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61 Random Tom Cruise Facts to Celebrate His 61st Birthday
From his early high school theater days to Scientology to his recent blockbuster successes, Tom Cruise has lived a lot of life. 61 Random Tom Cruise Facts to Celebrate His 61st Birthday Consequence Staff
As an Artist Manager, James Vitalo Is Always 10 Steps Ahead
James Vitalo went all in when he entered the music industry. He only had seven days left in the school year, but he decided to leave high school and go on tour with a band to sell merch. As a “high school dropout with a chip on my shoulder who has nothing to fall back on,” that major life decision played a huge role in inspiring his path — one that’s always been all or nothing.Prior to becoming an artist manager and the founder of Gold Theory Artists, which he launched just a little over a year ago, he sang for New York hardcore outfit Backtrack and met the guys from Turnstile and Terror (both of whom he would eventually manage) during Backtrack’s 11-year run as a full-time touring band. He eventually moved away from performing and became a booking agent for Turnstile, Breakdown, Killing T...
Google Reportedly Shelved its AR Glasses and MSCHF Ran a Pyramid Scheme on Discord in This Week’s Tech Roundup
This week, the tech industry learned that Google has halted development on “Project Iris,” its long-rumored AR glasses. Also in the product space, Insta360 rolled out the “world’s smallest” action camera, the miniature GO 3.Elsewhere in tech, MSCHF launched its Pyramid Chat, a modern take on the pyramid scheme designed “to help idiots make a quick buck.” And on the software side, Apple’s car crash detection feature went awry when iPhone 14s mistakenly detected dancing for car crashes, leading to the phones automatically sending out false 911 calls.Below, Hypebeast has rounded up the top tech stories of the week so you can stay up to date on trends in the industry.Google Reportedly Shelved its ‘Project Iris’ AR GlassesAfter more than a year and a half in development, Google has reportedly s...
The Nursery Is an Outdoor Music Venue Designed To Be Dismantled
It’s a Sunday afternoon in June, and while many of the city’s club-goers are still recovering from their nights out The Nursery’s day party is just getting started. At 3:00 p.m., a fresh-faced audience has gathered in the garden, chatting as they await that afternoon’s act: a jazz and R&B fusion act dubbed the Sonic Messenger Quintet. As headliner DJ AceMoma occupies a sound booth level with the crowd, it’s easy to forget that just a few months ago, the music-filled greenhouse was an empty asphalt lot.Directly adjacent to where The Nursery is now situated is Public Records – an all-in-one vegan restaurant, cocktail lounge and music venue housed in what was formerly the ASPCA headquarters. Since 2019, the nearly 10,000-square-foot industrial-inspired building in Gowanus has quickly esta...
Pen & Paper: Princess Hıdır
Throughout the course of history, art has played a dual function — as a method of representation — to depict the world as it is, and as a form of escapism — to envision the world as it should be. For fans of the latter, there’s a reverie that takes place when going to a museum and experiencing a painting by an Impressionist, where one is cast back into 19th century France, as there is a turning back of time when peering at the fragments of a former Roman villa.Heavily inspired by space, Turkish illustrator Princess Hıdır has been creating their own inner worlds as an escape from the uncertainty back on Earth. Born and based in Istanbul, their art is defined by phosphorescent lifeforms that undulate across a dark cosmic terrain that is devoid of human life.“I enjoy creating an imaginative w...
Nadia Lee Cohen: A Character Study
British photographer, filmmaker, performance artist and all-around It-girl, Nadia Lee Cohen, is a starlet of our era. Her palpable, cinematic style, whether conscious or accidental, has become a defining characteristic of the visual vernacular of 2023. Most recently, you may have seen the Interview cover shoot of Lana Del Rey that took the Internet by storm; yes, that was Cohen behind the camera. Or perhaps you wandered into Cohen’s solo show at Jeffrey Deitch in Los Angeles this past summer and fell into the multiverse of the artist's portraits, videos and installations. If you opened Instagram in February, you would have seen countless posts of Cohen wearing a gorgeous cherry red Ferragamo dress during Milan Fashion Week. In whatever iteration you may have encountered her and her work, C...
Nothing’s Free in New York City — Except for the Golf at This New Pop-Up
In New York City, the idea of getting anything for free is about as unrealistic as avoiding traffic on the FDR during rush hour. Coffees are $5 USD, cocktails are $15 USD and rent is astronomical. That’s what makes Whim Golf’s new pop-up store in the East Village stand out all the more. There’s an experience to be enjoyed by all, and it doesn’t cost you a penny.A custom built, artificial turf green occupies almost half the space, whimsical artworks hang on the walls and a refrigerator is stocked with free Jarritos sodas. Then there are Whim shirts, polos and hats, which are not free, but are worthy of an equal amount of attention.Whim Golf is an American fashion brand that is trying to help the next generation see golf through a different lens. For brand co-founder Colin Heaberg, being an ...
Alan Arkin’s Best Roles
Glengarry Glen Ross, Slums of Beverly Hills, Catch-22, and Wait Until Dark were only a few of the late actor's most remarkable roles. Alan Arkin’s Best Roles Consequence Staff
Song of the Week: It’s All Bad Blood for Olivia Rodrigo on “vampire”
The first look at Olivia Rodrigo's forthcoming album, GUTS. Song of the Week: It’s All Bad Blood for Olivia Rodrigo on “vampire” Mary Siroky and Consequence Staff
25 Years Ago, System of a Down Embraced Eccentricity with Their Self-Titled Debut Album
The wildly eclectic LP broke through to the mainstream, becoming a surprising hit in the rock and metal world. 25 Years Ago, System of a Down Embraced Eccentricity with Their Self-Titled Debut Album Jordan Blum
Best New Tracks: Lil Uzi Vert, Charli XCX, The Alchemist and More
As the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks.This week’s lineup is led by Lil Uzi Vert, The Alchemist and Charli XCX, who each released the albums Pink Tape and Flying High and the Barbie The Album single "Speed Drive," respectively. Also joining this selection are offerings from Kai Campos of Mount Kimbie, Yeek with Paris Texas, Warren Hue, John Carroll Kriby, TOBi with Topaz Jones and Fly Anakin.Lil Uzi Vert - Pink TapeAfter a long wait, Lil Uzi Vert's Pink Tape is finally here. The 26-track project features Travis Scott on “Aye,” Nicki Minaj on “Endless Fashion,” Bring Me The Horizon on “Werewolf,” Don Toliver on “Patience” and BABYMETAL on “The End," and hears them expand their sonic horizons to a space ...
Zinedine Zidane Partners With EA SPORTS as Latest FC FUTURES Ambassador
Turn back the clock, it’s 1998. FIFA World Cup Final. Stade de France. Emmanuel Petit whips in a corner and Zinedine Zidane — head high, hopes higher — crushes the ball into the back of the net. Seconds before the end of the half, he does it again. France shakes as Les Bleus dethrone then-champions Brazil in a 3-0 rout for their first ever World Cup title. It was a moment in time, but it was not the first time the French phenom had raised the World Cup. Dial the clock back 13 years earlier, La Castellane, Marseille. “I’ve won this cup a lot of times,” Zizou tells Hypebeast, “but it was in the streets of my neighborhood and the cup was in aluminum foil.” Fast forward to the present, the legendary midfielder returns to the neighborhood of his youth to provide the kids that were once in his s...
