The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has long been known as boomer mecca, where musicians of the ’60s and ’70s are feted and lionized. But its 2025 induction ceremony made one thing clear: Now, it’s Gen X’s time. (Raftery, The New York Times)
Read MoreCollins Dictionary's word of the year - which is confusingly made up of two words - is the art of making an app or website by describing it to artificial intelligence (AI) rather than by writing programming code manually. (Cress, BBC)
Read MoreIt would take the votes of four justices to accept the case. If they decline to hear it, as many legal experts expect, they could announce the denial as soon as Monday. Were the justices to agree to hear the case, a major step, they would likely only do so after considering it in at least two consecutive conferences. (Marimow, The New York Times)
Read MoreAs Christian artists embrace a wider variety of sounds and market songs savvily on social media, they are rapidly widening their reach. Faith-based music can go viral just like rap or pop songs, and it gains an additional boost from its close relationship with country, which currently dominates the charts. (Leight, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreFinancial well-being can have an outsize imprint on older Americans’ quality of life, affecting their physical health, social life and even cognitive skills, new research shows. (Najmabadi, The Washington Post)
Read MoreThere’s an inherent theatricality to church, and a furtive spirituality to theater. In form, they’re similar: Everybody crowds into a room, usually sits facing the same direction, and focuses on a central action — at least for a while. Many contemporary theatermakers trace their love of the art to a childhood spent in pews or choir robes. (Wilkinson, The New York Times)
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