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Watch Pharrell Williams' stunned reaction to hearing Maggie Rogers' music in a 2106 NYU critique session: "It's like when the Wu Tang Clan came out."
Boing Boing,
In 2016, Pharrell Williams visited an NYU music class to critique student songs. When then-student Maggie Rogers had her turn, Williams sat and listened in stunned silence. When the song was over, he said, "I have zero, zero, zero notes for that. — Read the rest
New leader of "unsalvageable" Project Veritas quits, citing "strong evidence" of past illegality
Hannah Giles replaced James O'Keefe as boss of Project Veritas—the conservative group famed for its manipulated recordings of liberals, media personnel and government workers—after it fired him for misusing its funds on vanity projects and abusing staff. But she is already stepping down, citing illegal goings-on. — Read the rest
The Crossword: Tuesday, December 12, 2023
The New Yorker,
Part of a Tuskegee-trained force in the Second World War: six letters.
Things That Would Be More Effective Than N.Y.C. Street-Sweeper Trucks
Pub-crawl broom bikes, or hundreds of passionate trash-picking clones of David Sedaris.
How the Movie Professor Got Cancelled
The life of an academic lacks natural narrative momentum. Cue cancel culture.
The U.N. Announces the Hottest Year
The climate heated up, but clean energy did, too.
Zelenskyy in Lilliput: Someone Shrunk Ukraine’s War Coalition
Politico Picks,
Biden, the Republicans and Europe suddenly look small, while Putin and Xi stand tall.
The Fate of the West’s Water Rests on the Shoulders of This 27-Year-Old
Can J.B. Hamby find a way to convince California’s cities and farmers to cut a deal over the Colorado River?