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SCOTT WEILAND Tribute: ART OF ANARCHY Debut Album Available For Free Download
The self-titled debut album from ART OF ANARCHY, the band featuring Scott Weiland (STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, VELVET REVOLVER) on vocals, John Moyer (DISTURBED) on bass, Jon and Vince Votta on guitar and drums, and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (GUNS N' ROSES) as co-guitarist and producer, is available for free download at this location. The ...
GUNS N' ROSES' Classic Lineup Was Reportedly Offered 'Megabucks' To Play Two British Festivals
A new report claims that the reunion of GUNS N' ROSES' classic lineup won't happen for another two years. Rumors about a reunion of the classic GUNS lineup have been heating up ever since the summer, when guitarist Slash revealed that he and singer Axl Rose had repaired their relationship after nearly 20 years of ...
GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist RICHARD FORTUS 'Gets Along Really Well' With AXL ROSE
GUNS N' ROSES and THE DEAD DAISIES guitarist Richard Fortus was recently interviewed by the Social lifestyle magazine. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he felt when he was first asked to join GUNS N' ROSES in 2001: "To ...
Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL Releases 'Don't Know Who To Pray To Anymore' Video
"Don't Know Who To Pray To Anymore", the new video from former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, can be seen below. Clocking in at over seven minutes, "Don't Know Who To Pray To Anymore" is a true return to form for the epic music video format, with storyline footage showcasing characters in various ...
METALLICA, AC/DC, SLIPKNOT, MÖTLEY CRÜE, GUNS N' ROSES Members React To Paris Terrorist Attacks
Members of METALLICA, AC/DC, KISS, SLIPKNOT, MÖTLEY CRÜE, GUNS N' ROSES, SHINEDOWN and PAPA ROACH are among the musicians who have reacted with shock and pledges of solidarity for France following the killing of scores of people in attacks in Paris on Friday night. Some of their views can be seen below. The worst of ...
Report: Reunion Tour Of Classic GUNS N' ROSES Lineup 'Close To Being Revealed'
According to Dish Nation, a reunion tour of the classic lineup of GUNS N' ROSES is "close to being revealed." The band will supposedly headline several major festivals in Europe and U.S. before embarking on a worldwide headlining tour to mark GN'R's 30th anniversary. Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash recently said that ...
Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL To Release Epic 'Don't Know Who To Pray To Anymore' Video
"Don't Know Who To Pray To Anymore", the new video from former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, will make its online debut on November 23. Clocking in at over seven minutes, "Don't Know Who To Pray To Anymore" is a true return to form for the epic music video format, with storyline footage ...
Rock Out Inside GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist RICHARD FORTUS's New York City Rental
According to New York Post, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Richard Fortus is looking to rent out his apartment in New York City. Fortus is asking for $5,000 a month for the two-bedroom, one-bathroom co-op unit, which is located at 417 Grand Street. Fortus paid $350,000 for the apartment, which comes with a a ...
Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Answers PLAYBOY-Centerfold Questionnaire (Video)
Louder Noise has posted a new video interview with former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal in which he answers questions like "biggest turn-on," "favorite TV show" and "guilty pleasure" from the Playboy centerfold questionnaire. Check it out below. Just days after guitarist DJ Ashba quit GUNS N' ROSES, a source confirmed ...
SLASH Declines To Answer GUNS N' ROSES Reunion Questions In New Interview
In a brand new interview with Telegram.com, former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash "politely declined to broach the subject" a possible reunion of the band's classic lineup. Rumors of a reunion of GUNS N' ROSES' classic lineup have been flaring up since Slash revealed in August that he and singer Axl Rose had ...
Are Classic GUNS N' ROSES Lineup Tour Dates Being Offered To European Festival Promoters?
According to the Portuguese music magazine Blitz, a reunited GUNS N' ROSES lineup is being courted to headline one of that country's festivals in the summer of 2016. Rumors of a reunion of GUNS N' ROSES' classic lineup have been flaring up since Slash revealed in August that he and singer Axl Rose ...
RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL Says GUNS N' ROSES At 2011's ROCK IN RIO Was His Worst Show Ever
Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal recently recounted to Louder Noise his worst show ever — the band's appearance at the 2011 edition of the Rock In Rio festival in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Check out the clip below. Just days after guitarist DJ Ashba quit GUNS N' ROSES, a source confirmed to ...
SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR 'Would Retire From Touring' If Classic GUNS N' ROSES Lineup Reunited
SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor says that "would retire from touring" if the classic GUNS N' ROSES lineup played again, explaining that he "wouldn't want to go up against that." Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash recently revealed that he and the band's lead singer, Axl Rose, had repaired their estranged relationship after nearly 20 years, ...
METAL ALLEGIANCE Covers DIO's 'We Rock' Feat. ARCH ENEMY, DEATH ANGEL, FOZZY, Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Singers (Video)
"We Rock", the new video from METAL ALLEGIANCE — the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT — can be seen below. The cover of the DIO classic, which features guest appearances by Mark Osegueda, Chris Jericho, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Alissa White-Gluz, Chuck Billy and Steve "Zetro" ...
Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL: 'All You Can Do Is Just Make The Music That Is Honest'
Marjorie Alias of BendNote recently conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. Speaking about his early motivations for playing music, Thal said: "When I started, I had very little concept of money or fame or girls or attention or this ...
METAL ALLEGIANCE: 'Gift Of Pain' Video Featuring LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE
"Gift Of Pain", the new video from METAL ALLEGIANCE — the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT — can be seen below. The song is taken from METAL ALLEGIANCE' self-titled debut album, which will be released on September 18 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Brought together by ...
It Will Take 'A 100 Lawyers 6 Months' Just To Get Classic GUNS' ROSES Lineup Into A Rehearsal Room, Says Promoter
Australian touring mogul and Soundwave promoter AJ Maddah has shot down rumors that a reunited classic lineup of GUNS N' ROSES will headline next year's edition of the event. Internet chatter seemed to start on radio station Triple M when outspoken music fan and owner of Cherry Bar in Melbourne, James Young, took to the ...
2016 Will Be 'A Big Year' For GUNS N' ROSES, Says Guitarist
According to The Pulse Of Radio, two well-established GUNS N' ROSES fan news sites have cautioned that the recent news about singer Axl Rose and former guitarist Slash reconciling after 19 years doesn't necessarily mean that the classic lineup of the band will reunite. But one of the sites also added that the band is ...
METAL ALLEGIANCE: Eighth Studio Webisode
METAL ALLEGIANCE — the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT — which debuted on MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat cruise last year, and performed at this year's NAMM show and on the ShipRocked cruise, will release its self-titled debut album on September 18 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Brought together ...
The First Of Many GUNS N' ROSES Reunion Rumors
Now that Slash has revealed that he and former GUNS N' ROSES bandmate Axl Rose are friends again after nearly 20 years of estrangement, you can expect a steady stream of rumors about where and when the seemingly inevitable GUNS N' ROSES reunion tour will take place. The first has now popped up via The ...
SLASH Confirms He And AXL ROSE Are Friends Again: 'It Was Probably Way Overdue'
Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has confirmed that he has rekindled his friendship with the band's lead singer Axl Rose — six years after the frontman called him "a cancer." Speaking to Aftonbladet TV in Sweden, where Slash was making a special appearance on Friday (August 21) for a launch event for the Marshall ...
Video Premiere: METAL ALLEGIANCE's 'Dying Song' Featuring PHILIP ANSELMO
The official video for the track "Dying Song" from METAL ALLEGIANCE — the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH and TESTAMENT — can be seen below. The concept clip was directed by Vicente Cordero of Industrialism Films. "Dying Song" features Philip H. Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN, SUPERJOINT) on ...
HATEBREED, KING'S X Members Featured In Latest METAL ALLEGIANCE Studio Webisode
DAVID ELLEFSON, MIKE PORTNOY, ALEX SKOLNICK To Discuss METAL ALLEGIANCE At 'BackStory' Event In NYC
"BackStory", a series of curated live, feature-length interviews with iconic artists and musicians, announces metal heavyweights David Ellefson (MEGADETH), Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, THE WINERY DOGS), Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT) and Mark Menghi of METAL ALLEGIANCE as upcoming guests for an exclusive live interview focusing on the band's self-titled debut album, and much more. The interview ...
Guitar Lesson With Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Axeman RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL
U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine has uploaded a two-part series of lessons featuring former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. Check out the clips below. Just days after guitarist DJ Ashba quit GUNS N' ROSES, a source has confirmed to Detroit music writer Gary Graff that Thal is also no longer a member ...
Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL: Me And My Guitar (Video)
U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine recently spoke to ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal about his Vigier DoubleBfoot doubleneck guitar. Check out the clip below. Just days after guitarist DJ Ashba quit GUNS N' ROSES, a source has confirmed to Detroit music writer Gary Graff that Thal is also no longer a member of the ...
GUNS N' ROSES Drummer FRANK FERRER: AXL ROSE Is 'One Of The Greatest Living Rock Stars In The History Of Music'
GUNS N' ROSES drummer Frank Ferrer was interviewed by rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can now listen to using the Spreaker widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he is still a member ...
GUNS N' ROSES Reportedly Confirms BUMBLEFOOT Is Out Of The Band
According to journalist Gary Graff, a "confirmed source" with GUNS N' ROSES has clarified the status of Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, saying that the guitarist is indeed out of the band — and has been for some time. The source tells Graff: "Bumblefoot quit last year. I don't understand why he continues to be ...
ART OF ANARCHY Featuring SCOTT WEILAND, BUMBLEFOOT: 'Time Every Time' Video Premiere
"Time Every Time", the new video from ART OF ANARCHY, the new band featuring Scott Weiland (STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, VELVET REVOLVER) on vocals, John Moyer (DISTURBED) on bass, Jon and Vince Votta on guitar and drums, and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (GUNS N' ROSES) as co-guitarist and producer, can be seen below. The song is taken ...
BUMBLEFOOT Says There Are 'Enough Clues Out There' For Fans To Figure Out His Status With GUNS N' ROSES
GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal recently revealed that he was focusing on his solo career after spending eight years playing in the Axl Rose-fronted band. Thal, however, stopped short of saying that he was no longer a member of GUNS N' ROSES, which has caused some fans to criticize him for not coming ...
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SOPHIE Announces New Collection, 'Product,' Out on November 27
Written By Brennan Carley
| September 29, 2015 - 9:55 am | Updated September 29, 2015 - 1:40 pm
Home » News » SOPHIE Announces New Collection, 'Product,' Out on November 27
The mysterious PC Music affiliate SOPHIE — who's been crafting tracks with Charli XCX for (ostensibly) her upcoming Sucker follow-up — just announced a proper debut album called Product, out on November 27 via Numbers. It's comprised of a scant eight tracks, some of which we've heard ("Lemonade," "Elle," "Hard," and "Bipp"), and news ones too ("L.O.V.E.," "Vyzee," and more).
Preorder Product from SOPHIE's website (in formats such as "SILICON BUBBLE CASE W/CD – PINK, "SILICON BUBBLE CASE W/CD – BLACK," and more), and check out the full track list below. Though no guests are listed, it's probably important to remember that the producer's also worked with Madonna, LIZ, Le1f, and more in the past year, so special features may very well abound.
SOPHIE, Product track list:
1. "Bipp"
2. "Elle"
3. "Lemonade"
4. "Hard"
5. "MSMSMSM"
6. "Vyzee"
7. "L.O.V.E."
8. "Just Like We Never Said Goodbye"
Charli XCX Pays Tribute to SOPHIE: 'I Can't Encapsulate What a Unique Person She Was'
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Description : Read Now Divided By Faith by Michael O. Emerson and you can download with pub, pdf, txt, doc, and more file format with free account. based on a telephone survey of 2,000 people and 200 interviews, the authors study the grassroots of white evangelical america and learn that evangelicals themselves seem to hang on to the nation's racial divide and at this point in time real racial reconciliation remains unsolved by conservative christians.
Description : Read Now Divided By Faith by Michael O. Emerson and you can download with pub, pdf, txt, doc, and more file format with free account. through a nationwide telephone survey of 2,000 people and an additional 200 face-to-face interviews, michael o. emerson and christian smith probed the grassroots of white evangelical america. they found that despite recent efforts by the movement's leaders to address the problem of racial discrimination, evangelicals themselves seem to be preserving america's racial chasm. in fact, most white evangelicals see no systematic discrimination against blacks. but the authors contend that it is not active racism that prevents evangelicals from recognizing ongoing problems in american society. instead, it is the evangelical movement's emphasis on individualism, free will, and personal relationships that makes invisible the pervasive injustice that perpetuates racial inequality. most racial problems, the subjects told the authors, can be solved by the repentance and conversion of the sinful individuals at fault. combining a substantial body of evidence with sophisticated analysis and interpretation, the authors throw sharp light on the oldest american dilemma. in the end, they conclude that despite the best intentions of evangelical leaders and some positive trends, real racial reconciliation remains far over the horizon.
Description : Read Now Divided By Faith by Michael O. Emerson and you can download with pub, pdf, txt, doc, and more file format with free account. in recent years, the leaders of the american evangelical movement have brought their characteristic passion to the problem of race, notably in the promise keepers movement and in reconciliation theology. but the authors of this provocative new study reveal that despite their good intentions, evangelicals may actually be preserving america's racial chasm. in divided by faith, michael o. emerson and christian smith probe the grassroots of white evangelical america, through a nationwide telephone survey of 2,000 people, along with 200 face-to-face interviews. the results of their research are surprising. most white evangelicals, they learned, see no systematic discrimination against blacks; indeed, they deny the existence of any ongoing racial problem in the united states. many of their subjects blamed the continuing talk of racial conflict on the media, unscrupulous black leaders, and the inability of african americans to forget the past. what lies behind this perception? evangelicals, emerson and smith write, are not so much actively racist as committed to a theological view of the world that makes it difficult for them to see systematic injustice. the evangelical emphasis on individualism, free will, and personal relationships makes invisible the pervasive injustice that perpetuates inequality between the races. most racial problems, they told the authors, can be solved by the repentance and conversion of the sinful individuals at fault. combining a substantial body of evidence with sophisticated analysis and interpretation, emerson and smith throw sharp light on the oldest american dilemma. despite the best intentions of evangelical leaders and some positive trends, the authors conclude that real racial reconciliation remains far over the horizon.
Description : Read Now Christians And The Color Line by Philip Luke Sinitiere and you can download with pub, pdf, txt, doc, and more file format with free account. the essays in christians and the color line complicate the research findings of emerson and smith's divided by faith (2000) and explore new areas of research that have opened in the years since its publication.
Description : Read Now Blacks And Whites In Christian America by Jason E. Shelton and you can download with pub, pdf, txt, doc, and more file format with free account. conventional wisdom holds that christians, as members of a "universal" religion, all believe more or less the same things when it comes to their faith. yet black and white christians differ in significant ways, from their frequency of praying or attending services to whether they regularly read the bible or believe in heaven or hell. in this engaging and accessible sociological study of white and black christian beliefs, jason e. shelton and michael o. emerson push beyond establishing that there are racial differences in belief and practice among members of american protestantism to explore why those differences exist. drawing on the most comprehensive and systematic empirical analysis of african american religious actions and beliefs to date, they delineate five building blocks of black protestant faith which have emerged from the particular dynamics of american race relations. shelton and emerson find that america's history of racial oppression has had a deep and fundamental effect on the religious beliefs and practices of blacks and whites across america.
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Description : Read Now People Of The Dream by Michael O. Emerson and you can download with pub, pdf, txt, doc, and more file format with free account. it is sometimes said that the most segregated time of the week in the united states is sunday morning. even as workplaces and public institutions such as the military have become racially integrated, racial separation in christian religious congregations is the norm. and yet some congregations remain stubbornly, racially mixed. people of the dream is the most complete study of this phenomenon ever undertaken. author michael emerson explores such questions as: how do racially mixed congregations come together? how are they sustained? who attends them, how did they get there, and what are their experiences? engagingly written, the book enters the worlds of these congregations through national surveys and in-depth studies of those attending racially mixed churches. data for the book was collected over seven years by the author and his research team. it includes more than 2,500 telephone interviews, hundreds of written surveys, and extensive visits to mixed-race congregations throughout the united states. people of the dream argues that multiracial congregations are bridge organizations that gather and facilitate cross-racial friendships, disproportionately housing people who have substantially more racially diverse social networks than do other americans. the book concludes that multiracial congregations and the people in them may be harbingers of racial change to come in the united states.


