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☆ With Church Bells and Hashtags, the Netherlands Backs Its Eurovision Act
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Claire Moses | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

At noon on Tuesday, some church bells and carillons in the Netherlands didn’t sound like they usually do. Rather than solemnly tolling, they played the melody of “Europapa,” the song that was supposed to be the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest final this past Saturday. Dutch radio stations are also regularly playing the three-minute pop song, and some fans have added the hashtag “JusticeforJoost” to their social media accounts. Support is strong in the Netherlands for Joost Klein, the singer behind “Europapa,” who was a preshow favorite among Eurovision fans and bookmakers until he was disqualified just hours before the final in Malmo, Sweden. Eurovision’s organizer, the European Broadcasting Union, barred Klein from taking part after an “incident” during which he showed “threatening behavior directed at a female member of the production crew,” it said in a statement.

Persons: ”, Joost Klein, “ Europapa, Klein Organizations: Eurovision, European Broadcasting Union Locations: Netherlands, Malmo, Sweden

☆ Grammy nominee Bas said AI still can't make music that evokes feeling: 'AI never been to the club.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Bas said AI can't yet replicate human experiences and evoke emotions in music. Bas said human taste is essential to helping AI make music enjoyable. "The core of writing music, you're trying to evoke an emotion out of your audience, whether it's joy, heartbreak, whatever the case may be," Bas said at the "Leading with AI" conference this week. With AI tools, "when I try to give it those prompts, it's a little tough to get that across." Related storiesThe "Leading with AI" conference was hosted by Harvard's Digital Data Design Institute and Harvard Business School, which drew leaders in business, technology, and academia to discuss the challenges and opportunities of AI.

Persons: Bas, —, it's, They're Organizations: Harvard, Service, Harvard's, Design Institute, Harvard Business School

☆ A catchy propaganda song praising North Korea's authoritarian leader is enchanting TikTok and being compared to ABBA, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Kim Jong Un's latest propaganda song, "Friendly Father," is trending on TikTok. The song is part of North Korea's strategy to embed ideological messages in catchy pop tunes. AdvertisementNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un dropped his latest propaganda song a fortnight ago, and the synth-pop track is seemingly winning over TikTokers, BBC News reported. With its upbeat tempo and catchy melody, "Friendly Father" is reminiscent of an ABBA track — but with a Soviet-sounding twist. While experts say the song is a calculated attempt to feed state propaganda to the masses, TikTokers are just enjoying the tune.

Persons: Kim Jong, —, Kim Jong Un Organizations: Service, TikTokers, BBC News, Business Locations: North, Chinese, Soviet

☆ Don't feel too bad for Joe Alywn. He's likely making millions from cowriting 6 Taylor Swift songs.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The album follows Swift's breakup with British actor Joe Alwyn, her longtime muse and collaborator. Alwyn likely earned millions from the six songs he cowrote with Swift. It's the first set of new music since Swift's breakup with British actor Joe Alwyn was confirmed in April 2023. But if some of the songs expose details about their relationship, you shouldn't feel too bad for Alwyn. He has likely earned millions from Swift's songs already, according to multiple reports.

Persons: Taylor, Joe Alwyn, Alwyn, Swift, —, It's, Beth Garrabrant, Swift's, William Bowery, Betty, Taylor Swift, Los Angeles , California Kevin Mazur, Don Arnold, TAS24, William Bowery's, Joe, he's, Bon Ivor, Kelly Clarkson, William Organizations: Poets Department, Service, Los Angeles Convention Center, The Recording, Spotify, Bloomberg, Disney Locations: Coney, Los Angeles , California, Sydney, New York

☆ ‘Tortured Poets Department’: A listener’s guide to references hidden in Taylor Swift’s lyrics
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

CNN —Taylor Swift released “The Tortured Poets Department” on Friday, a 31-track surprise double album, and she’s clearly in an emotionally evolved era. Either way, as the title suggests in this song, she’s determined to get him back. ‘I Hate it Here’“This place made me feel worthless,” Swift sings. Others have connected the Cassandra that Swift sings about to the figure in Greek mythology, a priestess whose accurate prophecies were not believed. ‘The Bolter’“As she was leaving it felt like breathing,” Swift sings.

