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How to change your inbox layout in Gmail
Gmail offers you several customizable formats — so many that you can have multiple Gmail accounts and they can all look completely different. For example, you can have all of your emails in one long list, you can separate your messages into multiple tabs, or you can have your inbox split into unread and read messages. In addition to that, there are several other ways to organize your inbox, from a...
ICE says international students must take in-person classes to remain in the US
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has announced that in order to remain in the country for the fall 2020 semester, international students must take in-person classes at their schools. Students who remain in the US but take entirely online courses may face “immigration consequences including, but not limited to, the initiation of removal proceedings.” “There will still be accommodations to...
Slack’s new notification schedules give you your weekends back
Slack is now letting you choose when you get notifications on a per-day basis, meaning you can finally stop getting Slack pings over the weekend. Previously, Slack let you set when you were “available” to receive notifications, but those preferences would also roll over to the weekends. That meant you could get Slack distracting and unnecessary notifications on your computer or phone while you wer...
Video Surfaces of Zack de la Rocha Playing Guitar in His Pre-Rage Against the Machine Band: Watch
Just a few years before becoming the electrifying frontman of Rage Against the Machine, Zack de la Rocha was cutting his teeth as the guitarist in the hardcore band Hard Stance. Now, 30 years later, video footage of a young Zack playing guitar with Hard Stance at a show in March 1990 has surfaced. Hard Stance formed in 1987 as a straight-edge hardcore band, with Zack on guitar and Eric Ernst on vo...
Halle Berry Says She’s Playing a Trans Character in an Upcoming Film
Over the past few weeks, the entertainment industry has seen actors step down from voice acting roles because they don’t align with their character’s race — the point being that there are nuances and complexities that are being overlooked. Is the same true for cis, straight actors who portray queer roles? Halle Berry may have to answer that question soon, apparently, because she appears set to por...
#MetallicaMondays: Watch Metallica’s Hit-Filled 2007 Lisbon Show
For the latest installment of #MetallicaMondays, the thrash legends are revisiting their Lisbon, Portugal show in 2007. The archival concert footage goes live this evening (July 6th) at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT via Metallica’s YouTube channel below. The show took place at Lisbon’s Super Bock Super Rock and kicked off the “Sick of the Studio Tour” prior to the release of Death Magnetic in 2008. ...
Consequence of Sound Launches New T-Shirts
T-shirts are here! Consequence of Sound is unveiling a new capsule of branded shirts as part of our newly relaunched webstore. The initial designs include several logo tees in a variety of different styles, including midnight navy, cardinal red, galaxy splatter, and dream tie-dye. Additionally, we’re commemorating the Spring 2020 concert season that was not with a limited-edition te...
Zack de la Rocha Rocks Out on Guitar in Pre-Rage Against the Machine Band in Unearthed Footage
Believe it or not, there was a time before Rage Against the Machine. Zack de la Rocha just has some extra video proof now. In a newly resurfaced throwback video, the RATM singer can be seen with his pre-Rage hardcore band Hard Stance. It’s been 30 years since the March 1990 clip was taken at Hollywood Live in Hollywood, California, and de la Rocha seems just as energetic as he’d be known for years...
Dave Chappelle Hosted a Socially Distant 4th of July Music Festival
After his 8:46 stand-up special showed that live events can work safely during the pandemic, Dave Chappelle gave his fans another night to remember over the holiday weekend. The comedy icon hosted a July 4th music festival in Yellow Springs, Ohio, featuring some of the biggest names in both hip-hop and comedy. This isn’t Chappelle’s first music fest — as his famous “Block Party” featurin...
Chinese EV startups Byton and Nio received paycheck protection loans of at least $5 million
Chinese EV startups Byton, Nio, and Karma Automotive were among the companies that received the largest loans from the government’s COVID-19-related Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in April, with each receiving loans of between $5 million and $10 million, according to new data released by the Treasury Department and the Small Business Administration (SBA). Byton received its loan shortly after i...
Is anyone watching Quibi?
Emmy Insider The Emmy race has begun! Vulture is taking a close look at the contenders until nomination-round voting closes on July 13. Illustration: Vulture and Photos Courtesy of Quibi Last year, Scott Gairdner, a comedy writer and director who had worked on Conan and created the animated series Moonbeam City, went to the Hollywood offices of the new streaming platform Quibi for a pitch meeting....
Sennheiser received a bailout loan worth over $2 million
Audio company Sennheiser received between $2 million and $5 million as part of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), according to newly released US Department of Treasury data. It’s one of many privately held tech companies to receive support through the program, which offers small businesses forgivable loans that can be spent on payroll, rent, or utility costs. Treasury data indicates that the l...
