A Kenyan barber who wields a sharpened shovel thrives on Africa’s social media craze

Safari Martins may be Kenya’s most famous barber. Known as Chief Safro on social media, where he has millions of followers ...

Scientists Make Material That Can Morph Into Anything With the Pull of a String

Inspired by kirigami, a type of Japanese paper art, researchers have created a new material that transforms from a grid into ...
Rolling Stone

Billy Strings Makes His Debut on ‘Tiny Desk’ After Sending Audition Tape: ‘It Only Took 12 More Years’

Michigan bluegrass phenom Billy Strings and his band stopped by NPR’s Tiny Desk for a performance more than a decade in the making. Backed by his band — Alex Hargreaves on fiddle, backing vocalist ...
CNET

Best Outdoor String Lights for 2025: Illuminate Your Balcony, Patio, Backyard and More

Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and two young boys makes finding ways to stay online tricky — not to mention making my homestead smarter.
WTHR

Bluegrass artist Billy Strings to perform 2 shows at Fishers Event Center next spring

Strings will be performing at the Fishers Event Center on Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25, 2026. The tour extension is in support of his latest full-length album, "Highway Prayers, which was ...
People

Billy Strings Says He's Still in 'Denial' Over His Mom's Shocking Cause of Death: 'It Was Just Unnecessary'

The bluegrass musician's mom Debra died of a drug overdose in June Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her work has ...
Taste of Country

Billy Strings Was Blindsided When He Learned His Mom’s Cause of Death

Billy Strings is opening up about the unexpected death of his mother, Debra Apostal, which happened in June. Strings — whose legal name is William Lee Apostal — says his mom wasn't sick leading up to ...
Rolling Stone

Billy Strings Wants to ‘Honor’ His Late Mom With a New Album Featuring Her Poetry

Billy Strings revealed that he wants to set his late mother’s poetry to music for a potential new album during an extensive interview about drug use and addiction on the Dopey podcast. Strings’ mother ...
Game Rant

What Does Spider Strings Do in Silksong

Hamza is a gaming enthusiast and a Writing Specialist from Pakistan. A firm believer in Keyboard/Mouse supremacy, he will play Tekken with WASD if you let him. He has been writing about games since ...
Lansing State Journal

Billy Strings' mother, Debra Apostol, dies hours after son played show back in Michigan

Correction: Billy Strings' mother is Debra Apostol. Her name was misspelled in an earlier version. LANSING - Debra Apostol, the mother of Grammy-winning artist Billy Strings, died Friday, June 20, ...
People

Billy Strings’ 'Beautiful' Mom Debra Dies Hours After He Finishes Show Near His Parents’ Michigan Home

Strings announced his mom's death during his show in Lexington, Ky., on Friday, June 20 Billy Strings/Instagram Billy Strings announced his mother Debra Apostol's death during a live show in Lexington ...
MLive

Billy Strings returns home for special one mic performance at first fest he ever attended

EATON COUNTY, MI — Billy Strings could have played anything and the small crowd at Michigan’s longest-running bluegrass festival on Thursday night would have eaten it up. But what he did play, and ...