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Daily Horoscope: March 9, 2026

Expect honest conversations and overdue apologies. Keep boundaries strong and don’t let impulse run the show today.

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Ashley Fike

Cam’ron Once Explained How Hip-Hop Has Changed Since the Infamous East Coast vs. West Coast Feud

Cam'ron explained how regionalism has changed in hip-hop over the years, favoring sound over a city's supremacy.

yesterday 3

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Caleb Catlin

Pharrell Opens Up About How the ‘Blurred Lines’ Controversy Changed His Perspective Forever: ‘I Didn’t Get It at First’

Pharrell reflects on the negative impact of his hit with Robin Thicke, "Blurred Lines", and how it changed his perspective on masculinity.

yesterday 5

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Caleb Catlin

3 Newer Rap Songs To Introduce to Your Parents Who Don’t Love the New Era of Hip-Hop

Noisey selects three newer rap songs that might interest your parents if they've fallen out of love with hip-hop over the years.

yesterday 3

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Caleb Catlin

Mini Sports Cars for Adults Are a Thing Now, and They Can Hit 50 MPH

Watching a miniature Porsche-style car drift with an adult driver inside causes a strange cognitive dissonance. The proportions look absolutely silly,...

yesterday 3

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Ashley Fike

Is Your E-Bike Battery Bad? Here’s How to Tell.

Most often, when you encounter a battery that’s past its prime, the warning sign is that it gets really, really hot while charging. Batteries and...

yesterday 4

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Matt Jancer

4 Books That Feel Like a Warm Hug for Your Brain

Have you ever found yourself down in the dumps and thinking, I could really use a good hug right now? Well, don’t worry: you can satisfy that need...

yesterday 4

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Sammi Caramela

5 Reasons You Can’t Stop Dating People Who Give You Mixed Signals

It’s an all-too-common situation. Someone texts back a 3-word reply, cancels plans, then pops up with a “hey stranger” that makes you smile way...

yesterday 3

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Ashley Fike

Are Orcas Cannibalizing Each Other? Chewed Up Fins Are Washing Ashore.

Orcas have a reputation for being the ocean’s smartest, meanest overachievers. They hunt in teams, teach their young, and sometimes wear salmon as...

yesterday 3

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Ashley Fike

How to Buy Your First Ebike: A Guide

There are three classes of ebikes. Each relates to a particular speed at which the bike’s electric motor will take you, and whether or not the bike...

yesterday 4

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Matt Jancer

4 Rappers To Listen to if You Miss the Mixtape Era

The mixtape era has dimmed over the years, but some artists still restore that feeling. Noisey selects four rappers who maintain that energy.

yesterday 4

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Caleb Catlin

Scientists Taught a Clump of Human Brain Cells to Play Doom

The internet has a long, rich history of getting the classic video game Doom to play on a wide variety of things, from pregnancy tests to a classic...

yesterday 10

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Luis Prada

Cramming Oatmeal in Your Mouth for 2 Days Straight Does Something Strange to Your Body

There’s nothing quite like a tiny clinical trial that makes big declarative headlines. For instance, a small clinical trial, the results of which...

yesterday 10

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Luis Prada

American Football Is Destroying Men’s Brains

When we talk about the damage American football does to the human brain, we tend to focus on retired NFL players, players who were in the game for...

yesterday 10

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Luis Prada

If It Feels Like Your Cat Doesn’t Care About You, It’s Because They Kind of Don’t

If you’ve ever gotten the sense that your dog is trying to help you find something you’re looking for, you were just imagining things. But, at the...

yesterday 10

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Luis Prada

Gen Z Is Basking in the Glow of Costco’s Golden Era, and I’m There With Them

It was overwhelming. I had to scan a card with my face on it just to get in, like it was a high-security government research lab. Once in, this...

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Luis Prada

Weekly Horoscope: March 8-March 14

This week puts a few pretty delusions on life support. Mercury retrograde scrambles timing and wording, Venus meeting Saturn adds a hard edge to love...

