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Global News
a day ago
- Global News
‘Didn't see it coming': Suspect identified in deadly Maple Ridge neighbour dispute
As RCMP and B.C.'s police watchdog investigate the recent tragic chain of events in Maple Ridge, those who knew the man suspected of breaking into his neighbours' home, setting their vehicles on fire and killing them before taking his own life, describe him as a good family man and a very kind person. Across the street from a community memorial outside the home of retirees Bruce Richards and Roxanne Davidson, a handful of bouquets of flowers are set up on the lawn of Trevor Hillman's residence near Dewdney Trunk Road and 240 Street. Dianne Hammer often visits her son and his family in the neighbourhood where she used to live, and said Hillman was very kind to her grandchildren. 2:05 Closer look at the aftermath of deadly neighbour dispute in Maple Ridge 'He loved my little grandkids, he gave them the displaced toys that theirs grew out of, and the kids really liked him a lot,' Hammer told Global News. Story continues below advertisement 'He was willing to talk to them anytime, he helped my grandson with his little dirt bike, things like that.' Hammer said her conversations with Hillman were always enjoyable, although she was aware he had been involved in a years-long feud with Richards and Davidson over parking and issues with the couple's dog on his property. 'I realize there was this issue going on between the two families,' said Hammer. 'To see such raw hatred, it seemed to me that it just really upset me to see it going back and forth.' Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy On July 23, around 6:40 p.m., police were called to the neighbourhood for a report of a dispute. RCMP said officers spoke to several people at the scene and left without making any arrests. 3:23 Maple Ridge homicide victims identified Just over four hours later, police returned to the same location following reports of a vehicle fire, break and enter, and shots fired. Story continues below advertisement According to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT), RCMP discovered two vehicles and an attached garage on fire. A dog and two people, later identified by neighbours as Richards and Davidson, were found deceased inside a home. The suspect, said IHIT, was believed to be armed with a weapon inside a neighbouring home, so police contained the residence. Around 2:10 a.m., RCMP entered the home with assistance from the Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team, and a man was found deceased inside from what appeared to be a self-inflicted wound. Neighbours have identified Hillman, who was married with grown children, as the suspect. 'I didn't see it coming,' said Hammer. 'It's sad that people's lives were taken over whatever the dispute was,' neighbour Tricia Darton told Global News. 3:44 3 dead in Maple Ridge neighbourhood dispute Darton said she often saw Hillman working in his yard or having a cigarette outside as she walked by, and didn't find him to be very talkative. Story continues below advertisement 'I don't want to say unfriendly, but not responsive,' Darton said. 'Seemed like he just wanted to be left alone.' Hammer said she never expected that such a tragedy would unfold. 'I know he didn't seem very happy,' Hammer said in an interview. 'I think he was stressed out, which we all are … but no indication that anything like that would happen.' Hammer said she spoke with Hillman's wife on Sunday. 'She's not doing well, but she knows that my son and family were supporting her and she appreciates that,' said Hammer. Richards and Davidson's home was boarded up on Sunday as the community attempts to heal amid many unanswered questions. 'You can't really judge right, because we don't know what people are going through, and you don't know what someone could be struggling with,' said Darton. Hillman was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers, which represents 13,000 workers in B.C., including crane and heavy equipment operators. IUOE Local 115 did not respond to an interview request from Global News. 'He had a big heart,' recalled Hammer. Story continues below advertisement 'He was a kind man, and whatever happened to him was something out of control, and we won't know why it did.'
