Traditional Maker’s New Lifestyle-Driven Look and Feel Come Into Sharper Focus DUBUQUE, Iowa, Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The launch of a new corporate website last month was the first indication that something big is currently underway at Flexsteel: A major update of the brand. A sleek new look and […]
Year: 2021
Tee Lopes Talks Sonic, Streets Of Rage, And Making Music On A PS1 – Feature
Image: Tee Lopes Fans of certain beloved Sega franchises should be very familiar with this composer’s name by now. Tee Lopes started out on the VGM scene releasing remixed and reimagined versions of some of gaming’s most beloved music, with a special focus on one blue hedgehog in particular, and […]
Mankwe Ndosi’s ‘Felt/not said’ album release; ‘COVID-19: Labor Camp Report’ book launch
Mankwe Ndosi, who has been surprising, beguiling and challenging audiences for years, will release her latest album at the Cedar tonight (Friday, Aug. 13) with a live improvised performance. It won’t be like anything you’ve heard before. Wordless vocals, breaths, high notes and growls will twine together with cello, drums, […]
The end of the lifeline: fashion retail after furlough
Fifteen months after it was first introduced to protect UK businesses and their staff from sweeping redundancies during the pandemic, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has begun the process of winding down. First announced on March 20 last year, the scheme allows companies operating a reduced capacity due to the […]
British mom makes jewelry out of her own breast milk
She’s milking it. Alison Hawthorn needed something to pass the time away during quarantine, so the British mom of four did what any bored parent would do — create a jewelry line out of breast milk. Hawthorn, 30, started her business during lockdown last year in her hometown of Wirral, […]
Lizzo gets candid about the lack of body acceptance in entertainment
“It’s like, ‘How dare a pop star be fat?’…I had to own that,” said the Grammy-winning musician One thing about Lizzo, she’s always going to spread self-love and body positivity. The same can’t be said for the entertainment industry, according to the three-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter. On Friday, the […]
Inside Chick Corea’s Final Recordings
Vijay Iyer may be one of the foremost academics in 21st century music, but he’s far more absorbed in the body than the brain. He peppers his language with references to the heart, spine and hips; his paramount rhythmic value is the pulse. And when describing how a terrific rhythm section glues […]
Kanye West’s delayed album ‘DONDA’ gets new projected release date
The latest projected release date for Kanye West‘s delayed new album ‘DONDA’ has been revealed on Apple Music. The rapper and producer’s follow-up to 2019’s ‘Jesus Is King’, which had initially been set to arrive in July 2020, was scheduled to finally be released after West’s first public listening event […]
The Joyoung Makes the Best Soy Milk (and All the Other Milks Too)
This is Highly Recommend, a column dedicated to what people in the food industry are obsessed with eating, drinking, and buying right now. In Taiwan, where I live, hot soy milk is a universal right. It’s the first thing many families make every morning. You can toss in a bit […]
Texas Singer-Songwriter Nanci Griffith Dies : NPR
Nanci Griffith performs in London in 2012. She died Friday in Nashville at age 68. Gaelle Beri/Redferns via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gaelle Beri/Redferns via Getty Images Nanci Griffith performs in London in 2012. She died Friday in Nashville at age 68. Gaelle Beri/Redferns via Getty Images Nanci […]