Readers recommend: songs about bravery results
Posted on April 2, 2024
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| Kary Bruening
Readers recommendMusicHas your suggestion made the playlist this week? Gather your nerves and find outThis week's playlist has been selected by Magicman.
My favourite song title this week was Jetplane Landing's There Is No Real Courage Unless There Is Fear. As commentators from Nelson Mandela to Mary Tyler-Moore have noted, being brave is actually acknowledging you are afraid, then acting anyway.
Many nominations involved fighting, and this week's opening theme Warrior Charge by UK reggae giants Aswad is an inspirational fanfare that creates courage in the listener by sheer force of riddim.
[Read More]Spanish motorcycle rider Raul Torras Martinez dies at Isle of Man TT races | Isle of Man TT
Posted on April 2, 2024
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| Jenniffer Sheldon
Isle of Man TT This article is more than 7 months oldSpanish motorcycle rider Raul Torras Martinez dies at Isle of Man TT racesThis article is more than 7 months oldExperienced TT competitor had taken part in 21 races46-year-old’s death is 267th fatality in history of eventSpanish motorcycle rider Raul Torras Martinez died in a crash during the Isle of Man TT races on Tuesday night, organisers said in a statement.
[Read More]Wishes come true for trans youth thanks to Transanta donors goodwill | Christmas
Posted on April 2, 2024
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| Chauncey Koziol
A selection of letters sent to Transanta. Photograph: TransantaA selection of letters sent to Transanta. Photograph: TransantaChristmas This article is more than 1 month oldWishes come true for trans youth thanks to Transanta donors’ goodwillThis article is more than 1 month oldA project from an anti-discrimination creative arts organization pairs LGBTQ+ youth in need of help with donors willing to give it
At first glance, they could be letters to Santa Claus from any excited young child, hoping they have been good enough to earn a special gift.
[Read More]'I had to adjust to life with a different penis' the pain and positives of an elective circumcis
Posted on April 1, 2024
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| Aldo Pusey
Health & wellbeingAfter a diagnosis of phimosis, I quickly had the operation. The experience was demeaning, comical and extremely painful – but I’m happy that I did it
My doctor was explaining, with some awkwardness, the procedure I was soon to undergo. “The skin around your … well ... when I was at school we would have said ‘bell-end’.”
I was in my mid-20s, and about to have an elective adult circumcision.
[Read More]'I survived being blown up by an IED' | Iraq
Posted on April 1, 2024
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| Chauncey Koziol
First personIraq'I survived being blown up by an IED'On the way to his re-enlistment ceremony in Iraq, Daniel Weber's Humvee was bombed by an improvised explosive device (IED). He describes to Nicole Baker the moment it went off, and why he decided to remain in Iraq despite the experienceI made the decision to re-enlist after spending two years in the army and having previously been deployed in Iraq for eight months.
[Read More]10 out of 12 review more than just an avant garde Noises Off
Posted on April 1, 2024
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| Aldo Pusey
StageReviewSoho Rep, New York
Taking place in rehearsals for an unnamed play, Anne Washburn’s engaging drama features a vexing actor, bizarre juxtapositions and unexpected poignancy
In Anne Washburn’s inventive, surprising, and every so often astonishing 10 out of 12 at Soho Rep, the scenery hasn’t been fully painted and a prop light still needs to be hung. A member of the crew is snacking on foetal-looking shrimp chips and an actor is being impossible.
[Read More]Adrienne Matei | The Guardian
Posted on April 1, 2024
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While the $4tn global wellness industry bends over backwards to sell us dubious detox products, there is an accessible, easy, and free way to genuinely rid our bloodstreams of toxins
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Afro modernism: Africa's avant-garde architecture boom in pictures | Art and design
Posted on April 1, 2024
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| Chauncey Koziol
Afro modernism: Africa's avant-garde architecture boom – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email The 1960s and 70s were an explosive period for experimental architecture in Africa – from vast Toblerone-shaped exhibition centres to giant lily-bud auditoriums. Swiss architect Manuel Herz has tracked down 80 of these lost monuments of African independence for a new book, African Modernism
[Read More]British detectives release efits of Madeleine McCann suspect | Madeleine McCann
Posted on April 1, 2024
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| Jenniffer Sheldon
Madeleine McCann This article is more than 10 years oldBritish detectives release efits of Madeleine McCann suspectThis article is more than 10 years oldDespite being placed at the crime scene by two people on the night in question the man has never come forwardThe face of a suspect in the investigation of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has been released to the public by detectives.
Police have issued two efits that they believe are descriptions of the same man, who is now being sought as a priority by the British detectives leading the new McCann inquiry.
[Read More]On my radar: Kwake Basss cultural highlights
Posted on April 1, 2024
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| Jenniffer Sheldon
Kae Tempest edits the Observer New ReviewCultureThe south London musician on why he loves waking up to people arguing, the vegan nuggets that taste better than chicken and Hamburg’s best record shopBorn Giles Kwakeulati King-Ashong, south London musician Kwake Bass started playing drums aged five. Fusing live drumming with electronic sounds, he has worked with artists including Mica Levi, MF Doom, and Joey BadA$$. He also acted as musical director on both Sampha and Kate Tempest’s most recent tours.
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