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Sydney Sweeney Will Portray The ‘Female Rocky’ And Is ‘Itching’ To ‘Transform My Body’ By Getting Jacked

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Sydney Sweeney (along with Glen Powell) achieved a sleeper romcom through sheer marketing genius, and Netflix followed her example. She’s also moved far past her Euphoria role into scream queen status, and Sydney has several projects lined up, including a project that has her repairing with Black Bear, which is looking to internationally sell the project at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and shoot later this year.

This news comes from Deadline, which reports Sydney’s excitement to portray the so-called “Female Rocky,” Christy Martin, the 1990s prizefighter who trained with Don King (as his first female signee). She rose to fame and the status of welterweight champion but dealt with a harrowing private life including spousal abuse, during the course of which her husband, Jim Martin (also her manager), attempted to murder her and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Yikes. Sweeney, for her part, is looking forward to transforming into jacked-boxer form by training:

“I grappled and did kickboxing from 12-19 years old. I’ve been itching to get back into the ring, train, and transform my body. Christy’s story isn’t a light one, it’s physically and emotionally demanding, there’s a lot of weight to carry. But I love challenging myself.

“Christy Martin not only legitimized female boxing, she overcame gender stereotypes, and fought through emotional, physical, and financial abuse. I’m passionate about the fighting world, Christy’s story shines a light on her incredible rise to the top while showing the struggles of fame behind the curtains … It’s powerful, and emotional.”

David Michôd is on board to direct. Sweeney will undoubtedly undergo a grueling physical regimen and a ridiculously high protein diet, but to be fair, she is probably looking forward to interviews that focus on subjects beyond her own looks and allow her to put the pedal to the metal, so to speak.

(Via Deadline)

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Beabadoobee Has Started A New Era With An Album Announcement And A Snippet Of New Music

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Former Uproxx cover star Beabadoobee impressed with her 2022 album Beatopia, and now we know what’s next: A new album called This Is How Tomorrow Moves.

Sharing the news on social media today (May 8), Beabadoobee wrote, “my most personal record, made with love from bea , jacob , rick and shangrila studios.” She added that a video for a new song called “Take A Bite” is set to premiere tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. ET.

Currently, the YouTube page for the “Take A Bite” video features a 15-second teaser for the visual. It shows Beabadoobee standing and smoking a cigarette on a busy street corner, and we get to hear about ten seconds of the new song.

At the moment, we don’t yet have a release date for the album, but Beabadoobee’s post does include what is presumably the album cover art. We’ll likely learn more about the upcoming project tomorrow, though.

The new album follows a run of opening for Taylor Swift on The Eras Tour in 2023, about which she previously noted, “I remember telling an interviewer that my dream support was Taylor Swift, and then I got a call from my manager saying she wants you to go on tour with her. I messaged all my girlfriends: ‘Guess f*cking what…’”

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Lessons Learned From The Drake And Kendrick Lamar Beef

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With the release of his song “The Heart Part 6” on Sunday, Drake might have finally waved the white flag in his battle with Kendrick Lamar. Now that the dust has seemingly cleared, it looks like a good time to take stock of the damage. Here are six things we learned from the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef.

Nobody Wins When The Family Feuds

Depending on who you ask, the winner of the battle remains a toss-up. Fans are divided by personal loyalties and favorites, of course, but also along lines of regionality, generation, and background. Some fans don’t feel there could be a winner after the battle became increasingly noxious. Whether you believe a rhyme fight should focus on punchlines and metaphors or mean-spirited mudslinging, both rappers went for broke, accusing each other of horrible crimes against women and children (going for the ol’ catch-22 loaded question, “Have you stopped beating your wife?“). Fans ascribed all sorts of symbolism to the battle — the future of the culture, philosophy of hip-hop, etc. — but ultimately, it all just came down to two guys who don’t like each other (despite having spent very little time together, to the best of my ability to ascertain) and put their problems on front street.

Drake’s Popularity With Fans Has Waned

For the past 15 years, one thing that could be relied on is that Drake would be the biggest thing in hip-hop anytime he dropped. Every one of his eight studio albums has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. He’s had thirteen No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, all but one of them coming in the last six years. Fans still anticipate every release like kids do Christmas morning, and let’s just say if Kendrick Lamar had spent the past four weeks dropping bombs on just about any other rapper, the press coverage would probably have gone from “breathlessly recounting every move” to “middle of the local news section in an indie weekly” levels in comparison.

