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British pop singers sound American because the Beatles
Oldie but goodie: The reason British pop singers sound American when they record is the Beatles. British pop singers have been imitating American pronunciations since the Beatles and the Rolling Stones began recording in the 1960s. These musicians were largely influenced by the African-American Vernacular English of American blues
April 5, 2017
Seattle starts to dismantle its NIMBY power structure, and old neighborhood groups are right to feel threatened. / The C Is for Crank “It is tragic that the US is so dangerous, but it’s not the fault of the healthcare system; indeed, it’s an extra burden that US healthcare
Architectural artist draws Mexico City from memory
From 2016, Stephen Wiltshire, the renowned architectural artist, draws a Mexico City mural from memory. See also: Wiltshire draws New York City after a 20-minute helicopter ride.
Slowdive, Sugar for the Pill
Legendary shoegazers Slowdive were never really a shoegaze band. Though their first singles and album, Just for a Day, were pillars of the feedback- and effects-laden genre, their best work, Souvlaki (1993) and Pygmalion (1995), were more staring into the abyss than at their guitar pedals. Twenty-two years
April 4, 2017
Earl Weaver after losing the 1969 World Series: “You can’t sit on a lead...and just kill the clock.” via @johnlingan / Twitter Naturopathy could enter the mainstream as a pain relief alternative to opioids. / STAT Reading scientific publications is excruciating, but it’s not the jargon causing problems. It’
How to be a surfing mom
Belinda Baggs, surf icon and longboard specialist, on how to be a surfing mom. “I guess it’s almost like an internal battle of like ‘Do I be really selfish and surf myself or do I take him surfing and let it go? Obviously, most of the time I choose
A badger buries a cow by itself
A badger buries a cow by itself in Utah's Grassy Mountains last January. From a report on the study: The images were taken by camera traps set up by researchers who had left seven calf carcasses in Utah’s Grassy Mountains in January last year in an attempt
April 3, 2017
Federal criminal law is so vast, it’s easy to unwittingly violate it. Encrypting your email is the cautious choice. / New York Times Ahead of this week’s meeting with Xi Jinping, Trump says the US may tackle North Korea alone without China’s help. / The Guardian Another fallout from
March 31, 2017
There’s “no future” to ESPN’s current business model. But they’re not really adapting worse than most media. / Bloomberg Congress should go after pharmacy benefit managers, whose margins are so thick “Shark Tank would laugh at you.” / The American Prospect “What’s strangest of all to me is