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How to choose the best TV shows on streaming services

Netflix, Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, NOWTV, BritBox. The list of streaming services available in the UK keeps growing and the astonishing range of programmes available on demand can be daunting. So, what is the best way to find the TV equivalent of a needle in a haystack? Let’s take a look at the best options.

Netflix roulette

Netflix roulette via the website Reelgood is a very simple but ingenious way to choose a film or TV show. All you have to do is enter the genre you want to watch, be it action & adventure, horror or science fiction, and decide whether you want to watch movies or TV shows. Then choose whether you want the programme to have achieved a certain score on IMDB or Reelgood and press spin to be given a random selection. You can also cast your net wider by adding additional subscription services to the search, such as Prime Video, Dish TV, and Apple TV+, which would include TV shows like Ted Lasso, a popular Apple TV+ offering.

Review sites

Review sites are an excellent way to find out which films or TV shows are worth watching. Rotten Tomatoes gives each movie and TV show a percentage rating and provides lists of popular streaming movies and the best series on Netflix, with season 4 of Ozark proving popular. Visitors to the website also have the chance to watch the latest film and TV trailers in order to get a feel for the show.

Another area of the entertainment industry provides potential customers with useful information in a competitive market. The iGaming industry benefits from review sites such as Bonusfinder Canada, which provides players with a thorough review of betMGM with information about the games available on the site, the Loyalty Program: M Life Rewards and the various payment methods. These review sites allow players to gain an impression of the products and services on offer before they commit.

Streaming service algorithms

Of course, you could always leave it up to the streaming service to choose your next show. Streaming services like Netflix know what you have watched and liked in the past, so the algorithm will suggest various possibilities based on your previous preferences. If you enjoyed watching The Staircase documentary on Netflix, which has also been developed into a drama by HBO Max, the streaming service would perhaps recommend watching Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez. The recommendations will not always suit your tastes, but you will receive suggestions that generally reflect your preferences.

Streaming services also allow you to search for films and TV shows based on genre, which will narrow down the extensive selection to a more manageable number of options.

There are various ways to choose your next film or TV show on the wide range of streaming services on offer. Reviews are an excellent way to separate the wheat from the chaff and your next port of call could be websites such as Reelgood, which will do the hard work for you by selecting a random film or TV show based on your personal preferences. If this all sounds a bit too much like hard work, there is also the option of letting the streaming service algorithms select your next film or TV show for you!

Design Case Study – Minimalistic & Luxury Bedroom Interiors

In this post, we are talking about luxury master bedroom designs. We are going to pick one of the best ideas from a famous interior designer, dissect it, see what works and what doesn’t, and hopefully, you can learn a little something to make your own master bedroom look luxurious.

One of the most important highlights of a designer bedroom is high-quality materials and luxurious accents. While incorporating quality and luxury items in your bedroom, you must also ensure that you choose a bed that could support such levels of luxe. Not only will it complement those features but also provide the durability that enables you to experience these benefits for years to come. 

For instance, divan beds are known for their simplistic engineering, strength, functional qualities, and value for money. On top of that, if you look at various options, such as divan crushed velvet beds, you’ll understand how it supports the level of comfort, sophistication and luxury that certain interior designs require. 

Okay, now let’s dive into the master bedroom design mentioned above. 

Here, we will be talking about Hollywood hairstylist Jen Atkin’s master bedroom design done by Erick Garcia from Maison Trouvaille. This is a bedroom style that invigorates a peaceful, calm and ready to go to sleep environment. 

The highlight of this bedroom design is the Pacha lounge chairs from Gubi. They are spectacular pieces of furniture on their own. Who doesn’t love plush, minimalistic, curvy, light-coloured, and low bedroom seating furniture? Designing such a seating area in front of your bed is key. You could use it to relax or read a book at the end of the day.

Also, the sheer curtains used in this space compliments the overall tone and texture of this bedroom design. It spans all the way up into the ceiling, which is a great way to make your room look even larger. The pleats add an unexpected textural element to a very neutral space. The bed itself features a very low and minimal headboard. This is a very popular look according to the prevailing interior design trend. 

One thing that all of these bedroom designs have in common is a heavy focus on natural materials. These materials include linens, cotton and even silk. The use of such materials also offers a ton of health benefits. 

