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Louise Glück Wins the Nobel Prize in Literature 2020

Arts, Ponderwall's Picks

Louise Glück is an adjunct professor at Yale University. Prior to the Nobel Prize, she has received many literary awards, such as the National Humanities Medal, awarded to her by President Barack Obama in 2010.

50 Years On, I Can’t Stop Listening to This Seminal Miles Davis Album

Arts

Miles Davis Album reflects the balance between chaos and precision, past and present. It helped to redefine jazz and had an enormous impact on music.

Prosecutors Are Increasingly – and Misleadingly – Using Rap Lyrics as Evidence in Court

Arts
rap concert

Introducing rap lyrics can be highly effective for prosecutors because it allows them to draw on stereotypes about young black and Latino men.

Fortnite Checking Epic Services Queue Problem

Arts, Misc

Fortnite Checking Epic Services Queue error message is being received by many users since the start of Fortnite live event on Monday June 15, 2020.

Johnny Depp: Row Over Dior Ad and Native American Culture Is More Nuanced Than You Think

Arts
johnny depp

Dior may have pulled the ad, but even this has added to its notoriety. Meanwhile, many took to Twitter to defend Johnny Depp and the perfumier.

HOW THE VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE SPARKED AMERICA’S ART CAR MOVEMENT

Arts
volkswagen beetle

When the Beetle was introduced to the U.S. in 1949, it was everything the vehicles of the “Detroit Three” – General Motors, Chrysler and Ford – were not.

How Beethoven’s ‘Mistake’ Became One of Our Most Famous Tunes

Arts
beethoven

The ninth symphony contains one of the most famous tunes ever written by Beethoven. It was the result of a mistake, before becoming a legendary tune.

APOSTROPHES: LINGUISTICS EXPERT IMAGINES A HAPPIER WORLD WITHOUT THEM

Arts
apostrophe

The Apostrophe Protection Society is no more. John Richards, who founded the Society in 2001 in order to help maintain the correct use of the “much abused” punctuation mark, has thrown in the towel.

The Wall Cemented Pink Floyd’s Fame – but Destroyed the Band

Arts
roger pink floyd

Forty years ago, on Nov. 30, 1979, the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd released its 11th studio album, “The Wall.”

Anxiety: A Playlist To Calm the Mind From a Music Therapist

Arts, Science
girl relaxing from anxiety

It may seem like we are living in an age of anxiety, where feeling worried, upset and stressed has become the norm. But we should remember that anxiety is a natural human response to situations.

Why Paris Is the Perfect City To Introduce Break Dancing To the Olympics

Arts, Sports
break dancing paris

Along with surfing, climbing and skateboarding, break dancing has been proposed for inclusion at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

BEFORE WALT DISNEY, THERE WAS LOTTE REINIGER – THE STORY OF THE WORLD’S FIRST ANIMATED FEATURE

Arts, History
lotte reiniger animated features

The oldest surviving animated feature was not made by Walt Disney, but by a German puppeteer named Lotte Reiniger: The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926).

JOHN COLTRANE’S LOST FILM SOUNDTRACK AND FIVE MORE MUST-SEE MOVIES FOR JAZZ LOVERS

Arts
jazz

John Coltrane – a giant of the jazz world – wrote and recorded in 1964 a soundtrack for the French-Canadian movie Le Chat Dans le Sac.

The Joker’s Origin Story Comes at a Perfect Moment: Clowns Define Our Times

Arts
the joker

One of the most famous jester figures of the modern age is the Joker, who made his debut in the first issue of Batman comics in 1940.

The Beatles’ Revolutionary Use of Recording Technology in ‘Abbey Road’

Arts
The Beatles in America

The Beatles’ album “Abbey Road” holds a special place in the hearts of the band’s fans. But few realize how groundbreaking its tracks were for the band.

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    After declaring space a war zone, NATO could start using space weapons that can destroy satellites or incoming enemy missiles.

  • How the Third Reich Managed Ham Radio Hobbyists

    The Nazis were especially interested in ham radio operators, who were part of a worldwide community of hobbyists.

  • Nixon Played a Major Diplomatic Role from 1986 to 1991

    In April 1991, few months before the fall of the USSR, he had a curious visit to Lithuania, Georgia, the Kremlin and the K.G.B.

  • How Gambling Built Baseball – and Then Almost Destroyed It

    Imagine if, after watching the thrilling victory of the Chicago Cubs you learned that the Indians had collaborated with gamblers to intentionally throw the series.

  • Neoliberalism Has Tricked Us Into Believing a Fairytale About Where Money Comes From

    There is nothing natural about money. There is no link to some scarce essential form of it that sets a limit to its creation.

     

  • FCC Orders Phone Companies to End Robocalls

    The FCC released new rules aiming to combat spoofed robocalls. They require phone companies to implement a new protocol.

  • Reddit Co-founder Resigns in Support of Black Community

    Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit

  • Antarctica Blood Falls Mystery Solved

    At first, scientists attributed the color to red algae. But in 2017, a study found that it was rather due to oxidized iron.

  • The Ghostly Photos Taken by the Stasi’s Buttonhole Cameras

    Cameras were even invented so small they could be sewn with the lens behind a buttonhole, the shutter release kept in a pocket.

  • Drinking alcohol isn’t the only cause of high blood alcohol levels.

    Imagine that you’re a police officer. You spot a car ahead that is swerving all over the road. You pull the driver over and she’s clearly intoxicated. With slurred speech, she swears that she hasn’t had a drop of alcohol all day. Would you believe her?

  • Arrests of 6-Year-Olds Show the Perils of Putting Police in Primary Schools

    Instead of being protected, these very young students were placed in handcuffs and arrested. Each one faced misdemeanor battery charges as a result of behavioral outbursts at school, including one instance in which one of the children kicked a school staffer.

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