Every once in a while I'll hear someone say how much they love Spotify and that Apple Music is trash in comparison. As an Apple Music subscriber myself, this sometimes makes me wonder what I'm missing out on, so I paid for one month of Spotify and am again trying

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In the past 15 years, one in four newspapers has shuttered in the U.S. We talk with Art Cullen, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, editor, and co-owner of 'The Storm Lake Times' in the meatpacking town of Storm Lake, Iowa. He and his family are the subject of a new documentary, called 'Storm Lake,' about the challenges the industry is facing as news moves to free digital platforms and ad revenues dwindle. The film is opening in select theaters and be on PBS Nov. 15.

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In this episode of "People's Party With Talib Kweli," Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with legendary DJ, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and rapper: The Bad Kid, The Beat Konducta, The Loop Digga, Quasimoto... MADLIB We were privileged enough to get a rare interview with one of the most elusive legends in hip-hop. Here's what we discussed: • Using music to steer clear of gang-life in his hometown of Oxnard, CA. • His family's deep roots in Jazz music. • Brother rapper/producer Oh No and Madlib's first group Lootpack. • Being influenced by the works of Melvin Van Peebles. • Working under his alias of Quasimoto. • His mystical musical connection with J Dilla and his love of MF Doom. • Talib and Madlib working together on 'Liberation'. • Getting to remix his favorite Blue Note Records' tracks for 'Shades Of Blue'. • Making 'Auditorium' with Mos Def and 'The Healer' with Erykah Badu. • Producing the entire 'Black Star II' album. • Working with Freddie Gibbs on 'Piñata' and 'Bandana'. • Madlib's friendship with Mac Miller. • Why a producer's equipment isn't important and the power of an iPad. • The eclectic vision of his project 'Sound Ancestors'. • DJs having the easy path to becoming great producers. • Madlib gives us his top 5 producers. 🔔 Subscribe to UPROXX Video and ring the bell to turn on notifications: https://uproxx.it/5rzazsh 🎙️ New Episodes of People’s Party with Talib Kweli every Monday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: https://uproxx.it/avxtjgf 🎧 Audio Podcast -- Listen, Subscribe and Review! Apple: https://applepodcasts.com/peoplesparty Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/72bYFZBBZIwc7kdYUmRgFe Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/peoplesparty The UPROXX Family 🎧 UPROXX Music youtube.com/uproxxmusic 🎥 UPROXX Studio youtube.com/uproxx FOLLOW UPROXX ➕UPROXX.com: https://uproxx.com ➕Instagram: https://instagram.com/uproxx ➕Twitter: https://twitter.com/uproxx ➕Facebook: https://facebook.com/uproxx FOLLOW Madlib ➕Instagram: https://instagram.com/madlib ➕Twitter: https://twitter.com/madlib More Jasmin Leigh: https://www.youtube.com/jasminleigh https://www.instagram.com/realjasminleigh Hip-Hop Heads Playlists: 90's Hip Hop ▶️ http://bit.ly/90sHipHopPlaylist 2000's Hip Hop ▶️ http://bit.ly/2000sHipHopPlaylist 90's R&B Hits ▶️ http://bit.ly/90sRBPlaylist ABOUT UPROXX VIDEO: UPROXX Video celebrates Hip-Hop, Style, and Creativity through a mix of original shows and music videos from the biggest artists, entertainers, and innovators from our culture. PEOPLE'S PARTY WITH TALIB KWELI People's Party is a weekly interview show hosted by Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh. Guests range from the biggest names in hip-hop to global entertainers to the most progressive minds moving our culture forward. The audio podcast is available on Apple and Spotify.

