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☆ Inside the real-estate network for women that costs thousands but is helping investors build long-term wealth and achieve financial freedom
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Tresa Todd founded the Women's Real Estate Investors Network (WREIN). Stroud was no novice — she had dabbled in real-estate investing but hadn't generated much income from her portfolio. Joining the Women's Real Estate Investors Network (WREIN) was going to be a much bigger upfront investment than the course. She turned to real estate after realizing she needed to supplement her 401(k) money if she ever wanted to retire. Davitt and Verratti quit their jobs to work on their real estate business full-time.

Persons: Tresa Todd, Brenda Stroud's, Stroud, Todd, they've, Brenda Stroud, Brenda Stroud She, Mary Verratti, Brigette Davitt, Davitt, Verratti, Brigette Davitt Verratti, ", We've Organizations: Estate Investors, Dallas, Stroud, Tuskegee Locations: Stroud, Georgia, Tuskegee , Alabama, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, Seattle, Pittsburgh, Verratti

Sino-U.S. friction has worsened in recent years as Washington tries to restrict China's access to key technologies including cutting-edge chip technology, and Beijing looks to reduce its reliance on American tech. A customer talks to sales assistants in an Apple store as Apple Inc's new iPhone 14 models go on sale in Beijing, China, September 16, 2022. "This is textbook Chinese Communist Party behavior - promote PRC (People's Republic of China) national champions in telecommunications, and slowly squeeze Western companies' market access," Gallagher, a Republican, told Reuters. The drop in the technology sector weighed on the three main U.S. stock indexes, particularly the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite, which closed down 0.9%. IPHONE SLOWDOWNChina has been a bright spot for Apple in an otherwise tough period for iPhone sales.

Persons: chipmaker SMIC, Jake Sullivan, Sullivan, Thomas Peter, Biden, Mike Gallagher, Gallagher, Mark Warner, Rick Meckler, Susannah Streeter, Hargreaves Lansdown, Streeter, Aditya Soni, Jaspreet Singh, Shristi Achar, Diane Bartz, David Gaffen, Shounak Dasgupta, Devika Organizations: Apple, Street, Washington, Huawei, HK, U.S . Commerce Department, National, Air Force, BofA Global Research, Qualcomm, REUTERS, Beijing, Communist Party, People's, Republican, Reuters, U.S, Senate Intelligence Committee, planemaker Boeing, Micron, Broadcom, Texas, Nasdaq, Cherry Lane Investments, Hargreaves, Thomson Locations: Beijing, US, China, U.S, Kirin, People's Republic of China, Bengaluru

☆ Pádraig Harrington: Golfer plays tournament with his two dogs – and even gets them security passes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Take the dogs for a walk or play a round of golf? Why not both, said Pádraig Harrington. Playing in a Pro-Am event ahead of his home tournament at the DP World (European) Tour’s Irish Open on Wednesday, the Dublin-born golfer brought along his two Bernese Mountain Dogs to keep him company. The excitement of the day looked to have caught up with the pair eventually, though, with a later post on X from Harrington showing them sprawled out across the kitchen floor. “When you actually do something, it can be quite dramatic,” Harrington told reporters Tuesday.

Persons: Pádraig Harrington, –, – Wilson, Harrington, 🚨, “ Organizations: CNN, Setanta Locations: Dublin

☆ Ram and Salisbury win record third straight U.S. Open men's doubles title
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"I've got to thank my partner," Ram said during the trophy ceremony, where they collected a winner's check for $700,000. We're going to compete hard, fight hard and do our best until the very end. Sixth-seeded Bopanna and Ebden dominated the first set, breaking serve in the opening game and capturing it with a love hold. The last pair to win three straight U.S. Open men's doubles titles were Tom Bundy and Maurice McLoughlin from 1912-1914. Reporting by Rory Carroll in San Francisco; Editing by Toby Davis and Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Joe Salisbury, Rajeev Ram, Australia's Matthew Ebden, India's Rohan Bopanna, Mike Segar, Britain's Joe Salisbury, Matthew Ebden, Ebden's, I've, Ram, Salisbury, We're, Bopanna, Arthur Ashe, Tom Bundy, Maurice McLoughlin, Rory Carroll, Toby Davis, Ken Ferris Organizations: Tennis, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Flushing Meadows, San Francisco