But one thing the response to the war of words showed was just how much resentment against Drake has been simmering just under the surface. He’s always had his fair share of haters — people for whom hip-hop has always stemmed from a place of animosity and struggle, however ahistorical that outlook may be. But over the past few years, he’s alienated a great many more who’ve grown tired of his maudlin, paranoid subject matter, his faux-gangster posturing, and his insidiously misogynistic view of women (more on that later). Most of the interest in the battle had little to do with proving which rapper was the best — people just wanted to see Drake lose.

Kendrick Hates Not Only Drake But Also Drake’s Whole Family

I’m not sure when exactly being a hater went from a vice to a virtue — consider it a function of the goalpost moving many fans were willing to do to ensure a Drake loss. But if “hating” was an Olympic sport, K. Dot would be its Michael Phelps after spending no less than 20 minutes across four tracks detailing all the ways he dislikes Drake, Drake’s dad, Drake’s friends, Toronto, Canada, Nickelodeon, and anything else he deemed responsible for his rival’s rise to stardom.

Calling Drake a “horrible f*cking person” is by far the most direct attack on his character, but turning mean-spirited social media gossip fodder into outright accusations of literal crimes is … a lot (especially for someone who has been determinedly vague about whether or not he actually killed another human being). There had long been rumors of friction between the two but no one had any idea just how deep it went until Kendrick rhymed “I hate the way that you walk, the way that you talk, I hate the way that you dress.”

Drake May Have Leaks In His Camp

Part of how methodically Kendrick picked his opponent apart stemmed from his assertion that he had moles in OVO feeding him information. Drake himself both denied and took credit for the leaks in “The Heart Part 6,” claiming that he’d seeded false information knowing Kendrick would pounce on it in his haste to find dirt to throw on Drake’s name.

But Drake should still find it concerning that anyone would be so invested in his downfall they’d sell him out — especially after the way Pusha T dug up the info concerning his son, Adonis. While cooler heads might attribute both rappers’ angles to them just being predictable as people — the jokes about jazz raps and Drake’s friendship with former child star Millie Bobbie Brown have been floating around on social media for years now — Drake’s “no new friends” policy probably hasn’t yielded all the results he’s hoped.

Kendrick Has Been Sitting On Entirely Too Many Fire Beats

The part of all this I found personally infuriating was learning just how much heat Kendrick has in his vault, especially after the navel-gazing disappointment that was Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Say what you want about having grand artistic vision, but we’ve had enough high concept albums that still had bangers on them that we should be holding Kendrick accountable for having had a Mustard-produced C-walk anthem on his hands and wasting it on something as petty as rap beef.

He also threw away a perfectly good Alchemist album on this nonsense. After getting a half-dozen incredible Alchemist-produced projects since 2020 (with such luminaries as Curren$y, Earl Sweatshirt, Freddie Gibbs, and Larry June), the idea that we could have had a Kendrick album produced by Al should be borderline unconscionable for all the so-called “real hip-hop heads” crowing about a battle. Bring that man up at The Hague and force him to put out all the material he has right now on the threat of life imprisonment. I’m only barely joking.

Beef Is Fun, But Not Necessarily Good For Hip-Hop

This may be controversial, but considering Questlove (who has forgotten more about hip-hop in the time it took me to write this feature than most of us will ever learn in a lifetime) thinks this too, I’m okay with whatever comes. I don’t think people who say that beef is “good for hip-hop” have ever considered what is or isn’t good for hip-hop. They’re just repeating a talking point, like “lower the rims” or “build the wall.”

The fact is, according to Audiomack co-founder Brian Zisook, “Multiple releases previously scheduled for next Friday, May 10, have already been delayed.” He further pointed out how the battle overshadowed releases from the likes of both rising stars like Chris Patrick and Foggieraw and underground veterans like NxWorries and Saba. How is that good for hip-hop? I joked that Detroit rapper Bfb Da Packman was just scamming with his much-touted Drake collab, but if Drake really did pull his feature — a feature that could have made Packman’s career — how does that help hip-hop?

Did the battle establish a new top dog in rap? It didn’t seem like that was even the goal after the initial jabs taken on “Like That” and “Push Ups.” Instead, both rappers seemed more intent on proving who was the bigger scumbag. Rap’s long-documented history of misogyny and homophobia reared its head yet again as they both used women as props, neglecting to acknowledge them as people, and used the very possibility of being gay as a weapon. This is good for hip-hop?

The recent shooting at Drake’s Toronto mansion may have nothing to do with the beef — but what if it did? I’m old enough and have been loving hip-hop long enough that I remember the slew of interviews from rap radio luminaries expressing their regrets at hyping up the beef between Biggie and Pac after both had been slain. Their deaths also may not have stemmed from their feud, but they let that feud define and consume the final year of Tupac’s career. B.I.G. went to his grave regretting losing a friend and that the last words they’d exchanged were hateful.

Competition might well be baked into the fabric of the genre and culture, but that personal vitriol has never been part of hip-hop. Wishing someone would die — which Kendrick straight-up said on “Meet The Grahams” isn’t hip-hop. No rap feud stopped either Jay-Z or Nas from being two of the most respected names in hip-hop to this day. But just imagine if they’d been helping each other the whole time instead of tearing each other down.

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Neuroscientists say this is the most relaxing song in the world

Stressed? Of course you are. Luckily for you, and the entire U.S. population, scientists believe they may have identified the most relaxing song in the world.

Music has forever been associated with bringing about relaxation, happiness, and serenity — whether it’s a Gregorian chant or some Enya accompanied by a glass of merlot.

Neuroscientists in the United Kingdom think they have found the one song that relieves stress and soothes our souls more than any other.


Mindlab International, a market research firm, conducted a study a few years ago in which participants completed difficult (and possibly stressful) puzzles while their brain activity was monitored. To study its effect, music was played while they completed the puzzles.

One song stood out above the rest. “Weightless” by Marconi Union (listen below), an English ambient music band, induced a 65% reduction in stress among participants, according to Inc. And DailyMail.com reported that the song was 11% more effective than most other songs — by such musicians as Adele and Coldplay — in reducing blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing speed.

The 2011 song was created by the band, along with the British Academy of Sound Therapy, to do just that — relax listeners.

If you prefer something with lyrics, try Enya’s “Watermark” or “Pure Shores” by All Saints, which were also proven to be relaxing,

Music therapy is considered to be a natural therapy important in alleviating stress. Because stress is an important cause of other deadly illness, fighting it is key to maintaining good health. Numerous studies have shown how damaging stress can be to our bodies and our brain. So don’t let it get out of control. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the music.

This article originally appeared on 11.03.16

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A study found 4 different categories of couples. Where do you belong?

Ever fallen into one of those Internet dating quizzes? You know, the ones that promise to categorize you? Like “what your astrological sign says about your relationship style.”

They can be fun, but we all know they’re mostly fluff.

What if I told you someone did find a way to “categorize” your love style but with actual real science?


Three relationship scientists asked about 400 couples to track how they felt about their relationship and how committed they felt to marrying their partner. They followed each of the couples for nine months. Not, like, literally followed them — that would be creepy. Instead, they just asked them a few questions and asked them to keep track of how committed they were feeling over time.

At the end of the nine months, the scientists collected all the couple’s responses and delved deep into the data. They found that couples did indeed tend to fall into one of four categories.

Prepare yourself for some soul searching because you might just be:

1. The Conflicted, but Passionate

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This is the couple Facebook made the “It’s Complicated” relationship status for. Their levels of commitment tend to go up and down over time, especially after arguments. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. These folks use those conflicts to help them make decisions about the relationship, and in fact, they didn’t appear to be any more destined for a breakup than any of the other groups.

Also, as a bonus, they tend to follow those turbulent downs with passionate ups. “These couples operate in a tension between conflict that pushes them apart and passionate attraction that pulls them back together,” said study author Brian Ogolsky.

2. The Partner-Focused

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If your idea of a perfect date night is a long walk followed by eight hours of binge-watching “House of Cards” together, you might fall into this category.

