We moeten het over de koning hebben. Drie stuks eigenlijk. Het was de week van The King of Pop Michael Jackson, wiens biopic in première ging en de tongen alsmede de beentjes losmaakte. Want o wat werd-ie afgeschilderd als een icoon zeg. Mag natuurlijk niet want hij wordt er ook van verdacht vieze dingetjes te hebben uitgespookt met kinderen op zijn landgoed Neverland. De Jacksons hadden niet zoveel zin om dat in die film te proppen en daarom focuste die vooral op zijn jeugd en zijn ontwikkeling tot de grootste popster aller tijden. Een keuze, eentje die de criticasters onbetamelijk achten maar die fans alleen maar waarderen. Waar je echter niemand over hoort is dat dit verhaal al veel vaker op exact dezelfde wijze verfilmd is (hier het best). Die nogal saaie film die gedragen wordt door de songs leverde in ieder geval geweldige box office cijfers, heel veel media-aandacht en een nieuwe ster op.
En die andere King dan? Elvis. Is die niet gewoon groter dan de grootste entertainer aller tijden? De recent verschenen wervelwind van een concertfilm EPIC maakt dat toch tot een lastige vraag. Bovendien had Elvis net zo'n gouden stem, kon hij ook geweldig dansen, droeg hij tevens gekke pakken en zag hij er met die vetkuif toch best uit als een Smooth Criminal. Daarnaast was Elvis net als Michael een witte man opgegroeid met de zwarte cultuur. Alleen had Elvis de zwaardere, donkerdere stem van de twee. Gek genoeg hebben ze nooit hetzelfde nummer gezongen. Andere genres, toch apart voor twee koningen uit hetzelfde land.
Kuch, horen we u kuchen, moet die koningstitel niet gewoon voorbehouden blijven aan koning Willem-Alexander, wiens week juist voor de deur staat? Die zingt misschien niet zo prachtig, beweegt minder sierlijk, draagt saaie pakken en is niet moeders mooiste maar doet wel gewoon als enige normaal en maakt van de drie ongetwijfeld het meest aanspraak op het predicaat 'grootste bierliefhebber.' En is dat niet waar het nou juist allemaal om draait vanavond? Goed, aan u de vraag wie uw favoriet is: The King of Pop, The King of toch koning Willem-Alexander. Over smaak valt immers niet te twisten maar wel te pollen. Hieronder dus de Poll plus Muziek plus Kees' Megamix. Rest ons proost te zeggen op een koninklijke Koningsnacht. PROOST!
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SergioQ79 - Osanpo Photographer - has added a photo to the pool:
Un piccolo locale di udon.
Ingresso basso, tenda consumata, spazio minimo.
Orari lunghi, servizio continuo.
Sembra fermo nel tempo, ma è aperto e funziona.
Chi guarda distrattamente lo dà per vuoto.
Guardando meglio, qualcuno sta uscendo.
小さなうどん屋。
低い入口、使い込まれた暖簾、最小限の空間。
営業時間は長く、ずっと動いている。
時間が止まったように見えるが、営業中。
一見すると人はいない。
よく見ると、出ていく人がいる。
A small udon shop.
Low entrance, worn curtain, minimal space.
Long hours, continuous service.
It looks frozen in time, but it’s open and running.
At a glance it feels empty.
Look closer, someone is leaving.
SergioQ79 - Osanpo Photographer - posted a photo:
Un piccolo locale di udon.
Ingresso basso, tenda consumata, spazio minimo.
Orari lunghi, servizio continuo.
Sembra fermo nel tempo, ma è aperto e funziona.
Chi guarda distrattamente lo dà per vuoto.
Guardando meglio, qualcuno sta uscendo.
小さなうどん屋。
低い入口、使い込まれた暖簾、最小限の空間。
営業時間は長く、ずっと動いている。
時間が止まったように見えるが、営業中。
一見すると人はいない。
よく見ると、出ていく人がいる。
A small udon shop.
Low entrance, worn curtain, minimal space.
Long hours, continuous service.
It looks frozen in time, but it’s open and running.
At a glance it feels empty.
Look closer, someone is leaving.
Nikola Vlasic scores equaliser in 2-2 draw
Dortmund seal Champions League spot with 4-0 win
Champions-elect Inter were held to a 2-2 draw at Torino on Sunday, with the Serie A leaders letting slip a two-goal lead and leaving the title race ticking over with four rounds left.
Inter appeared to be cruising after Marcus Thuram put them in front in the 23rd minute and Yann Bisseck doubled their lead 16 minutes after the break with another header but Torino clawed their way back into the game.
Continue reading...Questions raised about political violence, security and gun control after brazen attack at event attended by top officials
A stunned Washington faced searching questions about political violence and gun control on Sunday after shots were fired at a prestigious media gala attended by Donald Trump and senior White House officials.
A man targeted a Secret Service agent at a security checkpoint in the Washington Hilton hotel the previous night before being tackled and arrested. Trump and Melania Trump were rushed out of the annual White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner as guests dived for cover under tables.
Continue reading...Smiles turned to shock and fear, Trump dived to the ground and guests ducked under tables after loud bangs were heard
Donald and Melania Trump appeared in good spirits as they settled in on the high table at the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington DC on Saturday night, despite the event already being steeped in controversy over the US president being invited when he frequently makes aggressive verbal and legal attacks on the media that covers him.
There was tense anticipation about what kind of speech he would make – but just about half an hour after arriving, Trump was diving for the floor as something far more dramatic erupted.
Continue reading...American beats Sorana Cirstea 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
Gauff struggles as virus spreads through locker room
Coco Gauff described how difficult it has been for players to remain healthy at the Madrid Open this year after she reached the fourth round despite vomiting on court and struggling with a virus that appears to have torn through the locker room.
