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☆ Artists of Color Ask: When Is Visibility a Trap?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Aruna D Souza | More About Aruna D Souza | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The blur offers a similar anonymity to the residents of Harlem in Ming Smith’s nighttime photos from her “Invisible Man” series (1988-91). Where Smith uses long exposure to create her effect, Sondra Perry, in her video loop, “Double Quadruple Etcetera Etcetera I & II” (2013) relies on a tool in Photoshop that removes unwanted elements to partially obscure the bodies of two dancers. John Edmonds overexposes his film to create solarized prints with velvety surfaces in which his Black male subjects take refuge in the shadows. The hoodie, not surprisingly, shows up in many forms. Kevin Beasley casts it in resin in “ … ain’t it?” (2014), while Edmonds depicts young men who are doubly obscured — hoods up and seen from the back — in his large-scale photographs from 2018.

Persons: Smith, Sondra Perry, Joiri Minaya, John Edmonds overexposes, Kevin Beasley, Edmonds, Carrie Mae Weems, Trayvon Martin Locations: Harlem, Ming

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Before opening the World Series, the Arizona Diamondbacks wanted to recount a series of slights. Overlooked by oddsmakers and angered by analysts, the Diamondbacks find themselves in a Surprise Series against the also unexpected Texas Rangers. Texas starts Nathan Eovaldi, a 33-year-old right-hander and a two-time All-Star who has overcome two Tommy John surgeries. “We weren’t concerned with what people thought of us,” said first-year Rangers manager Bruce Bochy who led San Francisco to three titles from 2010-14. The Diamondbacks have allowed three unearned runs during the postseason and the Rangers one.

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☆ T'Yonna Major, 9, was 'destined for the Olympics' before she was fatally shot
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Lauren Mascarenhas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —T’Yonna Major was a 9-year-old girl with an oversized heart – a ravenous reader, a generous friend, a loving daughter — and she was a fearless vaulter. More about T'Yonna Major T’Yonna was shot and killed on February 24, 2023. Besides her gymanistics skills, T'Yonna Major was also an avid reader and devoured over 100 books last year. “We’re trying to… We’re going to – there ain’t no trying – we’re going to keep her name going,” Tokiyo said. T'Yonna Major would practice her routines so many times that the whole family knew them by heart.

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I recognize that in my zeal to do everything possible to deliver for my constituents I have in the past fallen short of my own standards and there is no excuse for that,” said Jackson Lee, who has been in Congress since 1995. “To anyone who has listened to this recording with concern, I am regretful and hope you will judge me not by something trotted out by a political opponent, that worked to exploit this,” Jackson Lee said. Sue Davis, a spokesperson for Whitmire, said the state senator’s campaign had nothing to do with the recording. Jackson Lee is one of 18 candidates vying to lead the nation’s fourth-largest city. They are seeking to replace Mayor Sylvester Turner, who has served eight years and can’t run again because of term limits.

Persons: Sheila Jackson Lee, Jackson Lee, ”, Sen, John Whitmire, ” Jackson Lee, Sue Davis, “, ” Davis, Sylvester Turner, can’t, Juan, Lozano Organizations: HOUSTON, — U.S . Rep, Democratic Locations: Houston

In Los Angeles, Rabbi Sharon Brous, a well-known progressive activist who regularly criticizes the Israeli government, described from the pulpit her horror and feelings of “existential loneliness,” her voice breaking. From email listservs of progressive Jewish groups to protests on university campuses to social-media campaigns by prominent liberal Jewish celebrities like Sarah Silverman, the war is bringing to a head more than a decade of tensions about Israel on the American left. Interviews with dozens of liberal Jewish leaders and voters, and a review of social media posts, private emails and text chains of liberal Jewish groups, reveal a politically engaged swath of American Jewry who are reaching a breaking point. He sent hundreds of letters to Los Angeles city officials urging them to denounce the organization and label it a “hate group.” The D.S.A. Polling since the attacks indicates strong national backing for Israel, including a notable uptick in support among Democrats.

