• Danny, the computer scientist brother of young people’s author William Sleator, had a hard time learning to read when he was a young child. One day, he went with his father to his father’s lab. Left alone for a short time, he studied a fire alarm on the wall and deciphered the word PULL. Having deciphered the word, he then followed the instructions and pulled, setting off the fire alarm. His father was not upset; instead, he was happy that Danny was finally showing signs that he was not illiterate.
• The grandmother of young adult author Chris Crutcher used to tell him a story about when his father was a boy. In the sixth grade, he came home and told her, “A lot of the other kids in my class think I’m arrogant.” She told him that he could change the other kids’ opinion of him by doing such things as not answering every question the teacher asked and letting the other kids have a chance to answer a few questions. Chris’ father thought for a moment, then said, “Naw, I’d rather be arrogant.”
• The pupils of a teacher wished to drive evil from the world, so they asked him how to do that. The teacher took his pupils to a dark basement and told them that they would drive the darkness from the basement. First, the teacher told his pupils to use sticks to beat the darkness out of the basement, but that didn’t work. Next, the teacher told his pupils to shout at and curse the darkness to drive it out of the basement, but that didn’t work. Finally, the teacher told his pupils to light a candle.
• Many students are afraid of being made uncomfortable in the classroom because of exposure to beliefs that are different from their own. Writer Anna Quindlen once asked Elizabeth Castelli, a professor of religion at Barnard College, if she did anything to keep her students from feeling uncomfortable in the classroom. She replied, “It is not my job to make people comfortable. It is [my job] to educate them.” Ms. Quindlen wrote that when she heard this, “I nearly stood up and cheered.”
• Following the 9-11 attack on the World Trade Center, many Americans wanted revenge. A week after the attack, Dean Dorothy Denburg of Barnard College saw many people wearing Barnard College T-shirts on Fifth Avenue in New York passing out leaflets that called for tolerance toward people of all religions and all backgrounds. This took courage as many, many people, including high-ranking American politicians, wanted war, even against a country that had nothing to do with 9-11.
• Not everyone supports giving honorary degrees to celebrities, including royal celebrities. In 1986, Monash University gave Prince Philip an honorary science degree. To protest, the Monash Association of Students gave their own honorary degree — to a 21-month-old Chihuahua. Some people thought the Chihuahua deserved the honorary degree as much as the prince did. Other people disagree, saying that the Chihuahua deserved the honorary degree more than the prince did.
• At times, students become excited by learning. During Spring Quarter of 1970, Ohio University professor Robert DeMott offered a course titled “Writers of the Beat Movement.” The course drew so many students that there was standing room only, with many students spilling out of the classroom and into the hallway. Later in 1970, he taught an Honors course on beat poet Gary Snyder — the class met in a teepee on property owned by an Ohio University art professor.
• Many books for young people have been censored or challenged, although defenders of free speech have often stood up to the would-be censors. For example, a librarian in the New York City school system threatened to quit if Paul Zindel’s novel The Pigman were placed in the library. Her supervisors told her to quit — if students wanted to read The Pigman, they could.
• Actor Will Smith’s father was strongly against illegal drugs. When Will was a teenager, his father drove him around the poorer sections of Philadelphia, showing him bums with nowhere to sleep but doorways. He told Will, “This is what people look like when they do drugs.” Will says, “I never tried drugs because I felt he would kill me. Literally.”
According to American singer/songwriter Don McLean, on what day did the three men he admires most, The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost, catch the last train for the coast?
The Day The Music Died (Tuesday, February 3, 1959)
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"American Pie" is a song by American singer and songwriter Don McLean. Recorded and released on the American Pie album in 1971, the single was the number-one US hit for four weeks in 1972 starting January 15 after just eight weeks on the Billboard charts (where it entered at number 69). The song also topped the charts in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. In the UK, the single reached number 2, where it stayed for 3 weeks, on its original 1971 release and a reissue in 1991 reached No. 12. The song was listed as the No. 5 song on the RIAA project Songs of the Century. McLean's combined version is the fourth longest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 (at the time of release it was the longest), in addition to being the longest song to reach number one.
The repeatedly mentioned phrase "the day the music died" refers to the plane crash in 1959 that killed early rock and roll performers Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens. (McLean's description eventually became the popular name for the plane crash.) The meaning of the other lyrics has long been debated, and for decades, McLean declined to explain the symbolism behind the many characters and events mentioned; he eventually released his songwriting notes in 2015, explaining many of the symbols in the lyrics. The overall theme of the song is the loss of innocence of the early rock and roll generation as symbolized by the plane crash that claimed the lives of three of its heroes and various other events over the course of the 1960s.
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And the three men I admire most
The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music diedSource
On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson. The event later became known as "The Day the Music Died", after singer-songwriter Don McLean referred to it as such in his 1971 song "American Pie".
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Mark. was first, and correct, with:
The day the music died (which would be February 3, 1959).
Billy in Cypress U.S.A. said:
"The day the music died..."