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Franco-Swiss Director Jean-Luc Godard Dies at 91
The death of Jean-Luc Godard marks the end of an era of filmmaking. Celebrated for his early contributions to the French Nouvelle Vague, his later work stayed true to his political activism and the self-referential Zeitgeist of the 1960s.
David Boos
— September 15, 2022
On Tuesday, September 13th, the Franco-Swiss filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, one of the most famous and controversial film directors of the 20th century, died at age 91. According to a family lawyer cited by the news server AFP, Godard was facing "multiple incapacitating illnesses" and thus opted for assisted suicide in Switzerland, even though a source close to the family told the newspaper Liberation that the filmmaker was "not sick, he was simply exhausted." Godard had opted to 'end it' and, according to the unnamed source, "it was important for him that it be known." Godard was widely recognized for his contribution to the French Nouvelle Vague (New Wave) and his political activism that often took a prominent place in his movies.
French President Emmanuel Macron commented on Twitter, saying that "we lost a national treasure, the eye of a genius." While many cinephiles will tend to agree with the president, Godard has been a controversial figure for a long time. He was launched to international fame with his first feature film Breathless, featuring a young Jean-Paul Belmondo, and showcasing the principles of Nouvelle Vague filmmaking with its rebellious upheaval of the norms of French filmmaking of the time. The style was defined by an almost improvisatory approach that resembled similar trends found in the Cinéma vérité ('truthful cinema') movement of documentary filmmaking. For Godard, experimental rawness, with unconventional editing and the absence of artificial light went hand in hand with an often explicit political commentary, wrapped in an ironically detached vision of the world, that made him a Zeitgeist favorite in the 1960s.
It was that period in which Godard cemented his place as one of the most influential filmmakers of France, while also becoming a fixture in film school curricula all over the world. His excessively long tracking shot in Weekend became one of the most quoted scenes in reference literature on filmmaking, as well as among film students. Other techniques he popularized included jump cuts and the breaking of the fourth wall (e.g. the character addressing the audience by looking straight into the camera). His struggle against the French filmmaking conventions of the 1950s is as deconstructivist as his political views were aimed at revolutionizing society.
Very soon, however, the revolutionary methods of the Nouvelle Vague became outdated again—for Godard, that is. In 1968 he was inspired by the student revolts and decided to set up his own protest and shut down the Cannes Film Festival. The then self-proclaimed Maoist film director complained that none of the films at the festival represented the cause of students and workers. "Not one, whether by Milos Forman, myself, Roman Polanski, or François Truffaut. There are none. We're behind the times."
It was also at that time that Godard formed the Groupe Dziga Vertov, named after the Soviet documentary filmmaker that coupled revolutionary visuals with outright propaganda. The filmmaking collective produced a grand total of nine films between 1968 and 1972, all of which were heavily influenced by Marxist ideology, including such titles as See You At Mao, Pravda, Wind from the East, and Until Victory/Palestine Will Win. The group dissolved in 1972 when Godard became disillusioned with Maoism.
The following period saw his output decline drastically. In the 1980s, he returned to more traditional filmmaking, and while still controversial and provocative, his work failed to resonate with audiences the way it did in the 1960s. From the 1990s onwards, Godard's films were mostly reduced to reaching niche audiences, many of which adored the filmmaker for his contributions to cinema. Formally, he stayed true to his provocative persona—even though a sense of not having developed past the 1960s prevailed—most notably perhaps in his 2010 film Film Socialisme. While Godard never regained commercial success again after the 1970s, he remained popular within filmmaking circles and among critics. His next-to-last film, Goodbye to Language won the Jury Prize at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. In 2010, Godard was awarded the honorary Oscar for his lifetime achievement.
As much as he was loved by his admirers for his daring political statements and deconstructivist approach to cinema, his critics considered his movies to be borderline unwatchable and, with age, increasingly self-referential. The fact remains that Jean-Luc Godard, an influential part of not only French cinema, but also of the cultural revolution of the 1960s, has died. His life, work, and voluntary end will now be judged by the Great Critic in heaven.
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Who are the top 3 rappers?
Who is the #1 rapper in the world?
1. Drake – Best Rappers In The World. Aubrey Drake Graham, professionally known as Drake is a Canadian singer, rapper, producer and songwriter as well. He is undeniably hip hop's number one trendsetter since 2009 when he joined the scene.
Who is the top 5 rappers?
#8 – Royce Da 5'9″ Top Strength: Rhyme Structure. Royce has been around forever, even hired to ghostwrite for P. …
#7 – Kool G Rap. Top Strength: Flow. …
#6 – Nas. Top Strength: Lyrical Content. …
#2 – Tech N9ne. Top Strength: Flow. …
#1 – Eminem. Top Strength: Charisma. …
Fabolous. Top Strength: Long Multisyllabic Rhymes.
Who is the #1 rapper 2021?
At the top of the list is Drake with 3,642,943,000 streams this year. While the site doesn't specify the particular tracks or albums that attributed to these numbers, earlier this year, Drizzy dropped a three-song pack called Scary Hours 2.
Who is considered the king of rap?
With his dominant album sales, YouTube views and social-media scores, Eminem takes the title as the current King of Hip-Hop.
Who is the richest rapper?
What is this? Kanye West is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. He is now the richest rapper in the world, with a net worth of $6.6 billion.
Who's the most popular rapper?
Eminem. Eminem is the best-selling rapper in history. With over 200 million records sold, he is also the 6th best-selling solo music artist of all time. Growing up in Detroit, Marshall Mathers aka Eminem started his rap career at the age of 16.
Who is hottest rapper?
Annual Hottest MC chart
Top MC
1 Kanye West 7
2 Lil Wayne 5
3 Jay Z 5
4 Rick Ross 5
Who is better 50 Cent or Eminem?
Eminem is 100% the better artist. As far as lyricism, flow, and production, when Em was in his prime he took the music world by storm! 50 Cent and Lil Wayne have enjoyed the spotlight and I commend Lil Wayne for his clever puns and lyrics but Eminem has always had more passion, ferocity, and heart in his music.
Is NBA YoungBoy a billionaire?
His net worth is estimated at $11.9million as of 2020. That wealth will largely come from his career in music. In 2021, Billboard named him the fourth highest-paid rapper of 2020.
Who is the best singer in the world?
10 Best Singers of All Time That You'll Never Forget
Lata Mangeshkar. Source: Times of India. …
Mohammad Rafi. …
Kishore Kumar. …
Asha Bhosle. …
Mukesh. …
Jagjit Singh. …
Manna Dey. …
Usha Uthup.
Is Tupac the king of rap?
Tupac Shakur, known by his stage names 2Pac, Pac, and Makaveli, is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential rappers of all time. What he brought to hip hop was a level of rawness and a poetic drive in the way he delivered his words.
Who started rap?
DJ Kool Herc is widely credited with kicking off the genre. His back-to-school parties in the 1970s were the incubator of his burgeoning idea, where he used his two record turntables to create loops, playing the same beat over again, and extending the instrumental portion of a song.
Who is rap legend?
– Biggie Smalls is the best "rapper" when it comes to cadence and flow. He had an undeniable unique style that exuded through his voice and lyrical rhythm. With one album ("Ready to Die") he became arguably the greatest rapper of all-time.
Who's richer Drake or Kanye?
Dre on their 2018 list of wealthiest hip-hop artists. Drake is tied with Eminem in fourth place. Kanye West's finances are less clear. He is reportedly worth $160 million, though famously claimed he was $53 million in debt in 2016 (there are rumors his wife, Kim Kardashian, bailed him out).
Is 50 cent a billionaire?
50 Cent, born Curtis Jackson, is an American rapper, producer, actor, and entrepreneur, from New York. He is one of the richest rappers in the world, despite the news stories on the lawsuit that's been filed against him, and the decision to file for bankruptcy.
Last Updated: 2021
Who is the richest female rapper?
Nicki Minaj has just made history as the richest woman in rap music. The rapper has now reached a whopping net worth of $100 million, Young Money announced on social media.
Who is Jay-Z favorite rapper?
Following his Hall of Fame award, Jay-Z took to Twitter and listed the rappers who influenced his career. He called Rakim, Nas, Lauryn Hill, and Chance The Rapper as the artist's inspirations in a series of tweets. At the end of the thread, he included Beyoncé as one of his favorite lyricists.
Who is the king of rap in Kpop?
1) JinJin of ASTRO
JinJin hit the top of the list, with a whopping 1587839 upvotes and 230203 downvotes! He is the main rapper and leader of ASTRO.
Who is the top female rapper 2020?
2020 Doja Cat
Who is the finest male rapper?
15 Best Male Rappers Banging The hip-hop world
Travis Scott. The rapper, singer, and songwriter is very well popular and known as "The Showman". …
21 Savage. …
J. …
Rakim. …
Snoop Dogg. …
Jay Z. …
Drake. …
XXXTentacion.
Who is more famous Drake or Eminem?