Partner-focused couples tend to spend a lot of time together and share hobbies or leisure activities, and it’s that shared time that tends to propel them forward. They tended to be more careful and thoughtful about their relationship decisions — more likely to build from the inside out — and tended to be the most satisfied overall.

3. The Social Butterflies

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On the other hand, if your perfect evening with your partner involves grabbing all your friends and hitting the bars or breaking out Settlers of Catan for the hundredth time, this might be the category that best describes you. Social couples usually share a friend group and use that time spent with friends to inform and build their relationship as a couple.

“Having mutual friends makes people in these couples feel closer and more committed,” said Ogolsky. They also tended to be pretty stable and have higher levels of love based on feelings of friendship toward each other, which can be a good indicator for long-term happiness.

4. The Dramatic

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Unfortunately, not every couple’s path is easy. Things may start out good, but tend not to stay that way for dramatic couples. This type of couple tends to make decisions based on negative experiences or stuff from outside the relationship.

“These couples have a lot of ups and downs, and their commitment swings wildly,” said Ogolsky. “You begin to see little things eroding, and you start to see the relationship in a negative light, and soon you give up,” said Ogolsky.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, dramatic couples tended to break up the most, twice as much as other couples.

So what’s best? Well, here’s where this article differs from a lot of those Internet quizzes. Because the answer is that there isn’t a “best” kind of relationship.

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Different couples work and grow differently. These are different pathways and it’d be a mistake to assume there’s a “correct” way to love someone. Or even that you’re forever locked into a certain style of relationships. “These are not predefined, for-life patterns,” said Ogolsky.

And even in a single relationship, these patterns aren’t predictors of destiny — a dramatic couple may, in fact, outlast a social one, and a partner-driven couple may be as passionate as anyone you could ever meet.

And the researchers willingly admit in their paper that their study doesn’t cover all relationships. Many very happy couples have no desire to marry, for instance. And, it should be noted, that it wasn’t too long ago that the U.S. didn’t even allow all couples to get married!

Wait, you’re not going to tell me how to find the perfect, golden, eternally-happy relationship?! Why even study this then?

Because, in our hearts, humans are social creatures, Ogolsky explained. Love, friendship, passion, and commitment are part of the human experience. Understanding relationships can be as important to understanding ourselves as studying chemistry or biology. They can even affect your health!

As for what you can learn from all this, the important takeaway is that what you use to make decisions — whether from conflict, from the inside, from the outside, or from friendship — can influence your level of commitment. It might be useful for couples to think not just about their choices but how they make their choices.

So … what’s your category?

This article originally appeared on 02.15.16

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Mother is shocked her daughter’s male teacher told her to ‘hold in’ her period

There’s a lot of men out there that shy away from discussing menstruation with women. But any man who’s ever taken a class in basic human biology or had a mother, sister, wife, girlfriend or any other woman in their life should know the basics of how it works.


That’s why a mother on the Mumsnet message board was completely “shocked” that her daughter’s teacher told her to “hold in” her period.

Does he think a woman can hold in her period like it’s pee?

Mumsnet is a UK website where parents come together to discuss anything from adoption to women’s rights. This post appeared under the “Am I Being Unreasonable” thread.

According to the post, the 15-year-old’s teacher prevented her from using the bathroom because he legitimately thinks women can hold back period blood. Or he knows a bit about biology but still decided to put her in the position to be mortally embarrassed.

The mother later said that the lessons last two hours so the girl had a long time to wait before being able to change her pad.

A few parents said that the teacher was correct to say no because students often lie about their periods to get out of class.

But most parents thought the teacher did the wrong thing and needs a lesson in basic biology.

One poster was irate but completely right about the issue.

Another believes the daughter should have disobeyed the teacher and gone to the bathroom.

This poster did a great job at re-framing the situation so that the teacher’s actions seem even more ridiculous.

Why should the mother even have to justify herself?

The $50,000 question: What subject does the instructor teach?

This story originally appeared on 02.13.20

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Characters from ‘Encanto’ get made into portraits so lifelike they look like real people

What do you get when you mix artificial intelligence with editing software?

Mind-blowing images, apparently.

