The Backstory Behind Not Ready to Make Nice by The Chicks
The hit song “Not Ready to Make Nice” by The Chicks (formerly known as the Dixie Chicks) has been making the rounds on TikTok over the past couple of weeks after conservative users posted videos with the song to rally against Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the 2024 presidential election and express support for the Republican Party.
Some TikTokers have posted videos of them mouthing lyrics like “And how in the world / can the words that I said / send somebody so over the edge / that they’d write me a letter / sayin’ that I better shut up and sing / or my life will be over?
The Nightcomers
The Nightcomers is one of those atmosphere-drenched thrillers in which a semblance of surface decorum and respectability hides a multitude of aberrations beneath. This one, penned by Michael Hastings and inspired by the characters in Henry James' The Turn of the screw, has a hand-tailored starring appearance by Marlon Brando.
The Nightcomers is one of those atmosphere-drenched thrillers in which a semblance of surface decorum and respectability hides a multitude of aberrations beneath.
THE PRESIDENCY: The Coolidge Week: Jul. 4, 1927
¶What with cool weather, plentifulrains, promising crops and the honor of the President’s visit, northwestern farmers, cheered, encouraged, no longer plan to name their children after Senator McNary and Congressman Haugen. So, at least, many a caller has assured the President. Onetime (1919-23) Governor Samuel R. McKelvie of Nebraska, overnight guest at the State Lodge, stated that most Nebraska farmers frown upon farm relief of the McNary-Haugen type, (i.e., with a price-fixing feature) but are open-armed toward extension of co-operative marketing and liberal financing arrangements (such as the Administration is expected to offer as a compromise relief measure).
The Race to Make a Vaccine for Breast Cancer
When Karen Lynch was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 44, it was a shock, but not a complete surprise. “My family history is just riddled with cancer; my father had prostate cancer and died from stomach and esophageal cancer, and his five sisters passed from breast cancer,” she says. “My mother died from pancreatic cancer.” It was 1996, and genetic testing was not as routine as it is now, so it wasn’t until nine years after her diagnosis and treatment with lumpectomy and radiation that Lynch learned she carried the BRCA1 mutation, which increases her risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
Transport: Dream Stuff | TIME
Trickier to get on and off than an old-fashioned boiled shirt, hemmed in by a landscape as disheveled as a Congressman’s collar, the trapped and trammeled Washington-Hoover Airport has since 1926 been a fliers’ nightmare. Landing or taking off in the big multi-motored planes that for the last decade have carried most of the U. S. air commerce, pilots have had to duck and dodge three 800-foot radio towers, a clump of tall brick factory chimneys, a snaking Potomac lagoon, a blimp hangar, the U.
Vitas Gerulaitis (Tennis Player) - On This Day
Profession: Tennis Player
Biography: Vitas Gerulaitis was one of the more flamboyant players on the WCT Tour in the late 1970's and 1980's.
Blessed with frizzy blonde hair, his ranking rose to #3 after his victory in the 1977 Australian Open. He also won the rich WCT Finals in 1978 with a 3-set win over Eddie Dibbs in the Final.
Coached by Australian great Fred Stolle, Gerulaitis won 25 top-level career singles titles and 8 doubles events, including the Wimbledon doubles with Sandy Mayer in 1975.
Watch Orire Nwanis Naked Woman short film
Starring Ejovwoke Obas Olikuntuyi and Roberta Orioma who doubles as co-writer, the film follows an intense confrontation between a single mother and daughter. The official synopsis reads: Naked Woman follows the story of single mother Ufuoma, who after the difficulties she has gone through in life is somewhat bitter and scared about her daughter making the same mistakes. ADVERTISEMENT
The film opens to a confrontation between Ufuoma and Fejiro after Fejiro is dropped off at past midnight by a male stranger.
Yemen's Houthi Rebels: Who Are They and What Is Their Goal?
The U.S. and U.K. launched strikes attacking multiple Houthi rebel targets in Yemen on Thursday, Jan. 11, marking a significant escalation in the broader conflict of the Middle East. In October, shortly after the start of theIsrael-Hamas war, the Houthis began launching missile attacks at cargo ships passing through the Red Sea, headed towards Israeli ports. Here’s what you need to know about Yemen’s Houthi rebels and their place in the current conflict.
10 Questions for Jessica Lynch
Although she’s hardly your average freshman, Jessica Lynch in a few weeks will be trying hard to blend in at West Virginia University. At 22, the former Army supply clerk, who became an icon after her dramatic rescue from an Iraqi hospital in 2003, hopes one day to be a kindergarten teacher. She spoke with TIME’s Wendy Cole about coping with the attention and prefreshman jitters.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU THINK ABOUT GETTING AMBUSHED IN IRAQ?
6 High-Protein Foods That Are Healthier Than Beef
Americans are obsessed with protein. It’s touted as the cornerstone of any healthy diet, since it helps people feel full and builds muscle. But most Americans eat too much protein every day, according to federal estimates—and they’re going especially overboard with animal proteins, namely red meat.
It’s becoming clear how big a problem excessive red-meat consumption can be for health. Research has found associations between diets heavy in red and processed meats and many chronic diseases, including Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer.