These are the 2025 albums I loved the best, played the most, and felt the deepest — 20 of them, because there were too many greats to cut it down to a mere top ten. Musically, they’re all over the map ...

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There are still folks to whom my yearly holiday greeting is “Merry Krimble,” a classic onomatopoeiacal Beatle-ism uttered on ...

From punk and indie to hip-hop and alternative rock, these unconventional Christmas songs take a different approach to the ...

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Matthew and Gunnar are glass-half-full guys. Positivity runs through the conversation and the book. So Matthew went backstage ...

In April, pop star Katy Perry was a part of the six-woman crew on Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket who embarked on a trip to ...

Persimmon is a lovely 12 song offering from Abbie Sawyer and brings the good vibes in spades. “Empty Drawer” and the title track bring forth a sense of whimsy, and along with expert production are ...

These Pennsylvania BBQ joints stick to time-tested pit traditions, earning loyal locals who prefer consistency over shortcuts ...

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