![]() In his resignation statement, Shapiro stated that "Steve Bannon is a bully", Donald Trump is a bully, and that Bannon had "shaped the company into Trump's personal Pravda". In March 2016, Shapiro resigned from his position as editor-at-large of Breitbart News following what he characterized as the website's lack of support for reporter Michelle Fields in response to her alleged assault by Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump's former campaign manager in spite of video and eyewitness evidence of the assault. ![]() In 2012, Shapiro became editor-at-large of Breitbart News, a conservative website founded by Andrew Breitbart. Shapiro later said that he had been "destroyed" by Neil, commenting on Twitter that he " own rule, and wasn't properly prepared". Shapiro took offense to the questioning, accused Neil (a prominent British conservative journalist) of being a leftist, said Neil was trying to make a "quick buck.off of the fact that I'm popular and no one has ever heard of you", and stormed out of the interview. In a May 2019 interview on BBC where Shapiro was promoting his book, the interviewer Andrew Neil suggested that Shapiro's history of remarks were inconsistent with the message of the book. In 2019, Shapiro published the book The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great which focuses on the importance of Judeo-Christian values and laments the decline of those values in modern America. In 2013, Threshold Editions published Shapiro's fifth book, Bullies: How the Left's Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences Americans. The same year Primetime Propaganda came out, Shapiro became a fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. In the book, the producers of Happy Days and M*A*S*H say they pursued a pro-pacifist, anti-Vietnam-War agenda in those series. In 2011, HarperCollins published Shapiro's fourth book, Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left Took Over Your TV, in which Shapiro argues that Hollywood has a left-wing agenda that it actively promotes through prime-time entertainment programming. In his first book Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America's Youth (2004), Shapiro argues that students are not exposed to a variety of viewpoints at universities and that those who do not have strong opinions will be overwhelmed by an atmosphere dominated by liberal instructors even if discussion is encouraged in classrooms. He started a nationally syndicated column when he was 17 and had written two books by age 21. Shapiro became interested in politics at a young age. (As of March 2012), he ran an independent legal consultancy firm, Benjamin Shapiro Legal Consulting, in Los Angeles. He then articled at the law offices of Goodwin Procter. He graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2004, at age 20, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and then cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2007. Skipping two grades (third and ninth), Shapiro went from Walter Reed Middle School to Yeshiva University High School of Los Angeles where he graduated in 2000 at age 16. ![]() Shapiro's cousin is writer and former child actress Mara Wilson. His mother worked as an executive of a TV company and his father as a composer. Shapiro's parents both worked in Hollywood. He developed a talent for violin at a young age, having performed at the Israel Bonds Banquet in 1996 at twelve years of age. Shapiro grew up in a Jewish family in Los Angeles, California. An editor-at-large of Breitbart News between 20, he has written ten books, the first being Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America's Youth (2004) and the latest being The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great (2019). He writes columns for Creators Syndicate and Newsweek, serves as editor-in-chief for The Daily Wire, which he founded, and hosts The Ben Shapiro Show, a daily political podcast and live radio show. At age 17, he became the youngest nationally syndicated columnist in the United States. Benjamin Aaron Shapiro (born January 15, 1984) is an American conservative political commentator, public speaker, media executive, author, and attorney.
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![]() The focus and zoom rings are incredibly sensitive and very easy to turn, but at the same time, quite accurate. Unfortunately, this creates a necessary evil due to the mixed good/bad part: the rings. The length of the lens also gives you a great grip for handheld shots. The camera feels more solid in your hands at around 5lbs with a high-quality DSLR and this lens added together. The weight and length are concerns, but also huge benefits for handheld shooting in some ways. You can go from 1.8 down to 16 at any time. The other question I asked a friend of mine who recommended this lens and have confirmed: NO you're not stuck with 1.8. As many of you have probably already noted with your 50mm lenses, f/1.8 is GORGEOUS for portraits, and this camera does not fail to deliver on that. This is the ONLY lens I have that I can say this about. ![]() You can zoom from 18 to 35 without the aperture changing at all. Something I wasn't certain about until I tested it just now: yes, it has the same aperture setting range throughout the zoom, which goes from f/1.8 all the way down to f/16. Next up, you are reading it right: This lens is capable of f/1.8 throughout the entire (admittedly short) zoom range. I'm not sure how exactly it