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Every night, I—like millions of others—put on a noise machine to help me sleep. Mine offers several types of noise: white, pink, green, and brown. I’ve noticed something strange, though. After about 30 minutes of the noise pumping into my head, I start to hear things. Sometimes it’s music, like a full orchestral score. Other times it’s people having a conversation just out of the range where I’d hear actual words. Occasionally, it sounds like my husband playing a video game.So I do what most people would do when a random…

Hollywood is truly a small world. You never know which actors competed against each other to play some of the most iconic movie characters. But every time I learn something new, like that Jason Statham was wanted to play Thomas Shelby in Peaky Blinders instead of Cillian Murphy or that Sebastian Stan wanted the Captain America role, I’m totally flabbergasted. Now, I’m shocked once again after Road House actor Jake Gyllenhaal talked about a few movies he was being considered for with stiff competition, including The Dark…

Numbers can be very powerful. Even though a few bits of data cannot provide the full nuanced context about something, they can subtly change how we perceive the world. Random stats and facts are also one (albeit a slightly geeky) way to break the ice at social gatherings.Redditor u/magica12 recently sparked an interesting discussion after asking the incredibly active r/AskReddit online community for their favorite true statistics that stun other people. We’ve collected some of the most interesting ones, and it’s quite…

Their new version of Gabriel's 1992 classic will appear on Crow's upcoming LP 'Evolution' Sheryl Crow‘s new LP Evolution arrives March 29, and she’s just shared a cover of Peter Gabriel‘s 1992 classic “Digging in the Dirt,” which will appear on the deluxe edition. She’s joined on the recording by Gabriel himself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtVtOsP2QUA “Peter’s song is the one that started me on this whole process of making my new album,” Crow says in a statement. “It was the first song…

If it weren’t for a busted car, Murder on the Dancefloor might never have existed, songwriter Gregg Alexander – formerly of the New Radicals – told Dave Simpson today, in a very rare interview detailing the creation of a song experiencing a huge renaissance thanks to its spot in the film Saltburn. Unable to head out for a night in Detroit, he grabbed the acoustic guitar on the back seat and started singing “it’s murder on the dancefloor, but you’d better not kill the groove”.That’s one of the lyrics that made it into…

With its horse-trot rhythm and a hefty dose of steel guitar, Butts' version arrives as cowboy country is on the rise Kaitlin Butts wraps her Tulsa, Oklahoma, voice around Kesha’s “Hunt You Down” to create a version of the song that’s even more country-sounding than the original. Written by Kesha and Rick Nowels, “Hunt You Down” first appeared on Kesha’s 2017 album Rainbow. Butts’ interpretation arrives as a standalone single during a moment when cowboy music and culture is having a revival, thanks to…

"This is the most unapologetically ‘Carly’ song I’ve ever written," the Kentucky native says of new single Carly Pearce has shared her new single “Hummingbird,” the title track of her upcoming album, due out this summer. “When I wrote this song, I knew I wanted this to be the title of the album,” Pearce said in a statement. “This song plays on my bluegrass roots but also lyrically tells the story of the journey I am on of finding love. This is the most unapologetically ‘Carly’ song I’ve ever…

File photo of Attorney General Letitia James on February 16, 2024.Image: Michael M. Santiago (Getty Images)New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, announced Thursday that she’s opened an investigation into the recent AT&T outage that left customers across the country without service. And if you live in the state of New York, James would like to hear from you.How to Prep for a Power Outage“Americans rely on cell service providers for consistent and reliable service to help them with nearly every aspect of their…

WASHINGTON —  The Supreme Court announced Wednesday it will hear arguments and issue a decision on whether former President Trump is immune from prosecution for the Jan. 6 mob attack on the U.S. Capitol.Even if the justices ultimately rule against Trump, their decision to intervene now will delay his trial for several months, casting doubt on whether the criminal case could go to a jury before fall as the election campaign accelerates. The justices said they will hear arguments the week of April 22. They said they will…

New research into how baleen whales make low, vibrating sounds is also highlighting the serious dangers these animals face from ocean noise pollution.These bristle-mouthed animals include some of the world's most recognizable species, including the blue, humpback and bowhead whales, among others. "They make sounds of very low frequencies very close to the surface," said Coen Elemans, study author and professor of bioacoustics at the University of Southern Denmark. "And that's exactly where we make boating noise, in…