How One Scrappy RPG Studio Could Be Nintendo’s Secret Weapon for the Switch 2

It feels like a full circle moment for the studio behindXenoblade, Monolith Soft. What is Monolith Soft? So much so that Nintendo wanted another on Wii U,Xenoblade Chronicles X(2015). ‘Xenoblade Chronicles 2’ (2017)Nintendo Xenoblades supremacy TheXenobladefranchise has pushed the RPG genre forward in multiple ways. Thats exactly what makes the release ofXenoblade Chronicles Xas a swansong for the Switch so fitting. That might not sound a lot like aZeldagame, but there are clear throughlines between the two....

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 99 words · Jessica White DVM

Hozier and Blink-182 Will Headline Sea.Hear.Now 2025

Blink-182will helm night one on Saturday, Sept. 13. General sale is scheduled to begin an hour later. In addition to three stages of performances, Sea.Hear.Now will feature a professional surf contest. Hozier and Blink-182 revealed as 2025 Sea.Hear.Now Festival headlinersJosh Brasted/FilmMagic; Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images/Coachella Visual artist Pork Chop will return to craft the festivals signature jellyfish installation and surfboard arch.

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 60 words · Jason Flowers

Hundreds of People Are Using This $50 Red Light Therapy Wand to Help Treat Cold Sores and Blisters

The infrared light stick currently boasts a 4.2-star rating (out of five) from dozens of verified reviews. Users say the wand is great for treating cold sores, blisters and even small wound healing. The five LED lights and five wavelengths are said to also help improve circulation and muscle stiffness. Amazon The wand is even powerful enough to penetrate the skin to treat things like canker sores in the mouth....

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Drew Mcgee

Is Gyrofield the Next Enigmatic Star of Electronic Music?

The world first metgyrofieldbecause of a joke. She had 2,000 Soundcloud followers. That was a good time, she says with a smile. Nicholas Hadfield* I was feeling like anything could happen. I just had to make the music to see. They took the formula and recorded their own voice talking into a cheap microphone. I was a complete outsider to dance music, they say. I was like, drum-and-bass? Fast rhythms, lots of synths, high energy and all that....

March 19, 2025 · 3 min · 480 words · Jacob Shepherd

Jack Harlow and Doja Cat Are Serving Up a New Single on Friday

Jack HarlowandDoja Catare teaming up for a new song thats dropping this Friday, March 21. Harlow announced the song, titled Just Us, on social media. Jack Harlow and Doja CatPaul Morigi/Getty Images; Kevin Winter/Getty Images

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 35 words · Carla Morgan

Jackie Robinson Article Restored After Pentagon Took It Down Amid DEI Purge

The article has been restored with the original URL, butthe Internet Archive captured the deimedal error page. The Mets have an entire area dedicated to him called the Jackie Robinson Rotunda at Citi Field. (Reps for the Mets did not immediately returnRolling Stones request for comment). A portrait of Brooklyn Dodgers infielder Jackie Robinson in uniform, circa 1945.Hulton Archive/Getty Images Robinson is an odd figure for a Republican administration to target....

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 89 words · John Cole

Jasmine.4.t Is Boygenius’ Favorite New Singer-Songwriter — And Maybe Yours, Too

A few years ago, Jasmine Cruickshank found herself adrift. Now, Im struggling to keep up with the songs that Im writing on a daily basis. I dont think you’re free to really express feelings when youre disconnected from yourself. Jasmine Cruickshank, the singer-songwriter behind Jasmine.4.tMatt Grubb* Cruickshank has been playing music since age six, when she inherited a guitar from her late uncle. I was always in bands, she says....

March 19, 2025 · 2 min · 227 words · Jordan Harding

Jim Legxacy Is Making Peace With His Past and Imagining U.K. Rap’s Future

At the core ofJim Legxacys music is a potent clarity of emotion. But I feel like when I start making beats or I start creating I feel like Google Translate. I can write something that connects to myself. Fidel* Ive always struggled with religion, he continues. Our identity is still at a point where its malleable. Were figuring out what that is. Shes independent, wanna spend my mony on her/She said I shouldnt bother....

March 19, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Christopher Leon

Judge Blocks Trump’s Efforts to Ban Transgender Troops From Military Service

PresidentDonald Trumps executive orderbanning transgender people from military servicewas blocked by a federal judge on Tuesday. The judge delayed the effect of her order until Friday to give the Trump administration time to appeal. The Court knows that this opinion will lead to heated public debate and appeals. U.S. Military Academy cadets attend their graduation ceremony at West Point in 2024. In ahealthy democracy, both are positive outcomes, concluded Reyes.

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 70 words · Kimberly Henderson

Judge Orders Mahmoud Khalil’s Case be Returned to New Jersey

Khalil has not been charged or convicted of any crime. Ina letterpublished on Tuesday, Khalil described himself as a political prisoner. Trump was asked about Roberts statement that night on Fox News. Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil speaking during a press briefing organized by pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University in New York on June 1, 2024Selcuk Acar/Anadolu/Getty Images Well, he didnt mention my name in the statement, the presidentsaid, before continuing to attack Boasberg....

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 74 words · Jennifer Brown

Kanye West Drops New Album ‘Bully,’ Paired With Short Film Starring His Son Saint

Amid yet another deluge of shit-posting and antisemitic tweets,Kanye Westdropped what seems to be his latest album,Bully. Yeoffered up three versions a screening version, a post Hype version and a post post Hype version each one in the form of a 30-minute short film directed by West, edited by Hype Williams, and starring his son Saint West. Suge Knights Wrongful-Death Retrial Officially Ran Off the Rails Today Suge Knight Refuses to Let Lawyer Quit, Retrial Begins Tuesday Trump Attacks the Supreme Court, Says America Cannot Give Everyone a Trial Woman Dragged From Republican Town Hall Seeks $5 Million in Damages Its unclear whetherBully which, as per Ye tradition, appears unfinished and will likely undergo countless iterations before the rapper moves on to the next thing (like a rumored, completedDonda 2) will only exist in its short film form....

March 19, 2025 · 2 min · 237 words · Danielle Johnson

Laila! Has a Vision for the R&B of Tomorrow

This wunderkind also happens to be the daughter of lauded East Coast rhymerYasiin Bey, formerly known asMos Def. Janet Jackson is someone that I admire so, so much, she says. Especially from her starting so young and making that transition into womanhood publicly. Laila!Dylan DeJong Dougherty* Thats something that I definitely want to be able to do. looks to the singersjanet. in a sweet spot of innocence. A lot of 90s sitcoms were really special, and even 80s sitcoms, she says....

March 19, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · Briana Beltran

Limp Bizkit’s $200 Million Lawsuit Heading to Trial After UMG’s Motion to Dismiss Denied

Limp Bizkits $200 millionlawsuitagainst Universal Music will head to trial after a federal judge denied the labels motion to dismiss the case. Fred Durst and companysuedUMG the worlds largest record company in October 2024 in one of the most notable lawsuits of the year in the music industry. Along with alleging that UMG withheld as much as $200 million in royalties, in an equally notable fraud allegation, the band claimed that the company had designed and implemented royalty software and systems that were deliberately designed to conceal artists royalties and keep those profits for itself....

March 19, 2025 · 2 min · 316 words · Brian Le