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Randy Newman’s Genius for Political Irony

The New Republic 

Here’s an uncomfortable truth: Most musicians on the left write songs that lack a decent sense of humor about serious matters, whether past or present. Earnest idealists abound: Think of Woody Guthrie warbling about “Pastures of Plenty” or Pete Seeger musing what he could do “If I Had a Hammer.” The radical movements of the 1960s and ’70s did spawn blunt satirists, such as Malvina Reynolds, who scorned suburbanites who lived in “Little Boxes,” and Phil Ochs, who spitefully pleaded, “Love Me, I’m... Читать дальше...

Oil retreats after rally as North Sea field partially restarts

Thehindubusinessline.com 

The International Energy Agency has forecast a potential surplus of more than 1 million barrels a day next year as Chinese demand continues to falter, which could be even bigger if OPEC+ decides to revive output

Fak’ugesi Awards | Shining a spotlight on African digital creativity

Mail&Guardian online 

What happens when some of the best digital work in the world emerges from Africa but remains underappreciated at home? For the Fak’ugesi Digital Festival, the solution was clear: create a platform to celebrate this creativity right here on the continent. The Fak’ugesi Awards, now in their second year, have become a crucial space for […]