1988: Sub Pop Records LLC is officially formed by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. 1989: Nirvana’s debut album, Bleach, is released, a benchmark “grunge” album that helped popularize the genre. It’s ...

It was fitting that Lorde made her comeback this year with a lead single called “What Was That”—there’s perhaps no better phrase to describe the weird, wild year that was 2025. In the span of 12 ...

It felt like much of pop culture this year was running on pure adrenaline. Everything from music to film, fashion to memes and even politics seemed to collapse into one ongoing feed of viral spectacle ...

The genre peaked in terms of global awareness with “KPop Demon Hunters,” while the industry’s most promising new act was mired in a legal morass. By Jon Caramanica This year, from a distance, the ...

Pop!_OS 24.04 has finally launched. COSMIC Desktop is now out of beta and ready for the masses. Pop!_OS 24.04 is fast, reliable, beautiful, and free. I've been using Pop!_OS as my default desktop ...

Taylor Swift released an album so bad we won’t even talk about it. FKA twigs fucked around with EUSEXUA and found out… it got even better? Rosalía let her hair down from the Tower of Babel. Addison ...

System76 Pop!_OS 24.04 beta is now available. COSMIC desktop is an out-of-this-world environment. You can download and install the beta now for free. Over 10 years ...

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Pop Mart (9992.HK), opens new tab chief executive Wang Ning said on Wednesday his toy company was on track to meet its targeted revenue goal of 20 billion yuan ...

You may have heard of recession meals and wardrobes. Now, we have "recession pop" - bangers from 2008-2010 gaining popularity with a younger audience. Let me take you back to the fall of 2008. The ...

Pop Mart's Hong Kong-listed shares dropped more than 5%, extending their slide from the previous session when they had slumped 5.3%. The high-flying stock is on track for its first negative week since ...

Cathlyn Melo is an experienced anime writer from the Philippines with a Master in Business Administration. She was once a hospital employee before deciding to pursue her passion for anime and manga ...