works internally, but it does the job, and you won't need to adjust your polarizer to match your zoom or your focus, which is, needless to say, a huge quality of life improvement. This is incredible, and a great feat of engineering. There are basically no exposed moving parts. As such, the body of the lens is pretty-much self-contained. If you attach, say, a polarizing filter or a hood to block out glare, it will NOT turn with the zoom or the focus. The length is partially due to the somewhat-unique system it utilizes for zooming, which is the next big positive: This lens does not change lengths when you zoom or focus. There is a LOT of glass in this lens, justifying that purchase price in high-quality optical glass alone. First off, the weight is actually something I appreciate. So, that's the bad stuff to scare off the people who won't really enjoy this lens due to some minor aesthetic and convenience issues. ![]() 72mm! 58 is what you get with the *standard* Canon lenses, and my 50mm pancake lens is a 49mm attachment, which is, frankly, pretty tiny. This lens is fairly pricey for what is essentially a kit lens replacement, though we'll get into that in the "good" section, which is going to be much, much longer. This lens ends up being roughly as long as my 55-300mm basic Canon zoom. If you don't have a decent tripod, this is VERY bad, as it's going to make the camera very front-heavy. Beyond heavy, this thing weighs more than my 80D with a battery and memory card in it. No matter how much the product description tells you, you won't believe it until you hold it: This sucker is HEAVY. I need to get the bad out of the way first, just to scare off the people who really shouldn't buy this lens unless they're willing to accept the negatives of a high-quality lens for a low price. ![]() ![]() But the ill-advised "I Think I'm Going Bald" (which lyrically deals with growing old) borders on the ridiculous, which confirms that Caress of Steel is one of Rush's more unfocused albums. (The opener Bastille Day is the token hard rock vestige. The first side contains two strong and more succinct tracks, the raging opener, "Bastille Day," and the more laid-back "Lakeside Park," both of which would become standards for their live show in the '70s. Initially panned as indulgent and pretentious on its 1975 release, Rush’s Caress of Steel found the Canadian trio abandoning the proto-metal style of its two preceding albums and fully embracing progressive rock. Several of the tracks are hints of the longer epic prog rock tracks to come in later. But when the album dropped off the charts soon after its release, it proved otherwise. Caress Of Steel is a chance to hark back to when Rush first broke onto the scene, their third album after Rush and Fly By Night, has a good mixture of heavy rock, terrific guitar rifts, Neil Peart's always excellent drums and Lee's voice at his strongest. And while Rush would eventually excel in composing lengthy songs, the album's two extended tracks - the 12½-minute "The Necromancer" and the nearly 20-minute "The Fountain of Lamneth" - show that the band was still far from mastering the format. Caress of Steel Review by Greg Prato When Rush finished their third album, Caress of Steel, the trio was assured that they had created their breakthrough masterpiece. While it was Rush's first release that fully explored their prog rock side, it did not contain the catchy and more traditional elements of their future popular work - it's quite often too indulgent and pretentious for a mainstream rock audience to latch onto. It marked a development in the groups sound, moving from the blues-based hard rock style of their debut towards progressive rock. But when the album dropped off the charts soon after its release, it proved otherwise. Caress of Steel is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on September 24, 1975, by Mercury Records. Cygnus-X1.Net: A Tribute to Rush - Neil Peart, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, John Rutsey Home Discography Lyrics Videography Image Database Latest Rush News. Several of the tracks are hints of the longer epic prog rock tracks to come in later albums. When Rush finished their third album, Caress of Steel, the trio was assured that they had created their breakthrough masterpiece. Caress Of Steel is a chance to hark back to when Rush first broke onto the scene, their third album after Rush and Fly By Night, has a good mixture of heavy rock, terrific guitar rifts, Neil Pearts always excellent drums and Lees voice at his strongest. ![]() Moore and McRae say they’re now working on their debut studio album, Party, to arrive later this year as a “carnival, festive, feel-good” record. But ultimately, Ghetto Blues fell through - “things happened, the business happened,” Moore says - and the duo still hasn’t dropped a studio record. A second single, “Cluck Cluck,” doubled as the lead single for the Dr. The duo wasted no time releasing a second Santana collab, “Dirty Dancin,'” in 2001, meant to be the first single off their debut album, Ghetto Blues. Still, he can only describe what happened next as “magical.” “ was a genuine mesh, a synergy, and it just worked,” continues Moore, who co-wrote the song along with McRae, Santana and Wyclef. “That’s why they’ve got ‘Wild Thoughts’ now.” “You would have thought he was somebody’s grandfather coming from the bus stop, real talk.” “He came in with magic marker drawn on his sneakers, and we were thinking, he’s a guy who brings