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☆ Opinion | What We Lose When We Push Our Kids to ‘Achieve’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Adam Gopnik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

I know there are objections to his view: At some moment, all accomplishment, however self-directed, has to become professional, lucrative, real. And surely many of the things that our kids are asked to achieve can lead to self-discovery; taught well, they may learn to love new and unexpected things for their own sake. There are many drugs that we swallow or inject in our veins; this is one drug that we produce in our brains, and to good effect. The hobbyist or retiree taking a course in batik or yoga, who might be easily patronized by achievers, has rocket fuel in her hands. The pursuit of accomplishment, what I call the real work, never ends, and always surprises.

☆ Bob Marley and the Wailers’ ‘Catch a Fire’ Turns 50
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( Marc Myers | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Jamaican music was hardly foreign to American ears or the U.S. pop charts in 1973. Starting with Harry Belafonte ’s recording of “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” in 1956, singles became hits using Jamaica’s brassy ska and mellow rocksteady styles. These included Millie Small’s “My Boy Lollipop” (1964), Johnny Nash ’s “Hold Me Tight” (1968) and “I Can See Clearly Now” (1972), the Beatles’ “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” (1968) and Desmond Dekker & the Aces’ “Israelites” (1968). Then, in February 1973, the Jamaican crime film “The Harder They Come,” starring singer Jimmy Cliff , was released in the U.S. along with the soundtrack album. Many Americans were exposed for the first time to reggae—a bass-heavy rhythmic style that emerged in 1968 with the Maytals’ “Do the Reggay.”

☆ The Las Vegas Aces Win First WNBA Title
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Rachel Bachman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A’ja Wilson, No. 22, and the Las Vegas Aces celebrate after winning the WNBA championship against the Connecticut Sun. The Las Vegas Aces beat the Connecticut Sun on Sunday to clinch their first WNBA title and secure the city its first championship in a major professional team sport. Riquna Williams came off the bench to give the Aces the late lead in the sometimes-sloppy game at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena as Las Vegas won 78-71 in Game 4 to take the best-of-five series 3-1.

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