https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplication_sign
The multiplication sign (×), also known as the times sign or the dimension sign, is a mathematical symbol used to denote the operation of multiplication, which results in a product. While similar to a lowercase X (x), the form is properly a four-fold rotationally symmetric saltire.. The symbol is also used in botany, in botanical hybrid names and the Heavy Goods Vehicle industry, to calculate

https://www.npr.org/2012/02/10/146697658/why-vinyl-sounds-better-than-cd-or-not
Technically, it's more an aesthetic choice or trying to be louder than the other band on the street. DANKOSKY: We'll be talking a bit about some of these new, modern ways of compressing music. If

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinmurnane/2017/06/03/sgt-peppers-was-a-perfect-storm-of-musical-and-recording-creativity/
The Beatles 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' was a landmark of sound engineering as well as a musical masterpiece and Geoff Emerick was the sound engineer who made it happen, Here are some

https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/03/how-americans-lost-the-right-to-counsel-50-years-after-gideon/273433/
Some beer and wine were stolen, some Cokes, too, and coins from the jukebox. The take wasn't much -- far less than $50, a petty larceny -- and shortly afterward Clarence Gideon was arrested and

https://www.npr.org/2020/04/19/838236937/the-wit-wisdom-and-awe-of-fiona-apples-fetch-the-bolt-cutters
When I'm at home and it's eleven o'clock at night, no one's around, I feel so free to make the sounds without judgment and people on the other side of a piece of glass and all that stuff. And I

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%F0%9F%99%8F
Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott have changed the name of their son! Kylie announced the news on Instagram, writing, "FYI our son's name isn't Wolf anymore 😅😅 We just really didn't feel like it was him.

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/17/arts/music/kitty-wells-country-singer-dies-at-92.html
Kitty Wells, Trailblazing Country Singer, Dies at 92. By Bill Friskics-Warren. July 16, 2012. NASHVILLE — Kitty Wells, who was on the verge of quitting music to be a homemaker when she recorded

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/26/949805208/not-my-job-we-quiz-unbreakable-star-tituss-burgess-on-fragile-stuff
KURTIS: This year, we spoke to two very different New Yorkers. First up, a successful New York theater actor who became famous playing a completely failed New York theater actor on the sitcom

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dennis-deyoung-interview-styx-interview-solo-album-mr-roboto-968709/
March 19, 2020. Styx founder Dennis DeYoung explains why he wants back into the band, breaks down his new solo record, and chats about the Hall of Fame. Daniel Knighton/Getty Images. For the past

https://emojipedia.org/man-technologist-light-skin-tone
First Look: New Emojis in iOS 17.4. New emojis have arrived on iOS as part of the first iOS 17.4 beta. The new additions include a phoenix, a lime, smileys shaking their heads up and dow

https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/27/tech/innovation/death-stereo-system/index.html
Penchansky traces the decline of the stereo system to the early '80s rise of the music video, which brought visuals to the fore. Suddenly, the concert hall in your living room - or the audio

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/arts/howard-stern-sirius.html
Pinpointing when Mr. Stern started his deep interview phase isn't easy. It certainly was after he joined Sirius and it has intensified in the last two and a half years, according to his longtime

https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/04/new-community-features-for-google-chat-and-an-update-currents%20.html
Last year, we announced plans to wind down Currents, to focus efforts on community experiences that are better integrated with the rest of Google Workspace.To help our customers manage this transition, we published detailed guidance for Workspace administrators and enabled customers to opt-in for automated migration of Currents data to spaces in Google Chat.

https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-tenth-number-one-album-billboard-200-red-taylors-version-1235000860/
Swift becomes only the second woman with at least 10 No. 1s, following Barbra Streisand. By Keith Caulfield. 11/21/2021. Taylor Swift storms in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart dated Nov

https://www.npr.org/2016/12/28/507226352/the-individualism-and-fist-pumping-of-george-michaels-freedom-90
The song is about a couple of kinds of freedom; the video - directed by David Fincher - existentially represents them. Ari Shapiro and Ann Powers on George Michael's Radical Impact. People

https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/golden-age-of-black-radio-part-1-the-early-years-archives-of-african-american-music-and-culture/TgIyRMZB2RIOIQ?hl=en
Early Years, 1920s-1940s. Our story begins in the 1920s, when networks began to sponsor a few hours of weekly programming for Black audiences, including live musical and theatrical performances. Radio comedies, however, were limited to minstrel-style shows performed by white artists. A major leap forward occurred in 1929 when "The All-Negro

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/07/07/britney-spears-broadway-musical-once-upon-a-one-more-time-based-on-her-songs/70388736007/
The Broadway show is a 'giant celebration' of Britney Spears. "Once Upon a One More Time" follows six fairy-tale princesses who take charge of their narratives after reading " The Feminine

https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/amazon-music-prime-100-million-songs-shuffle-mode-podcasts-ad-free-1235416844/
Amazon Music Unlimited. On-demand, ad-free access to 100 million songs in HD and Ultra HD quality, plus a catalog of music in spatial audio. Available with offline listening. Access to the most

https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2013/08/16/207879695/how-the-hot-100-became-americas-hit-barometer
But songs of all of these types can and do appear on the Hot 100. At one time, Billboard got its radio data for the Hot 100 only from stations playing Top 40 music. That's because, in its '60s-to

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/foo-fighters-dave-grohl-tour-kurt-cobain-nevermind-1223578/
In 1993, Kurt Cobain asked him to flesh out Nirvana's sound on guitar, and Smear toured with the band for eight months. Then Cobain, too, was gone. "Dave is a life lover," says Smear. "And

https://www.npr.org/2021/07/02/1012177132/bruce-springsteen-on-jersey-masculinity-and-wishing-to-be-his-stage-persona
Girls comb their hair in rearview mirrors, and the boys try to look so hard. The amusement park rises bold and stark, kids are huddled on the beach in the mist. I want to die with you, Wendy, on

https://time.com/collection/time100-leadership-series/6311403/martin-scorsese-killers-of-the-flower-moon-interview/
Scorsese found his way to Killers of the Flower Moon shortly after filming his 2016 picture Silence, about Portuguese Jesuit missionaries facing a crisis of faith in 17th century Japan. Something

https://www.npr.org/sections/MicrophoneCheck/2014/05/23/314883957/dangelo-im-trying-to-go-deep
D'ANGELO: You know, I've always looked at, when I'm on stage, that the stage is my pulpit and when we're on the music, I mean, when we're playing and we're getting the energy back and feeding it