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Ryan Gosling Gives Funny Response When Asked if He’s Performing ‘I’m Just Ken’ at the Oscars

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Ryan Gosling Gives Funny Response When Asked if He’s Performing ‘I’m Just Ken’ at the Oscars

January 11, 2024| Interesting Bits|

Photo: Ryan Gosling as “Ken” | By Liz Calvario, Today / Yahoo | He may be just Ken, but Ryan Gosling... Read More → Ryan Gosling Gives Funny Response When Asked if He’s Performing ‘I’m Just Ken’ at the Oscars

The Andy Warhol Copyright Case That Could Transform Generative AI – Involves Prince

January 4, 2024| Interesting Bits|

By Wired | The US Supreme Court’s upcoming decision could shift the interpretation of fair use law — and... Read More → The Andy Warhol Copyright Case That Could Transform Generative AI – Involves Prince

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Disney’s Earliest Mickey and Minnie Mouse Enter Public Domain as US Copyright Expires

January 4, 2024| Interesting Bits|

By Noor Nanji, BBC | “We will, of course, continue to protect our rights in the more modern versions of... Read More → Disney’s Earliest Mickey and Minnie Mouse Enter Public Domain as US Copyright Expires

Spotify CFO Cashes in £7.2m in Shares After Value Surges on News of Job Cuts

December 12, 2023| Interesting Bits|

Photo: Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify | By Mark Sweney, The Guardian | One of Spotify’s top executives cashed in... Read More → Spotify CFO Cashes in £7.2m in Shares After Value Surges on News of Job Cuts

The Hottest Temperature A Human Can Survive Is Much Lower Than You Think

December 7, 2023| Interesting Bits|

By Caroline Delbert, Women’s Health | In Andy Weir’s 2021 novel Project Hail Mary, the dimming of the sun... Read More → The Hottest Temperature A Human Can Survive Is Much Lower Than You Think

Whatever Happened to NFTs?

November 16, 2023| Interesting Bits|

By Joe Tidy, BBC | When Homer Simpson comes up with a get-rich-quick scheme it usually ends badly. In the... Read More → Whatever Happened to NFTs?

How ‘Do Wah Diddy Diddy’ Became a Marching Song

November 9, 2023| Interesting Bits|

MPR News | Today’s Morning Edition music is from 50 years ago today when “Do Wah Diddy... Read More → How ‘Do Wah Diddy Diddy’ Became a Marching Song

AirShow Mastering Says “We Have a Halloween release This Month – Check It Out”

November 2, 2023| Interesting Bits|

How do the Airmen fare without their Commander? We’d say pretty well: Bill Kirchen, John Tichy, Andy... Read More → AirShow Mastering Says “We Have a Halloween release This Month – Check It Out”

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Scott Hackler: What Goes Around. . .

October 12, 2023| Interesting Bits|

Before my sons and I moved to Colorado in 2012, I sold my beautiful Baldwin L grand piano. That sale helped... Read More → Scott Hackler: What Goes Around. . .

Edward Van Halen

The Incredible Story of Eddie Van Halen’s Beat It solo: “I’m thinking to myself, “OK, ABC, 1, 2, 3 and me? How’s that going to work?”

October 12, 2023| Interesting Bits|

Photo: Eddie Van Halen | By Daniel Griffiths, Music Radar / Yahoo | The Beat It solo’s tortuous tale of how... Read More → The Incredible Story of Eddie Van Halen’s Beat It solo: “I’m thinking to myself, “OK, ABC, 1, 2, 3 and me? How’s that going to work?”

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Steel Panther Blows Away America’s Got Talent Judges with “Death to All But Metal”: Watch

September 7, 2023| Interesting Bits|

By Spencer Kaufman, Consequence of Sound / Yahoo | Steel Panther continued their run on America’s Got... Read More → Steel Panther Blows Away America’s Got Talent Judges with “Death to All But Metal”: Watch

Darius Rucker Was Told Audiences ‘Would Never Accept a Black Country Singer’

August 31, 2023| Interesting Bits|

Photo: Darius Rucker | By Kat Pettibone, US Magazine | Darius Rucker has won a Grammy and scored 10 No. 1... Read More → Darius Rucker Was Told Audiences ‘Would Never Accept a Black Country Singer’

Barbie

Watch Ryan Gosling Make ‘Barbie’ Director Greta Gerwig Lose it in Behind-the-Scenes ‘I’m Just Ken’ Video

August 24, 2023| Interesting Bits|

Photo: Ryan Gosling as “Ken” | By Gil Kaufman, Billboard / Yahoo | If you were losing it in the... Read More → Watch Ryan Gosling Make ‘Barbie’ Director Greta Gerwig Lose it in Behind-the-Scenes ‘I’m Just Ken’ Video

Deaf Rappers Who Lay Down Rhymes in Sign Languages are Changing What It Means for Music to be Heard

August 3, 2023| Interesting Bits|

Photo: Beautiful the Artist | By Katelyn Best, The Conversation | In April 2023, DJ Supalee hosted Supafest... Read More → Deaf Rappers Who Lay Down Rhymes in Sign Languages are Changing What It Means for Music to be Heard

“Earworms” – Why Songs Get Stuck in Your Head—and How to Stop Them

July 27, 2023| Interesting Bits|

By Amy Paturel, Wired | Maybe it’s a commercial jingle, a TikTok song, or a new summer bop. Here’s how to... Read More → “Earworms” – Why Songs Get Stuck in Your Head—and How to Stop Them

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