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Sponsored by HelloFresh. Use code MRMOBILE14 for up to 14 FREE MEALS across your first 5 HelloFresh boxes plus free shipping at https://bit.ly/3psNUkc ! [SURFACE DUO 2 REVIEW] The Surface Duo 2 is built to help you do a lot of things at once. And for tech reviewers, there is no busier time than the month so insane we gave it a new name: "Techtober." So to see just how well this new Duo does (or doesn’t do) at helping me keep my head on straight, I decided to take a page out of my buddy TheUnlockr’s book and take you along for part of an atypical Techtober day in Brooklyn. I'm Michael Fisher; join me and my friend David Cogen for a day in Dumbo -- on the Surface Duo 2! [SUBSCRIBE TO MRMOBILE] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSOp... [ABOUT MRMOBILE'S SURFACE DUO 2 REVIEW] MrMobile's Surface Duo 2 Review was produced following six days with a Surface Duo 2 review sample provided by Microsoft. MrMobile does not accept compensation from the manufacturers of the products he reviews in exchange for producing content. No payment was provided and no manufacturer or carrier was afforded a preview or copy approval rights concerning this review. The lone sponsor of this video is HelloFresh. [LINKS] Surface Duo 2 Real World Test [TheUnlockr]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOsi6J-wBtc Surface Duo 2 Review [Windows Central]: https://www.windowscentral.com/surface-duo-2-review Johnny Thai [Instagram]: https://www.instagram.com/flywithjohnnythai [SOCIALIZE] http://facebook.com/themrmobile http://instagram.com/themrmobile http://twitter.com/themrmobile http://mrmobile.tech [DISCLOSURES] This post may contain affiliate links, which afford Future plc a commission should you make a purchase. This does not affect MrMobile’s editorial content. See Future's disclosure policy for more details: https://www.futureplc.com/terms-conditions/ Additional information concerning MrMobile’s ethics policy can be found here: https://mrmobile.tech/ethics #surfacelaptopstudio #surfacelaptop #surface #microsoftsurface #microsoft #windows11 #windows #pc #laptop #notebook #tech #mrmobile

A few days after Gov. Mike Parson accused a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter of hacking a state website, hundreds of Sinclair Broadcast Group television stations fell victim to a ransomware attack. One of these was a cyberattack, one was reporting. We’ll distinguish between the two. And, is the other shoe about to drop on Facebook? We’ll talk about how the company’s communications team is responding to another set of leaked documents. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

Sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to https://BetterHelp.com/mrmobile to get 10% off your first month of therapy! [SURFACE LAPTOP STUDIO REVIEW] I learned something about myself this week – and tell me if you think it applies to you as well. When it comes to my tech, I like devices that change state.  A wearable camera whose remote turns into a tripod (Insta360 Go2); a drone that collapses to be carried (DJI Mavic Air); a phone that converts into a tablet, or a pocket square (Samsung Galaxy Fold / Flip). To me, tech is at its most exciting when it can physically change based on my needs at the time. Microsoft is no stranger to that approach, having kicked out three generations of its Surface Book over the past half decade or so – and I’ve just spent a week with the convertible that replaces it. On today’s MrMobile video, Michael Fisher reviews the Surface Laptop Studio, a Windows 11 PC that can transform into your digital drafting table … or a top-notch YouTube tablet ... when it’s not busy bring a (pretty pricey) conventional laptop. [SUBSCRIBE TO MRMOBILE] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSOp... [ABOUT MRMOBILE'S SURFACE LAPTOP STUDIO REVIEW] MrMobile's Surface Laptop Studio Review was produced following eight days with a Surface Laptop Studio review sample provided by Microsoft. MrMobile does not accept compensation from the manufacturers of the products he reviews in exchange for producing content. No payment was provided and no manufacturer or carrier was afforded a preview or copy approval rights concerning this review. The lone sponsor of this video is BetterHelp. [LINKS] Surface Laptop Studio Real-World Test [TheUnlockr]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtRponYYBXY Drawing on the Surface Laptop Studio Review [Brad Colbow]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr7I3thd8xU Surface Laptop Studio Review [Windows Central]: https://www.windowscentral.com/surface-laptop-studio-review Star Trek: The Next Generation LCARS Display Screensaver [deeslatrommi]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_4iAWobejY [SOCIALIZE] http://facebook.com/themrmobile http://instagram.com/themrmobile http://twitter.com/themrmobile http://mrmobile.tech [DISCLOSURES] This post may contain affiliate links, which afford Future plc a commission should you make a purchase. This does not affect MrMobile’s editorial content. See Future's disclosure policy for more details: https://www.futureplc.com/terms-conditions/ Additional information concerning MrMobile’s ethics policy can be found here: https://mrmobile.tech/ethics #surfacelaptopstudio #surfacelaptop #surface #microsoftsurface #microsoft #windows11 #windows #pc #laptop #notebook #tech #mrmobile

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The RZA is one of the godfathers of hip-hop and leader of the Wu-Tang Clan. Naturally, we invited him on to ask him three questions about Tang, one of the godfathers of powdered orange drinks.

