To our Chicago festival community:As the music festival landscape continues to evolve rapidly, we have made the difficult decision not to host Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago in 2025.This decision was not made lightly. For 19 years, Pitchfork Music Festival has been a celebration of music, art, and community—a space where memories were made, voices were amplified, and the shared love of music brought us all together. The Festival, while aligned with the taste of the Pitchfork editorial team, has always been a collaborative effort, taking on a life of its own as a vital pillar of the Chicago arts…
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Since the turn of the century, the number of Barcelona Ballon d’Or winners has grown to six different players in terms of the men’s award, with the brilliance of Leo Messi ensuring a player from the Catalan club has been voted the world’s best on 12 occasions. That’s a joint record along with Real Madrid, with LaLiga’s big two the dominant forces when it has come to the award in recent years. 1960 was the first year a Barcelona player won the men’s Ballon d’Or. Since then, there has been a Blaugrana recipient in every decade, with the exception of…
Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended with immediate effect pending a full investigation. The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) announced the suspension but has refrained from further comment until the investigation concludes. The suspension follows the emergence of a video in which Coote allegedly makes derogatory remarks about Liverpool Football Club and their former manager, Jürgen Klopp. In the video, Coote reportedly refers to Liverpool as “s***” and uses an expletive to describe Klopp. The footage appears to have been recorded several years ago but surfaced recently, leading to the current disciplinary action. Coote has been a…
FIJIAN featherweight Ubayd Haider has lost his life at the age of 25. On October 26, at Prince Charles Park in Nadi, Haider fought Australian-based Chinese boxer Runqi Zhou for the vacant IBO Asia Pacific featherweight belt on a South Pacific Boxing Promotions card The fight ended in the ninth round when a barrage of shots from Zhou forced Haider to take a knee. However, he failed to beat the count given by referee Justin Kennedy. Haider, showing no obvious effects from the bout, walked over to Zhou to congratulate him on his win. Haider’s elder brother, Sebastian, also fought…
Not for highway use. It’s a common disclaimer found printed on the sidewalls of many tires intended for the track. And that’s despite carrying a U.S. Department of Transportation approval for street use. How is this possible? In short, these are full racing slicks at heart, with just enough street characteristics built back in to meet the DOT’s regs. That makes them compliant for various motorsports programs, but don’t expect any favors from them if they encounter wet conditions or road hazards on the street. If you trailer your vehicle to the track, though, these tires are a one-way ticket to consistently fast lap…
At some middle and high schools in the United States, 1 in 4 teens report they’ve abused prescription stimulants for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder during the year prior, a new study found. “This is the first national study to look at the nonmedical use of prescription stimulants by students in middle and high school, and we found a tremendous, wide range of misuse,” said lead author Sean Esteban McCabe, director of the Center for the Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and Health at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. “In some schools there was little to no misuse…
A sale on middle-class kitchenware favourite Le Creuset caused chaos at the weekend, when shoppers from across the UK flocked to the firm’s Andover warehouse which was selling stock at discounted prices.Mobs massed, traffic queues clogged roads for miles on end amid hour-long waits and Hampshire police had to be called to try to help keep the peace.Officers had to patrol the hordes gathering at a Hampshire retail estate after cut-price Le Creuset products were put up for offer, with lines of buyers snaking back for several miles. People queued for up to four-hours as they attempted to snap up pots…
READ MORE: What Taylor Swift told security guard during wild Chiefs arrivalREAD MORE: Travis Kelce breaks Kansas City Chiefs record with latest TD By BEN NAGLE Published: 13:28 GMT, 11 November 2024 | Updated: 13:35 GMT, 11 November 2024 Taylor Swift has set tongues wagging over her and Travis’ potential next move, after she was pictured holding one of her fellow Chiefs WAG’s babies on Sunday. Swift has been incredibly busy with her sold-out worldwide Eras Tour for the past year, but as it nears its end focus will soon turn to the next stage of her life.And as her relationship with…
Members of the United Church of Christ donated pads to learners. Kwa-Thema – The United Church of Christ donated sanitary pads to learners at Khangezile and Kwa-Thema Primary Schools. Sarah Yende, from the organisation, explained they aimed to give back to the community by encouraging girl children. “We want them to understand that though they have challenges and discomfort with monthly periods, it is all natural. “There are girls who also cannot afford to buy pads each month. We want them to know God is with them to see them through. They are special to us,” she said. Church members…
Paul Merson was shocked by Malo Gusto’s miss. Chelsea went into the halftime break of their Premier League clash with Arsenal level but the tale of the opening 45 minutes could have been different had Malo Gusto scored from two yards out. The first half was a bit of a dull affair as the game lacked chances with Gabriel Martinelli going closest for Arsenal, although Kai Havertz had a strike chalked off for being offside. Chelsea, however, had the best chance in the opening phase of the game. With 23 minutes on the clock, Pedro Neto sent a beautiful ball…
