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☆ Ahlgrim Acres: The mini-golf course underneath an Illinois funeral home
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Welcome to Ahlgrim Acres, a macabre mini-golf experience buried underneath a funeral home. OriginsIn 1964, Roger Ahlgrim strolled into Ahlgrim Family Funeral Services’ newly constructed building, located in the small, leafy village of Palatine, a suburb of Chicago. Ahlgrim FFS / FacebookToday, Jonathan Gwizdala, a fifth-generation Ahlgrim, is among the funeral directors that continue the legacy of his grandfather by overseeing the course. Nothing out of the ordinary there, until you discover they are the names of Ahlgrim Family Funeral Services’ still-very-much-alive funeral directors. Jonathan Gwizdala“Fairway to heaven”Host to thousands of rounds each year, Ahlgrim Acres has become woven into the fabric of the neighborhood.

Persons: Roger Ahlgrim strolled, Arthur Ahlgrim, Ahlgrim, Jonathan Gwizdala, ” Gwizdala, “, you’re, Roger Ahlgrim’s, Roger Ahlgrim's, ’, ”, Gwizdala Organizations: CNN, Ahlgrim, Facebook, Boy Scout Locations: Illinois, Palatine, Chicago

☆ Some fans have turned on Lana Del Rey. Here's a complete timeline of how the singer soured her own reputation.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +32 min

May 2020: Del Rey posted an unprompted public statement about her own reputationIt all began on May 21, four months after she attended the 2020 Grammys, when Del Rey shared a lengthy open letter on Instagram. —Lana Del Rey (@LanaDelRey) January 12, 2021—Lana Del Rey (@LanaDelRey) January 12, 2021Hardly one to stifle momentum, Del Rey also responded to the Australian blog Tone Deaf, which had published an article criticizing the defense of her album cover. —Lana Del Rey (@LanaDelRey) January 12, 2021—Lana Del Rey (@LanaDelRey) January 12, 2021Del Rey continued tweeting about her BBC interview, clarifying that she meant to criticize Trump's "significant lack of empathy" and "the issue of sociopathy and narcissism in America." Advertisement—Lana Del Rey (@LanaDelRey) January 12, 2021—Lana Del Rey (@LanaDelRey) January 12, 2021She also expressed disdain for negative publicity, citing her "long term relationship" with magazines like Complex and Rolling Stone, calling the former "pathetic." June 24, 2023: Del Rey arrived 30 minutes late to the stage at Glastonbury, telling the crowd, 'My hair takes so long to do'Lana Del Rey performs at Glastonbury Festival.

Persons: Lana Del Rey, Del Rey, —, Norman, Rockwell, Del Rey's, Del, she's, Ariana, Camila, Cardi, Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé, Lizzy Grant, Fader, Helen Brown, Brown, Christine Capetola, Lana, Ashley Reese, YouTuber D'Angelo Wallace, Lana Del, that's, Karen, Wallace, Nichole Perkins, Roxane Gay, Ariana Grande, Cat, Pence, It's, Magdalene, George Floyd, Kehlani, Tinashe, Violet, Noble, lana, frick, preemptively, I'm, Annie Mac, Trump, Donald Trump, Lana stans, Mac, Biden, I've, tweeting, Trump's, Steven Hyden, Ann Powers, Powers, they'd, Judah Smith, megachurch Churchome, Smith, Jack Antonoff, God, desirs, Marie Claire, Chris Pratt, Justin Bieber, Judah, Coleman Spilde, Joseph Okpako, WireImage Del, who's, Let's Organizations: Service, Pitchfork, Independent, Tulane, Trump, Twitter, Country, Billboard, Barnes, CDC, ppl, Michigan, YouTube, Capitol, NPR, Hall of Fame, BBC, Hillsong, Daily, Catholic Church, Glastonbury, Glastonbury Festival Locations: Los Angeles, America, Del Rey's, Del Rey, Churchome, y'all, WireImage Del Rey, Glastonbury

☆ Taylor Swift seems to reference Matty Healy throughout her new album. Here's a complete timeline of their relationship.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

At the concert, Swift was photographed dancing with her friends on the balcony, getting especially cozy with Kloss. February 25, 2015: Swift and Healy hang out at the Universal Music Brits party in LondonNick Grimshaw, Taylor Swift, and Matt Healy at the Universal Music Brits party. "It's not really anything to talk about, because if she wasn't Taylor Swift we wouldn't be talking about her. AdvertisementHe continued: "If I had gone out with Taylor Swift I would've been, 'Fucking hell! Taylor Swift performs at the 2016 Grammys; Matty Healy performs at the 2016 Apple Music Festival.