While Eminem fans would say he is more popular than Drake, their social media metrics do not affirm that. On the contrary, Drake has a larger fanbase on social media than Eminem. With over 30 million followers on Instagram, Eminem comes second to Drake, who is over 70 million followers on Instagram.
Who found Eminem?
In 1997 Eminem released The Slim Shady EP, which was discovered by Dr. Dre, the legendary rapper and former producer of Eminem's favorite rap group N.W.A.
Does Snoop Dogg like Eminem?
I make mistakes," he said. "I ain't perfect, I'm Snoop Dogg." "Man, I love Eminem!" Snoop added. "The thing is that we love hip-hop so much, we competitive, we battle rappers, so that was supposed to trigger that in him.
How much money does DaBaby?
As of 2021, DaBaby's net worth is estimated to be $3 million. DaBaby is an American rapper, songwriter, and singer from North Carolina. He rose to fame after the release of his mixtapes between 2014 and 2018. His first album entitled 'Baby on Baby' was dropped in 2019 and it peaked at the 7th spot on the Billboard 200.
How old are lil babies?
What is 50cent worth?
His assets were listed as between $10 million and $50 million in his bankruptcy petition, though he testified under oath that he is worth $4.4 million.
Who is World No 1 singer?
#1 – Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson is without a doubt one of, if not the best singer of all time. Like others, he was given a title as the "King of Pop." He's one of the most significant cultural figures and is the greatest entertainer in the history of music.
Who is the best child singer?
12 Of The Best Child Singers Of All Time
Michael Jackson. …
Darci Lynne Farmer. …
Judy Garland. …
Justin Bieber. …
Jackie Evancho. …
Christina Aguilera. …
Donny Osmond. …
Asanda Jezile.
Who has the best voice ever?
Based on the findings, Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose has demonstrated the greatest vocal range in studio. Mariah Carey comes in second, followed by Prince, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Christina Aguilera and David Bowie.
Who is better Tupac or Eminem?
Eminem was ranked at #2 (and subsequently defeated #3 Big Daddy Kane). Tupac was ranked at #5 (before defeating #6 The Notorious B.I.G., #4 Nas, and #1 Rakim). … Eminem's 1996 debut album, Infinite, released more than two months after Shakur's death. Stylistically, the two artists also are vastly different.
Who was the first white rapper?
Who can really say who the first white rapper was? But certainly the Beastie Boys were the first to shoot to fame — and fundamentally alter the genre — with 1986's "Licensed to Ill," in which hip-hop was forced to confront questions of race, audience and inflatable phalluses.
Who was the first female rapper?
Sharon Green (born 1962), considered the "first female rapper" or emcee, known by the rap moniker MC Sha-Rock. Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, she grew up in the South Bronx, New York City during the earliest years of hip hop culture.
Who was the first ever Lil rapper?
And who was the first "Lil" rapper? Unlike what some more recent bearers of the name might suggest, "Lil" has no bearing on talent, or lack thereof. Instead, it's a common nickname on the streets, which made its way into hip-hop as early as 1988 when Houston rapper Lil' Troy first rocked the moniker.
What is the number 1 rap song of all time?
About.com's 100 Greatest Rap Songs
1. "I Used to Love H.E.R." 1994
2. "Rapper's Delight" 1979
3. "The Message" 1982
4. "Dear Mama" 1995
What Will Smith worth?
In April 2007, Newsweek called him "the most powerful actor in Hollywood". As of 2014, 17 of the 21 films in which he had leading roles have accumulated worldwide gross earnings of over $100 million each, with five taking in over $500 million each in global box office receipts.
Website willsmith.com
How Much Does Nicki Minaj Have?
How much money is Nicki Minaj worth? As of 2021, Nicki Minaj's net worth is $80 million.
Who is richest Youtuber in world?
Top 10 richest YouTubers in India and how much they earn in…
Carry Minati has net worth of USD 4 million. …
Amit Bhadana has net worth of USD 6.3 million. …
Bhuvan Bam has net worth of USD 3 million. …
Ashish Chanchlani has net worth of USD 4 million. …
Gaurav Chaudhary has net worth of USD 45 million.
What is Snoop Dogg's networth?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Snoop Dogg has an estimated net worth of $150 million, making him one of the wealthiest rappers in the world today, and one of the wealthiest rappers from the 1990s West Coast Hip-Hop scene. Let's take a look at the wide variety of "Uncle Snoop's" investments.
Who is richer Jay Z or P Diddy?
With a net worth of roughly $1 Billion, Jay Z is the wealthiest rapper in the world, followed by Sean Combs – Diddy ($825 Million), Dr. … Master P is the fifth-richest rapper in the world, with a $250 million fortune.
Is DJ Khaled a billionaire?
DJ Khaled is an American/Palestinian record producer, radio personality, DJ, record label executive, and author. Khaled is also president of the record label 'Def Jam South' and CEO and founder of 'We the Best Music Group'.
Source of Wealth: DJ/Record Producer
Who is Kanye's favorite rapper?
Kanye has named Ma$e as one of his favorite rappers on multiple occasions, including his 2002 "Bonnie &amp, Clyde" freestyle. He also named Tupac, Nas, Biggie and JAY-Z.
Is Drake a top 5 rapper?
Last May, Drake offered more insight into his musical taste by revealing his top five rappers of all time, listing off The Notorious B.I.G., JAY-Z, Lil Wayne, Young Tony and Outkast's André 3000. "My top 5 is Biggie, Hov, Wayne, Young Tony, and 3000 since nobody asked," he wrote in an Instagram comment.
Who's the fastest rapper of all time?
Twista. Twista is commonly considered the fastest rapper of all time, both officially and unofficially. In 1992 he became the Guinness Fastest Rapper Alive, able to drop 11.2 syllables per second.
Who is best dancer in Kpop?
The Top 10 Male Kpop Dancers of All Time
BTS – J-Hope.
Got7 – Yugyeom.
Lay – EXO.
BTS – Jimin.
Eunhyuk – Super Junior.
SEVENTEEN – Hoshi.
Rocky – ASTRO.
Who is Korea's best rapper?
Some of South Korea's best rappers have more in common with One Direction than they do members of the ASAP Mob.
XXL takes a look at many of the biggest names in South Korea's vibrant hip-hop culture.
Keith Ape. Hometown: Seoul, South Korea. …
Zico. …
Epik High. …
Okasian. …
Rap Monster. …
JayAllDay. …
G-Dragon. …
CL.
Who is best rapper in Kpop male?
Top 30 Male KPOP Idol Rapper Rankings 2021 (Close: June 30)
JinJin. ASTRO. 1587839. 230203.
Suga. BTS. 1579328. 233607.
Bobby. IKON. 454766. 12404.
RM. BTS. 445309. 12544.
J-hope. BTS. 326712. 12268.
Eunhyuk. Super Junior. 293516. 12247.
Mino. WINNER. 140312. 2723.
Minho. SHINEE. 131595. 4000.
Who is the baddest female rapper?
Top 15 Best Female Rappers Of All Time
Missy Elliot.
Remy Ma.
Eve.
Lauryn Hill.
Nicki Minaj.
Rapsody.
Lil' Kim.
The Lady Of Rage.
Who is the fastest female rapper?
As of , Jennie definitely is the fastest female rapper, Jennie's rap in 4D sets the record with 63 syllables in 8 seconds, as you said previously.
Who is the most popular girl singer?
Top 20 Best Female Pop Singers
Ariana Grande.
Taylor Swift.
Camila Cabello.
Bebe Rexha.
Selena Gomez.
Dua Lipa.
Zara Larsson.
Anne-Marie.
Who is the famous white rapper?
Eminem knows how to sell music. The Marshall Mathers LP sold 1.76 million copies in its first week, making it the fastest-selling hip-hop album in history. He is the greatest white rapper in the world.
Who is the best upcoming rapper?
BEST NEW RAPPERS 2021
DDG.
Flo Milli.
Foogiano.
Morray.
Sheff G.
Sleepy Hallow.
Toosii.
Yung Bleu.
Who is the hottest American rapper?
Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick Lamar is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. …
Drake. Drake is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. …
Pusha T. Pusha T, is an American rapper and record executive. …
Kodak Black. Kodak Black, is an American rapper. …
XXXTentacion. …
Eminem. …
Meek Mill. …
Tory Lanez.
How many rappers have won Grammys?
Jay-Z, with 23 awards, has won more Grammy Awards than any other rapper.
Most Grammys won by a rapper.
1 Jay-Z 23
2 Kanye West 22
3 Eminem 15
4 Kendrick Lamar 13
Is Kanye West better than Eminem?
Kanye West's music has been voted better than Eminem's by rap fans, in a massive new poll. Over half a million votes were cast in the Twitter poll by All Love Hip Hop, which pitted 20 Kanye tracks against 20 Eminem hits.
What is Eminem's real name?
Eminem, byname of Marshall Bruce Mathers III, (born October 17, 1972, St.
Is 8 Mile a true story?
8 Mile is a film loosely based on the Eminem's life, depicting what it's like to be an aspiring artist on the streets of Detroit. We've got some behind-the-scenes facts about the rap movie and its accuracy in relation to Marshall Mather's real life.
Did Dre help Eminem?
Dr. Dre was responsible for kickstarting Slim Shady's career. … Dre was the only one who took Eminem seriously. After a series of rap battles, an Interscope intern picked up Eminem's Slim Shady EP cassette and passed it to Dr.
How tall is Eminem really?
How old is Eminem now?
Eminem was born on 17 October 1972 as Marshall Bruce Mathers III in St. Joseph, Missouri. Eminem's age is 48 years old (as of 2020).
What happened between Eminem and Drake?
Eminem has denied dissing Drake, after it was claimed that he called him out on 'Kamikaze'. The surprise album was released last month and saw the music icon taking aim at some of rap's leading lights – including Machine Gun Kelly and Tyler, The Creator.
How much does Drake make?
What Is Drake's Net Worth? Forbes reports that Drake's 2020 earnings topped $49 million, and placed him at no. 49 on the outlet's Celebrity 100 list of 2020. However, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Drake has a total net worth of $200 million, with a salary of about $70 million per year.
How much does gunna make?
As of 2021, Gunna's net worth is estimated to be $4 million. Gunna is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Atlanta. Best known for his collaborations with Lil Baby and Young Thug, he is signed to 300 Entertainment and Young Thug's record label, YSL Records.
How tall is Lil Wayne?
Who signed lil baby?
How old is Lil Wayne?


