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☆ Putin is putting his bromance with Xi on full display — but China has reason to be wary
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewChina's leader, Xi Jinping, rolled out the red carpet for his "old friend" Vladimir Putin on Thursday. For his part, Putin lavished praise on China, whose support has been vital during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But underneath the pageantry and rhetoric, Xi is under mounting pressure over his alliance with Putin — and he has good reason to be wary of their "no limits" partnership. President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping attend a concert marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and China in Beijing. "Meeting with Putin now is Xi's way of showing that China will not bend to Western pressure," said Torigian.

Persons: —, Xi, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Putin —, Xi Jinping, ALEXANDER RYUMIN, Zhao Tong, Graeme Thompson, Thompson, Joseph Torigian, Ali Wyne Organizations: Service, Business, Getty, BBC, Carnegie Endowment, Eurasia Group, Putin, Financial Times, School of International Service, American University, Xi, International Crisis Locations: Russian, Soviet, China, Ukraine, Russia, Beijing, Europe, Moscow, United States, Washington ,, America, Russia's, West

☆ Beethoven’s hair reveals lead poisoning
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” is one of the first songs I learned to play on the violin. While his doctor’s notes were lost to time, scientists sequenced Beethoven’s genome from locks of his hair last year. Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesA new analysis of Beethoven’s hair has shown the composer experienced lead poisoning toward the end of his life. Tests revealed incredibly elevated levels of lead, as well as arsenic and mercury, in two of his locks, likely from drinking wine that was sweetened with lead. Researchers don’t believe lead poisoning would have been enough to kill him, but it could have contributed to the composer’s well-known gastrointestinal issues and deafness.

Persons: CNN — Ludwig van Beethoven’s, Joy ”, I’ll, Beethoven, Ludwig van Beethoven, don’t, ”, William Meredith, Umm Jirsan, Lady Elliot, Rebecca Wright, Kate Quigley, “ We’re, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, Symphony, Hulton, “, Arabia, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Minderoo, Energy, CNN Space, Science Locations: Alabama, Saudi Arabia, Umm Jirsan, Lady, Australia

☆ We moved from a 3-bedroom house in Nashville to a 500-square-foot studio north of Rome. There are downsides, but we love it here.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Zeneba Bowers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewIn 2005, we were a newly married couple living in our 2,000-square-foot house in Nashville. We quit our gigs and, by April, had bought a house in a town north of Rome. By November, we'd officially moved to a tiny 500-square-foot house in Italy with a bathroom the size of a Spirit Airlines lavatory. First of all, the entire house is one big open room that's about the size of our old living room — our kitchen, foyer, and dining table are all in the same space. Although electricity is pricey, having a small house makes our bills manageable.

Persons: —, we'd, we've, Zeneba Bowers, Zeneba Organizations: Service, Business, Spirit Airlines Locations: Nashville, Italy, Rome

Hans Zimmer Live 2024 is the sixth official touring production in which the famous composer performs live onstage. We've got you covered if you're looking for how to get tickets to Hans Zimmer Live 2024. Hans Zimmer 2024 tour scheduleHans Zimmer has 17 shows confirmed for the North American portion of his 2024 tour, taking him across just as many cities in the United States and Canada. Standard tickets for Hans Zimmer Live on verified resale sites are generally comparable to or less expensive than original ticket prices. Three international dates for Hans Zimmer Live 2024's North American leg are also confirmed.

