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‘Push through the feelings of: I’m worthless, this sucks’: can anyone learn to be a top songwriter?
Fri, 03 May 2024 04:00:29 GMT
Songwriting courses are exploding in popularity, with everyone from Mark Ronson to Alicia Keys as teachers. On a retreat in north Wales, our folk music critic tries to write her first song
Imagine you’ve spent the past 20 years writing about songs but never had the chops to write one. This is my penance: sitting in a room in north Wales, with a tiny keyboard and notebook spidery with attempted lyrics, the only rhythm in my ears my rave-energy heartbeat, the only melody in my mind the lilting panic of my inner critic going: “Argh!”
It’s the final day of a four-day songwriting course at Literature Wales’s 16th-century HQ, Tŷ Newydd Writing Centre, led by Brian Briggs of folk band Stornoway and Welsh poet and songwriter Paul Henry. Tonight, I have to perform an original song with two relative strangers, in front of people I didn’t know four days earlier. This particular terror is the climax of a bigger endeavour on my part: to explore the growing popularity of songwriting courses, and to find out if they work.
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From UCLA to Columbia, Professors Nationwide Defend Students as Politicians and Police Attack
Thu, 02 May 2024 21:15:55 +0000
University faculty have put their bodies and livelihoods on the line amid a brutal, violent response to student protests for Gaza.
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Minouche Shafik: the UK peer facing choppy waters over Gaza protests at Columbia
Fri, 03 May 2024 04:00:29 GMT
Ex-central banker Lady Shafik, the university’s president, now faces calls to resign due to her handling of campus unrest
Steering Columbia University through the choppy waters of anti-Israel student protests was never going to be easy for Minouche Shafik, a member of the UK House of Lords who took over as president of the university in New York after a period of relative calm running the London School of Economics.
During her tenure as LSE director between 2017 and last year, academics largely refused to join the industrial action that dominated campuses across much of the UK.
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I’ve Covered Violent Crackdowns on Protests for 15 Years. This Police Overreaction Was Unhinged.
Wed, 01 May 2024 20:14:34 +0000
When police attacked student protesters, a lone trash can was the only damaged property I saw around City College of New York.
The post I’ve Covered Violent Crackdowns on Protests for 15 Years. This Police Overreaction Was Unhinged. appeared first on The Intercept.
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Judith Butler Will Not Co-Sign Israel’s Alibi for Genocide
Wed, 01 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
The famed scholar on why reducing Hamas to a terrorist label sanctions Israel’s war on Palestinians.
The post Judith Butler Will Not Co-Sign Israel’s Alibi for Genocide appeared first on The Intercept.
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“Kill All Arabs”: The Feds Are Investigating UMass Amherst for Anti-Palestinian Bias
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:00:00 +0000
The Department of Education is probing claims that the school discriminated against Palestinian and Arab students amid Israel’s war on Gaza.
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Columbia Law School Faculty Condemn Administration for Mass Arrests and Suspensions
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:13:21 +0000
The blanket suspension of student protesters casts “serious doubt on the University’s respect for the rule-of-law values that we teach,” 54 law professors wrote.
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University Teams Selected as Finalists to Envision New Aviation Responses to Natural Disasters
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:12:46 +0000
Eight teams participating in the 2024 Gateways to Blue Skies: Advancing Aviation for Natural Disasters Competition have been selected to present their design concepts to a panel of industry experts at the 2024 Blue Skies Forum, May 30 and 31, 2024 at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. Sponsored by NASA’s Aeronautics Research […]
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QAnon Was Born Out of the Sex Ad Moral Panic That Took Down Backpage.com
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000
For years, the political establishment opportunistically railed against sex trafficking. Then came Pizzagate.
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You be the judge: should my fiance agree to opening a joint account?
Fri, 03 May 2024 07:00:34 GMT
Jana thinks joint banking will make paying for childcare easier, but Mikey likes to keep finances separate. You decide who is on the money
“It’s like I’m the sole carer on a personal and emotional level, as well as financial
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Husband of stabbing victim Emma Lovell says he hopes killer will be jailed for life
Fri, 03 May 2024 06:59:44 GMT
Sentencing to depend heavily on whether the judge considers the murder to be ‘particularly heinous’
The husband of murdered Queensland woman Emma Lovell wants the young man who fatally stabbed his wife in the heart to be jailed for life, he told a court on Friday.