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Ashley Fike

Lil Wayne Reveals How He Taught Himself To Learn the Guitar in the Mid-2000s

Lil Wayne recalls how he taught himself to play the guitar and how the fans loved his playing, even if critics didn't.

previous day 4

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Caleb Catlin

Your Favorite Rock Bands Didn’t Always Play Under the Name You Recognize, Including These 3 Acts

There have been many metal and rock bands who've fully changed their moniker, like Lamb of God, who had a wild first name they once unretired.

previous day 5

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Stephen Andrew Galiher

Pusha T Explains Why Lyricism Isn’t As Important as It Used To Be (and Why That Can Be Okay)

Pusha T opened up about the state of hip-hop and lyricism in 2017 and why it's important to embrace younger generations regardless.

previous day 4

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Caleb Catlin

4 Artists To Listen to if You Love J. Cole

After J. Cole teases slowing down his musical output, Noisey selects four artists that could fill the void of his potential absence.

previous day 5

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Caleb Catlin

4 Inspiring and Relatable Hip-Hop Songs To Listen to When You’re Dealing With Depression

Noisey selects four hip-hop records that are extremely useful for anyone battling with depression in their lives.

previous day 4

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Caleb Catlin

Every Pokémon Confirmed for Pokémon Winds and Waves So Far

Pokemon Winds and Waves are the latest mainline games in the works, set for a 2027 release. They were revealed as part of the recent 30th Anniversary...

previous day 4

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Grace Black

Why is Nintendo Suing the U.S. Government?

Following the Supreme Court's tariff ruling, Nintendo seeks financial refunds in Switch 2 tariff costs with interest.

previous day 5

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Denny Connolly

NASA’s New Odds ‘City Killer’ Asteroid 2024 YR4 Will Crash Into the Moon

We can all thank NASA for giving us one less thing to absolutely panic about. The near-Earth asteroid called 2024 YR4, the one that got tagged a...

previous day 10

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Ashley Fike

When Will Xbox’s Project Helix Release?

Take a look back at the last two Team Xbox codename reveals and how long they arrived before the actual console launches.

previous day 4

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Denny Connolly

AI Flirting or Digital Catfishing? Singles Say It’s the Same Thing.

Flirting used to be a human skill, for better and worse. Now you can finesse a prompt in ChatGPT and call it “confidence.” A new survey from...

previous day 5

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Ashley Fike

Rigid Gender Roles Are a Lie. Just Ask These 7,000-Year-Old Skeletons.

There’s a popular fantasy about the distant past. That men hunted, women gathered, and everyone stayed safely nestled within their proper gender...

previous day 10

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Luis Prada

Exorcists Are Concerned People Are Using AI for Devil Worship

Father Luis Ramirez Almanza is running an exorcism training course in Rome in May, and he’s giving it a very 2026 theme. He wants clergy and faith...

previous day 5

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Ashley Fike

Marathon Teases First Patch Changes In Response to Player Complaints

More ammo, more Med Cabinets, and better objective markers. Find out how Bungie is responding to player feedback after Marathon's launch.

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Denny Connolly

Do Chimpanzees Know Crystal Magic, or Are They Just Really Into Jewelry?

Shiny objects sure are pretty. Humans have been picking them up for hundreds of thousands of years and admiring them, sometimes keeping them as good...

previous day 10

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Luis Prada

3 Steps to Get a Mental Reset With an Emotional Spring Cleaning

You’ve likely heard of “spring cleaning,” which is when you take stock of everything in your physical space, tossing old items, reorganizing...

previous day 10

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Sammi Caramela

5 Tips for Using Body Language to Fix Things With Your Partner After a Fight

If you’ve heard of “March Theory”—I swear there’s a theory for everything these days—then you might be on edge in your relationship this...

previous day 10

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Sammi Caramela

Did Scientists Crack the Code on Staying Sharp Until You Die?

A new study published in Nature reports that “superagers,” those old folks with unusually sharp memory, have roughly twice as many developing...

previous day 10

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Luis Prada

Is Your Relationship Doomed If Your First Date Is on Friday the 13th?