Persons: Hans Zimmer, he's, King, Christopher Nolan's, Denis Velleneuve's, Zimmer, We've, Hans Zimmer's, Zimmer's Organizations: Business, United, Pirates, Ticketmaster, North, Zimmer's, Odessa Orchestra & Friends, Choir Locations: United States, American, Caribbean, North America, Canada, Duluth , Georgia, Vancouver , British Columbia, York City, Duluth, Hollywood, Raleigh, NC, NY, Baltimore, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, ON, Minneapolis, Chicago, Fort Worth , TX, Denver, Vegas, Los Angeles, CA, Oakland, Seattle, WA, Vancouver, BC, North American, Zimmer's Raleigh, Las Vegas, Dubai, Dortmund, Germany, British Columbia

We've got you covered if you're looking for how to get tickets to Fujii Kaze's U.S. concert tour. Fujii Kaze 2024 tour scheduleFujii Kaze's U.S. tour only consists of four concert dates, which resulted from adding two additional shows to the tour's original number. As such, the only way to buy tickets for Fujii Kaze's 2024 US tour is through verified resale ticket vendors. How much are Fujii Kaze tickets? After performing four concerts in the United States, Fujii Kaze will continue his 2024 tour with two additional international shows.

Persons: Fujii, Fujii Kaze's, We've, Fujii Kaze hasn't, It's Organizations: Business, United Theater, Apollo, Netflix, Piano US, Ticketmaster, Piano, Vivid, showtime, Nissan Locations: United States, U.S, Los Angeles, New York City, CA, York City, NY, Los Angeles , CA, New York City , NY, California, Japan

☆ Amid pomp and propaganda, Russia holds Victory Day military parade as war rumbles on
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin watches a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia May 9, 2022. Mikhail Metzel | Sputnik | ReutersRussia kicked off its 79th "Victory Day" military parade on Thursday as the war with Ukraine rumbles on into a third year. Russian paratroopers march during the Victory Day Red Square Parade on May 9, 2023 in Moscow, Russia. He said participants in the "special military operation" — code for the Russian war against Ukraine — are also marching this year. The Yars ballistic missiles take part in a rehearsal of the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russia, May 7, 2022.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Mikhail Metzel, Suvorov, Sergei Shoigu, Ukraine —, Bai Xueqi, Alexander Lukashenko, Anatolii STEPANOV, ANATOLII STEPANOV, Stepanov Organizations: Nazi, Sputnik, Reuters, Kremlin, Getty, Youth Army, Russian Defense, Ukraine, Russian Air, Xinhua News Agency, West, NATO, Afp Locations: Nazi Germany, Red, Moscow, Russia, Reuters Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Cuba, North Korea, Iran, China, Kostyantynivka, Donetsk, AFP

☆ Beethoven’s hair reveals evidence of lead poisoning, scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Beethoven’s genome was made publicly available, inviting researchers around the world to investigate lingering questions about Beethoven’s health. Meanwhile, scientists continue to figuratively go over the authenticated locks of Beethoven’s hair with a fine-tooth comb, teasing out surprising insights. But at the time the researchers did not test Beethoven’s newly authenticated hair samples for lead. Because the researchers don’t have hair samples from earlier in Beethoven’s life, it’s impossible to understand when the lead poisoning started, Meredith said. But Rifai said he saw comparable lead levels when he conducted research in two villages in Ecuador where the main trade is to glaze tiles with lead from batteries.

Persons: Ludwig van Beethoven’s, Beethoven, ”, Christian Reiter, Hiller, Thayer, Anton Halm, William Meredith, Nader Rifai, Meredith, Rifai, Paul Jannetto, he’d, Johann Adam Schmidt, Beethoven’s, “, ” Meredith, Friedrich Schiller’s, Joy, it’s Organizations: CNN —, Center of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Beethoven, Symphony, Ninth, Ninth Symphony Locations: United States, Ecuador, Vienna

☆ Can Marin Alsop Shatter Another Glass Ceiling?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Zachary Woolfe | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Marin Alsop’s conducting students were taking turns on the podium recently in a rehearsal room at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore. Alsop, who spent untold hours at Meyerhoff Hall during her 14 years as music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, a tenure that ended in 2021, teaches in technical, tangible details. In a measure with 11 beats, she suggested using the last as a pickup to the following bar, to give the players an extra bit of clarity. “You’re not accompanying,” she told a rising maestro who seemed to be giving an invisible musician too much leeway. “You’re in charge.”

