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☆ Flower Arrangements Are Reaching New Heights
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Alice Cavanagh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“I have so much admiration for florists who can make haphazard, wild arrangements,” says Miguel Yatco, 30, the floral artist behind the Brooklyn-based studio Agos Muni. If last summer saw the culmination of a trend for sprawling, low-lying floral landscapes, Yatco’s work represents an aesthetic about-face. But these works are also defined by their height, their long stems often extending above or through equally elongated vessels. Compared to the bouffant-like silhouettes of Bosschaert’s assemblages, Boutemy’s were narrow, continuing the line of the cylindrical Venetian bubble-glass vases that held them. “Rigor and clarity are the most important things,” Boutemy says, and an elongated shape means “each flower remains visible and each gives strength to another.”

Persons: florists, ”, Miguel Yatco, Agos Muni, Jacqueline Sullivan —, Thierry Boutemy, Ambrosius Bosschaert, ” Boutemy Organizations: Flemish Locations: Brooklyn, York, Paris, Brussels, Wan

☆ Lolita style, explained: Why the Japanese-born, Victorian-inspired street style enchants women around the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Her youthful obsession realized in front of her, Ella was inspired to buy her first piece of Lolita fashion in 2015, from the popular Lolita e-tailer Angel Pretty. While Lolita style is named after Vladimir Nabokov’s eponymous teen in the controversial 1955 novel, the overlap ends there. Even 1950s-style American prom dresses, with their extravagant skirts and bodices, influence contemporary Lolita fashion, he said. The skirt's fullness, achieved through the use of a petticoat, is a key characteristic of Lolita fashion. Ella says her personal Lolita style is a blend of classic and sweet, with a healthy dose of prints and patterns.

Persons: Ella hadn’t, waltzed, ”, Ella, Lauren, Shelby Knowles, Pretty, ” —, She’s, it’s, Michelle Liu Carriger, Bianca, Kandace, Vladimir Nabokov’s, Masafumi, Monden, accessorized, Lolitas, Marie Antoinette, Brigitte Bardot, Jane Birkin, ” Monden, ” Liu Carriger, lacy Lolita, Kei, don’t, Liu Carriger, Nghi, Mary, Jane heels, substyles Organizations: CNN, American, UCLA’s School of Theater, Film, Television, University of Sydney, New, Asahi Shimbun, Pink House Locations: California’s Bay, Japan, America, San Francisco , California, US, Oakland , California, Australia, British, Otaru, Hokkaido, Tokyo, Lolitas, California

☆ In Death Valley, a Rare Lake Comes Alive
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Jill Cowan | Mette Lampcov | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Furnace Creek and Stovepipe Wells are among the roadside outposts inside Death Valley National Park, while Dante’s View draws tourists at sunset and Hell’s Gate greets visitors arriving from the east. In the summer, it is so hot here, along California’s southeastern spine, that some of the roughly 800 residents — nearly all of them park employees — bake brownies in their cars. But none of that is what prompted Lata Kini, 59, and her husband, Ramanand, 61, to pack their bags and drive about seven hours to get here on a whim this month. They were drawn instead by the mystique of another natural force. “I’m here because of the water,” Ms. Kini, said at Zabriskie Point, a popular vista, as she watched the rising sun paint the undulating stone peaks in shades of pink and deep purple.

Persons: Stovepipe Wells, —, Lata Kini, Ramanand, “, Ms, Kini Locations: Zabriskie

☆ For Joan Armatrading, Classical Music Is Just Another Genre
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Hugh Morris | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

ARMATRADING WAS BORN on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts in 1950, and moved to Birmingham, England, at age 7. I didn’t really ask anybody’s opinion, which is how I am still.”Some of Armatrading’s earliest experiences with classical music came through movies. “If you have 18 strings or something, and they’re doing that thing, you’re gonna cry,” she said. Armatrading is adamant that, in her Symphony, she just wanted to sound “like Joan,” but she’s also happy for listeners to bring their own associations. This symphony is by no means the first case of a pop artist to engage in classical composition.

Persons: ARMATRADING, “, ”, It’s, Rachmaninoff, Purcell, Tchaikovsky, Armatrading, Joan, she’s, Vaughan Williams, Paul McCartney’s, ” — Organizations: Decca Locations: St, Kitts, Birmingham, England

☆ An Embarrassment of Witches
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Marjorie Ingall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

$17.99, ages 8 to 12) shares with Del the realization that self-love can be an act of resistance. Not only can her powers help save the world, but they may also heal her fractured Scottish family. Stories involving spirits and witches (including “Where the Wild Things Are,” “A Wrinkle in Time,” and the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings series) have triggered book bans and challenges. These three novels are far more likely to be banned for featuring Black and Jewish characters than for witchcraft. Is it any wonder kids want to read about a magical world they have the power to improve?

