The Lollapalooza Festival has announced its main and second stage acts for its 1993 tour, which will kick off June 18 in Vancouver, B.C. The festival, which combines alternative music with offbeat food, arts, crafts and politics, has been among the summer’s hottest tours for the last two years.
Prague TV tower under fire as dark reminder of citys antisemitic past | Antisemitism
The 216-metre Prague TV tower, built on the site of a Jewish cemetery, boasts an observatory, a restaurant and even a one-bedroom hotel. Photograph: Robert TaitThe 216-metre Prague TV tower, built on the site of a Jewish cemetery, boasts an observatory, a restaurant and even a one-bedroom hotel. Photograph: Robert TaitThe ObserverAntisemitism This article is more than 4 years oldPrague TV tower under fire as dark reminder of city’s antisemitic pastThis article is more than 4 years oldMemorial should be built at site of tourist attraction erected over Jewish cemetery, say campaignersIt has been called one of the world’s ugliest structures, pointing above Prague like a jabbing metallic finger while offering visitors panoramic views of the Czech capital’s more aesthetically pleasing sites.
20 Years Ago, Marvin Gaye Took 'National Anthem' To New Heights
It was 20 years ago, at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game, that Marvin Gaye stole the show with his singular rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
At the time, singing the anthem was for the most part a straightforward job — shoulders square, sing it straight like the hymn that it is. But for this game, Gaye took the anthem to a new level.
Lon Rosen remembers it well — he was the director of promotions for the Los Angeles Lakers, the team hosting the All-Star game that year.
A Name Change We Can Believe In
Do you remember where you were the first time you heard the name Barack Hussein Obama? For a few, it might have been back in 2002 when, as Illinois State Senator, he gave a (now famous) speech in Chicago denouncing the "dumb war" that President Bush had authorized that same day. For many more, the moment came at the 2004 Democratic National Convention when, as a mere Senate candidate, he wrote and delivered the keynote address which transfixed his party.
Bangladesh election: Sheikh Hasina expected to win fourth term amid opposition boycott | Bangladesh
BangladeshBangladesh election: Sheikh Hasina expected to win fourth term amid opposition boycottThe election has been branded a ‘sham’ designed to cement Hasina’s rule by exiled opposition leader Tarique Rahman
An opposition boycott looks set to usher prime minister Sheikh Hasina to a fourth straight term in the Bangladesh election this weekend.
The election has been described as a “sham” designed to cement Hasina’s rule by exiled opposition leader Tarique Rahman.
Marjorie Prime review gently uncanny sci-fi shows us how to love an AI
TheatreReviewMenier Chocolate Factory, London
Anne Reid shines in this delicately written drama about a woman with dementia living with a robot re-creation of her late husband as a young man
Jordan Harrison’s gently uncanny play imagines a future solution for a person in mourning: the recreation of someone you love as an artificial intelligence.
In the early stages of dementia, Marjorie (a shining Anne Reid) finds comfort in Walter Prime, an AI version of her dead husband.
Mauro Icardi, Leandro Paredes, Angel Di Maria, Mauricio Pochettino win French Cup with PSG
Paris Saint Germain, coached by Mauricio Pochettino, defeated Monaco 2-0 and reached its 6th French Cup in 7 years. Mauro Icardi opened the scoring as Leandro Paredes and Angel Di María were starters.
Angel Di Maria won his 19th title with PSG while Leandro Paredes reached trophy number 7, Mauro Icardi his 5th, and Mauricio Pochettino his second. These four Argentines are partof the most winning team in France of the last decade.
Researchers Are Totes Studying How Ppl Shorten Words On Twitter
Credit: Mean Girls, NPR
Shortening words, swapping them out, giving them different meanings — that's not new. Remember in Mean Girls when the queen bee character, Regina George, berated one of her underlings for trying to make the word "fetch" catch on?
Women lead the adoption of clipped words. In general, new linguistic forms are readily adopted by women.
These days, a lot of word clipping — like "awks" for "
Toni Morrison: a life in pictures | Books
Toni Morrison: a life in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email With novels including Beloved and The Bluest Eye, the acclaimed author who dramatised the African American experience with fierce passion for five decades, has died aged 88
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Main image: American Nobel prize-winning author Toni Morrison. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian Tue 6 Aug 2019 18.