Persons: Marin Alsop’s, Stravinsky’s, Alsop, “ You’re, ” Organizations: Meyerhoff Symphony, Meyerhoff, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Locations: Baltimore

☆ The husband and wife team behind 'The Fall Guy' reveal how their own love affair inspired stars Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Their latest film, "The Fall Guy," looks to continue that streak of success. 'The Fall Guy' evolved from film noir to action rom-comRyan Gosling plays stuntman Colt Seavers in "The Fall Guy." Eric Laciste/Universal Pictures"The Fall Guy" movie adaptation had been bouncing around Hollywood for decades, with everyone from Nicolas Cage to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson attached to star. AdvertisementIn "The Fall Guy," Gosling's Colt must clear his name after footage appears to implicate him in the death of another stuntman. AdvertisementThe Taylor Swift song "All Too Well" wasn't originally in the movieRyan Gosling and Emily Blunt in "The Fall Guy."

Persons: —, David Leitch, Kelly McCormick, they've, Shaw, Guy, it's, Lee Majors, Colt Seavers, Ryan Gosling, Jody Moreno, Emily Blunt, Leitch, McCormick, who's, Brad Pitt, McCormack, Gosling, Blunt's, Eric Laciste, Nicolas Cage, Dwayne, Johnson, David, Blunt, Jody, Emily, " Leitch, Ryan, Leitch David Leitch, Kiss, Yungblud, I'm, Tom Cruise's, Taylor, Colt, Harry Nilsson's, Taylor's Organizations: Service, Business, Pictures, Universal, Colt, deepfakes, Hollywood Locations: Hollywood

☆ Richard Tandy, Keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra, Dies at 76
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Yan Zhuang | More About Yan Zhuang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Richard Tandy, the keyboardist for the British rock band Electric Light Orchestra, whose riffs helped define the futuristic blend of Beatles-esque pop and orchestral arrangements that catapulted the group to global fame in the 1970s, has died. Mr. Lynne, who called Mr. Tandy his “longtime collaborator,” did not specify when Mr. Tandy had died or the cause of death. Born on March 26, 1948, in Birmingham, England, Mr. Tandy first entered the orbit of E.L.O. by playing the harpsichord in a band with Bev Bevan, who would later become E.L.O.’s drummer. after the release of its first album in 1972, initially playing bass guitar but later becoming the group’s keyboardist after another founding member left.

Persons: Richard Tandy, Jeff Lynne, Lynne, Tandy, ”, Bev Bevan, ’ Organizations: Orchestra, E.L.O Locations: British, Birmingham, England

☆ John Jacob Astor’s gold watch worn on Titanic to be sold at auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Emily Blumenthal | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Astor was one of around 1,500 people who died when the Titanic sank on April 15, 1912 after hitting an iceberg. The violin itself was sold for $1.7 million via the same auction house in 2013 and is the highest-selling item from the ship ever. The valise belonging to Titanic bandmember and orchestra leader Wallace Hartley, which held the violin he played as the Titanic sank, is also for sale. The watch was among the personal effects found with Astor’s body after the Titanic sank, according to the auction house. In 1935, Vincent gave the watch as a christening gift to the infant son of William Dobbyn IV, John Jacob Astor’s executive secretary, according to the auction house.

Persons: John Jacob Astor IV, Astor, Madeleine, Henry Aldridge, bandmember, Wallace Hartley, Andrew Aldridge, Aldridge, Vincent Astor, Vincent, William Dobbyn IV, John Jacob Astor’s, ” Aldridge, John Jacob Astor IV’s cufflinks Organizations: CNN, Titanic, Henry Aldridge & Son, Son Locations: Wiltshire, England, United States

☆ The Venice Biennale and the Art of Turning Backward
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Jason Farago | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There is a sour tendency in cultural politics today — a growing gap between speaking about the world and acting in it. In the domain of rhetoric, everyone has grown gifted at pulling back the curtain. We are losing faith with so many institutions of culture and society — the museum, the market, and, especially this week, the university — but cannot imagine an exit from them. I’ve just spent a week tramping across Venice, a city of more than 250 churches, and where did I encounter the most doctrinaire catechism? It was in the galleries of the 2024 Venice Biennale, still the world’s principal appointment to discover new art, whose current edition is at best a missed opportunity, and at worst something like a tragedy.