For instance, sleeping with silk pillowcases can help maintain skin health. This antibacterial material is very good for your skin. Not only that, but it actually helps with wrinkles. When you sleep on a pillow for long periods, your skin rubs against it, which leads to the deposits of dead skin cells and bacterial build-ups. Silk helps by mitigating these issues with its antibacterial qualities.

Additionally, investing in a bamboo mattress can also provide numerous health benefits such as relief from allergies and improved blood circulation. Plus, bamboo is a sustainable and eco-friendly material, making it a great choice for those who value sustainability in their interior design choices.

Finally, the minimalism extends to the decor accents used in the rest of the bedroom space. There’s nothing intricate about these items but the touch of luxury they provide is incredible. The simplistic yet moderately sized lamps and the indoor tree in the corner complement this space so well. It’s hard to find any room for improvement.  

To Conclude

Although every element in this bedroom is intentionally minimal, one would wish that there was something above the bed, just to give this space an elevated look. Maybe a floating shelf with a couple of decor accents or a higher headboard with textures that matches the overall design theme would do the job. 

Nonetheless, it is a great and overall simple design without any clutter. Definitely, a concept that screams less is more. It’s a perfect example that proves how minimalism can look stunning if you do it right.

Gorillaz Announce 2022 North American Tour

Gorillaz have announced a run of North American tour dates set to take place in the fall. Kicking off in Vancouver on September 11, the trek will mark the group’s first US and Canadian live shows since 2018. Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time on Friday (May 20). Check out the band’s full schedule below.

Gorrilaz 2022 Tour Dates:

May 18 Curitiba, Brazil – Curitiba Side Show
May 21 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Mita Festival
Jun 2 Paris, France – We Love Green
Jun 4 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound
Jun 9 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound
Jun 11 Porto, Portugal – NOS Primavera Sound
Jun 15 Vienne, France – Theatre Antique
Jun 17 Nimes, France – Arenes de Nimes
Jun 19 Rotselaar, Belgium – Werchter Boutique
Jun 22 Cologne, Germany – Tanzbrunnen
Jun 24 Berlin, Germany – Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide
Jun 26 Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg – Rockhal
Jul 2 Beuningen, Netherlands – Down The Rabbit Hole
Jul 5 Verona, Italy – Arena di Verona
Jul 22 Byron Bay, Australia – Splendour in the Grass Festival
Jul 24 Melbourne, Australia – John Cain Arena
Jul 26 Sydney, Australia – Qudos Bank Arena
Aug 4 Stockholm, Sweden – Skansen
Aug 6 Skanderborg, Denmark – Smukfest
Aug 10 Oslo, Norway – Øyafestivalen
Aug 17 Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena
Aug 19 London, England – All Points East
Sep 11 Vancouver, British Columbia – Rogers Arena !
Sep 12 Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena !
Sep 14 Portland, OR – Moda Center !
Sep 17 Las Vegas, NV – Life is Beautiful Festival !
Sep 19 Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Smart Home Arena !
Sep 21 San Francisco, CA – Chase Center !
Sep 23 Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum !
Sep 26 Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center !
Sep 28 Denver, CO – Ball Arena !
Sep 30 Austin, TX – Moody Center !
Oct 1 Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory !
Oct 3 Chicago, IL – United Center !
Oct 5 Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena !
Oct 6 Toronto, Ontario – Scotiabank Arena !
Oct 8 Montreal, Quebec – Bell Centre !
Oct 11 Boston, MA – TD Garden !
Oct 12 Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center !
Oct 14 Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia !
Oct 17 Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion !
Oct 19 Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheater !
Oct 21 Orlando, FL – Amway Center *
Oct 23 Miami, FL – FTX Area *

! with EarthGang
* with Jungle

Follow Your Dreams With the Help of a Personal Loan

The dream of starting a business is something that many people share. Whether it be the next big thing in the NFT space or a local mom and pop restaurant, one thing remains the same across the board: it takes money to make money.

If you’re ready to take action, now’s the time to turn your attention to the costs associated with starting a business. Most importantly, you must decide how much money you need to get your new company off the ground, including exploring options with financial institutions such as Gordon Simmons Service Credit Union. That allows you to determine what to do next, which may entail borrowing money or using funds that you have already saved.

