“Opus-class, but faster”: What Elon Musk says about beating Anthropic

St Vincent & New York Philharmonic live at David Geffen Hall: magical and majestic

Our review of a unique and spellbinding orchestral performance by one of music’s greatest innovators

Madonna's Best Fashion Moments of All Time

For a lesson on how to express yourself, look no further than the music icon's fashion evolution

Charli XCX Gets Candid About What Makes Her Feel Like an ‘Outsider’ in Both the Music Industry and Her Family

One thing we’ve come to learn and love about Charli XCX is her maximalist odes to excess. Brat took over the world’s imagination by pushing classic dance and club aesthetics into the modern world. At a time when everything in the world felt extremely deflating, the fun, trashy music made for peak escapism. However, unless []

ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus says 'creators should embrace' AI tools

Björn Ulvaeus helped write some of the best-selling pop songs of the 20th century. Today, he's President of CISAC, the global body representing more than five million creators across music, film, literature and the arts, and one of the most active lobbyists on what AI owes the artists it's trained on. (AP video shot by: Jez Fielder) #music #ai #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Music mogul Clive Davis dies aged 94

In a statement, the Davis family said he had “championed the greatest artists in modern music history, leaving an indelible mark on culture that will endure for generations”.

Anthropic reimagines Claude in Slack as nosy, always-on agentic AI coworker

The Claude in Slack app is dead, long live Claude in Slack

Seperti perlu baca 100 kertas kajian, Ryan Deedat akui PhD uji mental

PETALING JAYA: Penyanyi,Ryan Deedat menganggap cabaran menyambung pengajian ke peringkat Doktor Falsafah (PhD) sebagai satu fasa yang berat yang terpaksa dilalui oleh pelajar dalam tempoh bertahun-tahun. Ryan atau Sheikh Eamir Deedat, 34, berkata, fasa itu sangat menguji mental dan fizikalnya, malah ia jauh lebih susah daripada sekadar belajar biasa. “Melanjutkan pengajian PhD secara jujurnya rasa ... Read more The post Seperti perlu baca 100 kertas kajian, Ryan Deedat akui PhD uji mental appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Pärt’s Music of the Word

The music of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt has been described as spiritual, transcendent, Eastern, angelic, ethereal, mystical, ascetic, tranquil, otherworldly. Jeremy Begbie adds “escapist” to the modifiers, criticizing Pärt... The post Pärt’s Music of the Word appeared first on First Things.

Pianist Cho Seong-jin's steady path to musical greatness

Pianist Cho Seong-jin's steady path to musical greatness

You Might Be Surprised By The Real Impacts Of Listening To Music

Researchers may have uncovered why music feels so emotionally powerful.

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Big 12 notebook: K-State’s Collin Klein begins HC tenure at alma mater

As a former Heisman Trophy candidate and Big 12 champion at his new (old) school, Collin Klein would seem to be ideally suited for success as a first-...

Stand Up for Research, Innovation, and Education

Right now, MIT alumni and friends are voicing their support for: America’s scientific and technological leadership Merit-based admissions and affordable education Advances that increase US health, security, and prosperity Our community is standing up for MIT and its mission to serve the nation and the world. And we need you to join us at this

Engadget Indie Pitch: I'M YOUR HOST

Think Her Story, but weirder.

The Journey

In current times, we are journey-focused. Motivational speakers encourage us to focus on the process (journey) rather than the out- come (destination). As we strive to complete our bucket lists, we’re urged to be “mindful of the journey.” The Torah, however, embraced this progressive mindset thousands of years ago. Here is some background. Masei is [] The post The Journey appeared first on Aish.com.

Between electronics and emotion: Moby lights up Luxembourg's Neumünster Abbey

The pioneering electronic musician played to a sold-out crowd at a glowing Neumünster Abbey on Friday evening, delivering an hour and a half of hits and understated activism.

George Washington’s Bravery Reminds Us America Is Worth Fighting For

This article is part of Upstream, The Daily Wire’s new home for culture and lifestyle. Real human insight and human stories — from our featured writers to you. *** You’ve probably seen the viral slogan that pays homage to one of the finest displays of all-American spunk in our history. The phrase “Americans: We’ll cross a ...

Shanghai: Three Things We Learned From the 2026 Festival

A first-time director takes the Golden Goblet, AI dominates every conversation and a 1961 classic leaves a packed house breathless.

QUENTIN LETTS: Cliche-spouting Starmer was mediocrity in a suit. One of history's feeblest non-entity PMs, only us sketch writers will miss him...

QUENTIN LETTS: Cliche-spouting Starmer was mediocrity in a suit. One of history's feeblest non-entity PMs, only us sketch writers will miss him...

Clive Davis, music industry executive, dead at 94

'To the world, our father was the iconic music legend whose vision, instincts, and relentless pursuit of excellence shaped the soundtrack of countless lives,' his family said.

From Hollywood Writer to PragerU Co-Founder

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Jaws, Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings: Why we love the greatest movie scores so much

The team behind a popular podcast and series of live concerts explain the brilliance of film’s best composers.