☆ 'Dicks: The Musical' brings laughs to Toronto film festival
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Jenna Zucker | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Aaron Jackson, Bowen Yang, and Josh Sharp arrive during the the World premiere of Dicks: The Musical at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 7, 2023. REUTERS/Mark Blinch Acquire Licensing RightsSept 8 (Reuters) - During a Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) expected to lack star power, Bowen Yang brought excitement to the burgeoning crowd at the "Dicks: The Musical" world premiere. Independent studio A24 ventured into the comedic musical genre for "Dicks: The Musical" with Larry Charles, the director of "Borat," and the producers of "The Greatest Showman." The duo said they do not need an audience to take anything away from the film other than laughter. “Dicks: The Musical” is among 27 projects under TIFF’s 2SLGBTQ+ section, up three from last year.

Persons: Aaron Jackson, Bowen Yang, Josh Sharp, Dicks, Mark Blinch, Yang, ”, Megan Thee, Larry Charles, Sharp, Jackson, Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally, “ Dicks, Jenna Zucker, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: Toronto, Film, REUTERS, Hollywood, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Toronto , Ontario, Canada

LONDON (AP) — Beloved British electronic duo the Chemical Brothers released their 10th album on Friday, more than three decades into their career. Political Cartoons View All 1148 Images“I don’t know if it’s the right way to release an album," he smiled. The rave-ready “No Reason” became the lead single from the record — because it felt “fresh and different” and also “really fun to play live," says Rowlands. They were “the wrong people at the wrong place at the wrong time," Rowlands recalled. But as a band who are constantly looking forward, it isn't something Rowlands is quite ready to read.

Persons: Tom Rowlands, “, “ Everyone’s, Rowlands, Ed Simons, Beck, ”, —, Simons, aren’t, didn’t, Adam Smith, Marcus Lyall —, ” Rowlands, Robin Turner, “ I’m Organizations: Chemical, Audiences, “, Glastonbury Festival Locations: Ibiza, Glasgow

☆ Virgin Galactic launches three paying customers to space
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Virgin Galactic notched its third commercial spaceflight, launching three paying customers on a roughly 90-minute flight that briefly touched the edge of space. Also on board were two Virgin Galactic pilots, commander Nicola Pecile and Michael Masucci. Virgin Galactic stock has shed more than 30% of its value over the past month despite the company’s recent successes. On its first commercial launch, Virgin Galactic carried members of the Italian air force and an Italian engineer on a science research mission. All told, Virgin Galactic has sold about 800 tickets, including 600 at earlier price points up to $250,000 and, more recently, another couple hundred at $450,000 per ticket.

Persons: Virgin Galactic’s, Ken Baxter, Timothy Nash, Adrian Reynard, Nicola Pecile, Michael Masucci, Beth Moses, Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson, Michael Colglazier, Jeff Bezos, Jon Goodwin, Baxter, “ I’ve, Sir Richard, ”, Ken Baxter's Organizations: CNN, Virgin Galactic, Virgin, VSS Unity, America Locations: Vegas, British, South Africa, United Kingdom, New Mexico, Texas, Italian, Antigua

☆ Migrants not just numbers, Italian director says in Venice film
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Hanna Rantala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

VENICE, Sept 7 (Reuters) - With migrant arrivals once again surging in Italy, director Matteo Garrone has brought a film to Venice showing the perilous journey from Africa to Europe through the eyes of two naive, but plucky Senegalese teenagers. "In these years we have got used to the idea that they are only numbers and we forget that behind these numbers there are people, there are families, there are dreams, there are souls," Garrone told Reuters following the premiere of "Me Captain". "(The film) was born out the idea of wanting to change the point of view," said Garrone, whose previous movies include the crime dramas "Gomorrah" and "Dogman". Almost 115,300 boat migrants have reached Italy so far this year against 61,870 at the same point in 2022. "Me Captain" is the second film tackling the theme of immigration at this year's Venice Film Festival, following "Green Border", which depicted the nightmares awaiting migrants at the crossing between Poland and Belarus.