Locations: Venice

☆ Lion Cafe: A classical music cafe in the middle of Tokyo’s busy Shibuya area
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Maggie Hiufu Wong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Walking into the Lion Cafe, in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, the first thing one notices is the seating. “Meikyoku kissa is a place that plays classical music, where customers can listen to music, have a drink and relax,” says Naoya Yamadera, the current manager of the Lion Cafe. The cafe has more than 10,000 classical music CDs and records. Many people are not familiar with classical music, so I’d like them to get used to it in places like here,” says Yamadara. For more on the Lion Cafe, watch the video at the top of this story.

Persons: ”, Naoya Yamadera, Yanosuke, John S Lander, Yamadera, they’ve, “ Organizations: CNN, Lion Locations: Tokyo’s Shibuya, Tokyo, America, Europe, Japan

☆ Philharmonic Sidelines 2 Players It Tried to Fire for Misconduct
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Javier C. Hernández | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The New York Philharmonic said on Monday that two players it had tried to fire in 2018 — but was forced to rehire after the musicians’ union challenged their dismissal — would not take part in rehearsals or performances for the time being after a magazine article detailed the allegations of misconduct that had been made against them. The Philharmonic said that the players — the principal oboist, Liang Wang, and the associate principal trumpet, Matthew Muckey — would not appear as the orchestra deals with the fallout from a New York magazine article published on Friday. In the article Cara Kizer, a former Philharmonic horn player, came forward for the first time to publicly discuss an encounter that occurred when she was on tour with the Philharmonic in Vail, Colo., in 2010. She told the Vail Police Department then that she had been sexually assaulted after spending the evening with the two players and was given a drink she came to believe was drugged, according to police records. No charges were filed against the men and both have denied wrongdoing; their lawyers said they expect to return to the ensemble soon.

Persons: Liang Wang, Matthew Muckey —, Cara Kizer Organizations: New York Philharmonic, Philharmonic, New, Vail Police Department Locations: New York, Vail , Colo

☆ Klaus Mäkelä, 28-Year-Old Finnish Conductor, to Lead Chicago Symphony
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Javier C. Hernández | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which has been led for decades by conducting titans including Georg Solti, Daniel Barenboim and Riccardo Muti, announced Tuesday that its next music director would be Klaus Mäkelä, a 28-year-old Finnish conductor whose charisma and clarity have fueled his rapid rise in classical music. When he begins a five-year contract in 2027 at 31, Mäkelä will be the youngest maestro in the ensemble’s 133-year history, and one of the youngest ever to lead a top orchestra in the United States. Mäkelä, who will become music director designate immediately, said in an interview that he did not think his age was relevant, noting that he had been conducting for more than half his life, beginning when he was 12. “I don’t think about it,” he said. “Music doesn’t really have any age.”Mäkelä, who will also take over as chief conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam in 2027, said he was joining the Chicago Symphony because it has “that intensity — that same sound from the past.”

Persons: Georg Solti, Daniel Barenboim, Riccardo Muti, Klaus Mäkelä, Mäkelä, “, ”, ” Mäkelä Organizations: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Locations: United States, Amsterdam

☆ The Team Effort Behind One of Classical Music’s Greatest Hits
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Hugh Morris | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 1916, the composer Gustav Holst took a young conductor, Adrian Boult, on a long walk through Kew Gardens and Richmond Park in London. A few years earlier, Boult had written to Holst asking whether he had composed any music for small orchestra that he could perform. Few were better equipped than they were to introduce Boult to the score; as rehearsal pianists, amanuenses, copyists and performers, the two would be intimately involved in the creation of “The Planets,” one of the most popular orchestral pieces of the 20th century. Documents from Lasker’s archive at the Royal College of Music in London show that this way of introducing “The Planets” to other artists wasn’t so unusual in its genesis. In an introduction to the piece given by Lasker on BBC radio in 1951, she said, “We had the great joy of introducing the work to all the great conductors in this country, and, after the war, to many of the great continental conductors.”

Persons: Gustav Holst, Adrian Boult, Boult, Holst, ” Holst, Vally Lasker, Nora Day, amanuenses, Lasker, “, ” Organizations: Kew, Richmond Park, Royal College of Music, BBC Locations: Kew Gardens, Richmond, London

☆ Ivy League admission decisions are coming on Ivy Day. Here's what to do if you've been accepted, rejected, or waitlisted.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Steve Gardner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The clock seems to tick a little louder as the Ivy League schools — Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, UPenn, and Columbia — all prepare to announce their admissions decisions. Here's what you should do next if you've been accepted, rejected, or waitlisted. You gave everything you had to create a strong application, so it's OK if you need some time and space. The school orchestra and sports teams need the right talent in the right positions. Perhaps less obvious priorities are in place, such as adding rural students to balance the extra-urban students admitted last year.

Persons: Brown, you've Organizations: Service, Ivy League, — Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Dartmouth, Columbia Locations: Princeton, UPenn, Columbia

☆ With ‘Tommy’ Revival, Pete Townshend Is Talking to a New Generation
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Rob Tannenbaum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As he entered a suite at the Carlyle hotel in Manhattan, Pete Townshend mentioned that an afternoon meeting had been canceled. “So,” he added, “we have lots of time to talk.”Townshend is one of rock’s great singers, songwriters and guitarists, and he’s also among music’s pre-eminent talkers. In 1969, the Who released “Tommy,” a rock opera written mostly by Townshend, although the bassist John Entwistle contributed the songs “Cousin Kevin” and “Fiddle About,” and the drummer Keith Moon suggested the premise of “Tommy’s Holiday Camp.” Townshend expected the double album to fade quickly, in the way of most records. Instead, it took root in pop culture, and in short succession was adapted by a ballet group in Montreal, the Seattle Opera and the London Symphony Orchestra. Then, most memorably, it was a delirious 1975 film directed by Ken Russell.

Persons: Pete Townshend, ” Townshend, he’s, music’s, Tommy, Townshend, John Entwistle, Cousin Kevin ”, Keith Moon, Ken Russell Organizations: Carlyle, Seattle Opera, London Symphony Orchestra Locations: Manhattan, Montreal

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Tilson Thomas is to conduct the opening subscription program of the New York Philharmonic season, three years after the conductor announced he was being treated for a brain tumor. He has continued to lead an active schedule but with fewer performances: Tilson Thomas led four concerts with the New York Philharmonic in March 2023. He was founder of the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Florida, and music director of the San Francisco Symphony from 1995-2020. The philharmonic will be without a music director for two seasons. Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra music director Manfred Honeck will lead an opening gala on Sept. 24 that includes Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo.

Persons: — Michael Tilson Thomas, Emanuel Ax, Tilson Thomas, Jaap van Zweden, Gustavo Dudamel, Dudamel, Kate Soper, Philip Glass’s, Ken, David Masur, Kurt Masur, Augusta Read Thomas, Manfred Honeck, Tony, Cynthia Erivo, Herbert Blomstedt, Brahms, Hilary Hahn, Soprano Renée Fleming, Rod Gilfry, Kevin, ’, Juanjo Mena, Yuja Wang Organizations: New York Philharmonic, New, San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Locations: Miami Beach , Florida

☆ Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito are teaming up again
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger have plans to team up once again for a new movie. We met way before ‘Twins,’ years ago,” DeVito told CNN in a recent interview. We get along really well.”As for their Oscars reunion, DeVito said they tried to keep it quiet before the event. “We didn’t tell anybody and that was fun going out there and it was a big, good reception. You take the music out of the movie and the symphony orchestra is in front of the screen.”“I narrate the movie as well as play Wormwood,” DeVito explained.

