Arthur Hayes, the former head of the cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX and a well-known entrepreneur, published a new essay ...

I highlight six below, and Bill tackles more in Indie Basement, including Fennesz, Seahawks, the Saint Etienne album (that’s one of the few releases out next week), and the new comp from ...

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour wasn’t just a concert—it was a full-blown cultural reset. From the second she announced it, Swifties ...

Most younger folks will be familiar with the term 'brain rot', most likely using it when referring to a mass consumption of ...

The phrase “brain rot” spiked 230 percent from 2023 to 2024, according to the makers of the Oxford English Dictionary ...

It leads him to ask: "While England endeavours to cure the potato rot, will not any endeavour to cure the brain-rot – which ...

That's the number of WhatsApp users in India. At more than one-third of India's population, the figure stands testimony to the popularity of Facebo ...

It's been a huge year for social media in 2024. So huge, in fact, it's about to get itself banned to many of its users.

We’ve had long-running artists finally break through (hello, Chappell Roan), what felt like the longest and most carefully ...

Welcome to Stereogum’s inaugural Best Songs Of The Year list. Typically in December, our staff members share 10 personal ...

W hich word captures the spirit of 2024: “brain rot” or “enshittification”? Both have been highlighted by separate dictionary ...

Today, Walden Pond, outside of Boston, is one of the surest places one can visit to alleviate brain rot. You can swim in the ...