Brazilian digital artist Hidreley Leli Dião creates ultra realistic portraits of beloved cartoon characters as well as historical figures.


The magic is in a unique blend of Photoshop, FaceApp, Gradiente and Remini, according to his contributing article on Bored Panda. Using this formula, even The Simpsons characters feel like real people you would pass on the street.

Some of Dião’s latest works include the characters of Disney’s “Encanto,” like:

Mirabel

The face shape! The hair! The smile! He nailed it.

Luisa

To no one’s surprise, Luisa was highly sought after by fans.

Bruno

I think the song will change to “Everybody Is Talking About Bruno” after seeing this picture.

Isabela

A portrait perfect enough for Miss Perfect herself.

Camilo

It’s like he could hop out of the frame and start shapeshifting in real life. Wow.

Pepa

As a fellow redhead constantly trying to keep emotions at bay, this one was my personal favorite.

Julieta

Here is Mirabel’s mother Julieta, giving off major Aunt Voula vibes from “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.”

And, of course,  Abuela Madrigal

I think it’s safe to say even if Dião doesn’t have a magic door like the Madrigal family, he’s got superpower: digital wizardry.

But of course, this is not Dião’s first Disney deep dive. Feast your eyes on some of these:

Carl Fredrickson from “Up”

Moana from “Moana”

Ariel from “The Little Mermaid”

Also Prince Eric

Pocahontas from “Pocahontas”

Joe Gardner from “Soul”

Hans From “Frozen”

Another long lost Hemsworth brother, rediscovered?

Are you more of a history buff than a Disney nerd? Never fear. Dião’s work has something for everyone.

One collection includes what certain celebrities that met an early death might look like today, such as:

Amy Winehouse

Bruce Lee

John Candy

Janis Joplin

Prince

Marilyn Monroe

Another reimagines what historical figures might have look like in modern times:

George Washington

Benjamin Franklin

Napoleon 

Leonardo da Vinci

Mozart

Beethoven

Sir Isaac Newton

William Shakespeare

Vincent Van Gogh

Marie Antoinette

Cleopatra

Alexander the Great

And just for fun, here’s what the Statue of Liberty might look like as a real person:

Thank you Hidreley for giving us some genuine wonder to peruse through on the internet. If you’d like to see more of Hidreley’s work, you can follow his Instagram here.

This article originally appeared on 04.25.22

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Cat owner put a first person camera on their collar and accidentally filled the world with delight

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a cat? To watch the world from less than a foot off the ground, seeing and hearing things humans completely miss, staring out the window for hours while contemplating one of your nine lives?

Well, thanks to one person, we need wonder no more—at least about what-they’re-seeing part.

The TikTok channel Mr. Kitters the Cat (@mr.kitters.the.cat) gives us a cat’s-eye view of the world with a camera attached to Mr. Kitters’ collar. And the result is an utterly delightful POV experience that takes us through the daily adventuring of the frisky feline as he wanders the yard.


In a video titled “Spicy cats,” which has more than 74 million views on TikTok, we begin with the cutest cat sneeze ever. Then we hear Mr. Kitters’ meow as we walk with him through the grass before the scene switches to a thrilling, yowling cat chase he witnesses across the yard (while tucking himself even more securely under the bush he’s in).

The best is seeing his kitty paws as he walks and then digs in the mulch. And there’s apparently something very exciting that needs to be pounced on right along a chain link fence.

Watch and enjoy:

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Spicy cats 🌶️ #fyp #cat #meow

The commenters made their delight known.

“I love how he saw the cat fight and was like that’s not my business today,” wrote one person.

“WHEN HE DIGS WITH HIS LIL PAWS,” declared another.

“People: Cats only meow at humans.” Mr Kitters -Meows at everything-” wrote another.

And of course, countless people responded simply to the sneeze with “Bless you.”

Mr. Kitters has other POV videos as well. This one demonstrates how chatty he is and shows his black cat buddy as well.

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“What do you want?” “Nothing!” #fyp #cat #meow

It really sounds like he says, “Let me in,” doesn’t it?

And this “extreme sports” video is riveting.

