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TikTok Hiked Seller Fees and Celine Collaborated With Master & Dynamic on Headphones in This Week’s Tech Roundup
This week, the tech industry was occupied with CES 2024, where Kohler took the opportunity to preview its cutting-edge smart bidet. Elsewhere in the product space, Parisian fashion house Celine teamed up with Master & Dynamic for a luxurious pair of over-the-ear headphones.On the software side, Google is reported to be working on an advanced version of its Bard chatbot, according to developer Dylan Roussel. In the app arena, TikTok hiked seller fees as part of its rumored lofty goal to increase its e-commerce business “tenfold” in 2024.Below, Hypebeast has rounded up the top tech stories of the week so you can stay up to date on trends in the industry.Kohler's New Bidet Takes Voice Commands From Amazon's Alexa and Google AssistantAt CES 2024, Kohler debuted its latest addition to the b...
Hypeart Visits: Veil Becomes Subject in Karel Funk’s Photorealistic Paintings
Mystery pervades the portraiture of Canadian artist Karel Funk. Based in Winnipeg, each of the subjects within his photorealistic paintings are disinterested in the viewer’s gaze, emblematic of their facial and bodily orientation. Rather, Funk bypasses the human figure by utilizing the fashion portrayed in his artwork as a focal point to probe into the sartorial zeitgeist of the present, and build a bridge with the traditions of portraiture from art history.Technical nylon and polyester replace the ornate cuffs and velvet robes the past. Like a drawing within an empty notebook, Funk’s large-scale paintings are set against a white background and feature the silhouette of elaborate outerwear — from highlighter yellow raincoats, iridescent windbreakers to fluorescent pink puffer jackets. His ...
Everything We Know About Kid Cudi’s ‘INSANO’
It's almost INSANO time. After seeing a push from its initially intended September 2023 release date, Kid Cudi's ninth studio album is slated to land delay-free on its updated January 12 release date – "Promise! NEXT WEEK WE LIVE!!" he assured in a message on X this past Wednesday.Despite the four-month delay, which he settled on after deeming the project wasn't up to par (writing “I have to push INSANO back until January. I want to make sure that everything lines up and I give y’all the best version of myself,”) Cudi has still kept his fans fed lately, raging in many other realms including high fashion and authorship.The dimensional musician dabbled in the comic space, teaming up with Star Trek for the multifaceted "Boldy Be" collaboration during New York Comic Con, and announcing his own...
Song of the Week: Liam Gallagher and John Squire Party Like It’s 1996 on “Just Another Rainbow”
Other standout tunes come from Hovvdy, Katy Kirby, Alice Merton, and more. Song of the Week: Liam Gallagher and John Squire Party Like It’s 1996 on “Just Another Rainbow” Jonah Krueger
The Brothers Sun: Behind the Scenes of the Wild New Netflix Series
Michelle Yeoh, The Great British Baking Show, and John Cho's house all combine in this action/comedy/drama hybrid series. The Brothers Sun: Behind the Scenes of the Wild New Netflix Series Liz Shannon Miller
RUSH’s 10 Best Songs
The Canadian legends' greatest tracks run the gamut from from radio-ready singles to complex prog masterpieces. RUSH’s 10 Best Songs Jon Hadusek and Jordan Blum
Why Jason Day Switched from Nike to Malbon
On Tuesday morning, former Nike athlete Jason Day announced he was leaving the brand to join Malbon Golf. For followers of Hypegolf, the LA-based Malbon needs no introduction, but there’s a good chance that at least half of Jason Day’s fans were opening Google en masse to learn more. It was a quick turnaround for Day, who’s in Hawaii this week for the PGA Tour’s season opener. Having just won a team tournament last month with Nelly Korda in the Swoosh’s form-fitting Dri-FIT gear, it was as if the Aussie had run to the nearest phone booth à la Superman, emerging with longer sleeves, roomier trousers and kiltie-adorned shoes. People constantly lament the lack of style on tour, but that’s about to change.Day's change of wardrobe wasn’t the only source of conversation though, as people began t...
Witness To History Podcast: Kid Capri
Fifty years is a long time, and that means a legion of important contributors to Hip-Hop culture. Some have been more involved than others, and out of that batch is a smaller fraternity of game-changing artists. Covering all of them for a 50 year anniversary tribute is nearly impossible. But it’s with the mission of […]
32 Sounds: The Oscar-Shortlisted Documentary That Will Change the Way You Listen
"What we did was something pretty revolutionary," sound designer Mark A. Mangini explains to Consequence. 32 Sounds: The Oscar-Shortlisted Documentary That Will Change the Way You Listen Liz Shannon Miller
Costco’s New Driver Is the Hot Dog Combo Deal of Golf
There are a lot of reasons to be a Costco member, according to the internet. The meat section is as reliable as a Toyota Camry, the wine selection is expanding and for people without large families the volume of bulk packaged items is a lot more manageable than it once was. Then there are the cult favorite Kirkland Signature golf products. The wholesaler’s golf balls, often rumored to be made by another OEM like Titleist or Srixon, have been one of the best deals in golf for some time now.There have long been cabretta leather golf gloves too, but when it became apparent in the last few months that Costco was preparing to go up against the big boys Callaway, TaylorMade, Cobra and others and release a driver for $200 USD, the fanfare went to another level. Then a set of forged irons out of n...
Best Philadelphia Concerts January 2024: Concerts Near Me
From Madonna's "Celebration Tour" to Wednesday's headlining run to local hero Alex G. Concerts Near Me: Best January Shows in Philadelphia Paolo Ragusa
Hypegolf List: 10 New Golf Courses That Changed the Game in 2023
For a roughly 15 year period starting in 1915, golf experienced a golden age of architecture when designers like Alister Mackenzie, Donald Ross and A.W. Tillinghast produced some of the world's best courses. Nearly 100 years later, a new golden age has arrived which is in many ways inspired by the past, yet looks radically different.Just as all trends involve a rejection of the past, architects today are responding to the penal and unforgiving nature of "target golf" courses that opened in the 60s and 70s, when courses were designed with professionals in mind rather than amateurs. But the emphasis for today's superstar architects Tom Doak, Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw, Gil Hanse, Tom Fazio and others is bringing the joy back into golf. That means that strategy comes before length, courses are ...