in the guitars or something, and he’s actually Santana,” Moore explains, laughing. Consequently, they failed to recognize the legendary artist when he walked into the studio. “We were like, ‘Who the hell is that?'” Moore says. ![]() Though the duo claim they pored over everything from gospel music (Moore while in church choir as a teenager) to The Temptations to Whitney Houston, they admit they’d never heard of Santana. The only problem? Moore and McRae didn’t actually know who the Latin rock band leader was. And then brought us along to make history.” “That was the next big thing, to come do something with Carlos,” says Moore. One thing led to another, and soon, Davis introduced Moore and McRae to Carlos Santana. But things really got moving once Moore and McRae met Wyclef - who had just kicked off an explosive solo career with his multi-platinum album The Carnival, and who the duo would come to view “like a big brother.”Īfter guest-spotting on the Wyclef, Khadejia and Funkmaster Flex track “Here We Go Yo” in ’98, the duo signed to Wyclef’s J Records imprint, Yclef, where they got to working with music industry giant Clive Davis. McRae and Moore had spent years working toward that moment. Back in the mid-1990s, the twenty-somethings were a burgeoning “ghetto and blues” act from Hempstead, Long Island, whose ability to both spit verses and sing lead vocals had just caught the attention of Pras, then a member of popular hip-hop group The Fugees with Wyclef and Lauryn Hill. People were trying to rush the stage we had to sing it twice. “We came out, and the place was like a riot. Khaled dropped the music video for "Higher" on Friday, which Hussle filmed alongside Khaled and Legend before he was killed.“The manager handed us the microphones, and he said, ‘watch this.’ We’re like, ‘watch what?'” McRae recalls, beginning to hum the now instantly-recognizable “Maria” intro. ![]() Directed by Joseph Kahn, the video is reminiscent of the 2006 action film 300.įather of Asahd also features Nas, Cardi B, JAY-Z, Buju Banton, John Legend, Rick Ross, and Future, as well as Nipsey Hussle, who appears on the motivational "Higher" with John Legend. Khaled has also released the music video for "Just Us," which finds him and SZA battling against countless warriors as the latter takes her place on a throne. Jackson," a track from the duo's 2000 album Stankonia, was inspired by 3000's relationship with Erykah Badu and her mother. Jackson." Or, more accurately, it's a more updated take on the instrumental to the Outkast classic, similar to what Khaled did to Santana's "Maria Maria" for "Wild Thoughts."īoth Andre 3000 and Big Boi are credited on the track. Taken from his recently released album Father of Asahd, the track features SZA and samples Outkast's "Ms. READ: Outkast Reunites At Big Boi's Son's High School Graduation ![]() Now, it seems he's trying to do it again with "Just Us," using a hit from the 2000s. Two years ago, DJ Khaled had repurposed the hit '90s song "Maria Maria" for his track "Wild Thought" with Rihanna and Bryson Tiller. Source: We The Best / Epic Records A music video for the track which is reminiscent of the film 300, was recently released. ![]() So whether you're shopping for a new TV or just browsing the sales - here are the top deals in Best Buy's 4th of July sale. Also, be sure to check our Best Buy coupon codes page for the chance to save even more. 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The retailer's massive 4th of July sale includes a few exclusives that no other retailers have. ![]() Some of my favorite sales right now are coming from Best Buy. I've been covering retail holidays like the 4th of July for over a decade. What does this mean for consumers? Well, the same stuff on sale today will likely be on sale again next week. Although Prime Day is designed for Prime members only, Amazon rivals like Walmart, Best Buy, and Target will have competing sales. The vast majority of deals are - to put it nicely - mediocre.Īdditionally, next week is Prime Day. First, not all of today's 4th of July sales merit your attention. From 4K TVs to Apple Watches, if you were looking to make a major purchase - today is a good day to make it. iPhones Repair in Experimax Clearwater, FL Mac Repair, iPads, iPhones, Mac Computers, Laptops for sale with 12-month warranty and a 3-month repair warranty Call 72 Today. 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But then the master shot Yeri because she stood out among the rookies”, etc.įurthermore, a netizen had a fairly convincing analysis of her debut, claiming that Yeri‘s participation in Red Velvet was directly related to f(x)‘s situation at the time: If SM had kept Yeri waiting to debut with the next group, she would have left SM long ago.”, “The person who filmed Yeri’s fancam originally went to the concert to see her bias. She has mentioned that she's seen the movie 3 times, has painted a scene from the film, and dressed up as Natalie Portman's character, Alice, during Halloween in 2021.In the comments section, most fans agreed that Lee Sooman‘s decision was absolutely right, “Me too, if I were Lee Sooman, I wouldn’t have to wait any longer. Yeri's favorite movie is Closer (2004).She isn't good at cooking, but she is good at table settings and decorations.She is a big vampire fan, having seen Twilight, The Vampire Diaries, and The Originals.On her 1000th day since her debut, she wrote a poem titled "1000", which was uploaded later as a song on Instagram on her