GRAZIE: The New Rules of Gratitude

Gratitude has the power to change you, your life and your work. While it can be described simply as ‘giving thanks,’ it can be a complex and sometimes daunting concept to apply in real life. So, to make applying gratitude easy, we at 7:47 created the GRAZIE framework. Each letter …

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How Hip-Hop Gave Me a Second Chance at Life

HIP-HOP WAS BORNin the Bronx in the summer of 1973. To celebrate the music’s 50th anniversary,“Rolling Stone” will be publishing a series of features, historical pieces, op-eds, and lists throughout this year. I try to be deliberate about describing it as a “car crash” and resist writing “accident,” because I’m …

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Trump Can't STFU About E. Jean Carroll

How many times does E. Jean Carroll need to sue Donald Trump before he gets the message? On Monday, the author submitted a court filing seeking additional damages from the former president after he repeated claims ruled as defamatory by a New York jury during a CNN town hall. Trump …

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Cracking the Riddle of Water From Your Eyes

“Experimental pop” is probably the most succinct descriptor for the music made by Brooklyn duo Water From Your Eyes. But it’s also a little bland, which is why singer/vocalist Rachel Brown follows it with the more expressive “dance punk, question mark?” and “art rock, shrug.” They also admit they do, …

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