Coldplay plagiarism lawsuit dismissed by judge | Music
Music This article is more than 14 years oldColdplay plagiarism lawsuit dismissed by judgeThis article is more than 14 years oldGuitarist Joe Satriani claimed the band copied his instrumental If I Could Fly for their own track Viva La Vida, but an out-of-court-settlement now seems to have been reachedOn Monday, while the world raged over Kanye West's interruption of ingenue Taylor Swift, Coldplay quietly settled the copyright infringement lawsuit by Joe Satriani.
Geocities: no longer under construction | Yahoo
Technology blogYahooGeocities: no longer under constructionThe hosting service that spawned a million "Under Construction" signs has been shut down. What's next on the web's endangered list?Geocities is dead. Gone. Kaput. It's joined the choir invisible and...
Anyway. Geocities, founded in 1994, was one of the first build-your-own website schemes, one which created a zillion grim-looking white-text-on-black-backgrounds-with-stars efforts, and two zillion "under construction" signs. Yahoo bought it in 1999 for $3.6bn in stock.
Linda Dobell obituary | Theatre
Other livesTheatreObituaryLinda Dobell obituaryAs an actor, my friend Linda Dobell, who has died of peritonitis aged 55, appeared all over the place, from the original Rocky Horror Show in the King's Road, London, in 1973, when she was still in her teens, to panto at Stratford East, and experimental and mainstream work at the Royal Court, National Theatre, Young Vic and King's Head, as well as many regional theatres.
More recently her work as a choreographer and director (largely in collaboration with Richard Jones) was seen all over the world; in Britain from Glyndebourne to Glasgow, in Europe from Milan to Helsinki, and as far away as San Francisco and New York.
Poem of the week: Starfish by John Wedgwood Clarke | Poetry
Carol Rumens's poem of the weekPoetryPoem of the week: Starfish by John Wedgwood ClarkeThis ode to the mysterious sea creature is as a much heartfelt homage as it is a grisly lesson in marine biologyIt may be the season of advent, but the "star of wonder" described in this week's poem – "Starfish" by John Wedgwood Clarke – is not directly related to the one in the popular Christmas carol. Asteroidea are not stars and not classified as fish, either: marine biologists prefer the term "
US military identifies five troops killed in Mediterranean Sea helicopter crash | US military
US military This article is more than 2 months oldUS military identifies five troops killed in Mediterranean Sea helicopter crashThis article is more than 2 months oldMilitary said MH-60 Blackhawk was conducting aerial refueling and crashed due to unspecified emergency
The US military has identified the five special operations troops who were killed when their helicopter crashed in the Mediterranean Sea during training on Friday.
Officials identified the army operatives as Stephen R Dwyer, 38, of Clarksville, Tennessee; Shane M Barnes, 34, of Sacramento, California; Tanner W Grone, 26, of Gorham, New Hampshire; Andrew Southard, 27, of Apache Junction, Arizona; and Cade M Wolfe, 24, of Mankato, Minnesota.
What's the best opening track on an album? | Pop and rock
Music blogPop and rockWhat's the best opening track on an album?Open thread: Which album has your favourite 'side one, track one'?When deciding on the tracklisting for an album, bands give careful thought to what comes first – the song that, in olden days parlance, would have been side one, track one.
In High Fidelity, John Cusack's character picks, as his top five choices, Janie Jones by the Clash from The Clash, Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye from Let's Get It On, Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana from Nevermind, White Light/White Heat by the Velvet Underground from White Light/White Heat, and Radiation Ruling the Nation by Massive Attack vs Mad Professor off No Protection.
Arizona reels as three of the biggest wildfires in its history ravage state
This land is your landArizona This article is more than 3 years oldThis article is more than 3 years oldExtreme weather has contributed to the vast blazes – with the pandemic complicating the emergency response
For residents of Tucson in southern Arizona, the Santa Catalina Mountains in the Coronado national forest are known as a hub for hiking, mountain biking and other outdoor recreation.
But on 5 June lightning ignited a wildfire that has grown to engulf over 118,000 acres.
Businessman who tried to buy Sheffield United accused of elaborate fraud | Regulators
Regulators This article is more than 1 month oldBusinessman who tried to buy Sheffield United accused of ‘elaborate’ fraudThis article is more than 1 month oldUS watchdog sues Dozy Mmobuosi for allegedly faking documents and making up companies out of ‘thin air’
A Nigerian businessman who appeared to be closing in on a takeover of the Premier League football club Sheffield United is being sued by the US financial watchdog for a fraud, in which he is alleged to have faked documents and made up companies out of “thin air”.
Joe Rogan is UKs most popular podcast, new chart reveals | Podcasts
The ObserverPodcasts This article is more than 3 months oldJoe Rogan is UK’s most popular podcast, new chart revealsThis article is more than 3 months oldBritish shows make up most of the top 10 in an improved ranking system, but the BBC has just one entry
Since podcasts first began almost 20 years ago, one thing has frustrated their makers – working out just how many people are listening.
But from today, a new, accurate UK podcast chart will reveal a top 25 every quarter.
Obama out: a brief history of mic drops
Barack Obama delivers last correspondents’ dinner address (mic drop at 2:35) GuardianShortcutsBarack ObamaThe US president ended his speech at the White House correspondents’ dinner in epic style. He has perfected the sign-off – but who else has done it well?
No mic drop in history will ever be as thoroughly scrutinised as the one performed by Barack Obama during his final White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday evening. Historians hundreds of years from now will refer to his “Obama out” in the same breath as the Emancipation Proclamation and “Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall.