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Summer Concerts Keep Rockin’ Along — With Ample Nostalgia in the Mix
It seems that anyone who’s anyone is touring this summer, and we’re excited to get some of these enticing shows and events on our calendar. There’s been a lot of nostalgia on the lineup already, spanning several decades and ranging from James Taylor at Chateau Ste. Michelle in late May to OK Go at Neptune Theatre in late June, in celebration of their critically acclaimed fifth studio album “And the Adjacent Possible.”
While dates have already come and gone to see Shovels & Rope June 29 at the Big Ponderoo Music & Arts Festival in Sisters, Oregon, and Portland’s Pink Martini — celebrating its 30th anniversary and a brand-new
Kanye West’s Bizarre Super Bowl Ad: Shot on an iPhone While Sitting in a Dentist Chair
Kanye West bought another local TV ad during the Super Bowl to promote his Yeezy fashion brand — and this time viewers in Los Angeles had a chance to see it.
The lo-fi ad, which West said was shot with an iPhone, directed viewers to his brand’s yeezy.com website. In the ad, West said he was sitting at the dentist. The ad wasn’t seen nationally, but was sold in at least one major local market, Los Angeles.
“So what’s up, guys, I spent, like all the money put a commercial on these new teeth. So once
Philadelphia Eagles Dominate Kansas City Chiefs to Win Super Bowl LIX
The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday to win the Super Bowl for the second time since 2018.
The Eagles’ 40-22 win denied Kansas City the chance to make NFL history with a third consecutive Super Bowl win. The Eagles dominated the first three quarters of the game held at New Orleans’ Superdome. Philadelphia kept the reigning champs scoreless until the final three minutes of the third quarter.
This “could be the dagger for this Eagles offense and this Chiefs defense,” Fox Sports host Tom Brady said as the third quarter came to
Inside Jeep’s Frantic Race to Drive Harrison Ford to Super Bowl LIX
Harrison Ford doesn’t do many TV commercials. And he was pretty sure he wasn’t going to do a Super Bowl commercial for Jeep.
For Olivier Francois, the news was most unwelcome. Francois is the global chief marketing officer of auto giant Stellantis and, just before December, had been given a “mission impossible” assignment by John Elkann, the company’s chairman. He wanted the company to run a strong Super Bowl commercial for Jeep, something Francois has done many times in the recent past. Francois is, after all, the marketing executive who has supervised the creation of memorable, anthemic Big Game spots that have used Eminem to signal an economic resurgence
Super Bowl Ad Review: Commercials Try to Shake Up Celebrity Formula (But Many Don’t)
Celebrities may no longer be winning at the Big Game.
An array of Super Bowl advertisers turned up with creative ideas that shunned the typical famous faces making quick-paced jokes in favor of concepts meant to inspire.
Nike burnished a host of female athletes backed by the Led Zeppelin chestnut “Whole Lotta Love.” Pfizer took to the Super Bowl screen to rally viewers to fight against cancer. Google tried to push consumers past their ambivalence toward artificial intelligence by showing how the technology helped a man spend meaningful children. Frito-Lay avoided the typical line of “snack-vertising” when it did an ad for Lay’s potato chips that saluted
The Wild True Story Behind Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
Kendrick Lamar wanted a GNX. Not the one from the cover of his new album of the same name. One that could be gutted and turned into a “clown car” for his Super Bowl LIX halftime show. That’s how Shelley Rodgers, the show’s art director, tells it. Rodgers has solved such big-stage problems for everyone from Beyoncé to Lady Gaga; she won an Emmy for her work on Rihanna’s halftime show in 2023. A car wasn’t a huge deal, but she still needed to find one. They couldn’t borrow Lamar’s own Buick Grand National because they’d kind of need to destroy it to pull off the visual trick.
“That car
Kendrick Lamar Declares ‘Game Over’ in Drake Battle With Triumphant Super Bowl Halftime Performance
Kendrick Lamar showed out during his performance during the Super Bowl Halftime Show, enlisting SZA, Samuel L. Jackson, Serena Williams and Mustard for an ode to Compton on the biggest stage in the world.
The set, with its American flag color palette, largely consisted of tracks from his freshly released album “GNX” as well as a few loosies from his deeper catalog. With Jackson serving as a master of ceremonies (dressed as Uncle Sam, naturally), Lamar led a robust team of backup dancers who slipped in and out of formation as he toured his discography, giving renditions of “DNA,” “Peekaboo,” “Squabble Up” and “Humble.”
The million-dollar question leading
Best Robot Vacuum (2025), Tested and Reviewed
Other Robot Vacuums to Consider
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Photograph: Adrienne So
We are approaching the great robot vacuum convergence. At whatever price you want to pay, you can find a robot vacuum that will look very similar and have similar features. Here are a few that also worked well for us.
Roborock Qrevo Curv for $1,300: This was Roborock’s 2024 flagship vacuum and it’s still great (reviewer Ryan Waniata calls it the best robot vacuum he’s ever used). It has slightly less suction power than this year’s Saros 10R, but I did use it to clean an entire carpet full of
KEF Q Series Concerto Meta Review: Sweet Sound All Around
I’ve yet to meet a pair of KEF speakers I didn’t like. The brand’s penchant for providing rigid and musical bass, a warm and smooth midrange, and effortless treble extension keeps wireless models like the LS50 (9/10, WIRED Recommends) and LSX (9/10, WIRED Recommends), and the wired R3 Meta (9/10, WIRED Recommends) among my favorites on the market. These trusty sonic hallmarks are present once more in the new Q Concerto Meta.
Along with great sound, KEF’s Q Series aims to give you more for your money, which in the Concerto’s case equates to a bounty of drivers. You don’t often see three-way bookshelf speakers at this price, but the