Persons: Matteo Garrone, Garrone, Seydou Sarr, Crispian Balmer, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Reuters, United Nations, Golden Lion, Thomson Locations: VENICE, Italy, Venice, Africa, Europe, Libya, France, Senegal, Morocco, Poland, Belarus

☆ Apple tumbles, drags tech stocks lower as fears grow over China iPhone curbs
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Aditya Soni | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A customer talks to sales assistants in an Apple store as Apple Inc's new iPhone 14 models go on sale in Beijing, China, September 16, 2022. Apple suppliers and companies with large China exposure including Broadcom (AVGO.O), Qualcomm (QCOM.O) and Texas Instruments (TXN.O) fell between 1.4% and 4.7%. The moves by Beijing also come at a time when Apple is grappling with a decline in iPhone sales, with China being a bright spot in what was an otherwise disappointing quarterly earnings report last month. The sanctions had hammered Huawei's sales in its home country and allowed Apple to take some market share from the national favourite. Apple could, however, see a demand boost after an event next week where it is expected to unveil its iPhone 15 line-up, as well as new smartwatches.

Persons: Thomas Peter, D.A Davidson, Tom Forte, chipmaker SMIC, Aditya Soni, Jaspreet Singh, Shounak Dasgupta Organizations: Apple, REUTERS, company's, Broadcom, Qualcomm, Texas, Reuters, Beijing, planemaker Boeing, Street, HK, Huawei, Bofa Global Research, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, Washington, The U.S, U.S, Kirin, Bengaluru

People walk past a Huawei store with advertisements for the Mate 60 series smartphones, at a shopping mall in Beijing, China August 30, 2023. That's another really big advance they've made," Dan Hutcheson, an analyst with TechInsights, told Reuters. "The significance is that it shows that China has been able to stay 2-2.5 nodes behind the world's best (chip) companies. "China's been buying tools like crazy so they probably have the capability to do this and yield ok with it." Huawei and SMIC did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Persons: Yelin, they've, Dan Hutcheson, TechInsights, chipmaker SMIC, Hutcheson, Gina Raimondo's, it's, China's, Brenda Goh, Joyce Lee, David Kirton, Miyoung Kim, David Evans Organizations: Huawei, REUTERS, Rights, Huawei Technologies, Reuters, The, HK, U.S . Commerce, SMIC, Apple, South Korea's SK Hynix Inc, SK Hynix, U.S, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, The Ottawa, Huawei's, U.S, Seoul, Shenzhen

People walk past a Huawei store with advertisements for the Mate 60 series smartphones, at a shopping mall in Beijing, China August 30, 2023. REUTERS/Yelin Mo/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSHANGHAI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies' new high-end smartphone contains more China-made chip components than previous models in a sign of Beijing's advances in the semiconductor sphere, according to research firm TechInsights, which is taking the device apart. That's another really big advance they've made," Dan Hutcheson, an analyst with TechInsights, told Reuters. "The significance is that it shows that China has been able to stay 2-2.5 nodes behind the world's best (chip) companies. "China's been buying tools like crazy so they probably have the capability to do this and yield ok with it."

☆ CEO, ex-NSA hacker says ‘people hate’ this advice—but it’s your ‘single biggest’ protection from scams
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"Everybody hates multi-factor authentication," cybersecurity expert and former government hacker Kyle Hanslovan tells CNBC Make It. Microsoft has claimed that multi-factor authentication can prevent 99.9% of cyberattacks on personal accounts. Fewer than half of U.S. small business-owners require employees and customers to use multi-factor authentication, according to the Cyber Readiness Institute. They're more likely to choose the path of least resistance whenever they come across an obstacle, like an extra step for authentication, Hanslovan says. "If you [use multi-factor authentication] and choose that app, you're almost ahead of most of the pack and attackers will move to somebody who's the slowest one."

