For years, Drake was widely known as the king of the hip hop industry. From albums like “Take Care” to “For All the Dogs,” he dominated charts and culture, capturing the attention of fans in various...

COLUMN — We see it in commercials, college essays and celebrity backstories: the happy-ever-after born from overcoming challenges. The hero’s journey is our idealistic form of storytelling in a world...

Upon learning that Drake’s May 15 “ICEMAN” release would feature three different albums, I was immediately filled with skepticism as to whether or not they would maintain a high quality throughout. The...

The top of my YouTube feed glows with the long-awaited end to a video I watched several months ago. The chilling “Minecraft”-based Alternate Reality Game YouTube video “Searching for a World That...

Infinite runner mobile games were my childhood. “Temple Run” sent adrenaline coursing through my veins with its freakish demon monkeys, and easy boss fights against Vector in “Minion Rush” made...

As I enter the warp pipe into the dimly lit theater, I am met with a rush of dopamine but a sad attempt at an animated movie. “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” released April 1 as a sequel to Illumination’s...

Every Thursday night from January to April, I made it my routine to spam-refresh HBO Max, hoping the familiar “new episode” banner would bless me with the most exciting hour of my day. All 15 times,...

On a recent weekend, I was fruitfully enjoying my day scrolling through Instagram pages when I came across a clip from Joe Rogan’s infamous podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” claiming that inserting...

COLUMN — I often receive music recommendations from friends as material for this column, and I am almost always amazed by the artists I encounter because of this. However, when a fellow Epitaph staffer...

Famous for playing with a light switch on TikTok, Charlie Puth has grown to make comforting music that many can relate to. His fourth studio album, “Whatever’s Clever!” came out March 27, two weeks...

Bruno Mars is my estranged lover. After falling in love with his music when I was younger, I’ve been waiting years for his return, eager to fall in love all over again. When Mars announced “The...

COLUMN – I’ve always thought PinkPantheress was one-of-a-kind. That is, until I encountered a small Parisian artist with barely five released songs: Yazida.  I initially forgot about her, but when...