Friday evening is a popular date night, especially when it’s a couple’s first, but what happens when Friday falls on the 13th of the month? Next...

previous day 10

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Sammi Caramela

NASA Scientists Found a Nearly Invisible ‘Ghost Galaxy’ Made of 99% Dark Matter

Astronomers have identified a distant galaxy so faint it barely qualifies as visible. It’s not just the distance part that has researchers squinting...

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Luis Prada

‘Mind Control’ Made Someone Brand New to Guns a Sharpshooter in 3 Days

Zoë Lescaze decided she wanted to become a sharpshooter. She also decided to begin from the most humble starting point possible—having never even...

previous day 20

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Ashley Fike

Something Funny Happened When Scientists Tried to Make People Look at Spiders

For some, arachnophobia extends well beyond being creeped out by spiders. It can alter people’s lives in fairly dramatic ways, shaping where they...

friday 4

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Luis Prada

Cody Rhodes Punches Ticket to WWE WrestleMania 42

A new Undisputed WWE Champion was crowned on SmackDown. Just weeks after Drew McIntyre won the championship, he lost it to former champ Cody Rhodes....

friday 4

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Haley Miller

The Inspiration Behind Lupe Fiasco’s ‘Paris, Tokyo’, One of the Greatest Love Songs in Hip-Hop History

When thinking about the all-time great rap love songs, which ones come to mind? Could it be Common reflecting on his relationship to hip-hop on “I...

friday 7

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Caleb Catlin

3 New Hip-Hop and R&B Songs You Must Hear This Week (3/6/26)

Every week, seemingly a gazillion songs are released on streaming services. From SoundCloud and Bandcamp exclusives to the endless array of songs on...

friday 6

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Caleb Catlin

4 R&B Songs to Help Whenever You Struggle With Anxiety

Music is arguably the greatest sanctuary for anyone who suffers from anxiety. Never too overwhelming or requiring too much labor, a great song can...

friday 4

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Caleb Catlin

Jay-Z ‘Vigorously Disagreed’ With Author Michael Eric Dyson’s Opinion on the Beef Between Kendrick Lamar and Drake

Author Michael Eric Dyson has a very specific take on the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. He’s willing to admit, however, that not everyone...

friday 5

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Stephen Andrew Galiher

The Wild Story of Richard Pryor’s Lost Blaxploitation-Style Movie

In 1968, Richard Pryor set out to write his first movie, which changed titles several times during production. At different points, it was known as...

friday 4

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Tony Alpsen

3 Rock Songs From the 90s That Are Perfect for a Romantic Golden Hour Sunset

There’s a surprising amount of romance in 90s rock songs, but the following three songs are perfect for the quiet moments. Watching the sunset in...

friday 4

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Lauren Boisvert

4 Cozy Self-Help Books for Anxious Readers

In today’s world, it feels nearly impossible not to be riddled with stress and anxiety. In moments of deep overwhelm like these, I often turn to...

friday 4

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Sammi Caramela

Air Pollution Is Doing Something Strange to Our Brains

Environmental pollution isn’t just damaging lungs and rivers. According to a new report, it may also be quietly eroding Europe’s mental health....

friday 6

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Luis Prada

These ‘Smart’ Police Stations Have No Cops

Some people are taking the phrase “abolish the police” quite literally. Ethiopia, for instance, is currently testing unmanned “smart” police...

friday 5

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Luis Prada

4 Sexy Hip-Hop and R&B Songs to Hype You up During Your Next GRWM

Have you ever been scrolling through Instagram reels or TikTok and seen a GRWM video? Usually, these “get ready with me” videos feature a mini...

friday 4

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Caleb Catlin

New Music Friday: 5 Songs You Need to Hear This Week (3/6)

This week, New Music Friday kind of snuck up on me. I was preoccupied with a couple of new songs: “Lost in D.C.” by The (John) Candy, and...

friday 5

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Stephen Andrew Galiher