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☆ Autism, ADHD, and other neuro types can be an asset in the workplace — and companies are finally doing the work to recruit and retain neurodivergent staff
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Korie Wilkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Some companies, such as P&G, have introduced programs to recruit and retain neurodivergent candidates. Lakes' experience is not uncommon among neurodivergent individuals, which is a term that represents people with neurological types like autism, dyslexia, or ADHD. Workplace culture is beginning to shiftThere's some change on the horizon. "Right now, organizations are doing the groundwork," Lyric Rivera, who identifies as neurodivergent, told Insider. Company culture can support neurodivergent employeesWhile many companies offer programs to support existing neurodivergent employees, advocates like Rivera say the next step is to get more neurodivergent candidates in the door.

☆ "Lord of the Dance" Flatley treated for "aggressive" form of cancer
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Dancer Michael Flatley poses for a portrait in front of the Lyric Theater in New York November 17, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonDUBLIN, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Irish-American dancer Michael Flatley has undergone surgery for an "aggressive" form of cancer and is under medical care, a statement on the "Lord of the Dance" creator's Instagram account said. "Michael Flatley has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. He has undergone surgery and is in the care of an excellent team of doctors. No further comments will be made at this time," the statement released late on Wednesday said.

☆ Electric cars are killing the car dealership as we know it
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The dealership model, in which retailers buy from automakers and sell vehicles to consumers, has been protected for nearly a century by robust franchise laws. Thanks to the disruption caused by EVs, car shoppers of all kinds can expect to spend less time wandering dealership lots, talking with salespeople, and haggling over pricing. Companies like GM and Ford are trying to strike a balance between direct sales and the dealership model. Still, two-thirds of Ford dealers have signed on for the program, according to CEO Jim Farley. With the launch of the Cadillac Lyric, GM used a digital retail network that allows car shoppers to complete transactions entirely online, in the dealership, or a hybrid of both.

☆ Iggy Pop Isn’t About to Whitewash His Past
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +18 min

Mamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times Talk Iggy Pop Isn’t About to Whitewash His PastIggy Pop’s life and work constitute one of music’s most remarkable survival stories. Iggy and the Stooges around 1969 — from left, Scott Asheton, Ron Asheton, Dave Alexander and Iggy Pop. But if you quietly say it to some sepulchral music, that’s a different thing, because you’re facing darkness once you hit 50. I don’t think that I was really thinking about anything. My doctor tells me I have a strong immune system, but I don’t think that’ll do it for you.

☆ Lana del Rey's 'Young and Beautiful' song is being used by TikTokers in a new trend that some are calling out as ageist
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Kahlan-Rosenblatt.Jpg | Kalhan Rosenblatt | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Lana Del Rey's "Young and Beautiful" song is being used as part of a recent TikTok trend where people juxtapose how celebrities look now with how they looked earlier in their careers. The “Young and Beautiful” controversy comes on the heels of other ageist and fatphobic memes and trends. A recent viral tweet proclaimed that singer and actor Miley Cyrus is “loved by God” because of her youthful appearance at age 30. It’s unclear if the tweet was earnest or in jest, but many replied saying that age 30 isn’t old. It is unclear when the "Young and Beautiful” trend started.

AOL Instant Messenger, or AIM, is dead — but the away message lives on, thanks to a recent Instagram update. Within hours of the platform unveiling the new features, social media users noticed Instagram notes' similarity to the away messages of the early 2000s. "Was not expecting instagram to reinvent AIM away messages tbh," writer Ella Cerón tweeted. Sports reporter Maddy Hudak wrote: "I’m sorry did Instagram give us AIM away messages lmao." Others pondered the ramifications of the AIM away message on those who grew up with it.

☆ It turns out Taylor Swift has better due diligence than half of Silicon Valley
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Taylor Swift in the "Bejeweled" music video. Taylor Swift has better due diligence than half of Silicon ValleyIt's SBF. Just when you thought the FTX debacle couldn't get any weirder, let's add Taylor Swift into the mix. What Taylor Swift album does Sam Bankman-Fried most identify with? Perhaps the most pressing question, however, as pointed out by senior finance editor Michelle Abrego, is this: How does Taylor Swift have better due diligence practices than half of Silicon Valley?