A small personal loan is one of the best ways to secure the money you need to follow your dream of starting and owning a business. Should you agree, here are some of the many questions you should answer. Doing so will help you decide what to do next.

  1. How much money do you need to borrow?

If you need to borrow hundreds of thousands of dollars to start a business, a personal loan isn’t what you’re looking for. In most cases, a personal loan is a loan in the $100k or less range. Knowing how much you need to borrow allows you to decide if a personal loan makes sense.

  1. What is your credit score?

Check on your credit score and credit history before you apply for a personal loan. Doing so will ensure that you have a firm grasp of your financial circumstances. It also tells you if you’re likely to qualify.

Remember, if you don’t have a strong credit score and history you’re unlikely to get approved. This is due to the fact that a personal loan is unsecured. Your lender is taking on all the risk, so they want to make sure that you have a history of making on time payments.

  1. Do you have the means to pay back the loan?

Don’t take out a personal loan if you don’t have the means to pay it back. Doing so is only going to result in trouble down the road. It’s essential that you have a plan in place for paying the money back in full, on time, and based on the terms and conditions of your agreement with the bank.

For instance, if you’re quitting your current job to start a business, you need another source of income to pay your loan back. You can’t rely on the fact that you’ll generate enough income from your new business to make full and timely payments.

  1. What term are you interested in?

Most banks offer personal loans in the range of 12 to 84 months. A lower term allows you to pay off the loan sooner. It also positions you to secure the lowest possible interest rate. It also leaves you with a larger down payment.

A longer term is often better because it gives you a smaller monthly payment, and that may be helpful when you’re getting your business off the ground.

Ask your loan officer to provide information on all available terms. You can then compare the finer details to decide which one best suits your current financial situation and future.

  1. What are your other options?

A personal loan isn’t the only place to turn for funds to start a business. You should look into other options such as a home equity loan, home equity line of credit, or business credit card. Just the same as a personal loan, there are pros and cons associated with all of these.

Take as much time as necessary to compare the finer details of all your options. You’re making a big change in your life, so you don’t want to put unnecessary stress on yourself by choosing the wrong type of loan. That’s not what you need when starting a business.

Final thoughts

Now that you have answered all these questions, you can more confidently decide if you should use a personal loan to follow your dream. There’s no shortage of benefits, so this may be just what you’ve been searching for.

What makes a personal loan a good choice in your eyes? Are there any risks associated with this financial product?

Phoebe Bridgers Shares New Video for ‘Sidelines’

Phoebe Brigers has today shared the music video for ‘Sidelines’, which we named our Song of the Week upon its release last month. Watch the clip below.

The track, which Bridgers co-wrote with her bandmate and collaborator Marshall Vore and Ruby Rain Henley, is taken from the soundtrack to Hulu’s TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Conversations With Friends. According to a press release, it will be Bridgers’ only original new single of the year.

Cola Unveil Video for New Song ‘Fulton Park’

Cola – the new project from former Ought members Tim Darcy and Ben Stidworthy and US Girls/The Weather Station drummer Evan Cartwright – have shared a new single from their upcoming debut album Deep In View, which is due out this Friday via Fire Talk. ‘Fulton Park’ follows previous entries ‘Blank Curtain’, ‘So Excited’, ‘Degree’, and ‘Water Table’. Check it out below.

“Ben and I had a flow writing this record where we would send each other demos every Friday,” Darcy explained in a press release. “It was a really motivating way to write, as I would spend the week working on something but then get the bonus of hearing what Ben had written when I sent him my track. I heard ‘Fulton Park’ and was immediately excited to work on vocals for it. It’s such an interesting instrumental. These lush almost psychedelic guitars in the intro and chorus are paired with this really stripped down almost honky tonk verse. It conjured in my mind this kind of old west imagery. I suppose looking back on the lyrics now, that same kind of juxtaposition is present. Similar to ‘Landers’, it takes a look at the natural world and then the odd, magical, sometimes empty things that humans do on that landscape.”

Xenia Rubinos Shares Video for New Song ‘No Me Dejes Caer’

Xenia Rubinos has unveiled a new song called ‘No Me Dejes Caer’. It’s the second in a series of reimagined songs from her latest album Una Rosafollowing ‘La Madrugada’. A reworking of ‘Darkest Hour’, the track features vocals from Combo Chimbita’s Carolina Oliveros. Check out a video for it below.