Persons: Kyle Hanslovan, Huntress, Hanslovan, I've, you've, Warren Buffett Organizations: CNBC, U.S . Air Force, National Security Agency, Air National Guard, Microsoft, Duo Security, Cyber Readiness, Mobile, Google Locations: U.S

☆ Wall, what wall? Two detained after leveling part of China's Great Wall
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | Lisa Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

It may have seemed like a good idea at the time. In an apparent attempt to create a shortcut, two people allegedly used heavy machinery to remove a sizeable section of the Great Wall of China in Shanxi province, according to an online notice by local authorities. The duo used an excavator to widen a pre-existing gap so that their heavy machinery could pass through it, according to the notice issued by Youyu County security officials. The pair — a 38-year-old man named Zheng and a 55-year-old woman named Wang — removed the wall "to shorten a journey," according to a CNBC translation of the notice published on Aug. 31. The suspects are both from Inner Mongolia.

Persons: Zheng, Wang — Organizations: CNBC Locations: China, Shanxi, Youyu, Inner Mongolia

☆ Jazz quintet Ezra Collective wins Mercury Prize
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] The winner of 2023 Mercury Prize, Ezra Collective, pose for a photograph at the Mercury Music Prize awards in London, Britain, September 7, 2023. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Ezra Collective on Thursday won the Mercury Prize for "Where I'm Meant to Be", the first jazz album to ever take home the British music award. Open to all musical genres, the Mercury Prize shortlists 12 albums released by British and Irish acts in the United Kingdom in the past year. by singer Jessie Ware, "Heavy Heavy" by Scottish group Young Fathers and experimental pop duo Jockstrap's debut "I Love You Jennifer B". ($1 = 0.8019 pounds)Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Sarah Mills; editing by Diane CraftOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ezra, Maja Smiejkowska, Femi Koleoso, TJ Koleoso, Joe Armon, Jones, James Mollison, Ife Ogunjobi, Loyle Carner, Raye, Emeli Sande, Steve McQueen, Ezra Collective's, Little, PJ Harvey, DJ Fred, J Hus, Jessie Ware, Jennifer B, Olivia Dean's, Hugo, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Sarah Mills, Diane Craft Organizations: Mercury, REUTERS, Thursday, British, Kojey, Ezra, Young, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, United Kingdom

☆ Disney's wildest ride: Iger, Chapek and the making of an epic succession mess
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +88 min

Iger told Chapek that he lived for those "two-shower days," according to people familiar with the conversation. In January 2020, Iger told Chapek the plan was back on. During his 27 years at the company, Chapek had only attended one annual meeting — as a guest in the audience. Bob Iger, Disney CEO, during a CNBC interview, Feb. 9, 2023. WATCH: Disney CEO Bob Iger's exclusive July 2023 CNBC interviewTake the 'A'During Chapek's tenure as CEO, Disney lost more than a quarter of its market value.

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☆ John Fetterman says JD Vance is more focused on 'silly performance art' than trying to pass the railway safety bill they've introduced together
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

JD Vance and John Fetterman, populists from different parties, worked together on a rail safety bill. Fetterman accused Vance of "silly performance art" over his doomed effort to ban mask mandates. Vance argued his mask crusade isn't distracting from the rail bill, and that he's been building support for it. The duo, among others, are the prime co-sponsors of the Railway Safety Act, a bill to improve safety protocols for trains carrying hazardous materials. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Most of my work on the railway bill has been persuading Republican colleagues to sign on to the bill," said Vance.

Persons: JD Vance, John Fetterman, Fetterman, Vance, Sen, John Fetterman's, John, We're, he's, they've, we've Organizations: Service, Democrat, Republican, Railway, Senate Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ohio, East Palestine , Ohio, COVID

☆ The cofounder of Fanhouse explains why she resigned from the startup and what she would have done differently if she started it today — including not raising VC funding
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Creator Rosie Nguyen started Fanhouse in 2020 with two other cofounders. Nguyen explains what she would do differently as a founder if she were building the startup today. Nguyen launched Fanhouse in 2020 as a subscription platform for creators to monetize, share exclusive behind-the-scenes content, and connect with top fans. The added investments helped Fanhouse in many ways, like hiring more staff and paying creators more money through the platform. She'd also tap into equity crowdfunding like creator startup Gumroad did.