Mac Mac wrote:
The Day the music died, Feb 3 1959
Alan J answered:
The Day the Music Died.
Dave responded:
The day the music died. I haven’t heard that song in a long time, so I had to reacquaint myself with the lyrics. Once when asked “What does the song mean?” Don McLean said (more or less), “It means I don’t have to work any more unless I want to.” I did learn in my google search that McLean as some point went on Tucker Carlson’s TV show, so now that I know McLean is an asshole and an idiot I’m through with him.
Jacqueline replied:
Was it the day Buddy Holly died on a Tuesday? Is the answer just 'the day the music died'?
mj wrote:
Like so many other thing
The journey took place the day the music died.
Randall said:
The day the music died
zorch answered:
The Day the Music Died.
Jon L responded:
The day the music died.
John I from Hawai`i says,
The day the music died.
Leo in Boise replied:
The day the music died
Deborah, the Master Gardener wrote:
I know the lyrics are from “American Pie,” and I can sign the passage mentioned, but I’ll be darned if I remember what day is was…well-played, Marty.
David of Moon Valley said:
welll....
..…i only know it as The Day The Music Died…as to which day a the week i ain’t gotta clue as it’s early and i haven’t fired up the music collection, or my brain cells for that matter, to check….
Daniel in The City responded:
The day the music died.
Jim from CA, retired to ID, replied:
the day the music died
Dave in Tucson said:
They caught the last train to the coast on the day the music died. Such an overrated overwrought overplayed cliche' packed song.
Rosemary in Columbus wrote:
The day the music died
Michelle in AZ answered:
The day the music died
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Iconic recordings from Janet Jackson, Louis Armstrong, Marlo Thomas, Kool & the Gang, Labelle, Connie Smith, Nas, Phil Rizzuto, Jimmy Cliff and Kermit the Frog are among the latest aural treasures inducted into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry.
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has named these and 15 other recordings as worthy of preservation this year, picked because of their cultural, historical and aesthetic importance to America's sound heritage.
The selections span the years 1878 (a tinfoil recording of the voice of Thomas Edison) to 2008 (an episode of This American Life, marking the first podcast recording to be so honored in the 23-year history of the registry).
Songs on the list include Armstrong's "When the Saints Go Marching In," Labelle's "Lady Marmalade," Kool & the Gang's "Celebration," Smith's "Once a Day," Kermit's "The Rainbow Connection" and Iz Kamakawiwo'ole's "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World."
Albums from Jackson (Rhythm Nation 1814, with four No. 1 singles), Nas (Illmatic), Cliff (The Harder They Come), Thomas (Free to Be … You & Me), Albert King (Born Under a Bad Sign), Pat Metheny (Bright Size Life), Odetta (Odetta Sings Ballads and the Blues), Flaco Jiménez (Partners) and Jackson Browne (Late for the Sky) made the cut, too.
A lawsuit and countersuit between Taylor Swift and Utah fantasy theme park Evermore have both been resolved with the involved parties dropping their respective suits, Rolling Stone has learned.
“As a resolution of both lawsuits, the parties will drop and dismiss their respective suits without monetary settlement,” a spokesperson for Taylor Swift said in a statement to Rolling Stone. A lawyer for Evermore Park did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment.
On February 2nd, Evermore Park filed a lawsuit over trademark infringement, claiming that the release of Swift’s Evermore album caused “actual confusion,” which affected the park’s online presence negatively, along with infringing on its marketing and merchandise, and impacting its visitors. It also alleged that both Evermore Park and Swift’s Evermore merchandise offered similar products. The plaintiff additionally claimed Swift’s clothing merchandise was counterfeit via Evermore Park’s trademark. It sought “not more than $2 million per counterfeit mark” in connection with trademark infringement on clothing as well as additional damages along with attorney fees and legal costs.
Swift’s team that handles the rights for her music and other trademarks, TAS Management, countersued in late February. The countersuit claimed that Evermore Park was regularly engaging in its own copyright infringement against Swift. The suit alleged that three Swift songs — “Love Story,” “You Belong With Me,” and “Bad Blood” — were regularly used in performances at the theme park without it obtaining a proper license. It further claimed that Evermore Park ignored “numerous notices” from performance rights organization BMI regarding the Park’s alleged copyright infringement.
Tina Turner opens up about her troubled past and living with PTSD in new documentary "TINA", a film the soul and rock star says is the final act of her public life before bowing out.
Woven around a candid interview with the 81-year-old, testimonies from people who know her and archive material, the film tracks the singer's rise from a self-described "girl from the cotton fields" to a global music icon.
"It wasn't a good life," Turner says in the opening scenes of the film, which is divided into five chapters, starting with "Part 1 - Ike and Tina".
"The first thing she said when we were sitting down, she's like 'I don't want to do this'," said "TINA" co-director Dan Lindsay, who was approached by Turner's husband Erwin Bach to make the documentary.