According to a press release, the original song was “written about the loneliness that is often felt while touring – how she’d be going through a rough moment while people in the audience were consoled by her music, and how painful it was to not feel like they do.” Rubinos explained:

I remember it hurt so much because I wanted to feel like them, transformed by the show and I didn’t – I just smiled and thanked everyone, took photos with people after the show. For me, the show continued until the last person left the venue. It was always so important to me that the audience would take away any image of what they had of the show each night and that my “real” self wouldn’t get in the way or break their good feeling or inspiration.

Commenting on the song, Oliveros said that it “speaks very vulnerably about those feelings that emerge in an artist’s path, reflecting the relationship between one’s art and the passionate messages we share from the heart to those willing to listen. It came from a dark moment in search of the light and support from our friends, family, and fans that so lovingly give and receive in that exchange of energy that so uniquely happens while you feel so free playing music.”

Ty Segall Releases New Single ‘Saturday Pt. 2’

Ty Segall has released a new single, ‘Saturday Pt. 2’, taken from his forthcoming album Hello, Hi”. Following the record’s title track, the song features saxophone from Segall’s frequent collaborator Mikal Cronin. Listen to it below.

“Hello, Hi” is due for release on July 22 via Drag City.

This Week’s Best New Songs: Kendrick Lamar, Julia Jacklin, Stella Donnelly, and More

Throughout the week, we update our Best New Songs playlist with the new releases that caught our attention the most, be it a single leading up to the release of an album or a newly unveiled deep cut. And each Monday, we round up the best new songs released over the past week (the eligibility period begins on Monday and ends Sunday night) in this best new music segment.

On this week’s list, we have Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mother I Sober’, the longest and most resonant song on his new album, a heart-wrenching meditation on collective trauma that slowly builds intensity, over somber pianos and with gentle accompaniment from Portishead’s Beth Gibbons; the tenderly devastating new track from Bartees Strange, ‘Hold the Line’, which was inspired by George Floyd’s daughter, Gianna; ‘Welcome to Hell’, the nightmarish, shape-shifting lead single from black midi’s third album; Julia Jacklin’s sparse and meditative ‘Lydia Wears a Cross’, which leads her upcoming LP PRE PLEASURE; ‘Thin Thing’, a captivating, jazzy highlight off the Smile’s debut album; Stella Donnelly’s danceable yet lyrically complex ‘Lungs’, the opening track off her recently announced LP Flood; and ‘Ptolemaea’, a horrific, Chelsea Wolfe-esque standout from Ethel Cain’s debut album that sets distorted vocals against thrashing guitars.

Best New Songs: May 16, 2022

Song of the Week: Kendrick Lamar feat. Beth Gibbons, ‘Mother I Sober’

Bartees Strange, ‘Hold the Line’

black midi, ‘Welcome to Hell’

The Smile, ‘Thin Thing’

Julia Jacklin, ‘Lydia Wears a Cross’

Stella Donnelly, ‘Lungs’

Ethel Cain, ‘Ptolemaea’

Watch Janet Jackson Present Mary J. Blige With Icon Award at the Billboard Music Awards

Janet Jackson presented Mary J. Blige with the Icon Award at the Billboard Music Awards last night (May 15). “Mary J. Blige represents truth. Her work has always given us comfort because she sings me, she sings you,” Jackson, who received the same award in 2018, said in her introductory speech. “Mary has made a commitment to her fans to always be her authentic self. Now that’s real love.” Queen Latifah, Gabrielle Union, and Taraji P. Henson, and more honored the artist during an accompanying video montage. Watch it below.

Accepting her award, Mary J. Blige thanked her fans and a slew of collaborators who have contributed to her success. “The way the world is now, I think people think icons are born that way, they become a legend overnight, but that is definitely not the case,” she said. “It takes a lot of time, a lot of hard work, and a lot of survival, trial and error to achieve greatness. I’ve been on this journey for a long time, one that didn’t always look the way you see me now, one that is filled with a lot of heartache and pain. God helped me to channel those emotions and experiences into my music.”