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Before I clicked play on the video embedded above of 1000 musicians playing Learn to Fly by the Foo Fighters, I assumed it was going to be kind of a mess, a muddled wall of sound. Instead, I was surprised to hear somet

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How can one rock band be successful, underrated, hugely influential, and criminally overlooked all at the same time? Edgar Wright’s debut documentary THE SPARKS BROTHERS, which features commentary from celebrity fans Flea, Jane Wiedlin, Beck, Jack Antonoff, Jason Schwartzman, Neil Gaiman, and more, takes audiences on a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers/bandmates Ron and Russell Mael celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band’s favorite band. Directed by Edgar Wright. In Theaters June 18.

On this episode of ‘The Void,’ The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor breaks down Matisse Thybulle’s incredible defensive season with the Philadelphia 76ers and why he is deserving of a spot on an All-Defense team. 📱 Follow Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KevinOConnorNBA​ 📖 Read Kevin on The Ringer: http://therin.gr/scIPfh0​ For more NBA: 🏀 Follow @RingerNBA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ringernba​ 🏀 Join the Ringer NBA Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Ringe... 🎥 Subscribe to our channel: http://therin.gr/5te1wFL

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Wow. Blake Griffin has “McLovin” 35s on tonight — with his own Hawaii ID info. pic.twitter.com/ghrgjaSjfR— Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) May 13, 2021

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Hit a little too close to home... “The Shopping Cure This is the midweek edition of Culture Study — the newsletter from Anne Helen Petersen.”

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This was a really great piece. “WHERE ARE ALL THE NIGHTINGALES? May 11, 2021 Tsu > Matsuzaka 21.33kmkm, 26,442 steps Nightingale count for the day: ~2!!!!”

Daniel Li is leaving Seattle venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group to launch a new startup. Li, who joined Madrona in 2015 and was promoted to partner in January, is leading a new company called…

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The long read: My life seemed to be getting busier, faster: I felt constantly short of time – so I stepped outside it for a day and a night and did nothing

One man’s journey to track down the origins of pizza toast led him to the traditional Japanese kissaten (cafes built around coffee sets and simple bread-y snacks)