John Crawford

“They needed something slow for the romantic scenes with Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis… The components are the five-note motif, the melody and the distinctive bass sound with a key change in the middle”: The genius of Giorgio Moroder in an ’80s classic
“Giorgio could have farted and I would have sung it!”
MusicRadar
9 min read
Alistair Crawford obituary
Other lives: Artist and teacher whose work was haunted by a quiet atmosphere of melancholy
The Guardian - UK
3 min read
Brickbat: Permanent Record
Tennessee Rep. John Crawford (R–Bristol) has introduced a bill that would require law enforcement to collect DNA samples from anyone… The post Brickbat: Permanent Record appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason
1 min read
‘Many look to Northern Ireland for hope’: how a Belfast university became a world leader in conflict resolution
Academics draw on lived experience in their global peacebuilding work as they foster dialogue between opposing groups and look to give victims a voice
The Guardian - UK
7 min read
Controversy over compensation for Gerry Adams does nothing to deliver truth and justice to Troubles victims
Each episode of the Netflix adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe’s book Say Nothing, which addresses the IRA’s tactic of disappearing alleged informers, ends with a disclaimer: “Gerry Adams has always denied being a member of the IRA or participating in any IRA violence”. The series suggests Adams’s role was as…
The Conversation
8 min read
Residents of Icelandic town fear they won’t be able to return to their homes after second volcanic eruption
Iceland’s president calls for residents to ‘stand together’ as country battles ’tremendous forces of nature’
The Independent UK
5 min read
Britain bans prosecution of past Catholic and Protestant killings in Northern Ireland
Twenty-five years after a Northern Ireland peace agreement, a controversial new law bans prosecution of crimes dating to the Troubles. Supporters deem it reconciliation. Victims see denial of justice.
WEKU
8 min read
A bright idea for Naseby
The entire community of Naseby has decided to turn down the lights – and reach for the stars.
Newsroom.co.nz
3 min read
Groping, abuse and racism: 10 of the most shocking revelations from The Super Models TV show
The early careers of the original super models, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington and Cindy Crawford, are depicted in a new Apple TV+ series
The Independent UK
9 min read
Cindy Crawford says her father initially thought modelling ‘was another form of prostitution’
‘My dad really didn’t understand that modelling was a real career,’ Crawford says
The Independent UK
4 min read