birthday.Since elementary school she was the model student, ranking in 1st place in her class with her grades.She is also close to Akdong Musician's Soohyun.She’s one year younger than me but we’re practically like boyfriend girlfriend.” During the radio show "Kangta’s Starry Night" on 170207 she said" I have a soulmate. She is very close to Korean Actress Kim Sae Ron.She has been friends with LOONA’s Chuu since her days in high school.She is good friends with SHINee’s Jonghyun, BLACKPINK’s Rosé, and Twice's Nayeon.She likes strawberry and chocolate ice cream.According to the other members, she is the messiest.She lalso loves dousing or dipping food into Chojang (red pepper paste with vinegar). Her favourite foods are: tuna kimchi fried rice and bread.She graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School on February 9th, 2018 with only 5% attendance.She never walked in high heels until she had to film for Red Velvet’s “ Automatic” MV.She used to share a room with Irene when she first joined the group, she currently has her own room.Her favorite color used to be pink, but has recently said it's now purple.Her representative drink is Violet Punch.The reason is because she debuted at the age of 17 (in Korean age). Her favorite number is 17, which is also her representative number.Her nickname is Squirtle, the reason being her resemblance to the character.She was casted by SM Entertainment in 2011, training for approximately 4 years.✖ = Not participated as writing/composer/arrange Discography as a soloist Album ✓ = Participates as writing/composer/arrange ![]() New episodes air every Monday and Wednesday, special clips are uploaded every Friday. The first episode aired on Jon the Dum Dum Studio YouTube channel. On May 13, 2020, SM C&C announced that Yeri will be the MC to her first solo show, Yeri's Room. The mini-album marked as her first appearance.įrom May 9 to November 14, 2015, with labelmate Minho from SHINee and N from VIXX, she hosted MBC's music program, Show! Music Core. On March 11, 2015, before the announcement of the release of mini-album Ice Cream Cake, Yeri was introduced as a new addition to the group. She also participated in the SM Town Live World Tour IV concert alongside other SM Rookies members. In October 2014, She sang S.E.S's " I'm Your Girl" alongside other SM Rookies members for EXO's variety show EXO 90:2014. As a member of SM Entertainment's pre-debut trainees team SM Rookies, she was featured in a clip released by the company where by the SM Rookies' members watching and singing along to the song. Yeri attended Hanlim Multi Art High School, which she graduated from in 2018.Īs a trainee, she also appeared in Red Velvet's debut song Happiness music video before her debut as a member. She made a successful audition to SM Entertainment in 2011 and trained under the company for four years. ![]() She has three younger sisters, Kim Yoo-rim, Ye-eun, and Chae-eun. Her parent's names have not been released to the public. Kim Ye-rim was born in Seoul, South Korea. Each letter, after all, should have a totally unique color combo, and contribute to the balance and harmony of the whole piece. In order to avoid a too perfect and systematic application of color, and to have a more balanced feel, we were mindful that some letters might have more yellow, for example, and some might have less. Working with one color at a time, we moved our brush around the paper to add a bit of one color to all letters. Next, we started adding dabs and dashes of color to our letters. Then we traced the ABC's with aluminum stencils into the center of each square with pencil. There are 26 letters, so we squished the 'I' and 'J' tightly together into one square. We began by dividing our 30x40 cm paper into 25 squares (5圆cm across, 5x8cm down). We also had to ensure that each square, each housing a unique letter, was distinct from its neighboring square. ![]() In order to allow his colorful letters to reveal themselves against am equally colorful background, Johns added suggestion of contour lines, touches of white, or a contrasting dabs or dashes of color to push the letter into the foreground.Īchieving a similar emphasis for our letters was undeniably our biggest challenge for this project. Limited white is used to soften, to push back, to add contrast and to emphasize his letters.Īnalyzing his brushstroke, we noticed that he used quick brush strokes to lay down dabs, lines and area of color. We noticed also that he used a limited palette of mostly primary colors, allowing these occasionally to mix, creating oranges and greens, but for the most part, his middle blue, bright yellow and strong red steal the show, adding an intense visual excitement and energy to his work. We noticed that he used stencils, which he painted over or around, or sticker letters, which he painted over and later removed, revealing the under-paint. We noticed that his letters are simultaneously camouflaged and revealed against a busy background. The name of the game is EMPHASIS and BALANCE.įor this project we focused on his letter art. ![]() ![]() After exploring several other American artists associated with Pop art who working in the 50's and 60's (Warhol, Thiebaud, Lichtenstein) we looked at the work of American artist Jasper Johns (1930) who crosses categories from Pop-art, to Neo-dada, to Abstract expressionism. ![]() “Since U Been Gone” is a song written by Max Martin and Dr. Good trade-off.ĭon't worry, I'm not quitting my day job.Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Acrossġ “_ U Been Gone”: 2004 Kelly Clarkson hit : SINCE It's offset by a modicum of partials and OTO/OTOS and ERI TU and MUS, but overall, the fill enhanced my solving experience. Plenty of juicy fill, the JET SET, POKEMON (I may or may not have a stuffed Psyduck), STONE AGE, GET EVEN, even HEY YOU stuff really nice, adding a lot to my solve. HELL IF I KNOW sure is great though, reminding me of the old nugget, "What do you get when you cross a pachyderm and a rhinoceros?"* Nitpicky, but I was left wondering if there weren't other appropriate phrases that didn't use either, or if it would have been better to leave out one of the I phrases (so it was a 1/2/1 pattern), or if all of the themers used I instead of ME. I had a little hitch during my solve in that I and ME were repeated in a 2/2/1 pattern, making it feel a bit uneven. I don't like my computer talking to me, thank you very much. There's also the little reason that it scares me. I don't personally use The Gchat (like The Google) because I find it hard to concentrate on anything when IMs are popping up. It's rare that constructors can turn a five-letter entry into something cool, but this totally qualifies in my book. "phrases which are equivalent to someone being left speechless," but the revealer is spot on and adds a great level of cleverness.Įvan's part of a new generation of constructors, bringing us into the digital age with freshies like GCHAT. I think this puzzle could have been done simply as all the themers unclued, i.e. I HAVE NO CLUE is such a nice in-the-language phrase which 1.) describes a quiet shrug and 2.) gives a perfect reason for leaving the themers unclued. In the end, it's a small section of the grid and I'm still very excited to see my work in the Times.įantastic revealer today, one that made me Wish I Thought of That (WITT). He and I had a good conversation via e-mail about that small section and I'm glad that he has always been receptive to hearing constructor feedback. Regardless, I do have a lot of respect for Will as an editor and I'm very appreciative that he decided to run one of my puzzles so soon after my last one. You can see my original fill in that section - I'm biased because I'm a big basketball fan and think that Carmelo Anthony's nickname 'MELO is a fun entry, though now I wish I had submitted this fill in the first place. One other note: Will changed a few of my letters in the space between 34- and 45-Across. And to my knowledge, this is the first time that phrase appears as an answer in a major crossword - to say nothing of the phrase HELL IF I KNOW, which I thought would be just sassy enough that the Times might change it to HECK IF I KNOW. Anyone who has ever tried solving a puzzle has probably uttered or thought those words after getting stumped by a tricky clue, so I wanted to build a literal theme on that idea. To me, the phrase I HAVE NO CLUE is a really good mantra for the entire concept of crosswords. ![]() I'm glad that no one beat me to the punch on this one. I highly advise against that, since there are so many talented constructors out there and there's always a risk that one of them will swoop in and take that idea from you before you get the chance. Unfortunately, I was not satisfied with the resulting fill by the time September rolled around, and I put the puzzle away for nearly a year before revising and submitting it. ![]() I figured that I would be too busy during the school year to keep building puzzles, so I tried to finish it as soon as I could. ![]() When I built the original version of this puzzle in late July of 2012, I was only a couple of weeks away from getting married and starting grad school. ![]() ![]() By harnessing the power of GMB effectively, businesses can attract more customers, strengthen their brand image, and ultimately drive growth in today's digital landscape. The benefits it offers, including enhanced visibility, improved local search rankings, increased customer engagement, valuable insights, and the ability to showcase important business information, make it an invaluable asset for businesses of all sizes. 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Google My Business (GMB) has emerged as a powerful tool that enables businesses to manage their online presence effectively. You can check the guidelines here.In today's digital age, having an online presence is essential for businesses of all sizes. To find your business in the Google Maps app make sure you're signed in, tap on your profile photo in the top right corner, and select 'Your Business Profile.' From there you will be able to make all the regular edits such as updating your business information and hours, add menus, add updates, add photos, promote offers, manage reviews, etc. Make sure you stick to Google’s guidelines when writing, so you don’t get penalized. You also need a business description that makes it clear which service your business provides. These need to be correct if you want to build trust with potential customers. ![]() If you appear trustworthy and reliable, people are more likely to choose your business to spend their money. That way, potential customers can get the relevant information they are searching for, which will boost your credibility. To run an effective Google Business profile, you need to include as much business information as possible in your profile. How to optimize your Google Business Profile |
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