Lovell, 41, was killed during a late-night attack at her home in North Lakes, north of Brisbane, by two youths on Boxing Day 2022. Her husband, Lee Lovell, was also stabbed twice in the back and kicked in the head in the attempted robbery.
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Would You Still Use Google if It Didn't Pay Apple $20 Billion to Get on Your iPhone?
Fri, 03 May 2024 01:23:46 +0000
A US judge who will decide Google’s fate in a historic antitrust trial suggested it was “odd” for the company to say it has the best search engine but also pay Apple billions to lock out rivals.
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Hope on the horizon
Thu, 02 May 2024 22:00:26 +0000
In this week's episode, the crew discusses Judge Juan Merchan's finding that former president Donald Trump is in contempt of court, the $9,000 fine he faces, and what could happen if he continues violating the gag order imposed by the court.
Washington Post Senior National Political Correspondent Ashley Parker joins the show to talk about Hope Hicks, the former Trump aide who could be called to testify soon.
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Judge Juan Merchan is sending the jury home for the day. He said tomorrow’s trial day...
Thu, 02 May 2024 20:25:17 +0000
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Apple deal could have been “suicide” for Google, company lawyer says
Thu, 02 May 2024 19:37:40 +0000
Judge: What should Google have done to avoid the DOJ’s crosshairs?
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Judge advises Trump to ‘steer clear’ of posts that could violate the gag order
Thu, 02 May 2024 18:37:01 +0000
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Judge Merchan has returned to the bench, and Trump defense lawyer Susan Necheles is discussing the...
Thu, 02 May 2024 18:19:53 +0000
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Keith Davidson’s testimony was paused so that the judge could speak to defense attorneys and prosecutors...
Thu, 02 May 2024 16:17:18 +0000
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Judge holds Trump trial gag order hearing but does not issue a ruling
Thu, 02 May 2024 15:24:17 +0000
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Judge loses patience with defense over Trump making jury comment
Thu, 02 May 2024 14:26:24 +0000
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The judge is back on the bench, the jury is seated and witness Keith Davidson, who...
Thu, 02 May 2024 14:21:41 +0000
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Judge: Trump can talk about Biden, but not Stormy Daniels
Thu, 02 May 2024 14:12:50 +0000
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Judge says gag order is ‘about what all of the other witnesses’ see
Thu, 02 May 2024 14:10:24 +0000
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Facing changes, changing faces: LensCulture portrait awards 2024 – in pictures
Thu, 02 May 2024 06:00:51 GMT
Photographers talk us through the images – from confused parents to topless lovers – that wowed the judges for this year’s prize
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Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 19:10:15 +0000
A US judge has sentenced crypto kingpin Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, to four months in prison for breaking anti-money-laundering rules.
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China launches world-first mission to retrieve samples from far side of moon
Fri, 03 May 2024 09:38:38 +0000
The Chang’e 6 mission will advance Beijing’s ambitions to become a space power and scientific force, but its steady progress has caused concern at NASA and in Congress.
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Hope Hicks witnessed nearly every Trump scandal. Now she must testify.
Fri, 03 May 2024 09:00:43 +0000
Friends say the former aide and Trump have not spoken since she testified to Congress about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, but the two continue to have affection for each other.
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AIPAC’s Next Top Target? Rep. Jamaal Bowman
Fri, 03 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000
The Israel lobby is expected to start a $20 million ad blitz backing its handpicked candidate against the incumbent Squad member.
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House Republicans launch multiple investigations into college protests
Thu, 02 May 2024 22:12:32 +0000
The Republican chairs of four congressional committees plan to investigate the mostly nonviolent pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college campuses.
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From UCLA to Columbia, Professors Nationwide Defend Students as Politicians and Police Attack
Thu, 02 May 2024 21:15:55 +0000
University faculty have put their bodies and livelihoods on the line amid a brutal, violent response to student protests for Gaza.