Persons: Rabbi Sharon Brous, ”, “, I’m, Sarah Silverman, Benjamin Netanyahu, Nick Melvoin, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Martin Luther King Jr, Eric Spiegelman, Spiegelman, Biden, Trump, Israel, ” Eva Borgwardt, IfNotNow Organizations: West Bank, Democratic Party, New Israel Fund, Israel, Facebook, Jewish, Los Angeles Unified School Board, Democratic Socialists of America, Democratic, Younger, U.S, Capitol Locations: Gaza, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Israel, Angeles, Palestine, United States, America, New York City, American

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In July, country music star Craig Morgan reenlisted in the Army Reserves on the historic Grand Ole Opry stage. It also inspired the title for the new EP he had been working on: “Enlisted,” out Friday. The six-song collection includes two new tracks and a few reimaginations of his hits, alongside A-list and up-and-coming collaborators like Blake Shelton, Trace Adkins, Luke Combs, Lainey Wilson, and Jelly Roll. Jelly Roll was almost moved to tears when he described how the song gave him hope. Country Music Awards favorite Wilson joins Morgan on “International Harvester.”"Lainey Wilson had listened to it growing up with her dad, riding around in the truck on the farm," he says.

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Rep. Jim Jordan again fell short on Wednesday in his bid to become speaker, his prospects growing dimmer as time wore on. Twenty-two House Republicans voted against the Ohio Republican, as his opposition grew from a day prior, spelling trouble for his path forward in the chamber. Adding to Jordan’s troubles was a pledge by lawmakers to support Jordan in the first round as a good-faith show of support to their party’s speaker nominee – but not necessarily beyond. “This is the fight – which Jim Jordan represents – to end the status quo, and it ain’t easy,” Perry said. A group of Republicans on Wednesday were reportedly eyeing moving forward with a motion to empower Rep. Patrick McHenry, who was designated speaker pro tempore when former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted.

Persons: Jim Jordan, Jordan, Jordan’s, Scott Perry, ” Perry, “, Tom Cole, you’re, Patrick McHenry, Kevin McCarthy, McHenry Organizations: Republicans, Ohio Republican, Republican, Oklahoma Republican, Wednesday, ”, Democrats Locations: Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Jordan, –, Oklahoma

☆ Meet Frank Waln, the Sicangu Lakota hip hop artist bringing Indigenous culture to the American music scene
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Sicangu Lakota rapper Frank Waln is bringing Indigenous culture to the American music scene. Weaving Indigenous culture into American musicWaln was 7 years old when he found himself mesmerized by an old black piano sitting in his second grade classroom. He centers nearly every song around the instrument, and often the drums, both fundamental components of Indigenous music. “I want to create my own genre that’s rooted in Native music, Native culture and Native sound, that also becomes a space for other Native musicians who don’t have a place in American entertainment and music culture,” he said. Deanna Dent/ReutersDespite his extensive accomplishments – including three Native American Music Awards – Waln measures his success differently.

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CNN —Duane Davis, accused in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, called it “the biggest case in Las Vegas history” during his arrest, police body camera footage shows. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department footage was obtained by CNN affiliate KVVU. Shakur, 25, was shot as he left a boxing match on the Las Vegas Strip. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department/KVVUThe footage ends when the officer and Davis arrive at their destination and get out of the car. CNN has reached out to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police to get a copy of the body camera footage.

Persons: Duane Davis, Tupac Shakur, Davis, ”, Steve Wolfson, Shakur, ’, ” Davis, “ Organizations: CNN, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, KVVU, Clark, Las, Metro Police, ”, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, Authorities Locations: Las Vegas, Clark County, Los Angeles, Nevada, Compton , California

They’re the atheists, the agnostics, the “nothing in particular.” Many are “spiritual but not religious,” and some are neither or both. “I grew up Methodist, but I don’t follow any religion,” said John, 32. But nones said in interviews they were happy to leave religion behind, particularly in toxic situations, and find community elsewhere. While they don’t describe their explorations as spiritual, they aim to inspire wonder and purpose in their children. ___Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc.