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Q: CSS свойство cursor работает иначе в полноэкранном режиме с SVG Делаю кастомные элементы управления на video. Для иконок использую svg. В обычном режиме(не полноэкранном) css-свойство cursor: pointer(я поставил его div-контейнеру, в котором находится svg) работает на всю область иконки, также на всю область работает и событие onclick. Но когда я перехожу в полноэкранный режим video свойство cursor и событие клика работает только непосредственно на гранях путей(path) svg-элемента, а пространство между ними неактивно. Мне нужно чтобы в полноэкранном режиме свойство cursor:pointer и событие onclick работали на всей области элемента, а не только на гранях.
Вот так выглядит мой html:

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                        <path class="ytp-svg-fill" d="m 20,10 0,2 4,0 0,4 2,0 L 26,10 l -6,0 0,0 z" id="ytp-id-24"></path>
                    </g>
                    <g class="ytp-fullscreen-button-corner-2">
                        <path class="ytp-svg-fill" d="m 24,24 -4,0 0,2 L 26,26 l 0,-6 -2,0 0,4 0,0 z" id="ytp-id-25"></path>
                    </g>
                    <g class="ytp-fullscreen-button-corner-3">
                        <path class="ytp-svg-fill" d="M 12,20 10,20 10,26 l 6,0 0,-2 -4,0 0,-4 0,0 z" id="ytp-id-26"></path>
                    </g>
                </svg>

