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Minute

60 seconds.

Tierra Whack’s 15-minute project is a vibe dictionary with 15 concise entries, a synesthetic Crayola carton of complementary moods. Whack World’s out-of-the-box take takes each pastel out of the box for a minute at a time, offering musical vignettes that last, rather than disappear. Clever visual continuity bleeds the hues together and alluring refrains introduce each new track, erasing any fleeting want. Where other albums lend their individual parts to Spotify party playlists, each of Tierra’s crayons is wired to the container, a congruent palate best kept together.

Minute

Small.

Let’s oversimplify sports for a moment. The success of any player is governed by a balance of the two operating variables in life—nature and nurture. The former influences a character’s predisposition to athletics (height, strength, speed—things whose ceilings are dictated by biology), while nurture adheres athletes to specific games, offering technique and savoir-faire. This bilateral model, however plain, is the key to unveiling the greatness behind enigmatic players like N’golo Kanté. If nature multiplied by nurture equals overall ability, then the diminutive Frenchman’s skill must far outweigh that of his larger, more rapid colleagues. The more nuance you add, separating nurture into passing, vision, decision-making, etc., the more precise you’ll be in discovering what makes him #1.