Nature

Can AI be truly creative?

For decades, psychologists have thought of creativity as a key trait that would set us apart from machines, even as they ...
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Volker Bertelmann on Crafting the Slow-Burning Score of Netflix’s ‘A House of Dynamite’

Bertelmann’s score bubbles under the film like something alive, using distorted piano, moaning brass, and tactile, close-mic ...

Five things we learned about Keir Starmer’s music taste from Private Passions

Sir Keir’s first choice on Private Passions is a moment from Tchaikovsky’s 1877 ballet, Swan Lake. “I grew up with music all ...

“He said, ‘Nice record. Now, who should we get to sing it?’ How Paul McCartney created the Bond classic Live And Let Die

One of the documents is from Ron Kass to Harry Saltzman at Bond producers, Eon Productions. This stated that “Paul McCartney ...
MusicRadar

“He said, ‘Great. Very nice record. Now tell me, who do you think we should get to sing it?’ That took me completely aback. After all, he was holding the Paul McCartney ...

It’s a moment recalled by McCartney in his 2023 book The Lyrics. “Writing a Bond song is a bit of an accolade,” he wrote, “and I always had a sneaking ambition to do it.” But in that moment he played ...
Mint

For freed Israeli hostage musician, a piano waits to be played again

LAVON, Israel, Oct 13 (Reuters) - A tightly-packed crowd in the northern Israeli town of Lavon leapt to their feet and erupted into jubilant cheers at news of the release of Alon Ohel, 24, a hostage ...
U.S. News & World Report

For Freed Israeli Hostage Musician, a Piano Waits to Be Played Again

For Freed Israeli Hostage Musician, a Piano Waits to Be Played Again By Pesha Magid LAVON, Israel (Reuters) -A tightly-packed crowd in the northern Israeli town of Lavon leapt to their feet and ...

In Utah, a group that helped prompt the redistricting says it's acting on faith

Mormon Women for Ethical Government was one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit that could overturn Utah's Republican-leaning map ...
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Why plummeting piano sales might be a good thing

For a long time, the piano was one of the first instruments U.S. children learned to play, but in 2025, less people are buying pianos for their homes. "CBS Saturday Morning" discovers why decreased ...
SFGate

The 49ers have to let it ride with Mac Jones right now

Mac Jones has won another game for the 49ers. Let me rephrase that. Mac Jones just beat the division-rival Los Angeles Rams on a bad knee, while cramping and maybe vomiting, with Kendrick Bourne, Jake ...
The Irish Times

The Liberties is the last bastion of real Dublin. We should never let it be gentrified

I have a complicated relationship with the “Coolest Neighbourhoods in the World” list, provided by Time Out magazine. On one hand, such lists are a godsend to dried-out columnists who have bled so ...
The Globe and Mail

Five Canadian pianists taking part in elite piano competition in Warsaw

One of the world’s most prestigious classical piano competitions opens this week in Warsaw with 84 participants from 20 countries, including five Canadians. The International Fryderyk Chopin Piano ...