Persons: Del, Eden Royce —, who’ve, ’ Lundy, Elle McNicoll’s, “, McNicoll, Harry Potter Organizations: Pond Press, PEN America Locations: South Carolina, Edinburgh

☆ Slinky and sleek: Tom Ford’s much-hyped return to the Milan catwalk does not disappoint
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Scarlett Conlon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Milan, Italy CNN —A new dawn rose in Milan on Thursday evening as British designer Peter Hawkings made his hotly anticipated debut in the creative director chair at Tom Ford. Hawkings said the show was a moment he felt like he'd been preparing for "my entire life." “Tom handing over the baton obviously meant everything to me.”Ford's high-octane sex appeal was still present in this collection, designed by Hawkings. “It was important for (the Tom Ford) woman (to) come closer to the man, because I think there was a disconnect before.… due to Tom being in LA and the design team being here. Claudia Greco/ReutersThe decision to kick-start the Hawkings era in Milan made “total sense” he said.

Persons: Italy CNN —, Peter Hawkings, Tom Ford, Hawkings, Ford, Estee Lauder, Sharp, Claudia Greco, backless, Gwyneth Paltrow, he'd, Tom, ”, Louise Wilson, “ He’s, Reuters Hawkings, Whitney Bromberg, Donyale Luna, Andy Warhol, Richard Avedon, ” Bromberg, “ It’s, Gucci, Gucci’s, Sabato De Sarno, Tom Ford’s Gucci, “, I’ve Organizations: Italy CNN, Ford, Gucci, MTV, Central Saint Martins, Reuters, womenswear, Detroit -, Milan Fashion Locations: Milan, Italy, Central, London, LA, Detroit

☆ The Best Grape Jelly Is Homemade
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Yewande Komolafe | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Food memories can sometimes run backward, to a moment when we first experienced entirely new sensations. In the summer of 2010, I worked at Pies ‘n’ Thighs, a Brooklyn restaurant focused on classic Southern comfort foods. One of my responsibilities was transforming that morning’s produce order into the basis for the day’s dishes. Over time, the fruits and vegetables that came my way helped me chart the changing season and experience the world outside our basement kitchen. And it was there that I first encountered Concord grapes, the deep purple fruit arriving in flats the very moment the season seemed to be peaking, the kitchen ovens making the mid-August humidity almost overwhelming.

Locations: Brooklyn, Concord

☆ I tried chocolate chip cookies from Crumbl and Insomnia and the winner had the best chewy texture
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

When it comes to chocolate chip cookies, I prefer a chewy texture and balanced sweetness. The chocolate chip cookies my mom made will always reign supreme in my mind. A growing number of bakeries are offering their own takes on the classic chocolate chip cookie. I decided to visit both chains to see how their hero chocolate chip cookies stacked up. The Insomnia chocolate chip cookie was smaller and thinner than the Crumbl cookie, and much flatter.

Persons: City, Krispy Kreme, Crumbl, Manhattan Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins, Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins, munchie Organizations: Service, New, Starbucks Locations: Wall, Silicon, chewy, New York City, Philadelphia, Canada, Manhattan, scone, Insomnia's

☆ Wildfire smoke hits New York again: 'We are truly the first generation to feel the real effects of climate change,' Gov. Hochul says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A screenshot of a map from AirNow.Gov shows air quality and smoke plumes on June 28, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. The AirNow Fire and Smoke map is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Forest Service. Kathy Hochul tweeted Wednesday afternoon that air quality health advisories were in effect for the state. City administrators will be working to alert residents of the hazardous air conditions on public transit and via cell phone alert systems. But Hochul advised residents to look up their zip codes on AirNow.gov for localized air quality readings.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, Hochul Organizations: U.S . Environmental Protection Agency, U.S . Forest Service, New York Gov, Western Locations: Canada, New York, U.S . Forest Service ., York, Western New York, Central New York, Eastern Lake Ontario

☆ Artists like Led Zeppelin and Elton John toured around in a Boeing 720 private jet that featured a bar and a waterbed — see inside The Starship
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

"With the plane, they could base at one hotel like the Four Seasons in New York and just take a car to the airport, skip security, and commute to work," he said. "It was a much easier way to travel." The Starship parked and ready to pick up members of Deep Purple during their 1974 tour. Fin Costello/Redferns via Getty Images

