Entertainment

March 13, 2023

Michelle Yeoh Makes History With Her Oscar Win for Best Actress

Embed from Getty Images Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh ended her incredible awards season by taking home the Best Actress Oscar at the 95th Academy Awards. Her victory makes her the first Asian woman to win the category and only the second woman of color to pick up the award. Yeoh won for her starring role in Everything Everywhere All at Once, which took home seven awards—including Best Picture—at last night's ceremony.

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March 10, 2023

Seniors Recreate Rihanna’s Super Bowl Performance, Get Roses From the Pop Superstar

Rihanna's Super Bowl Half Time show sent ripples throughout pop culture, from Justina Miles' ASL performance to the conversations it started around motherhood and work. On top of that, it spawned myriad memes and reinterpretations, including some wholesome versions. The residents of Arcadia Senior Living Bowling Green in Kentucky got together to record a TikTok that paid tribute to Rihanna's performance, and the result is wonderful.

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March 8, 2023

Listen to Olivia Newton-John and Dolly Parton Sing a Duet of ‘Jolene’

Olivia Newton-John's passing in 2022 put an end to an extraordinary career in music and film. While she is best remembered as the star of Grease, Newton-John was a four-time Grammy Award winner who recorded 15 top-ten singles. To this day, she is the only non-American-born artist to win the Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year award. This sparked a decades-long friendship with none other than country music icon Dolly Parton.

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March 2, 2023

Pianist Composes Music to Accompany a Neighbor’s Nonstop Car Alarm

Everyone is familiar with the blare of a persistent car alarm . Usually, when one goes off, people will try their best to ignore the sound. One artist, however, used the inconvenient noise as inspiration for music. Toronto-based pianist Tony Ann created a composition aptly titled “My Neighbor's Car Alarm,” which layers piano over a loud honking in the distance.

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