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I’m not sure if the Gen X stare is a thing, but it certainly was last week when someone asked my thoughts on the song of the summer. I had nothing. Every summer, you see, has at least one song of the ...

The new song, “Big Crime,” does not mention President Trump by name but includes lines such as, “There’s big crime in D.C. at the White House.” By Ben Sisario Neil Young, long one of the most ...

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement via Instagram on Tuesday, Aug. 26. The couple has been together since 2023. A couple of songs of The Tortured Poets Department are likely ...

Waze is one of the most popular Google Maps alternatives and among the major companies owned by Google. It's predominantly community-driven, meaning most of the real-time information it offers, ...

Google Maps has a stranglehold on many of our smartphones when it comes to navigation, and for good reason. The app offers plenty of features while also giving directions and other information ...

Drivers who rely on the popular navigation app Waze for their daily commute may soon need to consider a hardware upgrade. The Google-owned company is in the process of discontinuing updates for older ...

Waze is going to soon cut off access to new app updates for older Android devices, as a new update is raising the requirements. The latest Waze for Android beta updates are getting ready to cut off ...

Here is the best progressive rock song of each year since 1969! Progressive rock began in the late 1960s and quickly became one of the most creatively fruitful and consistently satisfying subgenres.

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