Persons: Fin Costello, Redferns Organizations: Getty Locations: New York

☆ April Stevens Dies at 93; Her ‘Deep Purple’ Became a Surprise Hit
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Daniel E. Slotnik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

April Stevens, whose rushed recording of “Deep Purple” with her brother, Nino Tempo, became a chart-topping single in 1963 and won a Grammy Award, died on April 17 at her home in Scottsdale, Ariz. She was 93. The Stevens-Tempo version of “Deep Purple” — a jazz standard that had been a hit for Bing Crosby — featured the siblings harmonizing over a mellow arrangement accented with a harmonica. In one section, Ms. Stevens recited the lyrics and Mr. Tempo sang them back in falsetto. Ms. Stevens then fed them to him during that session. A friend loved the effect, Mr. Tempo said in a phone interview, and “we knew we had backed into something magical.”

☆ When to Paint Over Your Home’s Woodwork—and When to Leave It Alone
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Christina Poletto | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

TWO YEARS AGO when Kate Arends and her family moved into their 1956 rambler-style house in St. Paul, Minn., they encountered a thoroughly outdated kitchen that included uninterrupted oak paneling on the ceilings and walls. Not loving the wood’s golden hue, Ms. Arends, founder of lifestyle brand Wit & Delight, considered painting over it or sanding it down to a more neutral complexion, but the costs seemed prohibitive and the payoff uncertain.After the family had lived with the wood for a year, they decided to honor its hue but surround it with more modern décor. They painted Shaker-style cabinets a daring, un-woodsy powdery rose tone—Sulking Room Pink by Farrow & Ball—and further punched them up by installing slabs of Calacatta Viola marble with its trademark whorls of black and deep purple. An ink-blue gas range adds another shot of the unexpected. “If the wood is in great shape, the constraints of working within the shade or hue of the stain might seem limiting, but some really interesting solutions can come from those constraints,” said Ms. Arends.

☆ An unexpected force may be speeding up glacier melt across the globe: colorful algae blooms
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Now he sees bright pink and red algae blooms every year. Dr. Matt DaveyScientists like Maréchal think these algae blooms are getting larger and more frequent as rising global temperatures melt glaciers worldwide. Glacier algae seems to be booming, but scientists have a lot to learnResearcher Matt Davey samples snow algae at Lagoon Island, Antarctica. Ice algae and snow algae are different types of microorganisms, and different fields of study, but they both affect glaciers. A strip of "blood snow" filled with red algae cuts across a dark bloom of purple algae in Greenland.

Dan McCafferty, the longtime lead singer of the Scottish rock band Nazareth whose searing vocals propelled a cover of the ballad "Love Hurts" into a 1970s hit, has died, his longtime bandmate announced. McCafferty was 76, Nazareth bassist Pete Agnew said on the band's official Facebook page. "If it wasn’t for Dan McCafferty and Nazareth I wouldn’t be singing," Rose said in a 1988 interview. "Love Hurts," a ballad first made famous by The Everly Brothers and Roy Orbison as well, became an international hit for Nazareth in 1974. The band also scored several hits of their own, including "Hair of the Dog" which is a rock radio staple that continues to get airplay.

☆ With product innovation lagging, Silicon Valley bets on a fresh coat of paint
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN Business —When Google unveiled its new Pixel 7 smartphone lineup earlier this month, the devices looked largely the same as the year prior. Google has also swapped the stormy black (a stormy black) option on the Pixel 6 for obsidian (still black) on the Pixel 7. The emphasis on a new color palette for devices isn’t unique to Google. Apple’s new iPhone 14 lineup comes in Starlight (a champagne color) and midnight (black), and the company has previously unveiled two shades of green (“green” and “alpine green”) and purple (“purple” and “deep purple”). “Color names that are descriptive but odd can spark positive reactions because the consumer likes being able to ‘solve the puzzle,’” she said.

The iPhone 14 series is here, and I've been testing the standard iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max. Apple iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus are Apple's newest budget smartphones. Apple iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are Apple's newest high-end smartphones. The iPhone 14 doesn't feel any slower than the iPhone 14 Pro, despite running on an older processorThe iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro load and run apps as smoothly and quickly as each other. Antonio Villas-BoasI received the iPhone 14 in the new shade of blue, the iPhone 14 Pro in the new Space Black, and the iPhone 14 Pro Max in the new Deep Purple colors.

