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Layered Medium: We Are in Open Circuits – Between Korea and the Middle East
STIRworld
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My first encounter with the Middle East came alive through the captivating pages of One Thousand and One Nights and the sweeping visuals of David Lean’s epic Lawrence of Arabia (1962). These narratives painted vivid portraits—endless deserts...
Americans Are Losing Their Minds Over Canada's Latest Tourism Campaign For Obvious Reasons
The Travel
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July 10, 2025
It’s not every day you see a tourism ad go viral. Since most rely on flashy wide-angle drone shots, generic taglines, and upbeat music, many viewers tend to forget about them as quickly as they start. But one Canadian campaign aimed at American...
India News | Pune Ganeshotsav Set to Go DJ Free: Eminent Mandal Takes Lead
Latestly
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July 11, 2025
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 11 (ANI): The renowned Ganesh festival of Pune, celebrated with immense cultural pride for over 132 years, is now stepping into a more traditional and spiritually enriching direction. The growing trend of blaring...
Music without borders: KU Wind Ensemble makes mark on global stage at World Expo 2025
The University of Kansas
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LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Wind Ensemble has returned from a successful international tour to Osaka, Japan, where it represented the United States at the 2025 World Exposition — one of the world’s largest global events, welcoming millions...
Italian Day brings authentic flavors and culture to downtown Kennewick this Saturday
Apple Valley News Now (KAPP) - Washington State
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KENNEWICK, Wash. — Downtown Kennewick will transform into a celebration of Italian culture this Saturday as the community hosts Italian Day, featuring authentic cuisine, live music, and family-friendly activities from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event...
French Montana & Dubai Princess: Is Bag Secured?
AllHipHop
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July 10, 2025
Read about French Montana and his surprising link to a Dubai princess. A love story that mixes royalty with Hip-Hop! French Montana and royalty? That’s the headline we didn’t know we needed this summer. The Bronx-raised, battle-DVD-tested,...
Regional and Remote Music Summit comes to Byron Bay
Echonetdaily
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July 10, 2025
Joe Muller Managing Director, MusicNSW. Photo supplied A Regional and Remote Music Summit will take place at the Byron Community Centre and throughout Byron Bay venues from July 23 to 25. It will feature key industry players as well as artists,...
Editorial – ‘One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain’ – Bob Marley
Echonetdaily
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July 10, 2025
Hans Lovejoy. There’s an old gag about being a musician: what’s the difference between a musician and a pizza? A pizza can feed a family of four. As anyone in the industry knows, it’s tough playing live music for a living. Really tough, especially...
Done + Dusted North America CEO on the Challenges and Opportunities in Live Event Storytelling
The Wrap
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July 10, 2025
When it comes to keeping audiences engaged, everyone from streamers and linear TV networks to esports leagues and music artists are tapping into the power of storytelling through live events. Melanie Fletcher, whose production company Done +...
Grammy-nominated Matthew West to perform at Brown County Music Center’s anniversary
WISH 8 - Indiana
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July 9, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Matthew West, an acclaimed Christian music singer-songwriter, will perform at the Brown County Music Center in Nashville, Indiana, on July 28. This concert is part of West’s tour promoting his 13th studio album, ‘Don’t Stop...
Top 8 things to do in Indy this weekend: IU Health Momentum Indy, Indianapolis Water Lantern Festival, IBE Film Festival, Indiana Black Expo and more
WISH 8 - Indiana
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July 10, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Each week, WISH-TV highlights eight events and activities happening over the weekend around Indianapolis. Below are eight great events you should check out from Friday, July 11 to Sunday, July 13, 2025. HENDRICKS CIVIC...
Promoting West Africa through Travel, Trade
This Day
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July 11, 2025
Recently West African leaders met in Abuja for the inauguration of West African Economic Summit where Nigeria pushed for the removal of structural and policy bottlenecks in travel and trade in order to boost economic growth of the sub-region....
What does the disappearance of ‘Nut Brother’ reveal about the plight of performance artists in China?
Global Voices
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July 11, 2025
The performance artist “Nut Brother” produced a brick out of Beijing's smog in 2015. Screenshot from YouTube Channel Creative Time. Fair Use. A well-known Chinese performance artist, “Nut Brother” (a pseudonym), has been incommunicado since June...
Surf Life Saving Australia supports inclusive initiative NAIDOC Week
Australian Leisure
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This week Surf Life Saving Australia is celebrating 50 years of NAIDOC Week and has joined those around Australia uniting to honour Indigenous voices, culture, and the resilience of mob. This year’s theme, ‘The Next Generation: Strength, Vision...
Mercer Island stand-up comic debuts ‘American Fetish’ in London
Mercer Island Reporter - Washington State
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July 11, 2025
A Mercer Island comedian will soon be unleashing her candid solo stand-up show, “American Fetish,” at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. When she resided on the Island, Anaïs Gralpois spent heaps of time on the local Youth...
LIVE! A Music Calendar: Jake Hertzog ‘Reimagines’ the Ozarks for concert, album”
Free Weekly - Arkansas
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July 10, 2025
MONICA HOOPER mhooper@nwaonline.com As a jazz musician and assistant professor of guitar at the University of Arkansas, Jake Hertzog’s work often requires extensive scholarly research. However, when looking for the roots of Ozark folk music, he...
Deftones announce new album, ‘private music’; listen to single ‘my mind is a mountain’ now
106.3 The Core - Michigan
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July 10, 2025
Deftones have announced a new album called private music. The milestone 10th studio effort from Chino Moreno and company will arrive Aug. 22. It’s the follow-up to 2020’s Ohms. You can listen to the lead private music single, “my mind is a...
US visa denial forces Australian musical comedy duo to postpone start of world tour
The Sydney Morning Herald
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July 11, 2025
The world tour of popular Australian musical comedy duo TwoSet Violin has been thrown into question after one of the members’ US visa application was denied two months before their tour was to begin. Brett Yang and Eddy Chen, TwoSet Violin’s...
All American Futurity to relocate to Albuquerque for second straight year
Yahoo Sports
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Jul. 10—The richest quarter horse race in the world is relocating to Albuquerque for the second straight year. The $3 million All American Futurity, plus its corresponding Derby and Oaks races, will be at Albuquerque Downs on Labor Day, Ruidoso...
Tom Morello releases powerful new single in support of immigrant rights across America
Louder
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July 11, 2025
Tom Morello has released a new single, Pretend to Remember Me, in support of immigrant rights across America. The single is released in partnership with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), a non-profit organisation...