Chance the Rapper at 713 Music Hall, Houston
Saturday at 713. Stix on drums, Peter Cottontale on keys. Blessings turned the room into a choir.
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The Fold 8 Was Already the Book. Duo Is Apple Catching Up.
Samsung’s compact Fold 8 has been on people’s radar since July. Apple just put the same passport on a keynote and asked a hundred dollars more.
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Apple Folded the iPhone. The Hinge Is Two Grand.
Duo is a passport that opens to 7.6 inches and starts at $1,999. The slab still ships. The fold waits until October.
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Score Hit Home. I Couldn’t Wait.
The hype got me before Reel. A second-chance love story that will not skip the bipolar, the Harlem Renaissance, or the cost of staying. Book one is next.
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The Catfish Is Wearing Their Own Face Now
Credential catfishing does not steal a likeness. It builds a job, a degree, a roster spot — and sells the trust that comes with it.
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Dating Apps Want Your Face Before They Let You In
Tinder is making Face Check a condition of being on the app. A password can be changed. A face cannot.
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Beyoncé Reopened B’Day and Put Selena on It
Twenty years after her birthday album, the deluxe puts Houston on the spine: Slim Thug was already there. The Selena estate said yes.
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The Soul Train Awards Are Coming Back. CBS Has to Carry Them Too.
BET taped the last one in 2023, then paused the franchise. November 27 it returns from Chicago — on BET, and on CBS for the first time.
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