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The Wright brothers' first flight: 12 seconds that took humanity to the skies
1 week, 1 day ago

The Wright brothers' first flight: 12 seconds that took humanity to the skies

India Today  

Around 29 years before JRD Tata became the first Indian to man the first commercial flight in the country, the Wright brothers did something in 12 seconds that changed the course of human history. FROM PRINTING NEWSPAPERS TO BICYCLE REPAIR The Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville, first referred to themselves as 'The Wright Brothers' when they were just young men, …

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Vedic-era sage Bharadwaj conceptualised first aircraft, Wright Bros get credit for it: UP Governor
1 month ago

Vedic-era sage Bharadwaj conceptualised first aircraft, Wright Bros get credit for it: UP Governor

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel claimed Vedic-era sage Bharadwaj conceptualised the idea of an aircraft but said the credit for its invention has gone to the Wright Brothers. Addressing a convocation function at a university, Patel said students should study ancient Indian texts to appreciate the unparalleled research and discoveries made by their ancestors. Interestingly, a research paper presented …

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Orville Peck 'Stampede'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Orville Peck 'Stampede'

ABC  

The trailblazing, enigmatic and illusive outlaw crooner Orville Peck is one of the most celebrated artists alive today. Since emerging with his stunning debut album Pony in 2019, he's quickly won hearts with his powerful croon, stirring, deeply emotive country ballads, and arresting, mask-clad image. Boasting singles like Midnight Ride with Kylie Minogue & Diplo and Death Valley High alongside …

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Orville Peck makes queer country for everyone. On ‘Stampede,’ stars like Willie Nelson join the fun
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Orville Peck makes queer country for everyone. On ‘Stampede,’ stars like Willie Nelson join the fun

Hindustan Times  

NEW YORK — It is not easy to be an outsider in country music, but Orville Peck has made a career out of it. On ‘Stampede,’ stars like Willie Nelson join the fun On his third album, “Stampede,” his nonconformist spirit has led to collaborations with everyone from Willie Nelson and Elton John to Mickey Guyton and Kylie Minogue. In …

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Orville Peck makes queer country for everyone. On ‘Stampede,’ stars like Willie Nelson join the fun
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Orville Peck makes queer country for everyone. On ‘Stampede,’ stars like Willie Nelson join the fun

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — It is not easy to be an outsider in country music, but Orville Peck has made a career out of it. In the case of Nelson, Peck is referring to the 1981 queer country cult classic, Ned Sublette’s “Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other,” covered by Nelson in 2006 and an infrequent staple of Peck’s …

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What to stream this weekend: Zendaya hits aces, Orville Peck duets and Elizabeth Taylor sparkles
4 months, 3 weeks ago

What to stream this weekend: Zendaya hits aces, Orville Peck duets and Elizabeth Taylor sparkles

Associated Press  

The Olympics-ready “Challengers” making its streaming debut and an EP from country-turned-pop singer Maren Morris are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: Léa Seydoux and George MacKay lead the intriguing French sci-fi “The Beast,” a …

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Q&A: Ahead of orchestral tour, Beck says listening to classical music is a ‘spiritual’ experience
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Q&A: Ahead of orchestral tour, Beck says listening to classical music is a ‘spiritual’ experience

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — It’s been 30 years since Beck released his breakout lo-fi anthem “Loser.” In the time since the song and its hit album “Mellow Gold,’' Beck has sought to shed the slacker image inadvertently linked with him. BECK: Well, we get like a two-hour run through on the day of, but it’s the first time we’re playing together. …

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History of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn book: How Betty Smith came to hate the borough where she grew up.
9 months, 3 weeks ago

History of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn book: How Betty Smith came to hate the borough where she grew up.