☆ Группа Legenda выступала на одной сцене с Deep Purple и Uriah Heep
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-09 | by ( Mld Media Srl | Степанов Георгий | ) noi.md time to read: +2 min

В частности, как выяснилось, группа Legenda под руководством Юрия Петровича выступала на одной сцене с такими монстрами мировой рок-музыки как Deep Purple и Uriah Heep. Группа Legenda отыграла мощный сет, и это было примерно в 4 часа утра. Наш бас-гитарист, Сергей Тестемицану, в отличие от нас, остальных участников группы Legenda, владел английским языком, и мы через него общались с тем же Иэном Гилланом, лидером группы Deep Purple, с другими музыкантами… Это простые ребята! Это вот эти «гламурные шестеренки» могут купить себе самую дорогую гитару в мире, а играть на ней не умеют…». Ниже вы можете посмотреть выступление группы Legenda на этом самом фестивале ROCK-92.

Persons: Uriah Heep, Legenda, Юрий Садовник, Юрий Петрович, Дмитрий Артамонов, Сергей Тестемицану, Иэн Гилланом Locations: Legenda, Arenele Romane, Молдова, Бухарест

☆ «Музыка во мне генетически». Памяти Юрия Садовника.
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-09 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +8 min

Я пою и из русских классиков, я пою и Николая Рубцова, у меня целый цикл есть, и Есенина. Пел в те годы в России, в Москве… у нас тогда были большие турне, по три-четыре месяца. В Николаеве меня знали очень хорошо, мы ездили в воинские части выступать с концертами, я пел песни «Норока» и был звездой. Во-первых, я дружу с Валерой Гаиной, и многие его песни слышал еще до того, как он их выпускал в свет. Играть, играть и играть.

Persons: cui, …, –, Urah Heep, Юрий Садовник, Николай Рубцов, Есенин, Лопе де Вега, Гарсиа Лорки, Шекспир, Михая Долган, Орхеяну, Георге, Владимир Курбет, Электрогитары, Саша Казаку, Жюль Верна, Немо, Днестр, Челентано, Николаев, Александр Серов, Меладзе, Людмила Сенчина, Сергей Захаров, Игорь Крутой, Ион Теодорович, Олег Балтага, Сережа Тестемицану, Ливиу Штирбу, Дима Артамонов, Иэн Гиланом, Рубцов, Костя Мунтяну, Штефан Буликану, Жириновский, Валера Гаиной Organizations: Национальный дворец, Союз композиторов, Н, Норд Locations: codrul, Молдова, Россия, Москва, Жур, Сусленах, Суслены, Советский Союз, Бельц, Оргеев, Кишинев, Бельцах, Николаев, Румыния, Франция, Дания, Германия, Венгрия, Окницы

☆ 13 aprilie, Ziua Internațională a Rock-and-Rollului. De unde își are originea acest stil
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-13 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

13 aprilie, Ziua Internațională a Rock-and-Rollului. De unde își are originea acest stilPe 13 aprilie se sărbătoreşte Ziua Internaţională a Rock-and-Rollului. Primii artiști care au abordat stilul rock-and-roll au fost afro-americanii: Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis sau Johnny Cash. Inspirat de rock-and-rollul american, rockul britanic avea să revoluţioneze muzica, prin formaţii ca The Beatles, The Who, The Animals sau The Rolling Stones. Sunt divergențe de opinie referitor la care disc a fost primul disc rock-and-roll, dar Rock Around the Clock (1954) a lui Bill Haley a fost primul disc de acest gen care a ajuns pe locul unu în topul revistei americane Billboard.

Persons: Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Led, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Alan Merill, Bill Haley, Billboard ., Joseph Burns, Arthur Big Organizations: Ziua, Black, Deep Purple, Billboard, Louisiana University Locations: - and, and, Roll, Statele Unite ale Americii, american, Louisiana

☆ Как в Советской Молдавии работала музыкальная цензура
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-09 | by ( Mld Media Srl | Степанов Георгий | ) noi.md time to read: +4 min

Во времена Советского Союза музыкальная цензура в Молдавии не была слабее по сравнению с «центром» - Москвой и Ленинградом, но в республике начальники были поставлены в другие условия. У одного даже была пластинка группы Wings Пола Маккартни, например", - отметил Михай Поятэ, подчеркнув, что дал передаче название Orizont Club. И в сравнении с зарубежной звучала бы плохо", - сказал Михай Поятэ. Отвечая на вопрос, насколько в целом в нашей республике цензура была слабее по сравнению с «центром» — Москвой и Ленинградом, Михай Поятэ подчеркнул, что нельзя сказать, что цензура была слабее. Она отнеслась с пониманием и взяла на себя ответственность, потому что иначе передача не пошла бы", - сказал Михай Поятэ.