Persons: Mike Dulak, ”, Dulak, “, Ryan Burge, they’re, Emma Komoroski, Alric Jones, —, Jones, ’ ”, he’ll, I’m, ” Jones, agnostics, ” Burge, ” Dulak, “ It’s, Burge, It’s, I’ve, Mia Vogel, I’ll, Alcoholics Anonymous, Jay Geisler, “ there’s, Geisler, GUS, Guy, ‘, ’ ” Geisler, John, Linda, nones, ” Marjorie Logman, doesn’t, Logman, hadn’t, “ I’m, Ashley Miller, Miller, Linley Sanders, Emily Swanson, Jessie Wardarski Organizations: Catholic, Southern Baptist, Eastern Illinois University, Associated Press, NORC, for Public Affairs Research, AP, Christianity, University of Missouri, Alcoholics, Episcopal, Pittsburgh Recovery Center, Methodist, Lilly Endowment Inc Locations: Southern California, Rocheport , Missouri, Catholic, Southern, “, U.S, Ozark, Arkansas, Missouri, Michigan, Mt . Vernon , Illinois, Aurora , Illinois, Adria

☆ ‘I’ve always made fun of the rules.’ John Waters has only ever been himself
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Marie Lodi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“I could keep all the money,” Waters once told culture website Flavorwire of the screenings. During a press preview for the exhibition, Waters revealed that one item he wished they had procured was Divine’s “cheater” — drag terminology for a prosthetic vulva with fake pubic hair. Whether it’s subverting a four-figure tub of moisturizer or Hollywood, Waters has always been true to himself. “I’ve always made fun of the rules of the world that I live in. That’s how you can have fun, by breaking some of them.”One rule Waters isn’t breaking, however, is his daily writing schedule.

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Damian Lillard understands he has a reputation for being an elite offensive player but not a particularly strong defender. “I’m not going to come in here and be Jrue Holiday,” Lillard said Monday during the Bucks’ media day. “My personal opinion, I think he’s the best defender on the perimeter.”Political Cartoons View All 1196 ImagesBut Lillard believes he can help the Bucks continue to play solid defense. “The people that I play against will tell you, I ain’t a pushover, you know what I’m saying?” Lillard continued. “I'm not asking him to be anything except Damian Lillard," new Bucks coach Adrian Griffin said.

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For all the versions of Beyoncé we’ve seen in her career — beauty queen, vixen, scorned women — stand-up comedian might be her most uninhibited. But as much as the Renaissance World Tour is limned with the beauty of aliveness and vitality, it is also preoccupied with mortality. She is deeply aware of the precarity of Black, queer and trans life. The shift between the ecstasy of the concert and the reality of the world was so disconcerting it was almost physically painful. But Beyoncé isn’t the undertaker; she is directing the second-line band at the funeral procession.

Persons: Beyoncé, we’ve, —, “, livin, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, O’Shae Sibley, vogueing, Barbara Ann Teer, Albert Einstein Organizations: National Black Theater Locations: York, Brooklyn, Las Vegas, Jacksonville, Fla

☆ Wall Street Is Hoping $100 Oil Ain’t What It Used to Be
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( David Uberti | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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CNN —A furious scramble for second place is underway in the crowded Republican primary contest, with candidates vying for an opportunity to directly take on front-runner Donald Trump. Since the 2024 presidential race began, the second-place spot in GOP primary polling has been a coveted one. He was more muted compared with other rivals at last month’s first Republican primary debate in Milwaukee, and he’s now polling at similar levels to several other non-Trump contenders. She said she ultimately intends to take part in the Republican primary and is considering Haley, Christie or former Texas Rep. Will Hurd. This cycle is shaping up to be similar to that, said Kyle Plotkin, a veteran Republican campaign strategist.