Slate  

This piece originally appeared in the Conversation Eighty years ago, in the winter and spring of 1944, Brooklyn-born author Betty Smith was entering a new chapter of life. The following year, when it was being made into a film directed by Elia Kazan, Life magazine reported, “Betty Smith’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn has become one of the best-loved novels …

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Queer Country: A Playlist
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Queer Country: A Playlist

ABC  

ABC Country celebrates our incredible LGTBQIA+ artists from home and abroad, including our very own host of Saturday Night Country Beccy Cole, international man of mystery Orville Peck as well as pioneering artists like the Indigo Girls and many more. TRACKLIST 1.Trixie Mattel - Gold 2.Orville Peck - Legends Never Die 3.Brandi Carlile - Broken Horses 4.K.D. Lang & The …

"Orange Is the New Sack": Stephen Colbert mocks Tucker Carlson's new streaming network programming
1 year ago

"Orange Is the New Sack": Stephen Colbert mocks Tucker Carlson's new streaming network programming

Salon  

Following Tucker Carlson's abrupt departure from Fox News earlier this year, the conservative commentator has been making many attempts to revive his career. Called Tucker Carlson Network, the service will cost $9 per month — or $72 for an annual subscription. The latest news seemed to amuse “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert, who referred to Carlson as the “former …

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Hundreds of Flying Taxis to Be Made in Ohio, Home of the Wright Brothers and Astronaut Legends
1 year, 3 months ago

Hundreds of Flying Taxis to Be Made in Ohio, Home of the Wright Brothers and Astronaut Legends

News 18  

The same Ohio River valley where the Wright brothers pioneered human flight will soon be manufacturing cutting-edge electric planes that take off and land vertically, under an agreement announced Monday between the state and Joby Aviation Inc. “When you’re talking about air taxis, that’s the future,” Republican Gov. Joby’s decision to locate its first scaled manufacturing facility at a 140-acre …

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Hundreds of flying taxis to be made in Ohio, home of the Wright brothers and astronaut legends
1 year, 3 months ago

Hundreds of flying taxis to be made in Ohio, home of the Wright brothers and astronaut legends

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The same Ohio river valley where the Wright brothers pioneered human flight will soon be manufacturing cutting-edge electric planes that take off and land vertically, under an agreement announced Monday between the state and Joby Aviation Inc. “When you’re talking about air taxis, that’s the future,” Republican Gov. Joby’s decision to locate its first scaled manufacturing facility …

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New Mix: Margo Price, Palehound, Talking Heads (Live), more : All Songs Considered
1 year, 5 months ago

New Mix: Margo Price, Palehound, Talking Heads (Live), more : All Songs Considered

NPR  

New Mix: Margo Price, Palehound, Talking Heads, more toggle caption Courtesy of the artists This week's All Songs Considered episode kicks off with new music from Palehound. Their new song "Independence Day" was appropriately timed for the Fourth of July holiday; singer El Kempner tells me it's about a breakup that, in fact, happened on Independence Day. Leon Russell — …

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Today in History: December 17, the Wright Brothers’ first flight
2 years ago

Today in History: December 17, the Wright Brothers’ first flight

Associated Press  

Today in history: On Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton, Ohio, conducted the first successful manned powered-airplane flights near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, using their experimental craft, the Wright Flyer. In 1944, the U.S. Army’s Western Defense Command rescinded orders to incarcerate people of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast during World War II; over 110,000 men, …

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Star Trek: The Strange New Worlds vs. The Orville vs. Discovery fight is highly illogical.
2 years, 3 months ago

Star Trek: The Strange New Worlds vs. The Orville vs. Discovery fight is highly illogical.

