Saturday Sessions: Lily Fitts performs "Brown Eyed Baby"

Massachusetts-based Lily Fitts originally gained a following for her viral song covers, which were shared by artists like The Lumineers and Noah Kahan. Her debut album "Getting By" captured attention for its honest and raw lyrics, and she's got more coming soon. Here's Lily Fitts performing "Brown E...

Saturday Sessions: Lily Fitts performs "Lose You Now"

Massachusetts-based Lily Fitts originally gained a following for her viral song covers, which were shared by artists like The Lumineers and Noah Kahan. Her debut album "Getting By" captured attention for its honest and raw lyrics, and she's got more coming soon. Here's Lily Fitts performing "Lose Yo...

ICE has killed another person in Minneapolis

Federal agents in Minneapolis repeatedly punched a man, forced him to the ground, and then shot him multiple times. The man was later pronounced dead. This is just the latest incident of deadly violence involving ICE, which has grown increasingly frequent, especially on the streets of Minneapolis. I...

Olivia Wilde Praises BDSM Community After ‘I Want Your Sex’ Prep Taught Her “Something Valuable” — Sundance Film Festival

Olivia Wilde Praises BDSM Community After ‘I Want Your Sex’ Prep Taught Her “Something Valuable” — Sundance Film Festival

After working with Gregg Araki and Karely Sciortino on their latest collaboration, Olivia Wilde has developed a whole new respect for BDSM. During Friday’s world premiere of I Want Your Sex at Sundance Film Festival, the actress praised Sciortino, who co-wrote the film with director Araki, for con...

Chris McClure from cover of Arctic Monkeys’ ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’ reflects on chaos of debut success – and if it could happen again

The legendary album was released 20 years ago this week and is still the fastest-selling debut album by any band The post Chris McClure from cover of Arctic Monkeys’ ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’ reflects on chaos of debut success – and if it could happen again appeared...

Trumpiana: Tariffs, tantrums, threats, and a temblor!

Trumpiana: Tariffs, tantrums, threats, and a temblor!

At Davos, Donald Trump declared himself ruler, threatening economic warfare for Greenland and mocking allies. He later softened his stance, claiming a deal was formed, while also launching a new 'Board of Peace' potentially overshadowing the UN. Trump also marked his second term anniversary with a v...

Minneapolis reports shooting involving federal law enforcement

Minneapolis reports shooting involving federal law enforcement

The city of Minneapolis on Saturday said there was a shooting involving federal law enforcement, weeks after a federal immigration enforcement officer shot and killed a woman, resident Renee Good. “We are aware of reports of another shooting involving federal law enforcement in the area of 26th St...

Box Office: ‘Mercy’ Downloads $5 Million on Opening Day

Box Office: ‘Mercy’ Downloads $5 Million on Opening Day

Chris Pratt led the domestic box office on Friday with the only major newcomer of the weekend: Amazon MGM’s “Mercy.” The sci-fi thriller threatens to end the winning streak of “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” which has topped the North American charts for the past five weekends. “Mercy” earned ...

French Prime Minister survives two no confidence votes

French Prime Minister survives two no confidence votes

On Friday - the French Prime Minister survived not one - but two no confidence motions in Parliament. Both the far-left and the far-right were unhappy that Sebastien LeCornu forced through the income portion of a budget bill without a vote by MP's. We speak with Renaud Foucart, a senior lecturer in ...

Another shooting involving federal agents reported in Minneapolis

Another shooting involving federal agents reported in Minneapolis

Shooting comes less than three weeks after Renee Good was killed by federal immigration agent in cityMinneapolis officials on Saturday morning said they are aware of reports of another shooting involving federal law enforcement officers in the city.The shooting comes less than three weeks after Rene...

Are we all plagiarists now?

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/01/22/are-we-all-plagiarists-now Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46744968 Points: 28 # Comments: 11