Это css, который относится к панели управления видео:
.bot-menu {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0%;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 36px;
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    box-shadow: 0px 0px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: .2s;
    z-index: 2147483647;
}

.custom-video-container:hover .bot-menu {
    opacity: 1;
}

.svg {
    height: 100%;
    fill: #fff;
    transition: .2s;
}

.svg-container {
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    cursor: pointer;
}

Это JS, которым я вхожу и выхожу из полноэкранного режима:
switchFullscreen() {
    var elem = this.$refs.video;
    var isFullscreen = document.fullScreen || document.mozFullScreen || document.webkitIsFullScreen;
    if(isFullscreen) {
        if (elem.exitFullScreen) {
          elem.exitFullscreen();
        } else if (elem.webkitExitFullScreen) {
          elem.webkitExitFullScreen();
        } else if (elem.mozExitFullScreen) {
          elem.mozExitFullScreen();
        } else if (elem.oExitFullScreen) {
            elem.oExitFullScreen();
        } else if (elem.msExitFullScreen) {
            elem.msExitFullScreen();
        }
    } else {
        if (elem.requestFullscreen) {
          elem.requestFullscreen();
        } else if (elem.mozRequestFullScreen) {
          elem.mozRequestFullScreen();
        } else if (elem.webkitRequestFullscreen) {
          elem.webkitRequestFullscreen();
        }
    }
},

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Q: Express framework and Promises - what to return from a route handler? I have been using the following promise-based template for my Express route handlers:
app.get('/accounts/:id', function(req, res) {

    AccountService.getAccount(req.params.id)
        .then(function(account) {
            res.send(account);
            //----- then must return a promise here -----
        })
        .catch(function(error) {
            res.status(500).send({'message': error.toString()});
        });
});

While this code works perfectly fine, I am uncomfortable that the onFulfilled function is not returning a promise. This is required by the Promise Specification: then must return a promise. Is there a better way to code this?

A: You've misinterpreted the spec.

then must return a promise

You are confusing the return value of then with the return value of your callback to then. They are very different.
then must return a promise, and it is. You're invoking .catch on that promise. Nothing you can do can make then not return a promise, it's part of the implementation of whatever Promise library you're using.  If the library conforms to the spec, then will return a promise.
Your callback to then does not have to return a promise; whatever your callback does or does not return cannot change then's returning of a promise, it will regardless. Your callback may return a promise which causes then to behave differently, but it will still return a promise.
To summarize:
.then( //THIS must return a promise, and it's up to the implementation to do so

  function(account) { // THIS (your code) doesn't have to return a promise

      res.send(account);
       //----- then must return a promise here -----
       //       ^ NO, that is wrong
       //
       // We're inside a callback being passed to then, the return value
       // of this function is *not* then's return value
  })


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Q: http-kit dependency issue when updating sente-boot Likely something wrong with my updated build.boot file: https://github.com/laforge49/sente-boot/blob/master/build.boot
(Been on the backend too long!)
I've tried changing the version of clojure and clojurescript. Previously I was not finding class RT, so I've made some progress at least.
Here's my dependencies:
:dependencies '[
[org.clojure/clojure                       "1.9.0"  :scope "provided"]
[org.clojure/core.async                    "0.4.490"]
[org.clojure/clojurescript "1.9.562"]
[adzerk/boot-reload        "0.5.1"      :scope "test"]
[adzerk/boot-cljs      "2.0.0" :scope "test"]
[com.taoensso/sente        "1.14.0-RC2"] ; <--- Sente
[com.taoensso/timbre       "4.10.0"]
[http-kit                  "2.3.0"]
[ring                      "1.7.1"]
[ring/ring-defaults        "0.3.2"] ; Includes `ring-anti-forgery`, etc.
[compojure                 "1.6.1"] ; Or routing lib of your choice
[hiccup                    "1.0.5"] ; Optional, just for HTML
[com.cognitect/transit-clj  "0.8.313"]
[com.cognitect/transit-cljs "0.8.256"]
[onetom/boot-lein-generate "0.1.3"]]

I get this error:
clojure.lang.ExceptionInfo: clojure/lang/IFn
data: {:file "org\\httpkit\\server.clj", :line 66}
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: clojure/lang/IFn
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: clojure.lang.IFn
...
clojure.core/load/fn                          core.clj: 6007
clojure.core/load/invokeStatic                          core.clj: 6006
clojure.core/load                          core.clj: 5990
...


