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54 years, 11 months ago

How go-go music fights the power and brings the noise in Washington

Slate

Many of the American musical genres that began in the Black community get taken over—artistically, financially, or both—by white Americans. Now a new museum aims to preserve and amplify the essence of go-go, and extend its legacy to the next generation of fans. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by Natalie Hopkinson, chief curator of the …

Washington Music Fights

1 month ago

D.C.’s Go-Go Museum Honors The City’s Beloved Music Legacy

Huff Post

In 2019, a tenant of a luxury apartment building in the Shaw neighborhood in Washington, D.C., complained of constant noise emanating from a MetroPCS storefront nearby. With the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the highly-anticipated Go-Go Museum and Café in D.C.’s historic Anacostia neighborhood Monday, the museum’s creators have cemented go-go’s place in the lineage of Black liberation music — from Komfa …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Review: Rainn Wilson and Aasif Mandvi lead a ‘Godot’ that’s well worth the wait

LA Times

Rainn Wilson, from left, Aasif Mandvi and Adam Stein in “Waiting for Godot” at Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. What’s most surprising about the excellent Geffen Playhouse production of Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot,” starring Rainn Wilson, is how subdued the clowning is from two actors known for their offbeat comic talents. Rainn Wilson, from left, Conor Lovett and Adam …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Special Report: Is Hemant Soren's Maiya Yojna silently changing the game in Jharkhand

India Today

Alpha Purthi dropped out of school during the Covid days as her family lacked the resources to provide her with a mobile phone for virtual classes. When asked if she applied for the BJP's Gogo Didi scheme, which promises Rs 2,100 assistance if they win the elections, she said, "No, we won’t take the BJP’s scheme." "While Maiya Yojna supports …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

JMM moves EC against BJP’s ‘Gogo Didi Yojna’

Hindustan Times

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha on Wednesday moved the Election Commission of India against the Bharatiya Janata Party ’s Gogo Didi Yojna, stating that it violated an earlier direction from the poll body issued during the Lok Sabha elections. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} A delegation of the JMM, led by general secretary Vinod Pandey, submitted a memorandum to Chief Electoral Officer …

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10 months ago

Bella Thorne models a Dracula graphic minidress with go-go boots before changing into a black leather trench coat during Milan trip

Daily Mail

Bella Thorne proved she can turn any pavement into a personal runway during her recent outings in Milan. On Friday, Bella chose an incredible black leather trench coat to hit the town, as she modeled a pair of baggy denim pants while holding hands with her fiance, Mark Emms. Bella Thorne proved she can turn any pavement into a personal …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Kimberley cattle stations, Indigenous rangers 'exhausted' by bushfire arson

ABC

Across the open plains of Gogo Station in the centre Kimberley region, a bushfire has been burning for weeks. Key points: Firefighters, rangers, volunteers and station owners respond to hundreds of deliberately lit bushfires across the Kimberley annually Gogo Station alleges local traditional owners are in breach of the Indigenous Land Use Agreement by lighting out-of-season fires Gooniyandi rangers have …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Jordan Goodwin provides the fire the Washington Wizards need: ‘He’s got heart’

New York Times

WASHINGTON — To understand why Jordan Goodwin galvanized the Washington Wizards during their last two games, you need to know a little bit about his personality. “You all can’t mess with me in bowling!” Go-Go coach Mike Williams remembered Goodwin saying beforehand. No one could accurately say that Goodwin’s defense is on par with Smart’s defense — indeed, that would …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Lottery pick Johnny Davis plays his first G League game: ‘I’m glad they sent me down here’

New York Times

WASHINGTON — These days, a jury convenes whenever Johnny Davis enters a game. Every time a basketball lands in his hands, every time he elevates for a jump shot, every time an opposing player attempts to beat him off the dribble — that’s when people who care about the Washington Wizards formulate their verdicts, concluding whether team officials made the …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Scientists found the oldest ever vertebrate fossil heart

The Hindu

In the limestone ranges of Western Australia’s Kimberley region, near the town of Fitzroy Crossing, you’ll find one of the world’s best-preserved ancient reef complexes. With the advent of an X-ray method called “synchrotron microtomography” - first used on the Gogo fossils in 2010 - more muscles were revealed from the Gogo placoderms, including neck and abdominal muscles. Arthrodires provide …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Is Shakti Kapoor's Crime Master Gogo returning for a Disney+Hotstar project?

India Today

Shakti Kapoor has worked in several films and has portrayed many characters. Daughter Shraddha Kapoor has hinted that her father, Shakti Kapoor, is making a comeback with a Disney+Hotstar project based on the cult classic film Andaz Apna Apna. When Shraddha calls her father ‘Bapu’, Shakti corrects her and says, “I am Crime Master Gogo. This Crime Master Gogo has …

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4 years ago

Fitzroy Valley businesses, locals band together over juvenile crime

ABC

Fitzroy Valley residents say they are struggling to cope amid reports of escalating violence and crime in the town. Key points: Residents and business owners say they've been repeatedly targeted in burglaries and ram raids Fitzroy Crossing Business Network has requested a meeting with the Shire to address the issues Community is calling for better intervention, engagement and diversion programs …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Fired Angels worker sues, says he didn’t sell Go-Go Juice; he made Sticky Stuff

LA Times

Troy Percival, former Angels pitcher, said he taught ‘Bubba’ Harkins how to make Sticky Stuff. Former Angels employee Brian Harkins, fired March 3 for allegedly providing illegal ball-doctoring substances to visiting pitchers, has filed a complaint against the team and Major League Baseball claiming he was made a “public scapegoat” in baseball’s efforts to crack down on the use of …

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4 years, 4 months ago

From ‘pazham pori’ to Goan prawn curry, these well-loved Chennai brands launch cloud kitchens that serve comfort food