Persons: Christ, Slade, Newsmaker.md, Михай Поятэ, Пол Маккартни, Ванды Заднипру, Петр Лучинский Organizations: Star, Radio Moldova, Orizont, Бухарест, Голос Америки, ЦК Locations: Советский Союз, Молдавия, Москва, Ленинград, Бухарест, Яссах, СССР, Кишинев

☆ Почему знаменитая группа Noroc оказалась под запретом
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-09 | by ( Mld Media Srl | Степанов Георгий | ) noi.md time to read: +2 min

Знаменитая группа Noroc была запрещена властями, когда они увидели, что эти музыканты имеют бешеный успех. Впоследствии группе разрешили вернуться на сцену, но с условием — отказаться от названия Noro и не исполнять песни, ставшие хитами. Об этом в интервью Newsmaker.md рассказал первый молдавский диск-жокей на радио, режиссер, писатель и публицист Михай Поятэ, автор книг об ансамбле Noroc, передает Noi.md. Он напомнил, что группу Noroc запретили в 1970 году, и весь их оригинальный репертуар — Dor-Dorule, De ce plang chitarele, Marioara — был под категорическим запретом. Вот и специфика нашей провинции", - подчеркнул первый молдавский диск-жокей на радио, режиссер, писатель и публицист.

Persons: Marioara, Михай Поятэ, Лев Лещенко, Кобзон, Кристалинскую Потом, Алла Пугачева, Муслим Магомаев Locations: Запад, Советский Союз

☆ «Я мог ставить в эфир Led Zeppelin, но не мог — „De ce plang ghitarele“». Михай Поятэ о музыке, цензуре и протесте в Советской Молдавии
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-06 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +19 min

У каждого музыкального произведения была карточка, и на обороте писалось, какого числа произведение было в эфире, чтобы не было повторов. В начале 1973 года на радио появился второй канал вещания, который, в отличие от первого, шедшего по проводам, нужно было ловить. Но вот через полтора года спохватились и потребовали, чтобы я давал в эфир половину советской, а половину зарубежной музыки. Я мог ставить в эфир Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, фрагменты из рок-оперы Jesus Christ Super Star, Slade. И Михай и его ансамбль увидели что-то удивительное для себя.

Persons: Europa Libera, ., Led, Marioara, Fender, Mihai Dolgan, Михаем Поятэ, Вопервых, Пол Маккартни, Ванда Заднипру, Петр Заднипр, Корнел Кириак, Михай, Петр Лучинский, Александр Градского, Александра Пахмутова, Саш, Александр Градским, Маршак, Ванды Заднипру, Лев Лещенко, Кобзон, Кристалинскую Потом, Алла Пугачева, Муслим Магомаев, Лучинский, Обедало, Николай Сулак, Николай Васильевич, Сулак, Ион Суручану, Михая Долган, Михай Долган, Уиллис Коновер, Марино Марини, Саша Казаку, Михая, Усатый, Шор, Демпартия, Додон, Михая Поятэ, Ник Цэрнэ Organizations: Radio Moldova, Wings, ., Deep, Noi, Radio Europa Liberă, Europa Liberă, , Бухарест, Голос Америки, ЦК, Веселые ребята, Скоморохи, Зеленый театр, Одесский, Черновицкий, Дойна, Тамбовская филармония, СМИ, Посольство Locations: Europa, Молдавия, Румыния, Бухарест, Таллин, Яссах, СССР, Москва, Петербург, Кишиневе, Запад, Винникоцкий, Россия, Бессарабия, Киев, Кишинев, Рига, Ленинград, Советский Союз, Молдова, США, Республика Молдова, Лучиана Штефэнеску

George Hood, în vârstă de 62 de ani, a stabilit recordul mondial Guinness în Chicago, devenind bărbatul care a păstrat cel mai îndelungat timp această poziție. Hood a depășit vechiul record, de 8 ore și 1 minut, stabilit în 2016 de către Mao Widong, citează Digi24. Hood a anunțat că nu va mai încerca să stabilească un nou record. George Hood a început să încerce această poziție în 2011 și s-a antrenat și 7 ore în fiecare zi. Pe tot parcursul evenimentului, Hood a ascultat muzică rock, printre care Van Halen, Montley Crue și Deep Purple.

Persons: George Hood, Hood, Mao, Van Organizations: Guinness, Planking, Deep Purple Locations: Chicago, Van Halen, Montley

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