Persons: Rosie Nguyen, Fanhouse, Nguyen, Lucy Guo, @jasminericegirl, Khoi Le, Jerry Meng, VCs, Jeff Morris Jr, Andreessen Horowitz, She'd, she'd, Le, Meng, shouldn't Organizations: Twitter, Investors, didn't Locations: American, Los Angeles, Fanhouse, VCs

☆ Gary Wright, Who Had a ’70s Hit With ‘Dream Weaver,’ Dies at 80
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Alex Williams | More About Alex Williams | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Gary Malcolm Wright was born on April 26, 1943, in Cresskill, in northeast New Jersey, the middle of three children of Lou Wright, a structural engineer, and Anne (Belvedere) Wright. His mother helped instill in him an interest in music and acting, driving him to piano lessons and eventually to auditions. “I originally came into the play as an understudy to the main role, and then I picked up the main child role,” Mr. Wright said in a 2014 interview with Smashing Interviews magazine. While attending Tenafly High School, he played in various rock groups, including a duo called Gary and Billy with his school friend Bill Markle. Their single “Working After School” was played on the TV show “American Bandstand.”After high school, Mr. Wright attended William & Mary in Virginia for a year before transferring to New York University, where he switched his focus to medicine.

Persons: Gary Malcolm Wright, Lou Wright, Wright, Fanny, ”, Florence Henderson, “, ” Mr, Gary, Billy, Bill Markle, William, William & Mary, Chris Blackwell, . Blackwell Organizations: Rangers, Little League baseball, Tenafly High School, William &, New York University, Island Records Locations: Cresskill, New Jersey, Anne, Belvedere, Virginia, Berlin, Europe, Oslo, England

MIAMI (AP) — Joe Jonas filed for divorce from Sophie Turner on Tuesday after four years of marriage and two children. The 34-year-old Jonas Brothers singer filed to end his marriage with the 27-year-old star of “Game of Thrones” and “X-Men” actor in Florida's Miami-Dade County Court. Turner and Jonas married in a secretive ceremony at a Las Vegas wedding chapel on May 1, 2019, after the Billboard Music Awards. Representatives for Jonas and Turner did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The Arizona-born Jonas came to fame with brothers Nick and Kevin in a band starting in 2005 and subsequent Disney Channel series.

Persons: — Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner, Jonas Brothers, Turner, Jonas, Dan, Shay, Willa, Sansa Stark, ”, Jean Grey, Nick, Kevin Organizations: MIAMI, Dade, Dade County Court, Billboard, Disney Locations: Florida's Miami, Dade County, Vegas, Northampton, England, The Arizona

☆ Have You Met My Collaborator? He’s So Classic, He’s Dead.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Jesse Green | More About Jesse Green | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

On Broadway, Off Broadway, in special events and out of town, living authors are collaborating with dead ones. Some otherwise viable shows, like “Annie Get Your Gun,” need surgery because their racial or gender assumptions are now unacceptable. Others, like “Show Boat,” are merely falling out of copyright, with heirs eager to find a way to remonetize their property. And some — well one — are “Here We Are,” the musical Stephen Sondheim was working on when he died in November 2021. Directed by Joe Mantello and with a book by the comic playwright David Ives, it will reflect a very unusual collaboration indeed.

Persons: Amber Ruffin, Oz, Richard LaGravenese, Daniel Koa Beaty, John O’Hara’s, “ Pal Joey ”, Rodgers, Hart, John Weidman’s revisal, Annie, Stephen Sondheim, Michael Paulson, Sondheim, Luis Buñuel, ”, Joe Mantello, David Ives

☆ Childhood friends Medvedev, Rublev set for US Open tussle
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Russian duo have previously met seven times at the elite level, with Medvedev winning five matches including their latest encounter in the Dubai final this year. "We're really close friends," Medvedev said. You travel, travel, travel. Rublev said the friendship had become like a family bond after he was asked to be the godfather to Medvedev's daughter. "He's super honest, super relaxed.

