The New York Times – Music:
Possibly the most prolific archival record producer in history, he was a founder of the Mosaic label, which became the gold standard of jazz reissues.
Category: Research
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Study Tracking Women’s Music Credits Has a Surprise: Good News
The New York Times – Music:
The Annenberg Inclusion Initiative’s latest report finds that women’s involvement in the biggest hits of 2023 was greatly improved over previous years.
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Napoleon Didn’t Really Shoot Cannons at Egypt’s Pyramids
The New York Times – Film:
But scholars say that a trailer for Ridley Scott’s new film draws attention to the French emperor’s complex and lasting legacy on the study of Egypt’s cultural heritage.
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Collective Force of Head Hits Increases Odds of CTE, Study Says
The New York Times – Sports:
The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy to date found that the cumulative force of head hits absorbed by players in their careers is the best predictor of future brain disease.
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Birds Sing, but Are They Making Music? What Scientists Say.
The New York Times – Music:
Scientists are finding more evidence that birdsong parallels human-made music.
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The First 10 Words of the African American English Dictionary Are In
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
An exclusive look at a dictionary consisting entirely of words created or reinvented by Black people. (Don’t worry: All three variants of “bussin” are included.)
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An N.F.L. Doctor Wants to Know Why Some Players Get C.T.E. and Others Don’t
The New York Times – Sports:
The newly opened National Sports Brain Bank plans to study head trauma specific to athletes. Jerome Bettis has already pledged to donate his brain.