Persons: CNN — Taylor Swift, Department ”, you’ll, Post Malone, Swift, “, pining, ” “ I’ve, ”, ‘, Matty Healy, Joe Alwyn, Healy, Lucy, Jack –, Lucy Dacus, Jack Antonoff, –, Charlie Puth, ” Swift, iHeartRadio, ’, Alwyn, Swift’s, Taylor Swift, Christopher Polk, Orville Peck, Florence, Florence Welch, you’d, Welch, Emma Stone, “ Who’s, Edward Albee’s, Virginia Woolf, We’ve, Rich Polk, Aaron Dessner, ” Ouch, frontman’s, Travis Kelce, ‘ Clara Bow ’, Stevie Nicks –, Ryan Reynolds ’, Clara Bow, Swift longingly, doesn’t, ’ Swift, ‘ Nuff, Chloe, Sam, Sophia, Marcus ’, Reynolds, Blake Lively’s, Betty, James, Inez –, you’re, Kelce, Ezra Shaw, aIMee ’, Aimee, Kim Kardashian, she’s, “ KIM, you’ve, ‘ Cassandra ’, Kardashian, Cassandra, ‘ Peter ’, Peter Pan, Peter ”, Peter, Dessner, ‘ Robin ’ Organizations: CNN, Department, GQ, NBC, NBCU, Bank, Getty, YouTube, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Marvel, Windows, Disney Locations: British, London, Beverly Hills, ‘ Florida, Florida, Anaheim, London’s Vauxhall, Las Vegas, Cardigan

☆ Arizona woman accused of trying to kill husband with poison in his coffee pleads guilty to lesser charge
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Steve Almasy | Amanda Musa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A woman in Arizona pleaded guilty this week to attempting to poison her husband’s coffee every day for months, court documents show. The defendant’s husband, Roby Johnson, told investigators he “believes she was trying to kill him to collect death benefits,” according to a criminal report obtained last year by CNN affiliate KVOA. Roby Johnson said he first noticed a foul taste to his coffee in March 2023 while he was an airman stationed in Germany, the document says. Roby Johnson told investigators he pretended to continue drinking the coffee so he could wait until they returned to Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson before filing a police report. Melody Felicano Johnson had been charged in August with attempted first-degree murder, attempting to commit aggravated assault, and poisoning food or drink.

Persons: Melody Felicano Johnson –, –, Roby Johnson, “, Melody Johnson, Melody Felicano Johnson Organizations: CNN, Court, KVOA, Johnsons, Davis Monthan Air Force Base Locations: Arizona, Pima County, Germany, Tucson

☆ Lawsuit says Atlantic City casino workers are exposed to harmful secondhand smoke
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | Jeff Winter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Smoky, hazy gambling floors have long been part of the Atlantic City casino experience for some people. Phil Murphy and the state’s health commissioner claiming that a loophole in state law exposes casino workers to health problems from secondhand smoke. Casino workers have long been advocating for protections under the 2006 smoke-free law, but progress has been snagged for years in the New Jersey legislature. But somehow, our casino workers have been asked to roll the dice,” UAW President Shawn Fain said at a press conference Friday. The casino workers have faced “death, severe physical illness, severe mental, physical and emotional distress, pain and suffering, anxiety, and stress,” the lawsuit said.

Persons: Phil Murphy, Murphy, Kaitlan Baston, New Jersey —, Shawn Fain, Matt Rourke, ”, smokin, Bill Organizations: New, New York CNN, Atlantic City, United Auto Workers, New Jersey Gov, Act, Workers, United Auto Workers union, Caesars, Tropicana, statehouse, New Jersey Health Department, New Jersey News, ’ Rights, Bally’s, CNN, Caesars Atlantic City, Caesars Entertainment Locations: New York, New Jersey, Bally’s, Trenton , NJ, City, Middletown , New Jersey, Atlantic, Pall

☆ 'The Idea of You' soundtrack producer says he wasn't thinking about One Direction while writing music for August Moon
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

This was just 'great pop songs,' or what we thought were great pop songs." Advertisement"You'll see throughout the movie that he's writing 'Dance Before We Walk' and toying with the idea," Kotecha explains. I'm actually not just a manufactured boy band guy, I'm actually a musician and I want to be taken seriously.'" "For the boy band songs," Kotecha explained, "you don't sacrifice the melody for the lyric." "Nostalgia may be kicking in, but I also feel like it's time for another boy band," Kotecha said.