"And we're like 'OK, what does that mean?' ... She just meant ... she's done with press and stuff like that, and the end of the film talks about how do you bow out slowly."
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Currently starting at $6.99 per month, Disney+ will raise its basic plan cost to $7.99 per month this Friday, March 26. The Disney Bundle that comes with Disney+, ESPN+, and ad-supported Hulu will become $13.99 per month (previously $12.99), while the three-in-one plan with ad-free Hulu (launched in January) jumps to $19.99 from $18.99 per month. The one-year membership, now $69.99, will be raised to $79.99 per year.
According to the streamer, new and current subscribers will be subject to new pricing strategies on their first billing dates after March 26 — making now the only chance for viewers to remotely save on Disney+. Those willing to pay more up front will save most with the yearly subscription if they sign up before Friday, with the new increased pricing only affecting them a year from now when their membership renews.
Considering its ever-growing library, its importance in Marvel's rollout of Phase 4 with Loki, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Black Widow (which debuts on Disney+ this July with premier access), as well as its abundance of upcoming originals like The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, now's as good a time as any for those still holding out to sign up for Disney+.
A new report from democracy watchdog Freedom House charting the political and civil rights of different nations has the US down significantly because of racial inequality, the negative impact of money in politics, and the rise in polarisation between Americans.
Coming in at 83 out of 100 possible points, the US is now tied with countries such as Panama, Romania, and Croatia, and behind Argentina and Mongolia. America is outstripped by the United Kingdom and Chile which both got 93 points, Costa Rica at 91 and Slovakia at 90.
The nordic trio of Finland, Sweden, and Norway were the only countries getting full marks at 100 points. America's neighbour to the north, Canada, came in at 98 points.
The United States went from 94 points in 2010 to 83 points in 2020. The drop, analysed by Freedom House's vice president of research and analysis, Sarah Repucci, comes after events taking place during the last several months that "amounted to an acute crisis for democracy in the United States", she writes.
Freedom House usually does not write a report focusing on the ins and outs of American democracy, but did so this year because of the stark developments that came at the detriment of freedom.
Jessica Watkins and Donovan Ray Crowl, two alleged Oath Keepers and Ohio Regular Militia members, looked forward to the opportunity to serve as private security detail for Roger Stone (R-Cialis), a close ally to then-President Donald Trump (R-Lock Him Up), at the Stop the Steal rally, new court documents reveal.
According to text messages shared in new court filings, the two texted each other in early January, discussing their assignment with the far-right militia.
"Looks like we might be security for Roger Stone, if we end up rolling with the Oath keepers," Jessica Watkins texted Crowl on January 1. Later, according to the documents, Crowl texted his romantic partner saying it "should be fun."
The text messages were released in a late bond motion filed by Crowl's lawyer, who missed a deadline to file the motion on Wednesday. Crowl's lawyer made the case that he should be released on bond by saying he was a carpenter, Marine Corps vet, single dad, and little league coach, who also has melanoma.
Other texts showed Crowl complaining about Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and saying he didn't want to deal with him.
In the desert northeast of Las Vegas, residents living along the Nevada-Arizona border would gather on their front porches for bomb parties or ride horses into the fields to watch as the U.S. government conducted atomic tests during a Cold War-era race to build up the nation's nuclear arsenal.
About 100 of those tests were aboveground, and U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton of Arizona testified during a congressional subcommittee hearing Wednesday that residents at the time marveled at the massive orange mushroom clouds billowing in the distance.
“They had no idea. They were never told that they were being exposed to dangerous cancer-causing radiation,” Stanton said. “As a direct result of the radiation exposure from these tests, thousands of Arizonans have suffered from cancer, entire families have suffered from cancer and far too many have died.”
Lawmakers from several Western states, advocacy groups and residents have been urging Congress to expand a payout program for years, and advocates say the latest push takes on added weight because the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act is set to expire next year. Wednesday’s hearing was the first on the issue since 2018, advocates said.
In New Mexico, about 40,000 people lived within a 50-mile (80-kilometer) radius of a military range where the world’s first atomic bomb was detonated as part of World War II's top-secret Manhattan Project, said Tina Cordova, co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium.
The latest wild conspiracy theory from followers of QAnon claims that the cargo ship stuck in the Suez Canal is being used by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for child sex trafficking.
Some also claim that Ever Given ran aground in Egypt as part of a rescue mission and that the children will be freed live on camera, proving their theory correct.
Newsweek reports that conspiracy theorists arrived at this bizarre conclusion via the name of the vessel’s Taiwan-based operator — Evergreen Marine Corporation — pointing out that Ms Clinton’s Secret Service codename as first lady during her husband’s presidency was “Evergreen”.
Further to that, the call sign for the ship is H3RC, similar to Ms Clinton’s initials when campaigning in 2016 when she includes her original last name — Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The theory also somehow manages to include the plot of the movie The Sum of All Fears (relating to the ship's destination Rotterdam being twinned with Baltimore), the fact that Monday was World Water Day, and (predictably) China.
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