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Robert John­son died at just 27 years old, some say as a con­se­quence of sell­ing his soul to the dev­il at a cross­roads. But before his time came, he man­aged to record 29 songs, a scant body of work that nev­er­the­less secured his artis­tic immor­tal­i­ty as one of the most influ­en­tial blues musi­cians of all time. It’s unfor­tu­nate that his record­ings, all of them made between 1936 and 1937 in less-than-ide­al stu­dio con­di­tions even for the time, leave some­thing to be desired in the audio qual­i­ty depart­ment. But now, some 90 years lat­er, sound restor­er Nick Del­low has been upload­ing…

Think Andrew Keegan makes millions on 10 Things I Hate About You? Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all.  Over 25 years after starring as Joey Donner in the cult classic film…

A tender, sensitively observed first feature from Norway’s Eivind Landsvik, “Low Expectations” makes its home in the same Oslo where Joachim Trier and Dag Johan Haugerud set their quiet, introspective films. There’s a dreamily diffuse quality to the Nordic capital that befits the strain of empathetic naturalism that’s emanated of late from the country’s cinema. Amid the city’s serene, encouraging stillness, characters in the process of personal growth can come of age despite their stops and starts, on whatever timetable comes organically. Debuting in the Directors’ Fortnight section at Cannes, “Low Expectations” marks the acting debut of Marie Ulven, better…

Many discussions of the ongoing decline in fertility end up treading on the grounds of “family policy” when discussing remedies (or, if one believes there are too many people on Earth, incentives) to fertility decline. Commonly debated items include subsidized childcare, income tax credits, housing reform, divorce laws, welfare policy, and the possible trade-offs of “quantity” and “quality” when investing in children. What is rarely, if ever, included is the role of monetary policy. Fertility decisions are primarily based on lifelong considerations. Because monetary policy mostly affects the short-run, even large unexpected monetary expansions or contractions are unlikely to matter…

Source: Earnings Call of Deccan Gold Mines Ltd

Table of Contents Former Chennai Super Kings star all-rounder Vijay Shankar has now joined the Lanka Premier League after having announced his retirement from the IPL. He is the third Indian player gearing up to feature in the Lanka Premier League.Once known as one of India’s rising talents, Vijay Shankar featured across formats for India and was considered a backup for Hardik Pandya. At times he was picked over batters like Ambati Rayudu when he featured in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. However, his career saw a major dip since then, and he never returned to the Indian team.…

Real Madrid have flopped spectacularly over the past two seasons, failing to win a major trophy over that period and falling behind European and domestic rivals. It promises to be a summer of turmoil at the Santiago Bernabeu, starting with a presidential election between incumbent Florentino Perez and challenger Enrique Riquelme. Perez has Jose Mourinho lined up to return for a second spell while Riquelme believes the club should target a younger man to build a project rather than a short-term fix. It is an unwanted delay for Madrid who need a coach in place as soon as possible to…

With four teams left, the race for the Stanley Cup has shifted sharply in the West while tightening in the East. Vegas now sits one win away from the Final, while Carolina and Montreal continue to trade blows in a best-of-seven that looks built to go long. Every game of both Conference Finals, along with the Stanley Cup Final, is drawing intense fan attention and debate, with ProphetX’s social prediction markets tracking shifting opinions on which team will survive this round and lift the Cup. The picture looks very different in each conference, but the stakes are the same. One…

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges says doctors should routinely check on screen time and social media use when seeing younger patients.

Recently Strategy made headlines by saying that it might sell some bitcoin to meet business objectives. This came as a surprise to many people because of what was previously regarded as a hard-lined stance to never sell. Saylor even (jokingly) tweeted stuff like “Sell a kidney if you must, but keep the bitcoin.” The reality is that bitcoin sales were always on the table for any bitcoin treasury company. The quip of “never sell” is an articulation of a long-term investment philosophy founded upon the extreme low time preference that is common in bitcoin discourse. But even within this discourse,…