Articles for John Henry

A new book explores a hundred years of busking history
1 month, 1 week ago

A new book explores a hundred years of busking history

NPR  

A new book explores a hundred years of busking history NPR's A Martinez talks with Cary Baker, author of "Down on the Corner: Adventures in Busking and Street Music." A new book explores a hundred years of busking history through interviews with musicians, both famous and obscure. It's called "Down On The Corner: Adventures In Busking & Street Music," and …

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Big risks and adventurous friends: How composer Julia Wolfe became a renegade
2 years, 3 months ago

Big risks and adventurous friends: How composer Julia Wolfe became a renegade

NPR  

Big risks and adventurous friends: How composer Julia Wolfe became a renegade Enlarge this image toggle caption Peter Serling/Courtesy of the artist Peter Serling/Courtesy of the artist Sometimes, all you need is a little push. The Dutch composer Louis Andriessen, another important force in Wolfe's life, once remarked that while she looked quiet and polite, her music, compared with that …

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John Bell shares the life lessons he has learnt from Shakespeare
3 years, 1 month ago

John Bell shares the life lessons he has learnt from Shakespeare

ABC  

"The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together." This is all Shakespeare's doing of course, we'll never know what the real Mark Antony or Henry V said, but the lesson holds good; oratory can affect the course of history. Shakespeare's great orations also remind us of the paucity of expression of many of today's …

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How do the American owners who tried to rip the heart out of football come back from this?
3 years, 8 months ago

How do the American owners who tried to rip the heart out of football come back from this?

Daily Mail  

Never underestimate the power of a crowd. After days of silence, Liverpool owner John Henry finally broke cover and apologised in a video but the damage to his credibility at Anfield will likely prove to be irreparable It should be so different for Henry and FSG, who have seen Liverpool return to great heights on the pitch under their ownership …

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Gary Neville celebrates the demise of the European Super League
3 years, 8 months ago

Gary Neville celebrates the demise of the European Super League

Daily Mail  

Gary Neville hopes Real Madrid and European Super League president Florentino Perez has a £100million fine waiting for each of the Premier League's 'Big Six' after they withdrew from the controversial project on Tuesday night, leaving the plans for a breakaway competition in ruins. After facing fierce backlash from the world of football, the European Super League's house of cards …

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UEFA official, fans slam 'snake' American billionaire team owners
3 years, 8 months ago

UEFA official, fans slam 'snake' American billionaire team owners

Daily Mail  

With a dozen major European soccer teams forming their own super league, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and many fans are lashing out at the clubs' owners, such as American billionaires John Henry, Stan Kroenke, and the Glazer family. Tom Werner, chairman of Liverpool, poses with Jurgen Klopp and John W Henry, Principal owner, with wife Linda Pizzuti With a dozen …

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‘John Henryism’: The hidden health impact of race inequality
4 years, 4 months ago

‘John Henryism’: The hidden health impact of race inequality

BBC  

‘John Henryism’: The hidden health impact of race inequality John Mueller/Flickr/CC BY 2.0 Statue of John Henry The stress of racial inequality can be deadly. It began when he came across a man whose life had remarkable echoes of John Henry’s tale – in fact, the man even shared the railroad worker’s name. Getty Images The John Henryism effect suggests …

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