Lamont Dozier, the Motown songwriter behind hits such as the Supremes’ “Baby Love” and “You Keep Me Hanging On,” has died, his family said overnight. He was 81. Dozier's death was confirmed by his son, Lamont Dozier Jr., in a post on Facebook. "R.I.H.P. Dad!!" Dozier Jr. wrote, sharing a photo with his father. An Instagram account also appearing to belong to the son, who followed in his father’s footsteps and became a singer and songwriter, shared the same message: "Rest in Heavenly Peace, Dad!" In a Twitter post , music producer Brandon Williams paid tribute to Dozier, writing: "Another man that sat down and taught me a lot about music is gone. The great Lamont Dozier." "I’ll never forget meeting and working with him along with the Holland Brothers in 2006," Williams said. "Thank you for all you did for me and for the world at large. You definitely made this place better." The cause of the Motown legend's death was not immediately clear. As … [Read more...] about Lamont Dozier, Motown songwriter behind ‘Baby Love’ and other hits, dies at 81
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Column: The drive to regulate social media is about partisan politics — and it won’t work
Based on the chatter in the corridors of political power and from elite intellectuals these days, one can’t help concluding that Twitter, Facebook and their social media cousins rank as the civilized world’s leading threats to democracy. The Information, a technology website, ponders “How to Curb Tech Executives’ Power.” Yaël Eisenstat, a former CIA officer, White House advisor, and overseer of election ads at Facebook, writes at Harvard Business Review about “How to Hold Social Media Accountable for Undermining Democracy.” Francis Fukuyama and two colleagues at Stanford in counseling “How to Save Democracy from Technology” in the pages of Foreign Affairs , decry what they call “big tech’s information monopoly” — though they name Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook and Twitter as the culprits. Both Democrats and Republicans have vowed to do something. It’s an exceptionally dangerous time for the internet we know and love. — Eric Goldman, Santa Clara University That … [Read more...] about Column: The drive to regulate social media is about partisan politics — and it won’t work
Mets still getting hit by pitches at record pace; Buck Showalter says they won’t budge
In case you lost track, or weren’t paying attention to it anymore, the Mets are still on track to break the single-season record for hit-by-pitches. “I thought we were going to fall off the pace but now I guess we’re back ahead of it again,” manager Buck Showalter said before Tuesday’s game. The Mets were hit 75 times in their first 110 games, putting them on pace to finish the year with 110. The 2021 Cincinnati Reds are the current record holders after getting drilled 105 times. Mets’ hitters Mark Canha, Brandon Nimmo, Pete Alonso and Starling Marte are all among the 12 most-plunked in the league this year. Showalter was asked if he has any explanation for this painful phenomenon. “You don’t think I’ve looked hard into that?” Showalter said playfully. “[Mark] Canha came with that skill set. He’s always been one of the leaders in hit by pitch.” Among active players, Canha ranks eighth in career hit by pitches. Starling Marte — who’s been in the league three years longer … [Read more...] about Mets still getting hit by pitches at record pace; Buck Showalter says they won’t budge
Johnson and Johnson baby powder to be pulled from UK shelves next year
Johnson and Johnson will stop selling its talc-based baby powder around the world from next year. The product has been at the centre of tens of thousands of legal complaints from women who claim the talc contained asbestos and caused them to develop ovarian cancer. Talc is mined from the earth and is found in seams close to asbestos, which is known to cause cancer. Johnson and Johnson denies the allegations and claims decades of independent research shows the product is safe to use. The healthcare company will replace its talc-based powder with cornstarch instead - citing "commercial" reasons. Johnson and Johnson ended sales of its talc-based baby power in the United States and Canada two years ago. At the time, the company blamed "misinformation" over the safety of the product for causing a decline in sales. Johnson and Johnson is to stop selling its talc-based baby powder ( Image: AFP/Getty Images) The baby powder accounted for only about 0.5% of its US … [Read more...] about Johnson and Johnson baby powder to be pulled from UK shelves next year
Shakespeare of Warwickshire
PROFESSOR LOUNSBURY, who reigns sternly but wisely as a critic in the literary demesne where the writer dwells, says that “ Shakespeare is the one writer about whom nothing new can be said ; that is, nothing rational.” Humbly accepting this dictum, though at a loss where a place is to be found for our great critic with his third priceless volume just out, we venture the opinion that some of the things said are not so old but that they are worth saying over again. Is there not, for example, a place for a study of Shakespeare in his habitat ? The ground may yield something like grass,— old, but new and welcome in the spring. It is a mistake to limit the associations of the great citizen to Stratford-uponAvon. He does not belong so much to this dull little village as to all Warwickshire; and if we are to find any relation between the man and his environment, we must take the wider circuit. The question is not as to the walls within which he was born and the grave where his bones lie … [Read more...] about Shakespeare of Warwickshire
