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Here are things World Cup fans are restricted from doing in Qatar

A FIFA boss once said, "Alcoholic drinks are part of the FIFA World Cup." But that was then. A beer ban in stadiums is just one of the changes fans face in Qatar.

WEKU

Users urged to archive tweets amid rumors of Twitter implosion

People are wondering what parts of their online selves, loved ones and favorite celebrities to save in case the bird goes belly up

The Guardian - US

This course examines how images of veiled Muslim women are used to justify war

Unusual Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

The Conversation

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Tulsa race massacre: Exhumations to resume in push to ID victims

Officials seek to identify victims of 1921 massacre in once-thriving US neighbourhood known as ‘Black Wall Street’.

Al Jazeera

Capitol Police detain three armed suspects near Supreme Court

U.S. Capitol Police shut down streets around the Supreme Court and Library of Congress on Wednesday afternoon while investigating a suspicious vehicle — leading to the arrest of two men and a woman.

Tribune News Service

'Philly on Fire,' 'Bella!' tie for Library of Congress prize

Documentaries about feminist leader and politician Bella Abzug and a deadly 1985 Philadelphia police bombing are the winners of this year’s Library of Congress film prize

The Independent UK

Loud and clear: New Justice Jackson speaks volumes at bench

Ketanji Brown Jackson said before the Supreme Court's term began that she was “ready to work.”

The Independent UK

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Lizzo can teach conservatives something about American history

I wonder how many of the “conservatives” lambasting her would be able to name the excerpts she performed from two classical flute sonatas? Or whether they paused to admire her musicianship?

Chicago Sun-Times

Lizzo's flute performance just earned her an invitation to James Madison's home

Playing James Madison's 2-century-old crystal flute last week earned Lizzo praise, criticism and, most recently, an invitation to tour the Founding Father's home in Montpelier, Vermont.

Los Angeles Times

Lizzo wows fans with nude illusion glitter bodysuit on stage in New York

Singer Lizzo left very little to the imagination as she took to the stage in New York over the weekend wearing a nude illusion bodysuit for the packed crowd

Daily Mirror

Conservative Snowflakes Are Literally Having A Go At Lizzo For Playing A 200 Y.O. Crystal Flute

She was playing it good as hell.

Pedestrian.tv

‘Freaking cool’: Lizzo plays James Madison’s 200-year-old crystal flute

The crowd went wild as the singer played a few notes on the former US president’s flute on stage at Washington concert

The Guardian - US

Here's how Lizzo ended up playing a 200-year-old presidential crystal flute on stage

It's not everyday you get the chance to play a 200-year-old presidential crystal flute while twerking on stage – unless you're Lizzo. Here's how the historical moment came about.

ABC News

Is this what history sounds like? Lizzo plays James Madison's 1813 flute at DC show

Lizzo is basking in her historical glory after playing a two-century-old crystal flute previously owned by the fourth president of the United States.

Los Angeles Times

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The Independent UK

Lizzo ‘made history’ playing 200-year-old Library of Congress flute during concert

‘It’s like playing out of a wine glass,’ singer said

WEKU

Lizzo played James Madison's crystal flute onstage in D.C., proving history rocks

The Library of Congress had invited Lizzo to check out its flute collection during her tour stop. On Tuesday, she played a few notes on the historic instrument, twerked and declared history cool.

Evening Standard

Watch: Lizzo plays 200-year old-crystal flute on stage

Lizzo made history on Tuesday (September 27) after the Library of Congress let her play a 200-year-old crystal flute originally owned by James Madison, during her concert in Washington, DC.

Evening Standard

Lizzo plays a 200-year-old crystal flute lent to her by the Library of Congress

The hitmaker played the instrument owned by James Madison, the fourth president of the United States, at her Washington DC concert

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Ada Limón is a poet laureate for the 21st century, exploring 'what it looks like to have America in the room'

“Ada Limón is a poet who connects.” This was how Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden introduced the 24th poet laureate of the United States.

The Independent UK

Trump FBI search puts unusual spotlight on Archives nominee

The nominee to head the National Archives is set to face an abnormally contentious Senate confirmation hearing this week

Salon

Ken Burns makes the Holocaust personal

Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein show us how America's antisemitism delayed our entry into World War II

WEKU

This is the wild and opulent history of Mar-a-Lago, long before Trump and the FBI

Before Mar-a-Lago housed government documents, the opulent mansion had a rich and lively history. And it all begins with a wealthy heiress.

The Guardian - US

Russia-Ukraine: five lessons from the 19th-century Crimean war

A century and a half ago, Russia lost a war it might have expected to win. The consequences reached far and wide

Chicago Tribune

Nina Metz: It’s alarming when TV shows and movies vanish off streaming services, but there’s a long history of this

Last week, HBO Max quietly pulled a number of TV and film titles off its streaming service. They have been removed indefinitely, as far as anyone knows.

WEKU

Songwriter Lamont Dozier who co-wrote hits for the Supremes and Four Tops has died

Dozier died at 81. As part of the songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland, he co-wrote dozens of hits, including "Baby Love," "Heat Wave" and "Reflections," helping to define the Motown sound.

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