Rolling Stone

Billy Strings Shreds With Primus’ Les Claypool at First Show Since Breaking His Leg

After breaking his leg in a backstage skateboarding accident in April, Billy Strings returned to the stage Sunday night (May 31) at Les Claypool’s concert in Detroit. The celebrated bluegrass musician ...
Science Daily

String theory suddenly emerged from simple physics rules

Physicists may have uncovered a surprising new clue that string theory—the idea that the universe is built from unimaginably tiny vibrating strings—could be more than just a mathematical fantasy.
Lansing State Journal

Michigan native musician Billy Strings breaks leg at Virginia concert

Billy Strings, a two-time Grammy Award winner, from Ionia, confirmed on social media on Sunday, April 19, that he has broken his leg. Strings shared an X-ray on Facebook and Instagram of his leg ...
People

Billy Strings Apologizes as He Postpones Tour Dates After Breaking His Leg at Virginia Show: 'Dumb Ass Mistake'

"At least I didn’t hit my head or break my wrist or something," said Strings on Instagram as he shared the rescheduled tour dates Jack Irvin has worked at PEOPLE since 2022. He covers and edits daily ...
Billboard

Billy Strings Breaks Leg in Backstage Skateboarding Accident During Charlottesville Show, Reschedules Tour Dates (UPDATE)

"I had every intention of carrying on with the tour and Dave Grohling it," Strings said, revealing that the Foo Fighters frontman offered his throne. By Gil Kaufman UPDATE: After the original story ...
Pitchfork

Billy Strings Sets Fall 2026 U.S. Tour

Billy Strings is hitting the road this fall. The artist has confirmed a U.S tour set to run from September through December, complete with stops in Denver, Los Angeles, Baltimore, New Orleans, and ...
The New York Times

Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It

In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird. Credit...Illustration by Pablo Delcan and Danielle Del Plato ...
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 ...
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 ...
Gizmodo

What Ever Happened to String Theory?

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Gizmodo may earn an affiliate commission. Reading time 7 minutes ...
Phys.org

String theory: Scientists are trying new ways to verify the idea that could unite all of physics

In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called "Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?" Forty-five years later, ...