Shazam’s Top Ten Summer Jams
We always get a kick out of data-driven predictions of which songs will be hits in the following year. Anyone can have an opinion, whereas millions of opinions might be slightly more right – at least when it comes to predicting something with mass appeal, and that defines a hit song. When it comes to…
This Man Ran His Business in a Blackout with His BlackBerry
If you find yourself heading down to the Lower East Side to soak up some that ghost-of-CBGBs/Arlene’s Grocery/Motor City, um, essence, and happen to also be in the market for a gorgeous custom-fitted suit, stop by SEW on Mott Street. Inside, you’ll find proprietor Scott Evan Wasserberger, the bespoke tailor to the stars (and regular…
This Robotic Chess Companion Is Your Humans-Are-Obsolete Deal of The Day
Chess is a solitary game—even if you’re playing with a friend or lover, the greatest foe is often your own cognitive shortcomings, a game of man against material. The pawn slides forward, but toward what? Another person? No—you started this war for yourself, to enlarge your fortunes, to aggrandize your name. Who you’re defeating doesn’t…