The federal Repayment Assistance Plan, or RAP, will be the newest student loan repayment plan. President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” passed in 2025, made many changes to federal student loan ...

In a year that had no rap songs in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the first time since 1990, rap thrived in so many other ways. This list of the 25 best rap albums of 2025 includes grand ...

The admirable little red-bellied toad (Melanophryniscus admirabilis). Image by Thamys Trindade. The admirable little red-bellied toad is the size of a thumb, but it has achieved giant feats: In 2014, ...

To find SML’s beginnings, you have to go back to ETA, a cocktail bar in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. The space opened in 2016, thanks to the work of James Bygrave, Ryan Julio, and ...

The best hip-hop releases of 2025, including Clipse, Saba and No ID, JID, Little Simz, Tyler, the Creator, Danny Brown, and Cardi B For many hip-hop fans, Kendrick Lamar’s resounding victory over ...

Through innovation, lyricism, and sheer presence, these projects highlighted why rap remains one of the most influential and enduring genres of modern music. With that being said, check out a list (in ...

As the year comes to an end, we are wading deep into list season. Now that we’ve talked about the best albums, songs, debuts, and EPs of 2025, it’s time to get even more granular and pay tribute to a ...

When you first see the vibrant, neon-purple toad in this Instagram video, you will likely assume it’s just an AI-generated fake. The creature looks too smooth, too surreal, and far too colorful.

At a March Seattle gig, SML generated three epic improvisations of subtle groove science (the second piece even evoked the funky swagger of Average White Band’s “Schoolboy Crush”) and galvanic ...

Toads are not generally considered appealing creatures. They look unattractive, make odd noises, move awkwardly, and are steeped in folklore involving the devil and witchcraft. In short, toads tend to ...

A powerhouse quintet with deep ties to L.A.’s experimental music universe breaks jazz wide open on its second album, blurring the lines between live improv and post-production sorcery. Save this story ...

So much rap music comes out all the time, and especially with frequent surprise releases, it can be hard to keep track of it all. So, as a way to help keep up with all of it, here’s a roundup of the 5 ...