Persons: Danny DeVito, Arnold Schwarzenegger, ”, “ Batman, “ Arnold, ” DeVito, “, DeVito, “ We’re, He’ll, “ Matilda ”, “ David Newman, Matilda ’, Pearlman, Mrs, Wormwood, Mara Wilson, Matilda Organizations: CNN, ‘ Twins, State Theater Locations: Philadelphia ”, New Brunswick, N.J, ”

☆ Shigeichi Negishi, Japanese inventor of first karaoke machine, dies aged 100
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Shigeichi Negishi, the entrepreneur who invented the world’s first karaoke machine, has died aged 100. Negishi, whose 1967 “Sparko Box” prototype is among several devices credited with ushering in Japan’s karaoke craze, died from natural causes in January. His death, which was made public last week, was confirmed to CNN by Shiro Kataoka, managing director of the All-Japan Karaoke Industrialist Association. “When I asked the factory engineer, he said, ‘It’s easy,’” Negishi recalled in an account published by the All-Japan Karaoke Industrialist Association, an industry body for Japan’s karaoke operators. Subsequent developments, including the introduction of video karaoke and networked karaoke systems, helped the phenomenon spread across Asia and the world in the following decades.

Persons: Shigeichi Negishi, Shiro Kataoka, Negishi, ‘, ” Negishi, Leon Harris, Matt Alt, Yoshio Kodama’s, ”, “, I’d, Association’s, ” Shigeichi Negishi, Hiroko Yoda, Daisuke Inoue, Inoue Organizations: CNN, Japan Karaoke, Association ., Association, “ Locations: Japan, Tokyo, Asia

☆ Japanese inventor who built the first karaoke machine after a colleague mocked his bad singing has died
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewWe have one man to thank (or blame) for the many nights we've spent yelling our favorite hits down a microphone: Shigeichi Negishi. The Tokyo-based entrepreneur, who invented the world's first karaoke machine, has passed away aged 100. Farewell to another legend: Shigeichi Negishi, inventor of karaoke, has died age 100. And so, in 1967, the world was graced with its first karaoke machine: the Sparko Box. Online retailers of karaoke hardware continue to thrive, led by Ace Karaoke and Karaoke Warehouse in the States.

Persons: —, we've, Negishi, Atsumi Takano, Matt Alt, Shigeichi, ZOpLdSisb2, Daisuke Inoue, Alt, Lady Gaga, Shigeichi Negishi Organizations: Service, Business, Japan Karaoke, Association, Getty Japan, Buffalo Wild Wings, Ace, Apple Locations: The Tokyo, Japan

☆ Al Pacino’s best picture presentation at the Oscars left some viewers confused
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —There was no envelop mix up at the Oscars on Sunday, but there was some confusion in the audience when Al Pacino casually announced “Oppenheimer” had won best picture. The cast and crew of “Oppenheimer” then rose to take the stage to accept the award that most Oscars observers predicted they would win. Best picture: "Oppenheimer" Universal Pictures Best actress: Emma Stone, "Poor Things" Searchlight Pictures Best actor: Cillian Murphy, "Oppenheimer" Universal Pictures Best director: Christopher Nolan, "Oppenheimer" Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures Best supporting actress: Da'Vine Joy Randolph, "The Holdovers" Seacia Pavao/Focus Features Best supporting actor: Robert Downey Jr., "Oppenheimer" Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures Best adapted screenplay: "American Fiction" Claire Folger/Orion Releasing Best original screenplay: "Anatomy of a Fall" Les Films Pelléas Best international feature film: "The Zone of Interest" Courtesy of A24 Best costume design: "Poor Things" Atsushi Nishijima/Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures Best production design: "Poor Things" Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures Best cinematography: "Oppenheimer" Universal Pictures Best original score: "Oppenheimer" Universal Pictures Best original song: "What Was I Made For?" performed by Billie Eilish for the film "Barbie" Lara Cornell/Warner Bros. Pictures Best animated feature: "The Boy and the Heron" GKIDS Best animated short film: "War Is Over! Photos: Oscars winners 2024 Prev NextPacino was just being Pacino, according to Bill Kramer, chief executive of the Academy.