When sound meets light: Yang In-mo and Kimchi and Chips

When the GS Arts Center approached digital art duo Kimchi and Chips last year with a proposal to collaborate with a classical violinist, the artists were hesitant. The timeline was tight, but the heavier weight was the prospect of fusing two art forms so different in texture. That unease lifted, the duo says, the moment it first sat down with violinist Yang In-mo. We had no idea where the journey of this collaboration would end up, the duo said in a recent email interview, but talking with Ya

‘Manchesterism at home and abroad’

“Good growth in every postcode and hope in every heart”. Nobody could deny the boldness of the ambition The post ‘Manchesterism at home and abroad’ appeared first on LabourList.

Legendary music pioneer Clive Davis, who made Whitney Houston a megastar, has died at 94

'Today, we celebrate not only a towering figure whose influence changed music forever, but the man who led our family with grace, generosity, and kindness,' the Davis family said in a statement on X. Bruce Springsteen, on Instagram, said Davis treated him 'with the same respect and kindness as a 22-year-old nobody as he did after all my success.'

The Class of 2026 Doesn’t Want Lectures From Tech Billionaires

Eric Schmidt didn’t know what he was getting himself into when he agreed to speak to the 2026 graduating class of University of Arizona. The former Google CEO proudly informed his audience that Time Magazine had chosen “the architects of AI” (collectively) as its latest “person of the year.” The grads erupted in booing—and didn’t [] The post The Class of 2026 Doesn’t Want Lectures From Tech Billionaires appeared first on Revolutionary Communists of America.

California state senator harassed at pride parade, fellow democrats call out antisemitic hate

Wiener was surrounded by people who made statements about his “Israeli handlers, among many other inaccurate, extreme, and vile statements,” Wiener said.

“They Sabotaged My Doctorate”: Defiant PhD Graduate Reaches Breaking Point and Fires a Brutal Parting Shot at His Faculty Advisors

His logic is hard to argue with. The post “They Sabotaged My Doctorate”: Defiant PhD Graduate Reaches Breaking Point and Fires a Brutal Parting Shot at His Faculty Advisors appeared first on TwistedSifter.

‘Daily Show’ Alum: Why Nobody Would Dare ‘Compete’ With Colbert

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyRob Corddry knew he’d never be able to compete with Stephen Colbert when they were both correspondents on The Daily Show—so he didn’t even try. “I’m like the least competitive person in history,” Corddry, 55, told me on Obsessed: The Podcast, joking that even his wife tells him he should be “more competitive.” Read more at The Daily Beast.

Abdul El-Sayed should be careful about TIME profiles…

After the mainstream media boosted Graham Platner in profile after profile, Chuck Schumer took him out. Following Abdul El-Sayed’s TIME profile, he better take note or else risk being Schumer’s next progressive victim. “Abdul El-Sayed better watch out or he is going to be next in Chuck Schumer’s game of progressive Whac-A-Mole,” said NRSC Regional Press Secretary Samantha Cantrell.

Anthony Hopkins Signed by Decca Classics; First Album of Music Composed by Oscar-Winning Actor Set for August Release

Anthony Hopkins isn’t just an Oscar-winning actor — for decades, he’s been composing music in addition to his acting roles. The “Silence of the Lambs” actor has signed with Decca Classics for a new recording project encompassing more than six decades of original compositions. Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel and performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra, his []

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Editor’s note: This was first published as part of a newsletter for Mike’s Substack, SCHOOLED. Matt Barnum wrote a great post last week illustrating that most “non-college career pathways” don’t lead to high-paying jobs: The most common non-college jobs make far below the median. For instance, there are over 4 million people who work as home health and personal care aides in America, the largest single occupation. That’s more than the number of plumbers, electricians, carpenters, HVAC Read More

Best Beatles Collaborations

Best Beatles Collaborations

Order Of The Sinking Star’s Solid Puzzle Work Is Shadowed By That Sinking Feeling

This Jonathan Blow guy really loves the sounds of his own words and is willing to put a big target on his back in service of that

This New AI Slack Feature Will Change How You Interact With Claude

Anthropic says that using the new Claude Slack tool will be like ‘working with a real colleague.’

Scott Wiener: Welcome to the party, pal

You’d think California state Sen. Scott Wiener would be celebrated as a hero on the Left. After all, Wiener has spent his entire career in politics advocating every extreme, absurd, and at times creepy policies that his radical base demanded. Highlights include Given these examples alone, and the Left’s obsession with all things transgender, surely []

Calling All (Potential) Peak Performers!

In our recent Freakonomics Radio episode “How to Become Great at Just About Anything, we spoke with K. Anders Ericsson, a research psychologist who has spent more than 30 years studying expert performers in many fields — music, sports, chess, surgery, teaching, writing, and more. Ericsson's recent book is called Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise. It has inspired us to try launching a Freakonomics spinoff podcast, called (for now) Peak. The post Calling All (Potential) Peak Performers! appeared first on Freakonomics.

The Super Rich Want You to Be Scared

"I think the art now is to create a scared public. We've moved beyond economic arguments now." Aaron Bastani in conversation with Gary Stevenson, following his most recent appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored. Watch the full episode of Downstream on our YouTube channel.

Technically Speaking: Depop's AI mirror, Apple’s photo glow-up, Annie Ibiza’s E1 debut

The fashion tech our editor-at-large is loving this month - and why it deserves a spot on your radar

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