Artist Conjures Spirits

With 100 Pounds of Blue Pigment, an Artist Conjures Spirits of the Past

The ghost of George Washington Carver hangs over the studio of Amanda Williams, where hues are inspired by the Alabama soil Black farmers worked.

The New York Times - 2d

Spirit Airlines to Go Premium After Bankruptcy

Spirit plans to turn its focus toward more wealthy travelers.

Inc. - 4d

Reporter's Notebook: "Animal spirits" and the stock market

When the market crashed earlier this week, a White House adviser said, "We're seeing a strong divergence between animal spirits of the stock market and what we're actually seeing unfold from ...

CBS News - 5d

Spirit win NWSL Challenge Cup in PK shootout

The Washington Spirit won the NWSL Challenge Cup on Thursday defeating the Orlando Pride 4-2 in a penalty shootout, thanks to a crucial save by Aubrey Kingsbury.

ESPN - Mar. 8

Five-try Scotland survive spirited Wales comeback

Five-try Scotland overcome a hugely spirited Wales in a frenetic Six Nations contest at Murrayfield, condemning the visitors to a 16th defeat in a row.

BBC News - Mar. 8

Bethune on Spirit roster after freak pitching injury

Washington Spirit midfielder Croix Bethune has been removed from the season-ending injury list and added to the team's active roster, although she is listed as questionable for Friday's NWSL opener ...

ESPN - 2d

Trinity Rodman to leave NWSL? Washington Spirit star says, 'It's just a matter of when' she heads to Europe

Rodman's contract with the Washington Spirit expires at the end of the 2025 season

CBS Sports - 5d

WATCH: Partially blind artist overcomes vision loss to create stunning paintings

Meet Ed Urena, an artist who turned vision loss into inspiration, using his talent to express himself despite a challenging eye condition.

ABC News - 4d

MVP's Reagan Rus honored as Class A girls Spirit of Su winner

Mar. 16—SPEARFISH, S.D. — Mount Vernon/Plankinton senior basketball standout Reagan Rus was awarded the Class A girls Spirit of Su award on Saturday at the state tournament at the Young Center. The ...

Yahoo Sports - 20h

Spirit Airlines, fresh from bankruptcy, is ready to take on the new Southwest, CEO says

Spirit Airlines is out of bankruptcy, hitting its target to emerge in the first quarter, after a crippling few years.

NBC News - 4d

Spirit Airlines, fresh from bankruptcy, is ready to take on the new Southwest, CEO says

Spirit Airlines emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week, meeting its target to exit in the first quarter.

CNBC - 4d

Roy Ayers, jazz-soul legend whose music was heavily sampled by younger artists, dies at 84

Roy Ayers, the jazz-soul vibraphonist and bandleader behind 'Everybody Loves the Sunshine,' whose music became the backbone for younger artists, dies at age 84.

Los Angeles Times - Mar. 6

Spotify says it paid $10 billion in royalties in 2024 — but only 4% of its artists make a living

The music-streaming giant has long been the target of criticism from artists about paltry payments, but said it doled out record royalties last year.

MarketWatch - 5d

Spotify says it paid nearly 1,500 artists $1 million or more in royalties for 2024 streams

Spotify wrote in its annual Loud and Clear Report that nearly 1,500 artists generated more than $1 million in royalties in 2024.

CNBC - 5d

Kering shares plunge 11% after Demna Gvasalia named as Gucci's artistic director

Shares of Kering plunged on Friday after the firm announced that Demna Gvasalia would take the reigns as new artistic director of its ailing Gucci fashion line.

CNBC - 3d

Distilled Spirits Council CEO warns European whiskey tariff could be 'very, very devastating'

The CEO of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States on Wednesday warned that a European whiskey tariff would be "very, very devastating." “We've just gotten the news early, early this ...

The Hill - 4d

7 stand trial over cyber death threats against Paris Olympics artistic director

The trial of seven people charged in connection with alleged cyberbullying targeting the artistic director of last summer’s Paris Olympics’ opening and closing ceremonies has started in a Paris court

ABC News - Mar. 5

‘It’s been really profound’: artists Joel Meyerowitz and Maggie Barrett on laying bare their marriage on film

Photographer Meyerowitz, 87, and artist and writer Barrett, 78, invited two documentary-makers into their lives for a year. The result, Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other, is an intimate ...

The Guardian - Mar. 9

Larry Stanton: the artist who captured New York’s gay scene at a time of crisis

A new exhibition in Los Angeles celebrates the life and work of a painter who died at 37 of Aids as he tried to preserve a record of those around him. Taken too early by the Aids pandemic, the ...

The Guardian - 4d

Danish Paper Artist Specializes in Large Paper Flowers

Some of the paper flowers created by Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen are as large as five feet across.

The New York Times - 5d

Warner joins London Spirit in men’s Hundred but Anderson unsold in draft

Warner reunited with former Australia coach Langer Anderson and Roy both ignored in latest draft David Warner will call Lord’s home this summer. The former Australia batter is in line to make ...

The Guardian - 4d

Trump threatens to put 200% tariff on French Champagne and other EU spirits

The U.S. tariff comes after the European Union moved to put an import tax on American whiskey.

CNBC - 3d

AI Thinks It Cracked Kryptos. The Artist Behind It Says No Chance

Jim Sanborn’s inbox is flooded with amateur cryptographers who say they’ve cracked the code with chatbots like Grok 3.

Wired - Mar. 7

The US economy is heading for recession

Donald Trump’s policy agenda is sapping American animal spirits

Financial Times - Mar. 9

Animal poo can be used to save endangered species from extinction, research finds

Some cells are still alive within the dung, and could be used to boost genetic diversity in certain species. Turning animal poo into offspring sounds like a zoo keeper’s conjuring trick, but it ...

The Guardian - 1d

Stats: On-loan Man United man Antony’s latest starring performance for Real Betis

The statistics behind the latest fine performance conjured up by Real Betis star Antony on Sunday have come to the fore online.Real Betis were of course back in action earlier today, making the ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to new allegations of forced labor in sex trafficking case

The recording artist, producer and actor is expected to be arraigned in court on a superseding indictment.

NBC News - 3d

NWSL Power Rankings: 2025 season nears as Orlando Pride, Washington Spirit eye title game return

Here's how the NWSL clubs rank ahead of the campaign kicking off

CBS Sports - 5d

Raising the woof: Lobos beat San Jose State in front of spirited crowd in Las Vegas

Mar. 13—LAS VEGAS, Nev. — It wasn't the Pit, but it might as well have been. In front of several thousand Lobo fans waving state flags and woofing the day away, the No. 1-seeded UNM Lobos cruised ...

Yahoo Sports - 3d

SXSW 2025: Ivan Cornejo, Gale and other Latino artists we can't wait to see

This year's SXSW Music Festival is stacked with Latino talent. Here are 10 acts we're most excited to check out.

Los Angeles Times - Mar. 7

Spotify’s biggest sin? Its algorithms have pushed artists to make joyless, toothless music | John Harris

Most musicians can only make money on the platform by writing songs inoffensive enough to get on to one of its vapid playlists. In the hands of some of its most gifted practitioners, songwriting is ...

The Guardian - Mar. 9

$Spotify is trumpeting big paydays for artists – but only a tiny fraction of them are actually thriving$

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