☆ Bob Marley immersive experience to land in US next year
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A massive immersive experience celebrating Bob Marley is heading for its U.S. premiere early next year, complete with photographs, lots of music and even a pair of the reggae giant’s footwear. The multi-room exhibit “Bob Marley: One Love Experience” will open in Los Angeles on Jan. 27 at Ovation Hollywood, following runs in London and Toronto. The 15,000-square foot (1,393-square meter) experience includes previously unseen photographs, concert videos, lyric sheets, rare memorabilia like guitars, a soccer jersey, sneakers and art that highlight Marley’s influence. “After being in London and Toronto, it’s going to be amazing bringing the experience here to the U.S. for the first time and just steps from Daddy’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,” Cedella Marley, CEO of Bob Marley Group, said in a statement. The exhibit is produced by the Marley Family and Terrapin Station Entertainment.

☆ Huge COVID protests erupt in China's Xinjiang after deadly fire
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Reuters verified the footage was published from the Xinjiang capital Urumqi. Videos showed people in a plaza singing China's national anthem with its lyric, "Rise up, those who refuse to be slaves!" The Urumqi protests followed a fire in a high-rise building there that killed 10 on Thursday night. Urumqi officials abruptly held a news conference in the early hours of Saturday, denying that COVID measures had hampered escape and rescue but saying they would investigate further. Some lamented its similarities to the deadly September crash of a COVID quarantine bus.

☆ Aaron Carter's toddler turns 1 weeks after dad's death
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

CNN —Melanie Martin celebrated her son Prince’s first birthday, while also honoring her child’s late father, singer Aaron Carter. The boy celebrated his first birthday just three weeks after his dad was found dead in the bathtub at his Lancaster, California home. Martin, who had been engaged to Carter, shared a video compilation on her verified Instagram account of their time as a family. “Happy birthday to my baby boy Prince Lyric Carter,” the caption read. !”The LA County Coroner is still working to determine the cause of Carter’s death.

☆ 'Aladdin' turns 30: Alan Menken on the journey of an animated classic
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

To mark the occasion, eight-time Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken, who nabbed two statuettes for his work on the movie, spoke with CNN about his memories from the making of the prescient classic. Alan Menken, composer: “Aladdin” was started almost simultaneously with “(The Little) Mermaid.” While we were still working on “Mermaid,” we had started “Aladdin,” had a whole take on it and it was shelved. We’re winking at everything and making fun.” We were making fun of a genre, but making fun of a genre clearly can bleed over to making fun of a people. Alan Menken, seen here this month, spoke to CNN about his memories of working on the animated 'Aladdin.' Alan Menken, lower right, with Ron Clements and John Musker and behind the scenes on 'Aladdin' in 1992.

To add music to your Instagram Story, tap the sticker icon and select the music option. Here's how to do it all, or troubleshoot if you don't have the option to add music. How to add music to your Instagram StoryTo add music to an Instagram Story, tap the square smiley face icon in the top-right corner, and select the Music sticker in the pop-up menu. How to add music to your Instagram Story via streaming appsYou can add music to your Instagram story directly from Spotify, SoundCloud, or Shazam. How to add music to an Instagram Story if you don't have the music sticker1.

☆ ‘The Headies:’ An inside look at the show celebrating Afrobeats artists
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Jackie Prager | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Now 52, he’s spent decades working to elevate Nigeria’s music industry and empower African artists across the continent, and has become one of the most influential entertainment executives in the country. Animashaun soaked up everything he could learn about artists, their music, and the industry at large. The first issue of Hip Hop World Magazine published in 1995. By this time, Afrobeats music was quickly gaining popularity and Animashaun says he felt he wanted to do more to help emerging artists. “Integrity is everything”In 2006, Hip Hop World Magazine debuted the Hip Hop World Awards, which were later rebranded as The Headies.

