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How Alison Krauss Found the Song That Rekindled Her Distinctive Band

After 14 years between albums, the singer and fiddler has regrouped Union Station to sing about darkness and light. The group is carrying on without a key member.

The New York Times - 4d

Nigel Farage’s Reform U.K. Refers Lawmaker to Police Over Claims of Threats to Another Party Official

Reform U.K., led by Nigel Farage, said it was investigating claims that one of its lawmakers had bullied staff members. He was also accused of “threats of physical violence” against another top ...

The New York Times - Mar. 7

Social media platforms must be ‘brought to heel’, says UK schools leader

Headteachers’ conference to be told that rise in bullying, abuse and malicious use of deepfakes is being reported. Social media operators must be “brought to heel” for the misery and disruption ...

The Guardian - Mar. 14

Creating art under Trump will become harder but it will remain vital | Seph Rodney

The president’s attacks on diversity and immigration have already affected many artists and will affect many more in the coming months. One of the most pernicious effects of a bully’s intimidation ...

The Guardian - Mar. 14

Silent Hill f Includes Disclaimer About Gender Discrimination And Child Abuse

Konami is alerting players that Silent Hill f features a range of potentially upsetting topics, including depictions of gender discrimination, child abuse, bullying, drug-induced hallucinations, ...

GameSpot - Mar. 14

Donald Trump’s imperial presidency is a throwback to a greedier, pernicious age | Simon Tisdall

His attempts to bully and exploit the weak hark back to an era when the US emulated the worst aspects of the British empire. Donald Trump’s imperial presidency is a tawdry, threadbare affair. The ...

The Guardian - 1d

Columbia should have said, ‘see you in court,’ not ‘yes, Mr President.’ | Margaret Sullivan

Institutions must resist thuggish bullying. There is no satisfying Trump. He will move the goalposts again and again. Since early 2024, I’ve been running a journalism ethics center at Columbia ...

The Guardian - 1d

‘Modern Love’ Podcast: Lucy Dacus Might Not Text You Back

Don’t get her wrong, though. Dacus, a Grammy-winning musician, just prefers to have conversations in person. How we talk (or why we don’t) with the one we love is a theme on her new album.

The New York Times - Mar. 12

Theo Croker finds a path to jazz greatness on 'Dream Manifest' by unlearning the rules of the genre

Eclecticism and adventurous spirit propels Croker's excellent upcoming release, 'Dream Manifest,' due June 13. For his eighth album, Croker let the full scope of his imagination wander.

Los Angeles Times - 4d

Is Spring Break in Houston a #RecessionIndicator?

As experts look to unemployment or G.D.P., people online are turning to pop culture moments (like Will Smith’s new album or a new “Ted Lasso” season) as signs of economic instability.

The New York Times - 1d

From Trump whisperer to trouble – angry Reform UK MPs turn on Farage

Internal row in party over ‘messianic’ leader becomes public amid competing members’ allegations of bullying and dirty tricks. Just a few short weeks ago, Nigel Farage’s Reform party was riding ...

The Guardian - Mar. 9

‘I cried about my breast cancer – but I didn’t throw a pity party’: Anastacia on hardship, hits and humour

Twenty-five years after her debut album, the star is still loving life as a ‘continual working girl’. She talks about menopause, mastectomy and her bizarre failure to crack her native America. ...

The Guardian - Mar. 11

The Sea Shanty Singer is Singing His Own Songs Now

Nathan Evans was working as a mail carrier when he uploaded his cover of an old whaling tune. Now he has a folk-inspired album of his own songs, which he promises people can still “sing in the car.”