Lawsuit Claims Trump’s Lawyer Called AG ‘That Black B*tch’
Donald Trump’s favorite New Jersey defense lawyer, Alina Habba, was sued Tuesday by a Black former legal assistant who claims she was tormented by her boss loudly and repeatedly singing the N-word while listening to rap. And the lawsuit alleges that Habba earlier this year lost her cool when she suffered a legal defeat to New York Attorney General Letitia James, who is Black—angrily shouting, “I hate that Black bitch!” A tipster alerted The Daily Beast to the lawsuit Wednesday evening, and we confirmed that the lawsuit was filed in New Jersey’s Middlesex County. Reached Thursday morning, Habba sounded hurt and disappointed. “Na’Syia is someone we love and care about and have for years. Na’Syia had never made a single complaint to anyone until she had decided to quit and ask for an exorbitant amount of money in return. I am disappointed by this lawsuit and the allegations which are simply not true,” she said. Habba, a young and attractive lawyer with a fearsome TV … [Read more...] about Lawsuit Claims Trump’s Lawyer Called AG ‘That Black B*tch’
The Spirit of Old West Point
FEBRUARY, 1907 (1858-1862) BY MORRIS SCHAFF I ON THE THRESHOLD SOME time during the winter of 185758, I received from the Hon. Samuel S. Cox, Member of Congress from Ohio, and representing the district composed of Licking, Franklin, and Pickaway, an appointment as cadet at West Point. I know it was winter time, for, across the vanished years, I can see the family gathered before the big wood fire, and my father entering, clad in his greatcoat — he had been to Newark and on his way home had stopped at the post office in Kirkersville—and bearing in his hand a large and significant-looking official letter. Removing his coat and adjusting his glasses, he opened the communication from Washington and read my appointment. Oh, the quiet radiance of my mother’s face! And never, I think, did fire burn so cheerily as ours burned that night, — and somehow, I am fain to believe, the curling smoke communicated the news to the old farm; for every field that I had wandered over from … [Read more...] about The Spirit of Old West Point
The New Novels
ALTHOUGH the thing which Mr. Kipling is doing possesses such immediate significance as to hamper any cool judgment upon his measure of success, the place of honor for the year in English fiction seems indisputably to belong to Puck of Pook’s Hill. 1 It may be possible that merely as a piece of abstract literature this group of short stories will not ultimately fill the high position which now appears its due. Contemporary rating can never be infallible. But after all, this is of minor importance, since no tarnishing finger of time, no fading glamour, no change of taste, can alter the fact that in conceiving and carrying out such a plan the author proves his own claim to permanent greatness. With all his glitter (which we once feared might degenerate into glorified journalism), with all his restless flitting from land to land, his experimenting, his weakness for panache,—his Sousa moments, so to speak, — looking back upon his career it is now plain that he, the man, has been … [Read more...] about The New Novels
Breitbart Business Digest: Joe Biden Declares Mission Accomplished on Inflation
U.S. inflation slowed in July by more than expected, prompting the Biden White House to announce Mission Accomplished. “Before I begin today I want to say a word about the news that came out today relative to the economy. Actually, I just want to say a number: Zero. Today we received news that our economy had zero percent inflation in the month of July,” President Joe Biden said on Wednesday. The idea that we had no inflation in July will come as a surprise to most Americans, who saw prices on most things they buy go up. The zero figure Biden is referring to comes from the fact that the headline Consumer Price Index was unchanged from the prior month, largely due to a steep decline in the price of gas. Excluding energy, consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in July compared with June. That will not feel like zero inflation to most Americans. This is the Biden administration reverting to its preferred reaction to economic news: attempt to change reality by changing the description … [Read more...] about Breitbart Business Digest: Joe Biden Declares Mission Accomplished on Inflation
Getting rejected 100 times
I ndia is celebrating Geetanjali Shree’s International Booker Prize triumph for her book Tomb of Sand, a vibrant novel about an octogenarian widow crossing the border to resolve her childhood trauma. Little did people know that the journey from putting pen to paper to getting awards and recognition is never easy. The famous authors we see today are the ones who opted to stand firmly over an Everest of rejections. They started off at the bottom. A writer’s life is not always full of roses and rainbows. If you simply see the glamour of being a renowned author through rose-tinted glasses, you are not seeing the whole picture. There is a long rocky road ahead of you if you want to become a writer. Saying this does not mean other professions are easy to accomplish, but the irony is writing is not considered a job. It’s a career, which is quite different. Banker, engineer, teacher, cook, these are jobs. You learn how to do them, and then you may earn a livelihood doing them. Being a … [Read more...] about Getting rejected 100 times