Sponsored by Surfshark VPN. Go to https://Surfshark.deals/mrmobile - Enter promo code MRMOBILE for 83% off and 3 extra months FREE! [iPHONE 13 PRO REVIEW] Waiting in line for the new iPhone. Let’s face it: these days, a lot of people do it not because Apple’s latest rectangular revision is genuinely transformative, but because it’s become a cultural trope. Like leaf-watching or trick-or-treating, “Apple picking” is just one of those things the well-to-do do when autumn rolls around in America. I didn’t used to be so jaded by this ritual of conspicuous consumption. For a few years there the general consensus was that the mobile world had plateaued, the days of crazy innovation well behind us. So who cared if people fritted away a part of their Friday waiting for what essentially was just the same phone with a better camera? That’s all most phones were. But, here’s the thing: that’s not where we are anymore. We now live in a world where I can live tweet my afternoon standing in the Apple Store line, with a phone that literally unfolds into a tablet — a device that really has changed the way I use a smartphone. It’s not about Samsung vs Apple; it’s about the future vs the past … and on years like this, it sure feels like Apple is on the light side of that particular see-saw. So when I bought the new iPhone to review it, I decided the best use of its improved cameras would be to film a train trip back up north – and back in time – to the place I lived for ten years; the place I started MrMobile; and the last place I waited in line for an iPhone. I’m Michael Fisher, and this is MrMobile’s iPhone 13 Pro Road Trip Review … to Boston! [SUBSCRIBE TO MRMOBILE] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSOp... [ABOUT MRMOBILE'S iPHONE 13 PRO REVIEW] MrMobile's iPhone 13 Pro Review was produced following seven days with an iPhone 13 Pro review purchased by MrMobile’s publisher, Future PLC. The device was tested on Google Fi between NYC and Boston, MA and received one software update during the review process. MrMobile does not accept compensation from the manufacturers of the products he reviews in exchange for producing content. No payment was provided and no manufacturer or carrier was afforded a preview or copy approval rights concerning this review. The lone sponsor of this video is Surfshark VPN. [LINKS] Apple iPhone 13 Pro Real-World Test (Camera Comparison, Battery Test, & Vlog) [TheUnlockr]: https://youtu.be/opg1VFwqBqU Jimi Blacksheep: https://www.instagram.com/jimi_blacksheep https://www.facebook.com/JimiBlacksheep/ Nomad Goods MagSafe Mount Stand: https://nomadgoods.com/products/magsafe-mount-stand-carbide Galaxy Z Flip 3 Failure [Ben Schoon, Twitter]: https://twitter.com/NexusBen/status/1443210458140397573 [CHAPTERS] 00:00 Waiting for iPhone 02:01 Non-Camera Hardware 03:09 From Lightning To MagSafe 06:46 Road Trip Review: Boston! 08:44 iPhone 13 vs iPhone 3G 11:02 Hollywood in Your Pocket? 11:56 Camera Stills and Context 13:29 iOS vs Android, 2021 14:54 Final Thoughts [SOCIALIZE] http://facebook.com/themrmobile http://instagram.com/themrmobile http://twitter.com/themrmobile http://mrmobile.tech [DISCLOSURES] This post may contain affiliate links, which afford Future plc a commission should you make a purchase. This does not affect MrMobile’s editorial content. See Future's disclosure policy for more details: https://www.futureplc.com/terms-conditions/ Additional information concerning MrMobile’s ethics policy can be found here: https://mrmobile.tech/ethics #iphone13pro #iphone13 #iphone #iphone13promax #apple #tech #smartphones #roadtrip #boston #theunlockr #mrmobile

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Microsoft just unveiled its new Surface Laptop Studio. It's a successor to the detachable-screen surface book and features a new hinge, improved processors, and a 120Hz refresh rate display. Pricing starts at $1,599 and includes 16GB of RAM, an 11th gen Intel Core i5 processor with Iris Xe graphics, and 256GB of SSD storage. Read more: https://bit.ly/3zy1pT2 Microsoft Surface Pro 8, Surface Go 3, and Surface Pro X hands-on impressions: https://youtu.be/YwadPCebCQU Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX The Vergecast Podcast: https://pod.link/430333725 Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc  More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Subscribe to Verge Science on YouTube, a new home base for our explorations into the future of science: http://bit.ly/2FqJZMl