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Small carriers fight to survive amid delayed Huawei rip-and-replace funds
Thu, 02 May 2024 18:06:17 +0000
The Federal Communications Commission is warning that some rural areas may lose cell service altogether if Congress doesn’t provide more money to carriers that have been ordered to remove Chinese-made equipment.
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America!: A Chaos Demon from the Underworld Shares His Tips on Streamlining Congress
Thu, 02 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
I’m truly inspired by the surreal dysfunction of your Congress—but isn’t it a little over the top?
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Why Is Marjorie Taylor Greene Trying to Oust House Speaker Mike Johnson?
Thu, 02 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000
Even her opponents within the Republican Party stand to profit from the Georgia congresswoman’s latest outburst.
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Biden Says He Told Nigeria to Kill Fewer Civilians — but Nigeria Keeps Killing Lots of Civilians
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Nigeria has gotten billions in U.S. security assistance, even as its counterterrorism campaign has a massive civilian death toll.
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“Little Home Market”: The Connecticut Company Accused of Fueling an Execution Spree
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:10:40 +0000
Evidence points to Absolute Standards as the source of a lethal drug the Trump administration used to restart federal executions after 17 years.
The post “Little Home Market”: The Connecticut Company Accused of Fueling an Execution Spree appeared first on The Intercept.
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House Responds to Israeli-Iranian Missile Exchange by Taking Rights Away From Americans
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 15:18:48 +0000
A measure passed by the House seeks to block Americans from traveling to Iran on U.S. passports.
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UK accused by Amnesty of ‘deliberately destabilising’ human rights globally
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:19:56 GMT
Rights chief also warns Britain will be ‘judged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in Gaza’
The UK has been accused by Amnesty International of “deliberately destabilising” human rights on the global stage for its own political ends.
In its annual global report, released today, the organisation said Britain was weakening human rights protections nationally and globally, amid a near-breakdown of international law.
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A Prosecutor Asked Texas to Kill Melissa Lucio. Now He Says She Should Be Freed.
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:05:10 +0000
If the courts agree to vacate the conviction, Lucio will have spent 16 years on death row for a crime that never happened.
The post A Prosecutor Asked Texas to Kill Melissa Lucio. Now He Says She Should Be Freed. appeared first on The Intercept.
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University Teams Selected as Finalists to Envision New Aviation Responses to Natural Disasters
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:12:46 +0000
Eight teams participating in the 2024 Gateways to Blue Skies: Advancing Aviation for Natural Disasters Competition have been selected to present their design concepts to a panel of industry experts at the 2024 Blue Skies Forum, May 30 and 31, 2024 at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. Sponsored by NASA’s Aeronautics Research […]
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Evergrande’s liquidation is a new low in China’s property crisis
Mon, 29 Jan 2024 13:04:03 +0000
A judge in Hong Kong surprises the mainland
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As Biden Cheers TikTok Ban, White House Embraces TikTok Influencers
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 21:25:12 +0000
The White House brushes off accusations of hypocrisy, courting TikTok while seeking to ban it.
The post As Biden Cheers TikTok Ban, White House Embraces TikTok Influencers appeared first on The Intercept.
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Chuck Schumer Privately Warns Pakistan: Don't Kill Imran Khan in Prison
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:04:01 +0000
Supporters worry Khan’s life is in danger and with good reason: The military has a long history of killing deposed leaders.
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The Next US President Will Have Troubling New Surveillance Powers
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:59:38 +0000
Over the weekend, President Joe Biden signed legislation not only reauthorizing a major FISA spy program but expanding it in ways that could have major implications for privacy rights in the US.
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Columbia Law School Faculty Condemn Administration for Mass Arrests and Suspensions
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:13:21 +0000
The blanket suspension of student protesters casts “serious doubt on the University’s respect for the rule-of-law values that we teach,” 54 law professors wrote.
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Lawsuit Links Wild UAE-Financed Smear Campaign to George Washington University
Sat, 20 Apr 2024 15:09:48 +0000
The smears spurred Austrian police to raid Islamophobia scholar Farid Hafez’s family home. Then the terrorism charges fell apart.
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