14
Aug
Euroheatwave no. 4
Southern Europe continues to roast in its fourth heat wave of the season, with thermometers topping out above 40 degrees
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Notes
13
Aug
‘Cherry on Top’
The Jamaican singer and songwriter Naomi Cowan mixes pop, R&B, and reggae in her new album, Welcome to
11
Aug
Much ado in Taipei
On July 26, Taiwan held recall elections for 24 members of the Legislative Yuan, the country’s legislature. To be
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10
Aug
‘FLIKK’
Black Sites is a duo out of Hamburg, composed of DJ Helena Hauff and mastering engineer Kris Jakob (AKA F#
08
Aug
‘Nitzan and Aminaa’
How about some lush deep house—from Sofia Kourtesis’s new EP, Volver. This track layers so many loops—bass,
07
Aug
Heat records falling across Asia
Last week, wee looked at the heat searing Türkiye. This week, it’s Asia. In Japan, the national temperature record
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06
Aug
‘១ សីហា (August 1st)’
The Cambodian hip-hop artist VannDa has a new album on the way, and he starts it off with a blistering
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06
Aug
‘Those days are over’
A little more than a decade ago, a shot rang out in the courtyard of a Chinese government building. Practically
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04
Aug
Something doesn’t seem right
This past week, Polish authorities arrested 32 people they suspect of coordinating with Russia on sabotage operations within Poland—remarkably
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03
Aug
‘Run Free’
The Belgian outfit Soulwax—principally, the brothers David and Stephen Dewaele—have appeared here with some collaborators and an up-tempo