A few years ago, in an article where I suggested there might be too much whiskey (I stand by that!), I compared the whiskey glut to the issues that writer Bas Gasmeyer had with Spotify’s Release Radar. I, too, was having an issue with Release Radar. Somehow, a New Jersey band called Modern Chemistry kept showing up in my weekly playlist, even though I found their punk-emo rather mid (sorry!). Between that and not really discovering new artists, I eventually moved on to human-curated playlists and other methods of discovering new songs and bands.
Crown Royal and Kane Brown are teaming up for the That Deserves a Crown contest, where two individuals — either retired members of the armed forces or military community volunteers—will win an exclusive VIP experience with Kane this September. If your nominee is selected, you’ll get to join them for the full experience. Even better? For every valid nomination, Crown Royal will donate $1 to CreatiVets, a nonprofit that helps wounded veterans heal through music and the arts.
Making a movie about a real person is a challenge. There will always be naysayers complaining about how the actor doesn’t have the right look, the right accent or even the right vibe to pull it off. There will always be diehard fans demanding to know why certain details or chapters of a career were omitted, and others insisting the movie tried too hard to cram an entire lifetime into 90 minutes. And if the subject of the film is still alive, there’s the added pressure to please them. No one wants to piss off the artist they’re attempting to canonize.
Perhaps that’s why director Sam Mendes — who is working on a four-part Beatles project due out in 2028, with each film told through the perspective of a different member of the Fab Four — allowed Ringo Starr to read the script of his movie and offer edits.
There are many people who have no problem sleeping on airplanes. I am not one of them. I’ve seen people nod off for the duration of brief connecting flights and transatlantic voyages at all hours of the day and night. The last time I took a redeye, I wound up watching The Iron Claw at the equivalent of three in the morning to pass the time.
So when the opportunity presented itself to try out Air New Zealand’s new Business Premier Luxe setup on a flight from Vancouver to Auckland, my interest was piqued from the outset.
A dedicated reading routine is one of the best day-to-day habits you could possibly cultivate. On the mental side, it supercharges brain connectivity, boosts empathy and provides an escape from daily stressors. While physically, reading can lower heart rate and blood pressure, reduce stress hormone levels and potentially even prolong lifespan.