Persons: Hayes Campbell, Kotecha, —, Nicholas Galitzine, Anne Hathaway, Solène, Campbell, Savan, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Michael Showalter, Cathy Schulman, Robinne Lee, I've, Hayes, Carl Falk, Moon, Simon Cowell, Alisha Wetherill, I'm, Harry Styles, Jackson, what's, sister's, NSYNC Organizations: BI, Service, SXSW, Vogue, Amazon Prime Locations: Coachella, Pixar's

☆ A 20-Year-Old Transcriber Is Turning Sheet Music Into Hot Content
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Tristan Geary | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

For some budding musicians (and even old pros), the very sight of sheet music can elicit a fight-or-flight response, bringing up painful memories of strict piano teachers and high-pressure recitals. George Collier, a 20-year-old music transcriber, is doing his part to change that. Another clip, titled “She Practiced 40 Hours a Day for This,” captures a virtuosic Mozart piano cadenza by Mitsuko Uchida. While Collier specializes in jazz, he also showcases performances from the classical world, as well as everyday people with impressive talents. A clip titled “When Your Family Is Musically Competent” features a version of “Happy Birthday” that turns into improvised gospel-laden riffing.

Persons: George Collier, Collier, Wynton Marsalis, Celine Dion, who’ve, what’s, ” Collier, ”, Frank Lacy, Art Blakey, Mitsuko Uchida, Joe Turner’s “ Organizations: Warwick University, YouTube, Art, London Locations: United Kingdom

☆ It's no wonder why 'Zone of Interest' earned 2 Oscars. It showed us the Holocaust like never before.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Mathias Döpfner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The images and sounds from A24's "Zone of Interest," which has earned a little over $24 million at the global box office, have haunted me since that weekend. AdvertisementUnlike most Holocaust films, Jonathan Glazer, the director of "The Zone of Interest," tells the story from the perpetrators' — and thus the murderers' — perspective. More precisely, he tells the story of Rudolf Höss, the camp commander of Auschwitz, one of the worst criminals of National Socialism. 'Zone of Interest' perfectly captures a life with no loveA still from "The Zone of Interest." Shortly after the meeting, the Höss family once again goes swimming in the river.

Persons: Axel Springer, Mathias Döpfner, Jonathan Glazer, —, Palme, Martin Amis, Rudolf Höss, Hedwig Höss, Rudolf, it's Rudolf Höss, Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller, loveless, Hedwig, It's, Kurt Prüfer, Fritz Sander, Höss, Nora Mattaliano, Glazer, Queen, Mica Levi, resound, Höss strolls, Hannah Arendt, Eichmann Organizations: Service, Höss, Wannsee Conference, Holocaust, Museum Locations: WELT, Cannes, Auschwitz, Erfurt, Euphemistic, Berlin, Polish, Washington

☆ Ariana Grande's 'Eternal Sunshine' isn't her best album, but it's a solid collection of bops
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

However, Grande did "Eternal Sunshine" a disservice with its title and marketing. But asked if she planned to "address things" with "Eternal Sunshine," Grande demurred. Sure, you could say that Grande doesn't owe us honesty or specificity, and you might be right. As a staunch believer in the album as an art form, "Eternal Sunshine" left me wanting. But if I reframe "Eternal Sunshine" as a collection of excellent pop songs, I have very few complaints.

Persons: Katia Temkin, Max Martin, ILYA, Shintaro Yasuda, Nick Lee, Grande, who's, Sang, would've, Courtney, we're, She's, baring, I'm Organizations: Records, Press

☆ Jack Black reveals his all-time favorite costar
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Jack Black had some kind words to say about one of his former castmates. The “Kung-Fu Panda 4” star told “Entertainment Tonight” that one actress immediately came to mind when he was asked who his favorite costar has been. She was my favorite co-star I’ve ever had because when you look in her eyes, she was like really present. I feel like if you look into my eyes, you just see a shadow of a robot,” Black said. “Kung-Fu Panda 4” hits theaters on March 8.

Persons: Jack Black, “ Kate Winslet, I’ve, ” Black, Matt Winkelmeyer, Henry Nicholls, ”, Iris, Cameron Diaz, Black’s, Miles, endearingly, “, Po, that’s, “ Kung Organizations: CNN, “ Entertainment Locations: Los Angeles

☆ How Victoria Beckham fell for Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Alice Pfeiffer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Editor’s Note: CNN Style is one of the official media partners of Paris Fashion Week. Paris CNN —Unscathed by the PETA protesters who disrupted her show, Victoria Beckham closed out the fifth day of Paris Fashion Week at the lavish Salomon de Rothschild Hotel on Friday night. At Carven, Louise Trotter, former creative director for Lacoste, presented her first collection for the French heritage house. Off-White creative director Ibrahim Kamara after the presentation of his debut collection for the brand. (British fashion houses including Vivienne Westwood and Paul Smith also relocated to Paris at different stages of their careers.)