“I think I got a little cocky because I’ve been at tournaments where there were viruses and I never got it,” she said. “I saw it going around, I was like, ‘I’m not going to get it.’ And then here I am. I think it’s hard because you don’t know who’s sick, who’s not. I do a good job at using hand sanitiser and washing my hands and wiping my [training] mats and stuff before I use them. But sometimes some things are just hard to avoid when you’re all in a big building like this and have to pass each other and use the same equipment. Hopefully everybody’s all good by Rome.”
Continue reading...
In March, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced that the moon-orbiting "Lunar Gateway" space station was being "paused" to focus instead of missions to the moon's surface. And Ars Technica agrees that the project was essentially "spending billions of dollars to make it more difficult to reach the lunar surface and faced the prospect of watching Chinese astronauts wander around on the Moon from orbit instead of being there themselves."
"But this week, we learned another reason that Gateway is going away, and it's pretty shocking."
During testimony before the US House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Isaacman faced questions about NASA's budget... He then publicly confirmed rumors (reported last month by Ars) that there is corrosion in both the HALO [Habitation and Logistics Outpost] and I-HAB modules of the Gateway. "The only two habitable volumes that were delivered — both were corroded," Isaacman said. "And that's unfortunate because it would have delayed, probably beyond 2030, the application of Gateway...."
In a statement, Northrop confirmed the issue as well. "Using NASA-approved processes, Northrop Grumman is completing repairs to HALO after a manufacturing irregularity," a company spokesperson told Ars. "We expect to complete repairs by the end of the third quarter. HALO can still be repurposed for any mission, and it's the most mature technology to support a deep space or lunar habitat." By referring to a "manufacturing irregularity," Northrop answered the central mystery here: how corrosion could appear in both modules. This is because a French-Italian space and defense company, Thales Alenia Space, built the primary structure of HALO for Northrop Grumman. The module was delivered from Italy to the United States about a year ago
Thales is a powerhouse of the European space industry. It built several pressurized modules of the International Space Station, and it's working with Axiom Space to build its commercial space station. The company also had a big piece of the Lunar Gateway in addition to HALO, developing the I-HAB module and a future communications and refueling module known as ESPRIT... After the issue was discovered, the European Space Agency established a "tiger team" to investigate. "Based on the investigation and available data, the corrosion issue was understood to be technically manageable and did not constitute a showstopper for I-HAB, which was, in any case, in better conditions than HALO from [a] corrosion point of view," the spokesperson said...
After publication of this story on Friday, Axiom Space confirmed that it has also experienced corrosion issues. In a statement, the company said: "Axiom Space has experienced a similar phenomenon with the first module; we are leveraging the expertise of NASA and Thales Alenia Space to address the issue. Module 1 is on track to launch in 2028."
"But this week, we learned another reason that Gateway is going away, and it's pretty shocking."
During testimony before the US House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Isaacman faced questions about NASA's budget... He then publicly confirmed rumors (reported last month by Ars) that there is corrosion in both the HALO [Habitation and Logistics Outpost] and I-HAB modules of the Gateway. "The only two habitable volumes that were delivered — both were corroded," Isaacman said. "And that's unfortunate because it would have delayed, probably beyond 2030, the application of Gateway...."
In a statement, Northrop confirmed the issue as well. "Using NASA-approved processes, Northrop Grumman is completing repairs to HALO after a manufacturing irregularity," a company spokesperson told Ars. "We expect to complete repairs by the end of the third quarter. HALO can still be repurposed for any mission, and it's the most mature technology to support a deep space or lunar habitat." By referring to a "manufacturing irregularity," Northrop answered the central mystery here: how corrosion could appear in both modules. This is because a French-Italian space and defense company, Thales Alenia Space, built the primary structure of HALO for Northrop Grumman. The module was delivered from Italy to the United States about a year ago
Thales is a powerhouse of the European space industry. It built several pressurized modules of the International Space Station, and it's working with Axiom Space to build its commercial space station. The company also had a big piece of the Lunar Gateway in addition to HALO, developing the I-HAB module and a future communications and refueling module known as ESPRIT... After the issue was discovered, the European Space Agency established a "tiger team" to investigate. "Based on the investigation and available data, the corrosion issue was understood to be technically manageable and did not constitute a showstopper for I-HAB, which was, in any case, in better conditions than HALO from [a] corrosion point of view," the spokesperson said...
After publication of this story on Friday, Axiom Space confirmed that it has also experienced corrosion issues. In a statement, the company said: "Axiom Space has experienced a similar phenomenon with the first module; we are leveraging the expertise of NASA and Thales Alenia Space to address the issue. Module 1 is on track to launch in 2028."
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DEURNE (ANP) - Springruiter Michael Greeve is in Deurne voor het eerst in zijn loopbaan Nederlands kampioen geworden. Met zijn schimmel Rubens bleef de 44-jarige geboren Rotterdammer na drie dagen foutloos. Hij troefde titelverdediger Willem Greve (Candy Luck) en Bas Moerings (Ipsthar) af.
"Ik heb al vaak meegedaan aan het NK en er een aantal keer dichtbij gezeten", zei Greeve via de hippische bond KNHS. Hij werd een jaar eerder nog tweede achter Greve, maar toen met zijn paard Denver. "Vorig jaar werd ik tweede, dat was al top. Dit jaar ben ik goed begonnen door op donderdag het jachtspringen te winnen en dat goed vast te houden."
De springruiter bekende wel dat zijn paard spanning voelde op de slotdag. "Het liep iets minder dan de eerste twee dagen, toen ging het heel makkelijk. De tweede ronde was super. Ik heb goed de kop erbij kunnen houden. Dit is mooi. Mijn paard Rubens is pas negen jaar oud. Hij groeit mooi door naast mijn toppaard Denver."