Readers recommend: a cappella songs results | Pop and rock

 Posted on May 18, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  905 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Readers recommendPop and rockReaders recommend: a cappella songs – resultsAlone and unaccompanied, RR regular Ralph Brown, aka magicman, runs the rule over last week's threadUnaccompanied singing is surely the oldest form of music on Earth. I imagine the earliest tunes being lullabys gently whispered into a baby's ear. This field recording from 1951 has an unearthly, magical quality as two unidentified Burundian girls sing Akazélé – a sweet, strange lullaby in perfect but spooky concord. [Read More]

Sketching in the details of the Gardner heist

 Posted on May 18, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  561 words  |  Kary Bruening

Art theftReviewUlrich Boser's retelling of the greatest art theft in modern times doesn't provide a solution but captures the dedication required to build up an art collection - and to steal itIt's fair to say that when a criminal investigation has detectives turning to the assistance of psychics and paranormals, it has hit a rocky point. And so it goes for the investigators working the notorious Gardner heist, one of history's greatest unsolved mysteries. [Read More]

Woman who stole millions from Dennis Rodman and others released from jail | US crime

 Posted on May 18, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  965 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

US crime This article is more than 2 months oldWoman who stole millions from Dennis Rodman and others released from jailThis article is more than 2 months oldPeggy Ann Fulford, 65, was given a 10-year sentence in 2018 for stealing millions of dollars pretending to be a financial adviser A woman who admitted to stealing millions of dollars from Dennis Rodman, Ricky Williams and other professional athletes has been released early from the 10-year prison sentence she had been handed in 2018. [Read More]

Florida's most famous sinkhole | Sinkholes

 Posted on May 17, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  376 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

Sinkholes This article is more than 10 years oldFlorida's most famous sinkholeThis article is more than 10 years oldGiant crater that opened up in May 1981 was 350ft wide and 75ft deep and swallowed an Olympic-sized pool and two streets Florida's Sinkhole Alley: a fact of life A picturesque lake now inhabits the site of Florida's most famous sinkhole, a giant crater that opened up in Winter Park in May 1981 and quickly captured the attention of the world. [Read More]

George Santos reportedly making six figures by selling Cameo videos | George Santos

 Posted on May 17, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  655 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Representative George Santos exits federal court in Central Islip, New York, on 27 October. Photograph: Peter Foley/EPA-EFERepresentative George Santos exits federal court in Central Islip, New York, on 27 October. Photograph: Peter Foley/EPA-EFEGeorge Santos This article is more than 1 month oldGeorge Santos reportedly making six figures by selling Cameo videosThis article is more than 1 month oldDisgraced lawmaker generating more income making personalized videos than previous salary as US congressman [Read More]

I was wearing a bikini when he died - the absurdity of it | Family

 Posted on May 17, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1367 words  |  Aldo Pusey

FamilyInterviewI was wearing a bikini when he died - the absurdity of it’Paula CocozzaHelen Bailey’s husband drowned on holiday in 2011. Six weeks ago she unpacked the final bag from the tripSix weeks ago, Helen Bailey was sorting through some bags she had moved to her new home from the place she had shared with her late husband. One, a checked laundry carrier, had been untouched for three years. She unzipped it and found notebooks, pens … “almost a bedside drawer tipped in there”. [Read More]

Indiana woman found dead with 8ft python wrapped around her neck | Indiana

 Posted on May 17, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  321 words  |  Valentine Belue

Indiana This article is more than 4 years oldIndiana woman found dead with 8ft python wrapped around her neckThis article is more than 4 years oldLaura Hurst was found Wednesday evening in a house owned by a local sheriff that contained 140 snakes An Indiana woman has died after she was found with an 8ft python wrapped around her neck in a house owned by a local sheriff that accommodates a collection of snakes. [Read More]

James Arness obituary | US television

 Posted on May 17, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  798 words  |  Aldo Pusey

US televisionObituaryJames Arness obituaryUS actor known for playing Marshal Matt Dillon in the popular TV series GunsmokeJames Arness, who has died aged 88, may not have been the biggest film star ever, but he was certainly one of the tallest, at 6ft 7in. His height and large bulk made a lasting impression in his role of US Marshal Matt Dillon in the television western series Gunsmoke, which Arness played for 20 years. [Read More]

Karl Lagerfeld had odious views. We shouldnt be putting him on a pedestal | Tayo Bero

 Posted on May 17, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  910 words  |  Aldo Pusey

OpinionKarl Lagerfeld This article is more than 8 months oldKarl Lagerfeld had odious views. We shouldn’t be putting him on a pedestalThis article is more than 8 months oldTayo BeroThe list of things he derided included #MeToo, fat women, gay marriage and immigrants The theme for this year’s Met Gala wasn’t a concept; it was a person. But the organizers’ departure from their usual theming convention wasn’t the most controversial thing about the night. [Read More]

MilkRuns demise heralds dark days ahead for millennials hooked on instant gratification | James H

 Posted on May 17, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  931 words  |  Valentine Belue

OpinionGig economy This article is more than 9 months oldMilkRun’s demise heralds dark days ahead for millennials hooked on instant gratificationThis article is more than 9 months oldJames HennessyThe grocery delivery service imagined a brave new world where no one would need a fridge again. Now Australians must wake up to the chilling reality This week brought dark news for Australian fans of instant gratification. MilkRun, the popular 10-minute grocery delivery app, announced to its staff that it would fold and they would all be made redundant. [Read More]