Slate  

“What if we just did Star Trek?” That, according to executive producer Henry Alonso Myers, was the pitch for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, one of five new Star Trek shows to come out over the past five years as part of Paramount Plus’ franchise revival. And now there’s Strange New Worlds, a prequel to the original Star Trek series …

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Digital 'companions' are now on order in Beijing
2 years, 3 months ago

Digital 'companions' are now on order in Beijing

China Daily  

A few days ago, I began reading a story, in which young people in Beijing are getting or creating digital "companions" to ease their loneliness over a romance gone bad. In a lot of science fiction, visionary writers "explore" a world where cybernetic organisms, which is a fancy way of saying a robot, wed or become lovers to a human …

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Digital 'companions' are now on order in Beijing
2 years, 3 months ago

Digital 'companions' are now on order in Beijing

China Daily  

A few days ago, I began reading a story, in which young people in Beijing are getting or creating digital "companions" to ease their loneliness over a romance gone bad. In a lot of science fiction, visionary writers "explore" a world where cybernetic organisms, which is a fancy way of saying a robot, wed or become lovers to a human …

Digital Beijing
Digital 'companions' are now on order in Beijing
2 years, 3 months ago

Digital 'companions' are now on order in Beijing

China Daily  

A few days ago, I began reading a story, in which young people in Beijing are getting or creating digital "companions" to ease their loneliness over a romance gone bad. In a lot of science fiction, visionary writers "explore" a world where cybernetic organisms, which is a fancy way of saying a robot, wed or become lovers to a human …

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Five things we learned about Orville Peck
2 years, 4 months ago

Five things we learned about Orville Peck

ABC  

The revered crooner opens up about masks, bin chickens, and the best lie he ever told Orville Peck is one of the most celebrated Americana artists around right now. Those costumes are expensive, but important "Listen, my styling budget is actually my biggest cost of anything on any of my tours, which is ridiculous" Peck says. He loves 'patter songs' …

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Ryan Gosling will give Bond a run for his money in the most costly Netflix film ever made
2 years, 5 months ago

Ryan Gosling will give Bond a run for his money in the most costly Netflix film ever made

Daily Mail  

The Gray Man Verdict: Colourful 007 rip-off Rating: Persuasion Verdict: Please don’t Rating: The Railway Children Return Verdict: On the right track Rating: While we wait with ever-dwindling excitement to learn the identity of the next James Bond, Netflix have invested in a globetrotting assassin played by Ryan Gosling, in the hope — and let me apologise for using the …

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Abdullah Hammoud: Michigan city elects its first Arab mayor
3 years, 1 month ago

Abdullah Hammoud: Michigan city elects its first Arab mayor

Al Jazeera  

Dearborn, a city known for its large Arab and Muslim population, elects 31-year-old state lawmaker as next mayor. “Finally, we’ve got an Arab American speaking for this community that is identified with Arab Americans,” Howell said of Hammoud’s victory. Election Day Abdul El-Sayed, a public health expert who ran for Michigan governor in 2018 but fell short of winning the …

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NASA just made history with the first aircraft to make a controlled flight on another planet
3 years, 8 months ago

NASA just made history with the first aircraft to make a controlled flight on another planet

Salon  

More than 117 years ago, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful flight of a powered, controlled aircraft. Although guided by computer rather than a human, NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter nevertheless made history shortly after half past three in the morning East Coast time. The solar-powered helicopter, which was transported to Mars as part of NASA's Mars 2020 mission, …

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On COVID Vaccines, WTO Must Accept India’s Proposal. Else, It Risks Total Breakdown of System
3 years, 8 months ago

On COVID Vaccines, WTO Must Accept India’s Proposal. Else, It Risks Total Breakdown of System

News 18  

India and South Africa have approached the World Trade Organization to temporarily suspend Intellectual Property Rights for the available COVID-19 vaccines in order to increase accessibility and make the fight against this pandemic more effective. The clearest modern-day example of this similar pattern is the iPhone, where prior to Samsung’s entry into the market, Apple had been very lax with …

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A new book that introduces kids to a taste of history
3 years, 8 months ago

A new book that introduces kids to a taste of history

Live Mint  

This roller coaster of a ride through history features twins—trivia crazy Siya and a budding chef Samar. And Siya and Samar make the most of it, visiting the first world war trenches, the kitchens of Bartolomeo Scappi, the world’s first celebrity chef from the Renaissance period, and the Wright Brothers’ camp. “We’ve both been fans of the genre for as …

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