Author: wazup
Germany says its coronavirus contact tracing app is ready
Germany’s health minister said Sunday that its contact tracing smartphone app will be launched this week, Reuters reported. The app uses short-range Bluetooth to contact people who may have been exposed to someone who contracts the coronavirus, and doesn’t rely on a centralized database, according to Reuters. Contact tracing involves interviewing infected people to find out where they’ve been and ...
The Internet Archive has ended its ‘emergency library’ early
After four commercial publishers filed a lawsuit earlier this month, the Internet Archive ended its National Emergency Library program earlier than planned, the organization said in a blog post (via ArsTechnica). It opened the “emergency” program in March, providing free access to 1.4 million books for people unable to get to classrooms or libraries during the coronavirus pandemic. The Emergency L...
Billie Eilish Is Enraged Over Rayshard Brooks’ Death
Billie Eilish is enraged over the killing of Rayshard Brooks — the latest Black man to be murdered by police. On Sunday, the outspoken pop star shared her anger in an Instagram post. “man FUCK. watching this video made me so fucking angry,” she wrote aside a photo of Brooks. “FUCK THIS SHIT. JUSTICE FOR RAYSHARD BROOKS. FUCK THIS SHIIIIIIIIT. #justiceforrayshard !!!! WHY ISNT [sic] EVERY...
Chet Porter Shares First Ever Underwater DJ Set
In 2020, DJs have taken their sets where they’ve never gone before, be it the Grand Canyon, a medieval castle, or even underwater. The latter was recently accomplished by Chet Porter, who delivered what is being called the “world’s first underwater DJ set” during the Digital Mirage virtual music festival. It all started just a month ago, when Chet Porter tweeted his commitm...
Massive Illegal “Quarantine Raves” in Greater Manchester Lead to Death of Man, Rape of Woman
Thousands of people attended illegal “quarantine raves” in Greater Manchester on Saturday, June 13th, flocking to Daisy Nook Country Park and Carrington to join the illegal events. After swooping in and dissolving the raves, police reported tragic news. One man, aged 20, died of a suspected drug overdose, three people were stabbed, and an 18-year-old woman was raped. The Daisy Nook rav...
Celebrate Black Artists in EDM with Diplo’s New “Electronic Music: Black to the Future” Playlist
Diplo took to social media recently to announce a new Spotify playlist called “Electronic Music: Black to the Future,” which celebrates the innumerable Black creators who make our beloved dance music community so special. An expansive song-cycle of “Dance and club music celebrating Black American artists,” Diplo’s carefully curated playlist contains tracks f...
Immerse Yourself in Deathpact’s Eye-Popping, Kaleidoscopic Digital Mirage Set
After taking to the virtual stage on Friday, June 12th to drop a stupefying DJ set for Digital Mirage, mysterious electronic outfit Deathpact emerged having delivered one of the fest’s most memorable performances. With their spellbinding sound at the forefront, Deathpact’s Digital Mirage set featured a frenzied centrifuge of polychromatic lasers, mutating clocks, and iri...
Beyoncé Demands Justice for Breonna Taylor in Open Letter to Kentucky Attorney General
On March 13, Breonna Taylor was shot eight times and killed in her Louisville home during a botched police raid at the wrong address. On Sunday, Beyoncé shared an open letter on her website to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron demanding justice for Taylor. The letter begins with a recap of the events that led to the 26-year-old’s death, and subsequent “Breonna’s Law” that recently pass...
This Is How to Get Your Pores Under Control in the Summer, According to Experts
As a beauty editor, I’m lucky enough to have seasoned skin experts examine my complexion on a regular basis. For years, I have had facialist after facialist tell me that my congested pores need a little help. And it’s true; they always have. Unlike those that are blessed with buttery complexions, my T-zone is plagued with blackheads, and where they aren’t present, my pores appear like cratered pin...
This Under-the-Radar Skincare Brand Is a Beauty-Editor Favourite
With the power of social media, it is very rare in the world of beauty that any brand can be regarded as “under the radar.” You see, every time a person of note likes something and posts about it on their Instagram, they set the whole beauty world on fire. While this is most certainly the case for the majority of brands and products, even in 2020, not everything great breaks the internet. I k...
5 Easy Summer Outfits That Are Anything But Boring
If I had to sum up my ideal approach to fashion in one phrase it would have to be: maximum impact, minimal effort. I love outfits that can be thrown on and styled in no more than 5 minutes flat, yet you know when you walk out the door you could fool people into thinking you spent hours carefully putting it together. While for many people looking good during social distancing i...
Why Your Lingerie Drawer Needs a Winter-to-Summer Changeover, Too
I didn’t mean to become the unofficial lingerie correspondent for Who What Wear, but somehow I seem to write about boobs a lot. It’s not that I don’t love underwear, I do, just as much as the next person, but it’s more to do with how much my own lingerie needs have changed over the years, specifically when it comes to bras. From wedding prep to being a runner, as well as pre-pregnancy, pregna...
