Don't Chase the Dead' pretty much every single day. I loved learning about what went into making this album

Three years ago, Melissa Alcantara transformed her body after pregnancy and posted a before and after shot on Instagram. As one of the billion active Instagram users, the odds of getting noticed by Kim Kardashian West, who boasts 190 million follower

Can you even have a sport without a great rivalry? Tyson vs. Holyfield. Red Sox vs. Yankees. Duke vs. North Carolina. When it comes to the World’s Strongest Man, no rivalry is as savage as the beef between Eddie Hall and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (You

Stunna Girl began recording rhymes in her father’s closet when she was only 8. Her passion for music continued to grow as she entered adolescence and before long, her freestyles started gaining attention online. Stunna had her eye on the prize and di

Relationships are the key to success in any business, and maintaining bonds through the often rocky terrain of hip-hop’s landscape can be a challenge. Rapper and entrepreneur Problem is living proof that doing right by people will always bring great

It took spending a night in a Malaysian jail cell for Maggie Lindemann to find her purpose as an artist. “I was performing and someone tried telling me to get off stage in the middle of a song,” Lindemann says. “I got off and people from immigration

Rappers find their personas in a variety of ways. Childish Gambino came up with his name using a randomized Wu-Tang Clan name generator. Waka Flocka Flame drew from Fozzie Bear’s iconic catchphrase. Baby Goth based her brand on the duality of light a

Who doesn’t enjoy a nice cocktail every now and then? But, let’s be honest, every time you make one for yourself it just isn’t as good as at the bougie cocktail bar downtown, right? We’ve got a solution for you—the Bartesian. It does for happy hour w

When the pandemic hit, personal trainer Mike Chabot watched as gyms were forced to close their doors. While many in his industry were forlorn by the news, Chabot saw an opportunity to meet the demands of millions. “For months, people were stuck at ho

Like many kids who grew up in lower-income families, John David Glaude and his family ate what they could afford. Even if nutrition was a priority, healthy food wasn’t always economically feasible. As he grew up he kept gaining weight, going from a h

In America, we take for granted our ability to openly get tattoos and show off our work to the world. In South Korea, tattooing is illegal and artists need to ply their trade very carefully, keeping the business underground. Even with the added chall

These days the word “fusion” can be a loaded term, particularly in culinary circles. For years the term has been thrown around as a backhanded description for Americanized Asian dishes. Somewhere along the way the word seemed to lose its actual meani

Psychologists say it takes approximately 21 days to form a habit. With that in mind, Mike Winkelmann’s ritual of creating a piece of art every day has been a certified habit for almost 5,000 days. Over the last 13-and-a-half years, Winkelmann—better

This story begins with a skateboard. Not any skateboard, a very specific skateboard. No one knew it at the time, but when Bryan Arii’s parents bought their 5-year-old son this skateboard, they were laying the foundation for his entire life. “Powell P

In one word, Ty Dolla $ign is versatile. Not only has he shown different sides of his sound through his own chart-topping singles, his vocals have complemented hits by Fifth Harmony, Post Malone and Megan Thee Stallion. “I saw a tweet where someone s

Mike Tyson once said, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face.” It’s a maxim that has stuck with many in the fight game, as it speaks to how the countless hours of preparation a fighter puts in before a fight can all go out the windo

Normally when a singer writes a song about their financial status it is filled with braggadocio. It’s second nature to hear artists rotely recount how many Bentleys they own, the vintage of champagne they prefer and the copious stacks of hundreds the