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Extreme sports 💀 #fyp

It’s funny how something as simple as putting a camera around the neck of a cat can draw in tens of millions of people. We’re all so curious about the lives of the creatures we see every day, and the adorable quirkiness of cat behavior is a big part of why we keep them as companions in the first place. Seeing the world through their point of view is just one more way we can enjoy and learn about our pet friends.

This article originally appeared on 6.15.23

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The Chain At Streamsong Is A Concept Golf Needs More Of

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Ego is a difficult thing to strip away in golf. Every time you arrive at a course, you’re looking to prove something to yourself and others.

The pressures can be internal and external, but they arrive all the same. Each golfer, no matter the level, is in constant pursuit of a magic number, a score they have in their mind that determines whether a round was successful or not. From there, you have a desire to push yourself to play better at a higher difficulty. Golfers routinely try to push their limits by playing from further back tee markers, even though they may have no business there. That’s ego. The old idea of tees for men, seniors, and women linger and are hard to break free of, even if the game can be more enjoyable once you do.

It’s hard to let go of those thoughts at a traditional course, particularly if you play to keep a handicap. But Streamsong’s new short course, The Chain ($79 for preview play, $139 starting October 1), forces golfers to think differently and let go of that ego by getting rid of the concepts that govern a traditional course.

The 19-hole Coore and Crenshaw design, which features 6-hole and 13-hole loops, can be played from 1,576 yards to 2,916 yards and, quite literally, anywhere in between. That’s because there are no tee markers and there is no score to par. The course was designed as a match play course, with teeing areas designated by old dragline chains (hence the name). Links are embedded in the ground designating the start and finish of the teeing area. Where you hit from in between is entirely up to you.

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I got the chance to play The Chain at the beginning of May as part of a press trip, as Streamsong invited half a dozen writers down to see the course now that it’s fully open for play. We played as a 12-some in two-man teams — which is easily the largest group I’ve ever been a part of, but Streamsong is happy to send out larger groups (up to 8) on the Chain — playing a scramble for skins. The result was one of the most enjoyable rounds of golf I’ve played in a long time, and it made me think about golf a bit differently.

We played The Chain as the third of four rounds at Streamsong, playing each of the courses on property: Black upon arrival, Red and The Chain on our second day, and Blue the morning before flying home. One of the things that I found most impressive is how playable all three of Red, Blue, and Black were, no matter the skill level, while still presenting a great test of your game.

Striking the balance between fun and challenging is difficult, because if you lean too far one way or the other, you’ll lose interest from either low or high handicap players. The courses at Streamsong toe that line extremely well. Each present a unique challenge since they were all crafted by different course designers, but there are shared characteristics that carry throughout the property.

There are very few forced carries, the fairways and greens are generous, and most greens present the option to run the ball up just as successfully as flying it to the pin. There’s room for mistakes, as there’s no out of bounds on the property. But to score well, you have to be precise. The fairways are large, especially at Blue and Black, and missing them puts you in a waste bunker or native area. You’re immediately put on the back foot to make pars. Greens in regulation is a meaningless stat on the large green surfaces, as having any chance at birdie requires finding the correct level of the ever-undulating green complexes. Any miss on the wrong side of the hole will make two putting a challenge, whether you’re coming up or down a slope, and patience is a must, as you have to accept that a 12-footer is often the best look you’ll get.

The Chain follows the formula of the other three courses similarly, with difficult green plots and even more size variance than the big courses — a few of the greens are tiny in comparison to Red, Blue, and Black. They present a number of challenges and precision is a must to give yourself looks at a two. The best example of the movement of the greens comes at the signature 11th hole, which features a massive punch bowl green with a few huge ridges and a 14-foot tall pin so you can see it from the tee.

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Well-placed bunkers gobble up loose shots around the greens, and playing the slopes properly is vital to getting it (and keeping it) close, as runoffs can leave tricky chips back up to the green surface. Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw made clear when constructing the course that it would not be a “pitch and putt,” and that holds true when you play it. Ball control is everything at The Chain, both in being sharp with distances and in shot shaping.

As such, it is not ease that makes The Chain such an enjoyable experience, but the freedom of concept to give yourself the challenge you want.