Persons: CNN —, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Trump, DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, Haley, ”, Ramaswamy, Tom Boyer, “, ” Boyer, Thalia Floras, Christie, Will Hurd, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Kyle Plotkin, “ Everyone’s, ” Plotkin, he’s, David Urban, ” Urban, ‘, It’s, That’s, Brett Doster, ” Doster, Mike, Pence, Vivek Organizations: CNN, Republican, Florida Gov, Trump, University of New, South Carolina Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, GOP, Republicans, Anselm College, Democratic Party, Texas Rep Locations: Florida, Milwaukee, University of New Hampshire, Granite, New Jersey, DeSantis, Iowa , New Hampshire, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Ukraine

☆ ‘Run With Joy and Love’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Patricia Leigh Brown | Marlena Sloss | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

At “Ready … set … exercise!” Taylor started pacing his fellow runners around the track, the trickiest stretch being a right angle that funnels into a gap between chain link fences. When Taylor started running, “everything connected mentally and spiritually,” he said. Taylor’s return to San Quentin is part of an extraordinary year in his life. He’s one of the subjects of “26.2 to Life: Inside The San Quentin Prison Marathon,” a documentary film by Christine Yoo. “Him getting out shows that just because you’re a lifer doesn’t mean you’re going to be in here forever.”

Persons: ” Taylor, Darren Settlemyer, Taylor, ”, “, Christine Yoo, “ Markelle, Him Organizations: San Quentin Prison Locations: San Quentin, Santa Barbara

☆ The Rolling Stones Start Up Again
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Jon Pareles | More About Jon Pareles | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

For the band members, the most crucial part of the Rolling Stones sound is what Richards calls “weaving” — the ever-changing, spur-of-the-moment interplay between the instruments, particularly the guitars. The band recorded the core of most of the songs together in the studio, playing off one another as they would onstage. Of course we have disagreements about how things should be, but I think that’s pretty normal. And that’s a matter of rhythm.”The Stones groove got its foundation from Watts, who died at 80. “There would have been a Rolling Stones without Charlie Watts, but without Charlie Watts there wouldn’t have been the Rolling Stones,” Richards said.

Persons: Richards, Watt, “, ”, ” Wood, Jagger, Taylor Swift, Keith, I’m, ” Richards, Charlie Watts Organizations: Beyoncé Locations: Watts

☆ Trump’s Resilience Leaves Anxious G.O.P. Donors in Despair and Denial
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Rebecca Davis O Brien | More About Rebecca Davis O Brien | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Interviews with more than a dozen Republican donors and their allies revealed hand-wringing, magical thinking, calls to arms and, for some, fatalism. “If things don’t change quickly, people are going to despair,” Mr. Levine said in an interview. He is among the optimists who believe Mr. Trump’s support is not as robust as the polls suggest and who see a quickly closing window to rally behind another candidate. Some donors have backed Mr. Trump’s rivals despite believing that he is unbeatable in the primaries. “You’re at 2 percent, and he’s at 53 percent,” he recalled telling her, in only a slight exaggeration of Mr. Trump’s polling advantage.

Persons: Trump, ” Mr, Levine, Levine’s, missive, Tim Scott of, Fred Zeidman, Nikki Haley, “ You’re, ” Organizations: Republican, South Locations: Tim Scott of South Carolina, Texas, South Carolina

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion Sanders wants his players reading all those stories about how good they are. You see all the attention that we’re getting?’ That has registered now,” Sanders said Tuesday as he prepares for his home debut at Colorado this weekend against Nebraska. ... Focus on the bad things, focus on the things that we weren't able to do at a high level. Deion Sanders rattled off a long list of accomplishments against the Horned Frogs, a team that was favored by three touchdowns. — His QB son setting nine school records ("Kordell Stewart called me not happy about it," Sanders joked of the former Colorado standout).

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☆ How Smash Mouth’s ‘All Star’ Got a Second Wind From Memes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Ben Sisario | More About Ben Sisario | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Long before it became a soundtrack nugget and an internet meme, it was just a rock band’s attempt to land a radio hit. The song took shape while the group was working on its second album, “Astro Lounge,” after its first taste of success with the song “Walkin’ on the Sun” (1997). The group submitted a batch of songs to its record company and was told: “You’re not done. Greg Camp, Smash Mouth’s guitarist and primary songwriter, said the song’s lovable-loser theme (“I ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed”) emerged from fan mail. “About 85 to 90 percent of the mail was from these kids who were being bullied” for being Smash Mouth fans, he told the website Songfacts.

