Pity the modern musician. In a viral video posted by BBC Backstage Music Pass this week, Liam Gallagher—former lead of iconic rock band Oasis and then Beady Eye, generally regarded as one of the greatest frontmen of all time—can be seen brewing his own cup of tea and railing against the dismal state of recording profits in the music-streaming era.
Ben Shapiro tried to give a speech at the University of California-Berkeley last week; the school met the conservative radio host—predictably enough—with raging protest.
This is the third in The Vanishing University, a four-part series exploring the tech-driven future of higher education in America. Here are parts one, two, and four.
“How does it feel / to be without a home,” goes the chorus of Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone”—the 1965 folk song that partly inspired the naming of Rolling Stone, the iconic counterculture magazine founded by Jann Wenner in 1967.
Around half of Americans these days are getting married—a much lower rate than the peak of 72% in 1960, to be sure, but a good enough percentage that has held pretty steady over the last decade or so. Yet the kinds of people tying the knot have changed.
They’re everywhere now: in your office, your bed, your kitchen toaster. Of course, they’d make it to the philharmonic at some point.
This is the second in The Vanishing University, a four-part series exploring the tech-driven future of higher education in America. Here are parts one, three, and four.
Time to dance, ambitious teenagers (and parents). US News and World Report, the country’s preeminent ranking of colleges and universities, is out today (Sept. 12) with a new list.
The iPod is dead, long live the iPod.
Of all the cultural shakeups brought on by the election of Donald Trump, one of the most auspicious—to the media world, at least—has been the surge of interest in college journalism. Students on both ends of the political spectrum are turning more attention to campus newspapers than they have in decades. They’re also organizing protests and support groups, writing and publishing op-eds, and showing renewed interest in academic journalism programs. Columbia even used Trump’s repeated attacks on “the media” to justify its J-school’s $100,000 price tag.
US education secretary Betsy DeVos announced today that her department is reviewing former president Barack Obama’s stringent policies on sexual assault on college campuses—specifically, aiming to scale back his “ambiguous and incredibly broad definitions of assault and harassment.”
Isn’t it ironic, as Alanis Morissette would say.
This is the first in The Vanishing University, a four-part series exploring the tech-driven future of higher education in America. Here are parts two, three, and four.
Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Stanford are not actually the pinnacle of higher education in the world anymore—at least, not according to recent rankings.
Here’s a brutal truth about applying to college: On paper, most teenagers are not very unique. Some three million high school graduates send applications into universities every single year, and that’s just within the United States. Seasoned admissions officers—particularly at elite schools—know how to spot cookie-cutter applicants and toss them into the reject pile in seconds.
Everything’s better with a friend, as they say—even extreme stress and discomfort over one’s inferior socioeconomic status. Especially that.
Poquito a poquito, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” has taken over music charts—and many many listeners’ hearts—the world over. The reggaeton pop song, thanks in part to clever composition and a winning promotional strategy, became the most streamed song of all time in July, mere months after coming out at the start of this year.
The Boss has spoken.
Silicon Valley will tell you that the future belongs to those who can code. Tales are always trickling in about some 20-year-old at a tech startup raking in six figures a year, about employers courting skilled programmers with all the voracity of sports recruiters hunting down the next Olympic athletes; in today’s machine-driven world, programmers are easily one of the most desirable and high-salaried workers.
Bachelor’s degrees from some universities cost more than $250,000 in their entirety. College education in America is so costly that students have begun putting their grandparents in debt. For many people, it makes sense to consider alternative routes in life. (See: Our guide to not going to college.)
Global fervor for reggaeton-pop song “Despacito” has escalated rather rápidamente. The track simmered under the radar for a bit when it was released in January of this year; by early summer, however, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s hit found itself floating airily up to the top of charts around the world, where it has remained firmly lodged ever since.
A quieter campus greets students at the University of Missouri beginning the new semester this week. The university is starting the academic year with its smallest incoming class since 1999.
North America had a fit of lunacy on Monday afternoon when a rare solar eclipse, the first to sweep from coast to coast in 99 years, caused traffic jams, medical emergencies, and wildlife dangers the continent over—and also led to a crazy spike in sun-themed music tastes.
You’ve got the glasses. The playlist. Cameras at the ready. You’re all set for the solar eclipse on Monday (Aug. 21)—unless, you’re not. The eclipse is only due to last a handful of minutes, and another one won’t swing around for several years. Here’s how to double-check that your view of it will be absolutely clear.