Being a match play course without par on the card further encourages you to get more aggressive and creative. The only impact of a bad hole is losing that hole, not derailing the entire round. That, in and of itself, loosens up a mental block and allows you to swing freely. I saw the impact of that firsthand on one of the guys in our group. He battled the shanks on both rounds at Red and Blue book-ending our visit to The Chain, but in a 6-team scramble where the pressure was alleviated, he hit every single shot square out of the face on the short course. The internal pressure was removed, and suddenly that swing was flowing once again.

So much of golf is about dealing with the constraints and the mental stress the course presents you. The Chain still offers challenges, but also the ability to eliminate danger or bring more into play with where you tee it up. That opens the game up so much, particularly for groups that have wide variance in terms of handicaps. You can make The Chain play how you want it. That could be extremely difficult, constantly hitting mid- to long-irons into firm, fast, sloping greens, or you could play 16 of the 19 holes from inside 120 yards and put your group’s wedge game to the test. You can also play it every day of a trip and not hit the same shot twice on one hole.

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From Shorty’s at Bandon Dunes to The Hay at Pebble Beach, golf resorts are adding more short courses to their properties. That’s largely to open up opportunities for groups to play multiple rounds in a day. At Streamsong, peak season is in the winter, meaning only the first hour of tee times have a chance to play 36 at Black, Red, and Blue. The Chain allows for another round — either 6, 13, or 19 holes — even when light is short during non-daylight savings.

However, within that short course boom, The Chain offers something unique and, I think, needed in the world of golf. It’s not the first course designed specifically for match play, but it’s one of the very few that’s available to the public. For a destination built for groups of friends to come in and play golf together, it’s such a natural fit that it’s a bit surprising there aren’t more like it. It encourages groups to have let go of the ego, get a little more creative, and have a bit more fun.

Uproxx was invited on a hosted trip to Streamsong Resort for reporting on this piece. They did not review or approve this story. You can find out more about our policy on press trips/hostings here.

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Slow Pulp Recruits Yeule And Kin Leonn To Breathe New Life Into ‘Slugs’ With A Fresh Remix

Slow Pulp wrapped up 2023 by releasing Yard, their second album and one of the best-regarded releases of the year. A highlight of the project is the single “Slugs,” and now the band has recruited Yeule and Kin Leonn to put their spin on the track with a remix.

Yeule says of the collab, “I have love love loved Slow Pulp for a long time, I’m so happy to work on this remix for them, they are inspiring in so many ways, and their music helped me through some really hard times. When I heard the new record, I couldn’t stop listening to Slugs. Both Kin Leonn and I put a lot of love in this remix, one of my favourite tracks off the new record.”

Additionally, Slow Pulp also just announced new US tour dates for November, tickets for which go on sale on May 10 at 10 a.m. local time. Find more information on the band’s website.

Check out “Slugs (Yeule & Kin Leonn Remix)” above and find Slow Pulp’s upcoming tour dates below.

05/09 — Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center &
05/11 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Block Party
05/12 — Boise, ID @ Idaho Central Arena &
05/14 — Vancouver, BC @ Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre &
05/15 — Portland, OR @ Moda Center &
06/01 — Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
06/03 — Milan, IT @ Arci Bellezza
06/05 — Paris, FR @ Point Ephemere
06/06 — Cologne, DE @ Bumann & Sohn
06/07 — Brussels, BE @ AB Club
06/09 — Hilvarenbeek, NL @ Best Kept Secret
06/11 — Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
06/12 — Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds
06/14 — Glasgow, UK @ The Classic Grand
06/15 — Dublin, IE @ Whelans
06/16 — Manchester, UK @ Band on the Wall
06/18 — Nottingham, UK @ The Bodega Social Club
06/19 — Cardiff, UK @ Clwb lfor Bach
06/29 — London, UK @ Koko
07/19-07/21 — Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party
08/01-08/04 — Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
11/06 — Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s #
11/08 — Amherst, MA @ The Drake #
11/09 — Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Showcase Lounge #
11/10 — Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club #
11/13 — Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer #
11/14 — New York, NY @ Webster Hall # ^
11/17 — Washington, DC @ The Howard Theatre #
11/19 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Café and Music Hall #
11/20 — Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi #
11/23 — Detroit, MI @ El Club #

& with Death Cab For Cutie and The Postal Service
# with Free Range
^ with Hannah Jadagu