Persons: Steve Harwell, “, ” Robert Hayes, Stone, Greg Camp, Smash, ’ Organizations: Sun Locations: California

☆ Venice Film Festival: Why David Fincher Wanted Michael Fassbender to Look ‘Dorky’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Kyle Buchanan | More About Kyle Buchanan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Fincher found no complaints from his leading man, who wasn’t in Venice because of the SAG-AFTRA strike: “Michael’s cool. “At one point, we even debated the Razor scooter,” he said, nixing that only because it wouldn’t perform well during a stair stunt. “I was like, ‘I want James Bond by way of Home Depot,’” Fincher said. “I love the idea of a Charles Bronson character who’s maybe misdiagnosed adult autistic,” he said. “And before 2023, I’m not sure anybody would have gone, ‘Oh, that makes sense.’”

Persons: Fincher, ”, John Wick, it’s, ” Fincher, Pitt, James Bond, ’ ” Fincher, Charles Bronson, I’m Organizations: SAG Locations: Venice, “

☆ ‘Friends’ director says they almost recast a key character
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —“Friends” director James Burrows writes in his new memoir that producers nearly recast Ross’ wife Emily, played by Helen Baxendale. In his new memoir “Directed By James Burrows,” he writes that Baxendale’s chemistry with Schwimmer didn’t always generate big laughs. Oliver Upton/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images“Often, you can’t recast, because of tight shooting deadlines or other logistical considerations,” Burrows wrote. Her character Emily was introduced in Season 4 and appeared in 14 episodes in all. Emily and Ross married in Season 5, but Ross said Rachel’s name during the vows by accident.

Persons: CNN —, James Burrows, Ross, Emily, Helen Baxendale, ”, Schwimmer, “ Schwimmer, Rachel, ” Rachel, Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry, Chandler Bing, Rachel Green, David Schwimmer, Ross Geller, Emily Waltham, Courteney Cox, Monica Geller, Matt LeBlanc, Joey Tribbiani, Oliver Upton, ” Burrows, it’s, ” Baxendale, Baxendale Organizations: CNN, Bank, Getty

☆ The End (of Summer) Is Nigh. Let’s Enjoy It!
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Joshua Needelman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Here’s the bad news: On Aug. 11, the sun in New York City set at 8 p.m. It will not set that late again until 2024. That doesn’t mean that it’s time to bring out the seasonal affective disorder lamps: summer doesn’t end until Sept. 23. But take the approaching end of the season as extra motivation to savor these last few weeks before temperatures dip and sunlight is at a premium. As the New York Yankee great Yogi Berra once said, “It ain’t over till it’s over.” See family and friends during the Labor Day weekend, and then squeeze everything you can out of these final weeks.

Persons: Yogi Berra Organizations: New York Yankee, Labor Locations: New York City

☆ H.B.O. Is Tackling Religion in the Most Remarkable Ways
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Elizabeth Nelson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Television’s depictions of religion have often leaned either toward po-faced dogma or scouring atheism, but here is one that dares to split the difference. The eldest, Jesse, is a pompous hothead whose default response to any insult is light violence and who, despite his persona as a family man, has enjoyed the sort of hard-partying lifestyle that would make early-1970s Led Zeppelin blush. His sister, Judy, is a flamethrowing libertine with a staggeringly foul mouth and a tendency to transgress against her lovingly milquetoast husband. Like a staging of “King Lear” at a monster-truck rally, the show has a loneliness that undergirds its berserk energy. This is not the only fascinating vision of the church on HBO these days.

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☆ Liberals Shun Oliver Anthony at Their Peril - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Nicholas Kristof | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A self-described high school dropout living in a camper with a tarp on the roof sings a plaintive cri de coeur about blue collar workers being shafted by the wealthy, and it is right-wing Republicans who rush to embrace him while Democrats wag their fingers and scold him for insensitivity. Have Democrats retreated so far from their workingman roots that their knee-jerk impulse is to dump on a blue collar guy who highlights “folks in the street, ain’t got nothin’ to eat”? “I’ve been sellin’ my soul, workin’ all day,” Anthony laments. He blames the travails of workers on “rich men north of Richmond” — a swipe at Washington and elites generally. Some of his lines aren’t so different from elements in F.D.R.’s speech about “the forgotten man” or in Robert Kennedy’s elegy for “the shattered dreams of others.”

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