I am NOT a Taylor Swift hater. I don’t listen to her music all that often, but I like some of her songs (the 1980s guitar sound to “Style” does it for me). I don’t hold it against people who obsess ...

Now Hear This is a monthly A&R column that provides you with exciting new sounds we discovered through the innovative new music platform Groover. Each month, you can expect a varied bouillabaisse of ...

Strategy games to sourdough, journals to code—smart isn’t a score; it’s the feedback loops you keep in your week. Some people chase IQ tests. I look at what they do when nobody’s grading them. Hobbies ...