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97/166 David Mumpower The scariest film of 2005 to date. Not that this is saying much.
A young man decides to return home following the tragic death of his father. A traumatic and emotional time in and of itself, but the young man must face more than grief over his father's loss upon returning to his childhood home. As a lad, he was terrorized nightly in his bedroom by a monstrous presence, and the memories of that trauma have left him emotionally scarred. Facing those fears and revealing them to be a figment of his imagination, which is what he has been told most of his life, would possibly heal his shattered psyche. But the young man can't quite shake the conviction formed in his youth that the boogeyman in his bedroom is real, confirmation of which is a much more frightening and dangerous prospect.
The Boogeyman is the debut project from Ghost House Pictures, which is Sam Raimi's new production company. Ghost House will specialize in Raimi's favorite genre, horror, and certainly the premise of its initial offering sound very promising (the title, on the other hand, may be less so; there are reports that it will change before release). There are also some plotline parallels to the 2003 release Darkness Falls, which did a decent bit of business during its theatrical run. The key to making a success of a monster-under-the-bed flick is to walk the fine line between giving too much too soon and playing your cards so close to the vest that the audience gets bored long before the big reveal. It's a bit of a tricky sub-genre, really, because even though the audience knows there really is a boogeyman in the flick, the story has to believably play out as though the person or persons who see it might be imagining things. That's essential. A really cool thing-that-goes-bump-in-the-night helps a lot, too. Given the director and writers have little experience in horror films (or films in general, for that matter), one hopes that Sam Raimi takes a bit of a hands-on approach to producing in this instance. The Boogeyman has a lot of potential; how much of that potential is realized on-screen is a tantalizing question for which the answer is anticipated with a good deal of interest. (Stephanie Star Smith/BOP)
Vital statistics for Boogeyman
Main Cast Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, Lucy Lawless, Skye McCole Bartusiak
Supporting Cast Philip Gordon, Charles Mesure, Tory Mussett
Director Stephen T. Kay
Screenwriter Eric Kripke, Darren Lemke, Juliet Snowden, Stiles White
Distributor Sony/Screen Gems
Official Site http://www.sony.com/boogeyman
Comparison films for Boogeyman
Adjusted Opening
Adj PSA
Total BO
Adjusted Total
Sixth Sense, The 8/6/99 26.68 31.79 2161 12346.00 14095.8 293.50 349.76 11.00
Ring, The 10/18/02 15.02 15.61 1981 7580.00 7580.0 128.90 134.01 8.58
Others, The 8/10/01 14.09 15.03 1678 8397.00 8619.9 96.08 102.54 6.82
Darkness Falls 1/24/03 12.02 12.02 2837 4239.00 4239.0 32.54 32.54 2.71
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Is My T-Shirt Too Wrinkled to Wear?
Laundry. The inevitable task, unless you want to walk around with dirty clothes on or have enough money to buy a new outfit every time the clothes hamper needs emptied… Neither of these options tend to appeal to the majority of the population, so we muster up the energy and wash clothes only to realize that there's yet another task at hand before we can wear some of our fresh out-of-the-dryer clothing… You got it! It's ironing. And it's often the case that our favorite t-shirts that need ironing the most… which begs the question (for those of us who absolutely despise ironing), 'When is that t-shirt too wrinkled to wear?'.
I think it might be best to tackle this question by breaking it down into 5 degrees of wrinkled; 0) pressed, 1) creased, 2) slightly ruffled, 3) crinkled and 4) unidentifiable.
Starting with the obvious, pressed means that you've taken the time to iron your t-shirt, or have a 'no-wrinkle' material that dries nicely, and your t-shirt has zero wrinkles.
Next, you have a creased t-shirt, which means the shirt was ironed if needed, folded and put away, and the only 'wrinkles' to be found are along the fold lines or creases. Unless they're ultra picky or obsessive compulsive, no one's goanna turn their nose up at you for wearing this level of wrinkled, regardless of where you wear it (work, play, school, etc). Some may even argue that creased doesn't constitute a wrinkled t-shirt, though, by definition, a crease is a wrinkle and a wrinkle is a crease.
Now we're going to move on to the more questionable degrees of wrinkled. Typically, if you watch the dryer and pull your t-shirts out immediately after it shuts off, some of your t-shirts will still be slightly ruffled (no major wrinkles, but obviously not ironed or wrinkle-free). You may be ok to wear this level of wrinkled at home, to the gym or on a casual walk in the park. You may even be able to get away with wearing it under a button up jacket for dinner, but it might be pushing it to wear it to work. You may receive disapproval from some, like your 'mother who taught you better' or your 'neat freak' significant other, but generally, most won't give you a second look.
However, if you're the guilty one who has pulled the laundry out of the dryer and then simply threw it in the clothes basket for a day or two (or longer!), you likely now have a crinkled shirt; the next to worst kind of wrinkled you could attempt to wear, especially in public (even at the gym is pushing it a bit). You may be brave and throw it on to lounge around at home, but not only do crinkled shirts look bad, they can be fairly uncomfortable. Because they've been allowed to crinkle up, they also tend to also stiffen up, which can make for a rough feeling against your skin, especially when t-shirts should be one of the most comfortable pieces of clothing you own! One word- REWASH!
And finally, you know that corner that piles up in your closet? The one that you sometimes forget is there until you either throw something else on it or try to find your missing clothing in it? Well, this pile tends to produce the worst wrinkled t-shirts of all, the unidentifiable kind. To define unidentifiable more clearly, it's the t-shirt that you think was a t-shirt but you're not so sure anymore because it's so wrinkled that it seems to be taking on the shape of an accordion. Another level of wrinkled that should never be worn prior to rewashing!
Bottom line- If your t-shirt's pressed or creased, where that t-shirt with pride! If it's slightly ruffled, use caution. And if it's crinkled or unidentifiable, please pass on pulling it over your head!
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Home Money, Politics and Power The Romney Gambit
The Romney Gambit
Mitt Romney's willingness to consider serving in a Trump cabinet should come as no surprise.
by Gabrielle Gurley
John Angelillo/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
There are denizens of Planet Media who have worked themselves into a state of high dudgeon over the prospect of Mitt Romney serving as secretary of state in the Trump administration. In these tellings, Romney is either a sellout, a hypocrite, or a suck-up. (Or a flip flopper or a shapeshifter, to use terms in vogue during his two failed presidential bids.) The underlying sentiment seems to be: Why would Romney want to work for a man he repeatedly denigrated during a toxic election, who was more than happy to match him insult for insult, and who may be setting him up for a major fall?
But being shocked, shocked that Romney wants to set aside his reservations about Trump to serve in his administration ignores the arc of Romney's career. There is nothing surprising about the former Massachusetts governor's decision to pursue the State Department post.
In Romney's worldview, political pragmatism means that any conflict or inconsistency with previous statements or ideological positions, on any given subject, can be cast aside. When a decision has to be made to pursue a particular course of action, Romney invariably makes the politically expedient choice. This is how Romney moves from labeling Donald Trump "a phony" and "a fraud" whose "foreign policies would make America and the world less safe" to "I had a wonderful evening with president-elect Trump."
This is vintage Mitt Romney.
Like the president-elect, Romney pivots and adapts. When he first entered state politics, taking on Ted Kennedy in a 1994 Senate bid, he declared that he was pro-choice; so pro-choice that he was more pro-choice than Kennedy, that stance being a price of admission to Massachusetts politics. Romney made Kennedy work hard during the campaign, but the late Bay State legend ended up delivering Romney a sound beatdown. The two men traded their fair share of insults during the campaign. But more than a decade later, after Romney became governor, they glad-handed in Boston as Romney signed the historic Massachusetts health-care reform law.
