Chris Wheatley

Chris Wheatley

Chris Wheatley is an author, journalist and musician based in Oxford, UK. His writing has featured in Songlines, Vintage Rock Magazine, What Culture, Loudwire, London Jazz News, Longreads, and many other websites and publications.

From moving stories of the Black American experience to imagined worlds of breathtaking vision, here are 13 books that had an influence Gen X—and help shaped the world as we know it today.

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Leaving a phone to charge all day long? Probably best to avoid it.

Discover the truth behind some of the biggest smartphone battery myths, like whether charging your phone fully—or overnight—is actually as bad as some tech experts suggest.

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Think of them as shields for your wheels.

Hubcaps might seem purely decorative, but they serve an important purpose for your car.

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