Persons: Russia's Daniil Medvedev, Russia's Andrey Rublev REUTERS, Amr Alfiky, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Medvedev, Alex de Minaur, Rublev, Briton Jack Draper, We're, Medvedev's, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Ken Ferris Organizations: Dubai Tennis, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Centre, United Arab Emirates, U.S, Briton, Thomson Locations: Dubai, United Arab, Flushing Meadows, Bengaluru

☆ Congress is gearing up for a budget showdown. From funding for student-loan repayment to Social Security benefits, here's what's at stake.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Already, President Joe Biden has asked for short-term funding to help keep key programs running and head off a potential federal closure. Well, the federal budget year closes out on September 30. AdvertisementAdvertisementRepublicans already have conditionsHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy has reportedly told his party members that he believes it'll be necessary to pass some sort of short-term funding measure, according to MSNBC. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer similarly told MSNBC that he has met with McCarthy and the duo agreed to try and move forward with short-term funding. While the benefits would still flow, Americans relying on those programs would likely see processing delays and limited customer service.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kevin McCarthy, it'll, Chuck Schumer, McCarthy, GOPers, Donald Trump, Trump Organizations: Service, MSNBC, Republican, Justice Department, FBI, Social Security, SNAP, Management, Department of Agriculture, Assistance, Child Nutrition, Women, Children, Congressional Locations: Wall, Silicon, pare, Ukraine, Washington

☆ Remember when Will Smith’s ‘Fresh Prince’ wardrobe broke boundaries?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Hanna Phifer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

(CNN) — Upon reflection, the odd couple sensibilities that captivated viewers of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” were in place even before the cameras started rolling. Smith's "Fresh Prince" fashions captured, and curated, the visual aesthetic of hip-hop culture. Uncle Phil, conversely, stuck closely to upper middle-class regalia, with suits, sweater vests, and golf polos. “You wore a dashiki and an afro.”Uncle Phil and Smith face off in a scene from the "Fresh Prince" episode "How I Spent My Summer Vacation." As DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Jeff Townes and Will Smith perform with backing dancers at the 1993 American Music Awards.

Persons: Bel, Will Smith, James Avery, ”, Smith, Avery, Philip Banks, Phil, Elena Romero, Chris Haston, Uncle Phil, ” Smith, “, Joseph Del Valle, ” Romero, Flash, Jazzy Jeff, Jeff Townes, Banks Organizations: CNN, ”, NBC, Civil, Black, Museum, FIT, Fashion Institute of Technology, Getty, Black American, ” Entertainment, ABC, Smith Locations: West Philadelphia, California, United States, New York, America

☆ Steve Harwell, founding lead singer of Smash Mouth, dead at 56
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Steve Harwell, the founding lead singer of the rock group Smash Mouth, died Monday, according to his manager. He died at his home in Boise, Idaho, with family and friends by his side, according Robert Hayes, the manager of Smash Mouth. “Steve should be remembered for his unwavering focus and impassioned determination to reach the heights of pop stardom. This is what puts bread and butter on my table,’” Harwell told Vice of the group’s best known hits in a 2014 interview. It’s always the back door, or an open window or something, to get our stuff played.”While Smash Mouth reached peak success the late nineties, the group continued performing together and their fans stayed with them.

Persons: Steve Harwell, Harwell, Robert Hayes, “ Steve Harwell, ” Hayes, “ Steve, ” Harwell, ”, ’ ” Harwell, “, there’s, –, It’s, “ We’ve, Zach Goode Organizations: CNN, Duo, “ Locations: Boise , Idaho

☆ The Folk Implosion’s Music From ‘Kids’ Is Returning. The Band Is, Too.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Jeremy Gordon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But now, the Folk Implosion’s contributions to that soundtrack will be reissued on Sept. 8 via Domino Records as “Music for Kids.” It contains all the original compositions the band made for the movie, many of which have never been available on streaming, as well as a grab bag of sonically similar Folk Implosion recordings from subsequent albums. “Music for Kids” also doubles as a flagship release for the duo’s reunion. Davis left the band in 1999 on unfavorable terms; today, they’re working on new Folk Implosion recordings, and making plans to perform together. “Him being a fan of my work really made me feel safe — that I could just start talking.”Their mutual openness led the Folk Implosion in a very different direction. Contrary to Dinosaur Jr.’s grungy guitar heroics, or Sebadoh’s homespun singer-songwriter recordings, Davis was more comfortable pushing Barlow to experiment with rap and R&B production methods.

Persons: ”, Davis, “, ” Davis, Barlow, “ John, he’s, ” Barlow Organizations: Domino Records Locations: Westfield, Mass, Sebadoh, Davis

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