☆ Penn Badgley channels 'You' character in his TikTok debut
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

CNN —Penn Badgley got a killer star on TikTok. The actor channeled his “You” character, serial killer Joe Goldberg, for his debut post Monday. In his TikTok post, Badgley is seen running to the door. When he opens it, Badgley is there, dressed like his “You” character. Badgley as himself lip syncs, “Hi” before the Goldberg character drops the lyric, “I’m the problem, it’s me.”His followers went wild, including Swift who dropped an “OMG” with the starry eyed emoji in his comments.

☆ Bono Is Still Trying to Figure Out U2 and Himself
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +28 min

Mamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times Talk Bono Is Still Trying to Figure Out U2 and HimselfThere are different Bonos to different people, including the man himself. You say, “But you’re U2 — you don’t need that.” What’s interesting is that we want that. But I also wrote the book to try to figure out what was going on with U2. They sound like U2 songs. Do they sound like U2 songs?

☆ Taylor Swift is revealing the 5 things that keep her up at night
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —In anticipation of the release of her new album “Midnights,” Taylor Swift is revealing what keeps her up at night. For her tenth album, due out Oct. 21, the singer teamed up with the Spotify to share some of the inspiration for her new music. The first thing Swift said keeps her awake is “self-loathing,” and the second is “fantasising about revenge,” Swift has revealed so far. In true Swift fashion, she leaves us waiting for more. Taylor Swift 5 things that kept her up at nightThe new album will feature her single “Anti-Hero,” along with a collaboration with with Lana Del Rey called “Snow On The Beach.”Swift has also shared the full 13-song tracklist for the album.

☆ Queen release 'Face It Alone,' featuring Freddie Mercury
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

London Reuters —Queen released a rediscovered song featuring Freddie Mercury on Thursday, the band’s first new track with the late frontman’s instantly recognizable vocals to come out in more than eight years. Guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor first told fans about the existence of “Face It Alone” during an interview in the summer. “We’d kind of forgotten about this track,” Taylor said in a statement. It’s a very passionate piece.”“The Miracle,” Queen’s 13th studio album, came out two years before Mercury died from AIDS-related pneumonia in 1991. Queen last included three previously unheard songs featuring Mercury on their 2014 album “Queen Forever.”“I’m happy that our team were able to find this track (‘Face It Alone’),” May said.

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☆ North Carolina authorities searching for teen accused of killing high school freshman and ex-football player
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A 17-year-old was accused of murder Tuesday in the deaths of two North Carolina high school students who vanished over the weekend and were found dead, authorities said. Woods was a freshman and Clark was a former football player at another high school west of Durham, their school districts said in separate statements. Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood said his investigators identified the suspect with the help of other law enforcement agencies. WRALMen riding four-wheelers found the bodies of Woods and Clark in western Orange County on Monday afternoon, the sheriff's office said. Woods was a ninth-grader at Cedar Ridge High School in Hillsborough, Orange County Schools said in a statement.

☆ Jerrod Carmichael Was Scared of Coming Out. He Still Is.
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-11 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

Mamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times Talk Jerrod Carmichael Was Scared of Coming Out. Anything other than “I’m gay” was me dodging. Everything was actually “I’m gay.” But it’s still dodged. The working title of “Rothaniel” was “I’m Gay.” There are certain phrases that have no substitute. Like “I’m gay” or telling someone “I’m sorry.” But people can live in cognitive dissonance.

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☆ Jimmy Buffett Does Not Live the Jimmy Buffett Lifestyle
▼ + stars: | 2018-02-08 | by ( Taffy Brodesser-Akner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Onstage, Mr. Springsteen, whose working class anthems made him rich, revealed that he’d never been inside a factory. It’s an easy thing to admit to people who paid up to $850 for a seat. Mr. Buffett may no longer be Jimmy Buffett, but at one time he was. Has any pop star identified this particular strain of existential crisis better than Mr. Buffett? Mr. Buffett may be rich, but he wasn’t always.

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