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    4. Budget smartphones - apparently there are good options. Opinions and recommendations?

      ~tech Ask (recommendations)
      I just picked up a Nokia 3.1 for $120 in a bit of an emergency and I really like it. It's very light, Android One, very nice styling and again it's $120! I was shocked by this experience at this...

      I just picked up a Nokia 3.1 for $120 in a bit of an emergency and I really like it. It's very light, Android One, very nice styling and again it's $120!

      I was shocked by this experience at this price point. This thing is excellent for my use case, as a pre-paid EU phone as my lovely iPhone 6s Plus has only one Sim slot. Are there any other great budget phones out there?

      27 votes

    27. 'Desert Island Dump' A three-part study of the most polluted beach in the world.

      ~enviro Text 38 words
      Desert Island Dump Chapter 1: Shipwrecked Chapter 2: The Big Haul Chapter 3: "Stolen from Talley's" Here's an abriged version: Henderson Island: the Pacific paradise groaning under 18 tonnes of...

      Desert Island Dump

      Here's an abriged version: Henderson Island: the Pacific paradise groaning under 18 tonnes of plastic waste

      And a video of the beach.

      7 votes

    32. This week's album and EP releases (20-26 July)

      ~music Text 567 words
      We're sorting out our process for these to be more efficient, so hopefully we won't be missing weeks anymore. Sorry again about that. Here's a list of a things that came out in this past week, up...

      We're sorting out our process for these to be more efficient, so hopefully we won't be missing weeks anymore. Sorry again about that.

      Here's a list of a things that came out in this past week, up through Friday. Of course, there's no way to be completely comprehensive with this and we avoided including things where information was too lacking, so feel free to mention anything that isn't on here that you think is worth mentioning. Beyond that, if you have any thoughts of any of these albums, it would be great to hear them :)

      Artist Title Genre(s) Song Link
      ATLiens Ghost Planet EP Trap [EDM] Song.link
      Andy Grammer Naive Dance-Pop Song.link
      Angie McMahon Salt Indie Rock, Singer-Songwriter Song.link
      B Boys Dudu Post-Punk Song.link
      BJ the Chicago Kid 1123 Contemporary R&B Song.link
      Big Data 3.0 Indietronica, Synthpop Song.link
      Bryony Jarman-Pinto Cage & Aviary Neo-Soul, Jazz Song.link
      Burna Boy African Giant Afrobeats, Dancehall Song.link
      CUCO Para Mi Hypnagogic Pop, Alternative R&B Song.link
      Chance the Rapper The Big Day Pop Rap Song.link
      Cheat Codes Level 2 Electropop Song.link - Remixed EP
      Chief Keef The Leek (Vol. 8) Drill Song.link
      Comethazine Bawskee 3.5 Trap Song.link
      Cuco Para Mí Alternative R&B, Hypnagogic Pop Song.link
      DJ Snake Carte Blanche Trap [EDM], Electropop Song.link
      Datach'i Bones IDM, Ambient Techno Song.link
      Delbert McClinton Tall, Dark & Handsome Blue-Eyed Soul, Rhythm & Blues Song.link
      Dude York Falling Power Pop, Indie Rock Song.link
      E-40 Practice Makes Paper West Coast Hip Hop Song.link
      Fallow Land Slow Down, Rockstar Indie Pop Song.link
      Florist Emily Alone Indie Folk, Singer/Songwriter Song.link
      High Fighter Champain Stoner Rock Song.link
      Justin Moore Late Nights And Longnecks Contemporary Country Song.link
      Kaiser Chiefs Duck Synthpop Song.link
      Lil Reese GetBackGang 2 Drill Song.link
      Lloyd Cole Guesswork Singer/Songwriter Song.link
      Maneka Devin Garage Rock Song.link
      Mini Mansions Guy Walks into a Bar... Psychedelic Pop Song.link
      NF The Search Conscious Hip Hop Song.link
      Night Riots New State Of Mind Indie Rock Song.link
      Of Monsters and Men FEVER DREAM Indie Pop, Pop Rock Song.link
      Philthy Rich Big 59 #2 West Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap Song.link
      Phora Bury Me With Dead Roses Pop Rap Song.link
      Rezz Beyond the Senses EP Post-Industrial, Electronic Dance Music Song.link
      Rich Brian The Sailor Pop Rap Song.link
      Sanction Broken in Refraction Metalcore Song.link
      Skizzy Mars Free Skizzy Mars Pop Rap Song.link
      Strange Ranger Remembering The Rockets Indie Rock Song.link
      Sugar Ray Little Yachty Pop Rock Song.link
      Sybyr Tales From the King of Enigma Trap, Experimental Hip Hop Song.link
      Thy Art Is Murder Human Target Deathcore Song.link
      Tre Mission Orphan Black Grime Song.link
      TroyBoi V!BEZ, Vol. 3 EP Trap [EDM] Song.link
      Violent Femmes Hotel Last Resort Alternative Rock Song.link
      Wolves At The Gate Eclipse Post-Hardcore Song.link
      YBN Cordae The Lost Boy Conscious Hip Hop, Southern Hip Hop Song.link
      Young Dolph & Key Glock Dum and Dummer Trap, Southern Hip Hop Song.link
      Yung Bans Misunderstood Trap, Southern Hip Hop Song.link

      Notes:
      If you spot any mistakes, let us know.
      Parental Advisory version of all albums linked, so expect NSFW.

      Thank you to @Cleb, @cfabbro, and @Bauke!

      10 votes