Persons: Victoria Beckham, Salomon de Rothschild, Simon Porte Jacquemus, Anna Wintour, Carine Roitfeld, Louise Trotter, Lacoste, Saint Martins, Seán McGirr, Alexander McQueen, Sarah Burton, Ibrahim Kamara, Virgil Abloh’s, Kristy Sparow, Nina Ricci, Harris Reed —, —, ”, … I’ve, Karl Lagerfeld, Yohji Yamamoto, Charles Worth, “, Harris Reed, Victor Virgile, Stella McCartney, Chloé, Lagerfeld, John Galliano, Dior, Phoebe Philo, Kim Jones, Louis Vuitton, Vivienne Westwood, Paul Smith, Serge Carreira, ” Carreira, Yanshan Zhang, Melody Thomas, Parsons Organizations: CNN, Paris, Paris CNN, PETA, French Vogue, Saint, Givenchy, Louis, Dior, Haute Couture, Fashion, Parsons Paris Locations: Paris, French, British, Carven, Central, London, Great Britain, Europe

☆ Usher Gets Married After the Super Bowl
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Sadiba Hasan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After delivering a dynamic halftime performance at the Super Bowl, the R&B star married his partner, Jennifer Jean Goicoechea, in Las Vegas on Sunday. “We can confirm that Usher and Jennifer Goicoechea took the next step in their relationship and did get married on Sunday night in Las Vegas surrounded by close friends and family,” said Lydia Kanuga, a representative for Usher. “They both look forward to continuing to raise their children together surrounded by love and thank everyone for the well wishes.”According to a court document, Ms. Goicoechea and Usher Raymond IV married at Vegas Weddings, a chapel in downtown Las Vegas. “We were beyond thrilled to host in this epic day for Usher and his new wife,” Melody Willis-Williams, president of Vegas Weddings, said in a statement. The couple obtained their marriage license from the Clark County Marriage License Bureau on Thursday.

Persons: It’s, Usher, Jennifer Jean Goicoechea, “, Jennifer Goicoechea, ”, Lydia Kanuga, Goicoechea, Usher Raymond IV, Ronald Joseph Pokrywka, who’s, Ron DeCar, Elvis, DeCar, Jonnetta Patton, Usher’s, Melody Willis, Williams Organizations: Super, Vegas Locations: Las Vegas, Clark

☆ I scored a spot as a Super Bowl volunteer for the first time. I'd do it again even though I didn't get to watch the game.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Melody Pittman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewLast June, a segment on FOX 5 Vegas calling for Super Bowl LVIII volunteers caught my attention. I'd always wanted to go to the Super Bowl, but at over $5,000 a ticket, that dream is way beyond the financial reality of the average Joe. AdvertisementSince the Super Bowl is one of the highest-ranked security events in the nation, the session had a government-agency safety briefing, too. Melody PittmanWe also picked up our free swag with the Super Bowl LVIII logo. Melody PittmanOur tasks ranged from capturing guests' smiles in front of Super Bowl LVIII displays to distributing collectible swag items.

Persons: —, I'd, Volunteers aren't, Melody Pittman, Harry Reid, weren't Organizations: Service, FOX, Super Bowl LVIII, Super, Business, Volunteers, Team, Vegas, The, Harry Reid International Airport, Fremont, Allegiant Locations: Vegas, Mesquite , Nevada, Canada, Kansas, Alaska , Florida , California , Massachusetts, New Mexico, Mesquite

NEW YORK (AP) — Visitors to Boston this summer will get a treat: A stage show that reunites singer-actor Kristin Chenoweth with her “Wicked” songwriter Stephen Schwartz. Chenoweth will star as socialite Jacqueline “Jackie” Siegel in the live adaptation of the 2012 documentary film “The Queen of Versailles.” The musical will make its world premiere at Emerson Colonial Theatre from July 16-Aug. 18. They hope it can make it to Broadway after its Boston try-out. Academy Award-winning actor F. Murray Abraham will play Siegel's husband and other cast members include Melody Butiu and Nina White. The story is by Lindsey Ferrentino and direction is by Tony Award-winner Michael Arden, who helmed the hailed recent Broadway revival of “Parade.”

