Clover Hope

3 weeks ago | menshealth.com | Clover Hope

JALEN HURTS ISN’T at Disney World. On a gray March afternoon in Philadelphia, I find him at the Fitler Club, a sleek, members-only lifestyle hub hidden in a Center City alley overlooking the Schuylkill River. Hurts is seated in an industrial style conference room against a backdrop of steel, locker-style cages. He has the relaxed look of an offseason athlete: all-black Jordan sweatsuit over a white tee, paired with Air Force Ones.

2 months ago | pitchfork.com | Clover Hope

There I was, immersed in a melange of thick Minnesotan accents and conversations about Black Lives Matter when suddenly, I sensed a shift. It started with Billie Eilish. During a sweet scene of two cast members formalizing their relationship after several days in the Love Is Blind dating pods, producers swoop in to celebrate the occasion with a misty ballad, “Birds of a Feather.” OK, fine.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Clover Hope

Image by Chris Panicker, photos via Netflix and Getty ImagesThere I was, immersed in a melange of thick Minnesotan accents and conversations about Black Lives Matter when suddenly, I sensed a shift. It started with Billie Eilish. During a sweet scene of two cast members formalizing their relationship after several days in the Love Is Blind dating pods, producers swoop in to celebrate the occasion with a misty ballad, “Birds of a Feather.” OK, fine.

Feb 10, 2025 | pitchfork.com | Clover Hope

The audience came for blood, but Kendrick Lamar made them wait. With his Super Bowl LIX halftime performance, Kendrick reminded everyone that, despite over 50 years of hip-hop history, rap still struggles for widespread recognition as a legitimate art form. And an important part of the genre is competition. His halftime show embraced that motif, framing America, football, the Super Bowl, and himself as components of a larger machine. The first face on screen? Samuel L.

Feb 10, 2025 | yahoo.com | Clover Hope

Kendrick Lamar, February 2025 (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)The audience came for blood, but Kendrick Lamar made them wait. With his Super Bowl LIX halftime performance, Kendrick reminded everyone that, despite over 50 years of hip-hop history, rap still struggles for widespread recognition as a legitimate art form. And an important part of the genre is competition. His halftime show embraced that motif, framing America, football, the Super Bowl, and himself as components of a larger machine.