We are often enchanted by the emotional sounds of Barleaux. The former Bostonian and current Los Angeles resident caught our wandering attention a few months ago with the pop-drunk lust of “Fire,” a slow-burn track that felt like an early-morning comedown. Since then, she’s filled our earholes and VanyaRadio playlists with two covers (Bob Moses’ “Too Much Is Never Enough” and “Hello” by Adele). Now, with her debut album w y l d d e s ! r e out this past (Black) Friday, we are excited to premiere another track of hers, the mystical, minimalist “Idle Sun.” Continue reading >>>

We are often enchanted by the emotional sounds of Barleaux. The former Bostonian and current Los Angeles resident caught our wandering attention a few months ago with the pop-drunk lust of “Fire,” a slow-burn track that felt like an early-morning comedown. Since then, she’s filled our earholes and VanyaRadio playlists with two covers (Bob Moses’ “Too Much Is Never Enough” and “Hello” by Adele). Now, with her debut album w y l d d e s ! r e out this past (Black) Friday, we are excited to premiere another track of hers, the mystical, minimalist “Idle Sun.” Continue reading >>>

Is daily fantasy sports a game of skill or one of chance? Just ask one of the industry's top winners, a Bostonian who treats daily fantasy sports as his day job. The 27-year-old math and econ grad says he puts more than $100,000 at stake each day, and that he's up a cool three million so far this year. On a morning ahead of a day full of sports competitions, he analyzes his fantasy rosters, assesses his risk and submits multiple entries in a bid to beat everyone else who thinks they can put together a better fantasy team.Copyright 2015 WBUR. To see more, visit http://www.wbur.org. Continue reading >>>

Saahil Sud stands in his apartment in downtown Boston before getting back to work at his full-time job playing daily fantasy sports. (Curt Nickisch/WBUR) BOSTON It’s Saturday morning, and Saahil Sud is brewing some coffee. He’s wearing a T-shirt and jeans. He hasn’t shaved. His hair is a little messed up. But it’s time to go to work. “This Continue reading >>>

Johnny Depp has been crap for quite some time. What do you do when you make the jump from hyper-talented Hollywood anti-hero to Disney's cash cow? What happens when you lose the good scripts, and make a slew of rubbish films not even close to the power of your nineties work? You star in a black as night, hard-edged, violent film to release your frustration and remind the world that you're very good at what you do. Thank goodness. Who could say no to Black Mass? It is directed by Scott Cooper, written by Mark Mallouk and Jez Butterworth, and stars to name a few, Depp, Continue reading >>>

Boston’s hosted its share of superstars from around the world, but actress, singer and all-around glam gal Vanessa Williams brought her megawattage talent to illuminate the best kind of message last night at the Mayor’s Office of New Bostonians We Are Boston Anniversary Gala.The event, held at the Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel, is a celebration of diversity in the Hub. Throughout the evening, guests enjoyed multicultural musical and dance performances from local troupes and performers while noshing on small plates provided by Improper Bostonian magazine’s Boston’s Best honoree restaurants.The Continue reading >>>

It has only been out for a few weeks, but nearly everyone has taken a crack at covering Adele’s “Hello.” There’s Demi Lovato’s version from a Seattle radio station concert from a few days ago, there’s that unknown South Korean high school student we wrote about earlier this month, and then there’s pretty much anyone who has sat in traffic. Everyone sounds great. Really. Today, former Bostonian and current Los Angelino Barleaux jumps into the “Hello” mix, and her recent covers game is straight fire. A while back she dropped a new take on Bob Moses’ “Too Continue reading >>>

Bethesda hid a reference to one of the most iconic sci-fi movies of all time. Here’s a guide to help you find the Alien reference as you traverse the Bostonian wasteland. It’s become common practice for game developers to insert hidden Easter Eggs into their games that reference pop culture, people, places, and events. And it turns out Bethesda is no different, seeing as it has hidden away numerous Easter Eggs throughout Fallout 4’s Bostonian wasteland, including a reference to Ridley Scott’s Alien. One Fallout 4 player came upon a sequence of numbers on a Flux Sensor they found in Continue reading >>>

It has only been out for a few weeks, but nearly everyone has taken a crack at covering Adele’s “Hello.” There’s Demi Lovato’s version from a Seattle radio station concert from a few days ago, there’s that unknown South Korean high school student we wrote about earlier this month, and then there’s pretty much anyone who has sat in traffic. Everyone sounds great. Really. Today, former Bostonian and current Los Angelino Barleaux jumps into the “Hello” mix, and her recent covers game is straight fire. A while back she dropped a new take on Bob Moses’ “Too Continue reading >>>

Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for one of Fallout 4’s Diamond City side quests. This is a warning to everyone who hasn’t spent significant time in Massachusetts: this article is going to seem dumb. Those who aren’t from the Greater Boston area might not realize the moral conundrum at the center of Fallout 4‘s Painting the Town quest, which you can activate in Diamond City by talking to Abbot. Basically, Painting the City tasks you with giving the Green Monster, one of the most iconic stadium features in professional sports history, a fresh coat of paint. Now most Continue reading >>>