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Germantown, near Philadelphia, is your average small town in the north-eastern US. Some blocks boast palatial mansions, others contain boarded-up tenements. Then there are the “row houses” connected in a continuous line. They can be difficult to tell apart, but one has a very particular history.5626 Morton Street is where Sun Ra lived from the late 1960s until his death in 1993. It’s also the place several members of his astonishing jazz ensemble, the Arkestra, still call home. The living room is the Arkestra’s main…

How does it feel to perform on the ghats by the river Ganga in Varanasi? Hindustani classical singer, Bhuvanesh Komkali performing in Varanasi at the Mahindra Kabira Festival. (Mahindra Kabira Festival) This place is extremely beautiful. The way in which the Mahindra Kabira Festival has been organized, the choice of location, and the entire thought process behind the curation is wonderful. Being on the ghats always leaves a strong impression on my mind. It inspires me deeply. In fact, Varanasi, on the whole, is…

The downside of artificial intelligence has dominated media coverage, reaching for extreme scenarios, including the extinction of the human race. No one knows if the threats presented by AI are realistic, exaggerated, or something in between. Meanwhile, however, the positive side of AI waits to be explored.Recently I’ve been exploring four roles that AI can play to improve anyone’s well-being.Personal research assistant: The first role is an extension of a search engine. With AI-assisted search engines at Google and Bing,…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeRichard Simmons has distanced himself from a new biopic starring Pauly Shore just hours after it was announced. The 75-year-old former fitness guru – who retreated from public life nearly 10 years ago – issued a rare statement on Wednesday (16 January) to clarify he had not signed off on the project while reiterating his desire to “live a quiet life and be peaceful”. “Hi Everybody! You…

You can tell a Nintendo game not just from its feel – the satisfying swish of Link’s sword in the Zelda games, the weight of Mario’s jump – but by its look. They are bright, energetic, characterful. In Splatoon, the game-maker’s most recent hit series, the shooter is reimagined as teams of transforming squids splattering arenas in glossy paint. Mario’s red cap and blue overalls, originally designed to create a recognisable character with just a few pixels for 1981’s arcade hit Donkey Kong, is now a stylistic signature –…

Mikko Hyppönen has spent decades on the frontlines of the fight against malware. The 54-year-old has vanquished some of the world’s most destructive computer worms, www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnedOWfPKT0″ data-mce-href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnedOWfPKT0″><sp< span=””>an style=”font-weight: 400;” data-mce-style=”font-weight: 400;”>tracked down</sp<>”font-weight: 400;”> the creators of the first-ever PC virus, and sold his own software since he was a teenager in…

Jagdish Vasudev, more commonly referred to as “Sadhguru,” is one of the most popular yoga gurus, authors, and spiritual leaders in India. He is also the head of ISHA Foundation, one of the largest non-profit spiritual organizations, with a massive ashram in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The ashram of ISHA Foundation is spread over 150 acres of land, and to traverse it, Sadhguru uses various different automobiles. Recently, he was seen riding a Segway at the ISHA Foundation compound. The two videos showing Sadhguru riding…

When it comes to the passion for motorcycles and cars, age is just a number. A few days ago, an old video on the internet resurfaced, and it proved exactly this. The video showed the popular spiritual and yoga gurus – Sadhguru and Baba Ramdev – riding on a Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled superbike at Isha Foundation. Both of the old-age gurus were seen riding around the campus of Isha Foundation without any riding gear, enjoying their time on the bike with laughter and enthusiasm. Sadhguru and Baba Ramdev on a Ducati The…

Youtuber and television host Lilly Singh is a prominent face in the west of Indian origin. Despite having lived in Canada and worked in the USA, Singh has proudly flaunted her Indian roots through her influential social media platform. For Diwali this year, Singh hosted a lavish party for friends and family in the LA. The par was attended by some well known faces as well. Lilly took to her Instagram handle to share some happy pictures rom the Diwali party Nora Fatehi, Guru Randhawa, Mindy Kaling, and Terry Crews…

TV and YouTube personality Lilly Singh hosted her annual Diwali celebration in Los Angeles over the weekend, welcoming guests including Terry Crews, Jay Sean, Nora Fatehi, Guru Randhawa, Mindy Kaling, Ruby Rose, Tan France, Victoria Justice and Tesher. Lilly, who sparkled in an ethnic outfit by designer duo Falguni Shane Peacock, took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a bunch of pictures and a video from her Diwali party. Also read: Priyanka Chopra wears lehenga, Nick Jonas rocks kurta pajama as they attend Diwali bash…