Persons: Kristin Chenoweth, Stephen Schwartz, Chenoweth, Jacqueline “ Jackie ” Siegel, of Versailles, ”, Siegel, David “, King ” Siegel, Glinda, Tony, Charlie Brown, F, Murray Abraham, Melody Butiu, Nina White, Lindsey Ferrentino, Michael Arden Organizations: —, Emerson Colonial Theatre, Broadway, Boston Locations: Boston, America, Orlando , Florida, of Versailles, France

☆ Lights! Camera! Modi! It’s a One-Man Show on Indian Television.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Mujib Mashal | Hari Kumar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The people streaming into the holy town came on an intimate quest: to be among the first to seek the blessings of a beloved god they said was returning home after 500 years. These Hindu devotees took leaves of absence from work. They ate with fellow pilgrims, slept in the cold and sipped tea at roadside joints as they waited to see the dazzling new temple devoted to the deity Ram. Early in the morning, as a soft devotional melody played from speakers strung to electric poles, they took purifying dips in a river. But it was another, smaller group, camped on the riverbank in Ayodhya, that made sure the moment was as much about India’s powerful prime minister, Narendra Modi, as it was about Lord Ram.

Persons: Ram, Narendra Modi, Lord Ram Locations: Ayodhya

☆ Annuity sales hit a record in 2023. Here's what to know about one popular option
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Fixed indexed annuity sales brought in a record $95.6 billion, up from 20% from the record hit the year prior. Indexed annuities earn interest that is calculated based on the changes within a market index, such as the S & P 500 or the Nasdaq 100. However, they also receive downside protection: They are credited zero interest if the index their annuity is tracking declines. The term of index annuities typically range from three to 15 years, according to Annuity.org . Fixed indexed annuities can also be complicated, warned David Blanchett, head of retirement research for PGIM DC Solutions.

Persons: Bryan Hodgens, Buyers, Hodges, Cannex, Melody Evans, Evans, David Blanchett, Blanchett, DIAs Organizations: Nasdaq, Cannex, Products, Insurance, TIAA, DC Solutions, FIA Locations: Connecticut

☆ Mental Acuity Questions Catch Up With Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Susan Milligan | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +9 min

"Some people at Biden's and Trump's age are in a nursing home. Still, questions about the mental capacities of both Biden and Trump have been an issue in the campaign. How could they go after Trump's mental state without drawing attention to Biden's age – a factor polls show is one of his greatest vulnerabilities? Her youth and GOP membership make her a good person to challenge Trump on his mental acuity, but it's "too little, too late," he says. "The reason Trump's age has generally not been an issue is [because of] the energy around his supporters and the energy directed at him from his supporters.

Persons: Donald Trump, –, Joe Biden, Trump, Biden, It's, Steven Austad, Biden's, …, Joe, missteps, He's, Viktor Orban, Orban, Barack Obama, Obama, you'd, John Gartner, Trump's, Gartner, Trump –, Goldwater, Barry Goldwater, Donald Jurivich, Jurivich, Ronald Reagan, Reagan, Nikki Haley, Nancy Pelosi, Haley, I’ve, ” Haley, let’s, Donald, Basil Smikle, Smikle, Melody Crowder, Meyer, " Crowder Organizations: United Nations, Capitol, ABC, Washington Post, Biden, University of Alabama, Conservative, Fox News, New York Post, New Hampshire, Johns Hopkins University, Gartner, American Psychiatric Association, Donald Trump View, University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, GOP, Democratic, Columbia University, Davidson College, Trump Locations: Biden's, Hungarian, Turkey, Baltimore, United States, South Carolina

☆ In Praise of Whistling in Pop Music
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On Monday, Joel announced he’ll be releasing his first new pop single in nearly two decades next week. While listening to “The Stranger” over the weekend, I found myself considering the pop musical whistle. It’s such a simple expression, but in a song it can convey a wide range of feelings and tones. While we await Joel’s latest, “Turn the Lights Back On” (which may or may not feature a whistle break), today’s playlist is a homage to the pop musical whistle, in all its glory and multitudes. And if you don’t know how to whistle along, you can always consult Lauren Bacall.

Persons: Billy Joel, ”, Phil Ramone, ” Ramone, “, Joel, he’ll, Paul Simon’s, Julio Down, John Lennon musters, Guy ”, it’s, Lauren Bacall

☆ In the Dream Orchestra, many musicians never played an instrument before joining
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +24 min

I think they thought I was crazy.”Many of the Dream Orchestra’s members had never played an instrument before they joined. Ron Davis Álvarez, Dream Orchestra founder and artistic directorThe small ensemble rehearsed on Fridays and Saturdays. He'd never played an instrument before joining the Dream Orchestra. Mushtaq Khorsand asked to join the Dream Orchestra after seeing how joyful his friends were during a performance. So if I wasn’t part of Dream Orchestra and (hadn’t) met Ron, I don’t where I would be,” he says.

Persons: Ron Davis Álvarez, He’d, ” Álvarez, hadn’t, they’d, Álvarez, Venezuela’s, he’d, It’s, Gustavo Bandres, “, Mostafa, ” Kazemi, Kazemi, —, –, Mostafa Kazemi, He'd, ”, Ron, Mushtaq Khorsand, ” Khorsand, Khorsand, He's, Rey, He’s, he’s, Carlos Medrano y Ritmos Ciganos Carlos Garcia, isn’t, it’s, Johan Nilsson, Tymofii Slakva, Tim, Slakva, ” Slakva, Azra Avci, Andrea Spehar, Anna Svanberg, they’ve, ‘, hasn’t, Scheherazade, Richard Meyer Organizations: CNN, Volunteers, El, El Sistema, Sistema, Orchestra, Dream Orchestra, Dream, Gothenburg Symphony, Training, YouTube, University of Gothenburg, ” Locations: Stockholm, Venezuelan, Sweden, Syria, Afghanistan, El Sistema Sweden, Gothenburg, It’s, El, Caracas, Eritrea, Albania, Malmo, Swedish, Ukraine, France, Álvarez, United Kingdom, Lebanon

REFORM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police officer is on leave after video circulated on social media showed her appearing to shock a handcuffed and compliant man with a stun gun and telling him to shut up after he cried out in pain. The video shows a white female police officer shocking a Black man after placing him in handcuffs and leaning him against a car. In the 45-second video clip, which went viral, the handcuffed man is not resisting and tells the officer he has a gun on him. She then appears to shock him with the stun gun pressed to his back and tells him to be quiet. "The Reform Police Department is aware of a video circulating involving a citizen’s arrest on December 2, 2023.

Persons: ”, Micah Washington, Melody Davis, Richard Black, ’, Dana Elmore, Elmore, ” Jalexis Rice, Washington’s, WVTM, ” Rice, “ Organizations: Police, Reform Police Department, Alabama, Bureau of, Agency, Reform City Hall, Associated Press, Washington Locations: Ala, An Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Reform, Washington

☆ There's a reason why some Christmas songs make you cry
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Rosalind Ryan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Christmas songs may be written in a certain way to trigger feelings of sadness. A quick Google reveals many people feel sad when they hear Christmas carols or a classic Christmas tune. Christmas songs connect us to the pastOne reason Christmas music triggers such strong emotions is because it takes us right back to our childhood. Some songs have been written to trigger emotionsSome Christmas songs may have been written with the specific intention of triggering sad emotions. "Christmas songs are as much about memories and feelings as they are about the properties of music itself.

Persons: —, I'm, Clay Routledge, Routledge, Marianne Rizkallah, it's, we've, Rizkallah, Bing Crosby, Rosalind Ryan Organizations: Service, North London Locations: UK

☆ ‘How Did I End Up in Indiana?’ Welcome to the Internet’s Favorite Small City
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Libertina Brandt | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Melody and Jeremiah McKay had never heard of Carmel, Ind., before they read about it online. At the time, they were living in a roughly 1,000-square-foot home in Los Angeles County with their four children, and looking for a more affordable area. They filled out an online survey that recommended several places around the country, including Indiana’s Hamilton County, about 30 miles north of Indianapolis. When the McKays googled the area, they found a lot of press on the small city of Carmel, said Jeremiah, 39, a 3D artist.

Persons: Melody, Jeremiah McKay, Jeremiah Locations: Carmel, Ind, Los Angeles County, Hamilton County, Indianapolis

Her voice sounds utterly guileless as she sings about lust, betrayal, revenge and healing. 3. boygenius, ‘The Record’Synergy reigns in boygenius, the alliance of the singer-songwriters Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus. Paul Simon, ‘Seven Psalms’“Seven Psalms” comes across as a farewell album from Paul Simon, 82. Simon sings about mortality as a “great migration” and extols the presence and purpose of “The Lord,” as the biblical psalms do. The songs on her second album, “Guts,” combine pop’s concision and melody with rock’s potential to erupt.

Persons: Karol G, Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, mentorships, Paul Simon, ‘, It’s, Simon, ”, Olivia Rodrigo, Oliva Rodrigo, Feist, ’ Feist Locations: Colombian, Dominican, Afrobeats, boygenius

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