Persons: Al Pacino, “ Oppenheimer ”, Pacino, Oppenheimer, ’, Jimmy Kimmel, Emma Stone’s, “, ”, Emma Stone, Cillian Murphy, Christopher Nolan, Melinda Sue Gordon, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Robert Downey Jr, Claire Folger, Pelléas, Atsushi Nishijima, Billie Eilish, Barbie, Lara Cornell, Yoko, ShortsTV, Henry Sugar, Bill Kramer, ” Kramer Organizations: CNN, “, Universal Pictures, Pictures, Universal, Orion, Searchlight Pictures, Warner Bros, Music, John, Searchlight, Landmark Media, Toho, Academy, New York Times, ” CNN Locations: La

☆ Barbie is the blueprint as Mattel seeks to revitalize American Girl, Fisher-Price
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

This is especially important for the company's Fisher-Price and American Girl brands, which have been in the midst of their own transformations for several years. In just the last year, net global sales for American Girl were down 9%. When it comes to to the American Girl brand, Kreiz admits that the challenges "were not product driven," but rather an issue with its commercial strategy. American Girl doll by Mattel Source: Mattel"We think there's some real opportunities to continue to grow the brand and extend the story that exists within American Girl thoughtfully, and we want to do it authentically," said Silverman. Mattel executives remained tightlipped about what to expect from an upcoming American Girl movie, which currently does not have a release date.

Persons: Barbie, Ynon Kreiz, Fisher, Price, Kreiz, He's, Greta Gerwig, Josh Silverman, Margot Robbie, It's, company's Fisher, Capital, Mattel, Silverman, Lisa McKnight Organizations: Warner Bros, Mattel, Barington Capital, American Girl, CNBC, Sinfonietta, Sunday's, American, Fisher, Disney, Paramount Locations: American

NEW YORK (AP) — Andrea Götsch was surprised when she won her audition in 2019 that led to membership in the Vienna Philharmonic. I thought that was too far away.”A male bastion from its founding in 1842 until 1997, the Vienna Philharmonic now has 24 female players among 145 members with three vacancies as it tours the United States this week. And we want the best members, so it was the right decision.”Based since 1870 at Vienna’s Musikverein, the Vienna Philharmonic elects leadership, engages conductors, chooses programs and schedules tours and recording sessions. It selects members from the Vienna State Opera Orchestra and has had a summer residency at the Salzburg Festival since 1922. A year later, she was confirmed for the Opera Orchestra and in 2022 she became a VPO member.

Persons: — Andrea Götsch, ”, “, It’s, Daniel Froschauer, Vienna’s Musikverein, Anna Lelkes, Albena Danailova, Franz Welser, Madeleine Carruzzo, York Philharmonic’s, Stephanie “ Steffy ” Goldner, Helen Kotas, Froschauer, Anneleen Lenaerts, Xavier de Maistre, Michael Bladerer, Strauss ’, Arabella ”, ” Lenaerts, ” Götsch, Johann Hindler, Verdi’s “, Daniel Harding, Götsch Organizations: Vienna Philharmonic, Associated Press, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Salzburg Festival, Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall, Berlin Philharmonic, York, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, State Opera Orchestra, Mahler, of, State Opera, VPO, Opera Orchestra Locations: Vienna, United States, Vienna’s, Swiss, Brussels, Bolzano, Italy, Mahler’s

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