Persons: —, Taylor Swift, Matty Healy, Swift's, Healy, Milwaukee Healy, Swift, Los Angeles Swift, Selena Gomez, Gomez, Ellie Goulding, — Taylor, Harry Styles, merch, Angus O'Loughlin, hasn't, Stone, I've, she's, Martha Hunt, Lily Aldridge, Karlie, Haim, Hunt, Aldridge, Instagram, concertgoers, it's, Taylor, Jared, Swift Healy, Australia's, London Nick Grimshaw, Matt Healy, David M, Bacardi Swift, Kloss, Goulding, Nick Grimshaw, Mick Jagger, Halsey, It's, wasn't Taylor Swift, Robyn Beck, Dave J Hogan, Elle, Lana Del Rey, Jack Antonoff, Jack, Ally, Phoebe Bridgers, Paul Mescal, Bo Burnham, Bridgers, Burnham Organizations: Service, Poets Department, Business, Swift, Eagles, Us, MTV, Universal Music Brits, Soho House, Bacardi, Q, NME, KROQ, Klein, Poets Society Locations: Milwaukee, Los Angeles, New York City, Australia, London, Soho

☆ More layoffs may still come for tech workers
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Emilia David | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The tech sector has shed an estimated 330,000 jobs since last year, but my colleague Hasan Chowdhury writes that more cuts will likely come. Here's why tech workers have to brace for more layoffs. The AI arms race has pushed tech organizations to recruit AI talent from university programs aggressively. Google employees reportedly tried to stop Bard. Read Insider's exclusive on the cuts.

☆ Taylor Swift's 'Lavender Haze' music video is full of subtle references — here are 11 details you may have missed
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The camera lingers over a vinyl titled "Mastermind," the 13th track on "Midnights." A screenshot of the "Lavender Haze" music video. Taylor Swift/YouTube"Lavender Haze" is the third music video Swift has released in her "Midnights" era, following "Anti-Hero" and "Bejeweled." Swift revealed on Twitter that "Lavender Haze" was the first video treatment she wrote "out of the 3 that have been released," clearly implying that more videos are on the way. The "Mastermind" vinyl cover features two constellations: Sagittarius and Pisces.

☆ Taylor Swift released a new music for 'Lavender Haze,' which she described as a 'sultry sleepless '70s fever dream'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

☆ The 50 best breakup songs of the 21st century, ranked
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-14 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

"Cry Me a River" by Justin Timberlake"Cry Me a River" was released in 2002. Justin Timberlake/YouTubeWhen Greta Gerwig wrote Justin Timberlake a letter to ask if she could use "Cry Me a River" in her directorial debut "Lady Bird," she aptly described the track as "sultry and sullen and infectious — what 'Gimme Shelter' must have felt like to the kids of the late '60s." Gerwig was 19 when "Cry Me a River" was released, just a few years younger than Timberlake was when the song was written — or, more accurately, when it came spilling out after a heated phone call with his then-girlfriend. While that hardly sounds like a winning formula, "Cry Me a River" succeeds precisely because it's not bound by common laws of etiquette and chill. If most breakup songs are like sitcom episodes, "Cry Me a River" is the vengeance plot on a soap opera.

Persons: Justin Timberlake, Greta Gerwig, Bird, Gerwig, Timberlake, Timbaland

☆ The 17 best and 17 worst Ariana Grande songs of all time
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-05 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

"We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" pairs earnest lyrics with engrossing electro-pop. "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" is the 10th track on "Eternal Sunshine." Ariana Grande/YouTube"We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)," the second single from Grande's seventh album "Eternal Sunshine," is immediately easy to like. Song highlight: "Me and my truth, we sit in silence / Baby girl, it's just me and you / I don't wanna argue, but I don't wanna bite / My tongue, I think I'd rather die." If you like this, listen to: "Eternal Sunshine"

Persons: Ariana Grande, Robyn's, Imogen Heap's, Grande, it's

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