Romney became the face of the plan. Yet he went public with his proposal only after it was clear that state legislative leaders were ready to heed federal officials' demands that the state rein its high health-care costs or forfeit its Medicaid dollars. In late 2004, Democratic Senate President Robert Travaglini had announced that he planned tackle the issue, and by the following spring he had proposed legislation. Shortly after that bill's introduction, Romney released his own legislation. Then the Massachusetts Speaker of the House, Democrat Sal DiMasi, delivered a third plan. In the end, the final law drew from all three proposals.
Later, when Romney was accused of backing the reforms to polish his presidential bona fides, he disowned the whole effort. Though the Massachusetts health-care overhaul had been his signature political achievement, Romney denied during his 2012 presidential bid that Romneycare had served as a model for Obamacare. Still later, Romney embraced the Massachusetts law yet again, admitting that it had, indeed, been the Obamacare template.
Romney had similarly tied himself up in knots when vying with Senator John McCain for the Republican nomination in 2008. In that instance, Romney realigned his views on a host of issues from citizenship for undocumented people and climate change to same-sex marriage. In 2008, as in 2012, Romney found himself tacking to the right during the primary season only to veer hard to the middle during the general election campaign. In his final White House bid, Romney finally self-destructed with the release of his private comments about the 47 percent of the people who would vote for Obama "no matter what."
Fast forward to 2016. In this bitter presidential campaign, Romney was practically the last man standing in the #NeverTrump camp, one of the few national Republican leaders to remain there consistently. Trump was happy to unleash a round of insults against the man he had once supported for president.
But now, the two seem to be getting along famously. After all, shaking hands with foes who have vanquished him is one of the things Romney does best.
Will this Romney trial balloon crash and burn somewhere along the Hudson River, or soar straight into the State Department?
Reportedly, his nomination has set off an internal civil war in the Trump camp-a place where backbiting and disinformation rule. If Romney does emerge as Trump's pick, the next big question will be what sort of role Romney, a man whose international affairs expertise is limited to the Olympics, would play in a Trump administration?
Would Romney command respect on the international stage like his immediate predecessor, John Kerry, another former Massachusetts politician? Could he transform himself from Trump's campaign-trail nemesis into a trusted confidant, as Hillary Clinton did with Barack Obama? Or would Romney suffer the fate of William Rogers, Richard Nixon's first secretary of state? Rogers was outmaneuvered and eventually replaced by Henry Kissinger, Nixon's de facto secretary of state and national security adviser. Romney has more to offer Trump than the widely disliked Rudolph Giuliani, who has yet to demonstrate any talent for diplomacy, or than Obama's former CIA director, retired Army General David Petraeus, currently on probation for his improper handling of classified documents. Republican Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, Capitol Hill's favorite, is also on the short list.
Romney may look the part, evidently a key facet of his appeal to Trump, yet whether Romney can actually play the part in a cabinet that's starting to look like the court of the Medici is reason enough for skepticism. He would come to the table as a comparatively inexperienced civilian flanked by two extremely hawkish retired military officers, Army Lt. Gen Michael Flynn (national security adviser) and Marine Gen. James Mattis (defense secretary).
Romney's pliability in domestic affairs is no mystery. What is unknown is whether the changeable Romney can steer the country through the Scylla of Team Trump's ferocious amateurism, and the Charybdis of this perilous moment in international politics.
Election 2016 Mitt Romney The Trump Administration
Gabrielle Gurley
Gabrielle Gurley is The American Prospect's deputy editor.
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Creative production is still the buzz (thank goodness!) and we're glad to be in the thick of it. Even gladder to be asked our opinion on the matter.
EventNook, the event and ticketing platform, spoke with Carolyn about her creative process, motivations and ideas for change in the industry.
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#movingLOVE
Backstage, designer Feng Chen Wang reveals how to navigate through tough times for AW20
Credit: @cris.fragkou
Scarlett Baker
In the face of challenging times, the Chinese born, London-based designer Feng Chen Wang graduated in 2015 from the Royal College of Art and has since become a heralded name of London Fashion Week Men's. Debuting her AW20 collection, Wang channels a testament for positivity through her latest show, Hope of Dawn.
LANGUAGE: Citing her Chinese heritage, characters symbols are embedded into the collection, abstracted and layered across puffer jackets, through cut-out knitwear, featuring the designer's name, as a reminder to hold onto one's identity and to never forget who you are.
OPTIMISM: Titled Hope of Dawn the collection situates itself within a restorative framework, teasing out threads of optimism, and communicating a message of hope and wellness, through the handmade dye pigments - achieved from herbal teas - a figment of Chinese medicine. In the face of hard times, the collection ecourages inner strengths and the merit of faith, to keep on climbing the mountains, step by step, to reach the summit, and conquer the tough times that lie ahead, through the reassurance that dawn will always prevail.
VENUE: Continuing her hopeful motif, Wang staged the parade inside an industrial warehouse, hidden behind the University of Westminster. Leading guests along a thoroughfare of industrial coolers, metal pipework and tunnelled heater systems, they were only to turn a corner and go behind a curtain into a hall of dry ice and linear orbs, interrupting the foggish spectacle with harsh, neon lighting - a mystic escape from reality, a few meer steps from the municipal city streets.
ENVIRONMENTAL: Inspiring the colour palette of the collection, Wang's draws upon the geography of her Chinese heritage, alluding to the spectacle of the Wuyi Mountains. From dark, cool shades in icy blues and grays, depicting the heavy sky, transition to stone shades, finishing at warm hues of blazing reds.
LOVE: What was the starting point for this collection?
Feng Chen Wang: It started from the Wuyi mountains in my hometown, it's a beautiful place, if you ever get chance you must go. The collection begins with different jackets and knitwear, you can slowly see through the first ten looks the colours changing from the sky to the mountains. The technique was very special because the dying process is from Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine is all about making everything from plants, so a very organic process and all handmade dye. I also included Chinese character writing through knitwear and stitching.
LOVE: How did you decide on the set?
FCW: Yes! It's so good! The idea started from a very early stage, about half a year ago. I wanted to find a space that people would come into and it would feel so different to outside, to make people question where they're going. Then working with the lighting designer, we wanted to create a place through smoke and lights where people feel different to what goes on in the rest of their lives.
LOVE: What do you want peple to take away from this collection? What would you like them to feel?
FCW: I want people to feel a sense of positivity. To not give up, and to keep going. Something to remind people that it's about a step-by-step process, because that's my journey.
LOVE: What does this collection aim to articulate about masculinity?
FCW: For me as, a female designer doing menswear, I feel quite comfortable. Masculinity for me isn't just about body, but an attitude or personality, it's empowering and strong. It's feeling of power and strength and never giving up.
Also watch: Charles Jeffrey's AW20 collection like you've never seen before