Forbes
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Art World: Getty To Honor Annie Philbin Who In Turn Supports NPR; Wooden Elephants Migrate Across Bevery Hills; Noah Davis At the Hammer
Getty Trust Honors Annie Philbin Ann Philbin Photo by Mark Hanauer, courtesy of the Getty Trust Ann Philbin, who during her 25-year tenure built the Hammer into the contemporary art mecca it is today, has been chosen by the J. Paul Getty Trust as this year's Getty Prize recipient. Past recipients include Lord Jacob Rothschild, Frank Gehry and Mark Bradford. Beginning with Bradford the Prize has included a $500,000 donation from the Getty Trust to the charity or non-profit of the awardee's choice. Annie Philbin has selected the Los Angeles branches of NPR (KCRW and LAist). Philbin, NPR, KCRW, and LAist will be celebrated at the annual Getty Prize dinner on September 29, 2025, at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. Wooden Elephants Migrate across Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills. The Great Elephant Migration Arrives in Beverly Hills Photo by Elisa Ferrari, Courtesy of Quinn PR On view until August 1, these 100 life-sized elephant sculptures are handcrafted by indigenous artists from the Nigri Hills in India. The exhibition has already traveled across the United States beginning in Newport, Rhode Island and traveling across the South and Southwest. The Elephants are also a fundraising project — supporting conservation and the coexistence of animals and humans — you can make a donation here, or you can purchase an elephant (it takes four to six months for your elephant to be carved), and each elephant is twinned with an NGO such as Save the Elephants and the International Wildlife Coexistence Network. Among the carved elephant migration project supporters who are listed as 'matriarchs' on their site are Wallis Annenberg, Cher, Diane Von Furstenberg, and (coincidentally) Ann Philbin. Find out more here. Noah Davis at the Hammer Noah Davis, 1975 (8), 2013. Oil on canvas in artist's frame. 49 1/2 × 72 1/2 in. (125.7 × 184.2 cm). Private collection. Photo: Kerry McFate © David Zwirner/ Courtesy of the Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner. Noah Davis, who died of cancer at 32, was an artist whose work on view at the Hammer we can see evolving before our eyes. Like Jack Whitten, Davis was a restless creative spirit who was always exploring the meaning of Art and how to link Black Artists to their community (he had a series called 'the missing link'). Davis in his work pursued a number of themes and idea. He has a series that was influenced by Ancient Egyptian myth and history. His work is rich in figures from everyday life, recalling artists from Leon Kossoff to Amy Sherald. As his style changes so does the emotional content of the work. One series portrays family life. Another, a series called 1975, is based on a roll of film that his mother shot in that year, and that he discovered undeveloped and that inspired him to see the world through her point of view. In 2012, Davis and his wife artist Karon Davis, founded the Underground Museum (UM) in LA , that was meant to make accessible how people approached and bought art. At the Hammer Museum beautiful benches made by UM supporter Lianne Barnes for UM are installed in each room as part of the Hammer exhibition. At the Hammer there is a room based on one UM's shows called Imitation of Wealth, where Davis appropriates work made by Jeff Koons, Dan Flavin and Duchamp by creating simulacrums of their work, as a commentary on how the artworld can create value in the everyday and also as a commentary on what is and is not allowed to Black artists artistically and commercially. Noah Davis at work, Los Angeles, 2009, Photo by Patrick O'Brien-Smith The exhibition also features a series of drawings, sketches, and collages Davis made in a notebook as he was having chemo. His creativity is as evident as is the race against time which he faced and lost. In the Hammer exhibition, we are seeing the work of a young artist so full of talent and creativity. We will never know what may have been, but at the Hammer we can appreciate all that Noah Davis did create.
Sydney Morning Herald
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
The River: Chris Hammer, crime writer, returns to the source
Chris Hammer had a singular stroke of fortune when, in 1982, not quite knowing what he wanted to do with his life, he enrolled in a journalism course at a small institution then known as the Mitchell College of Advanced Education in Bathurst, in the central west of NSW. The college, which later became Charles Sturt University, retains a near-legendary reputation as a cradle of first-class Australian journalism. For Hammer, it laid the foundations for what – after he had completed a grand career roving the turbulent world as an SBS TV news documentary maker, and later writing for a magazine and this masthead – led to his current status as one of Australia's most outstanding crime writers. All these decades later, Hammer and I find ourselves enjoying lunch at Port Melbourne's excellent The Graham Hotel and discussing Hammer's wild success as an author of 'rural noir', a genre of Australian crime fiction that the legendary political correspondent and connoisseur of mystery novels, Laurie Oakes, once dubbed 'dingo noir'. 'It was a very small course,' Hammer recalls of Mitchell, painting something approaching an idyll of youth awakening to life's promise in an untroubled countryside. 'There were probably only 50 or 60 people a year in the three courses, all combined. There was print journalism, broadcast journalism and public relations, and a theatre course went along with it. '[Bathurst] is west of the mountains, and in those days, there was no internet. Telephone calls were prohibitively expensive. You're cut off, and all we had was each other. So we played in bands. And there were plays being produced constantly. 'We did radio shows on the local community radio station, which was based on campus, and still is. 'I'm incredibly fortunate – I made lifelong friends.'
The Age
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
The River: Chris Hammer, crime writer, returns to the source
Chris Hammer had a singular stroke of fortune when, in 1982, not quite knowing what he wanted to do with his life, he enrolled in a journalism course at a small institution then known as the Mitchell College of Advanced Education in Bathurst, in the central west of NSW. The college, which later became Charles Sturt University, retains a near-legendary reputation as a cradle of first-class Australian journalism. For Hammer, it laid the foundations for what – after he had completed a grand career roving the turbulent world as an SBS TV news documentary maker, and later writing for a magazine and this masthead – led to his current status as one of Australia's most outstanding crime writers. All these decades later, Hammer and I find ourselves enjoying lunch at Port Melbourne's excellent The Graham Hotel and discussing Hammer's wild success as an author of 'rural noir', a genre of Australian crime fiction that the legendary political correspondent and connoisseur of mystery novels, Laurie Oakes, once dubbed 'dingo noir'. 'It was a very small course,' Hammer recalls of Mitchell, painting something approaching an idyll of youth awakening to life's promise in an untroubled countryside. 'There were probably only 50 or 60 people a year in the three courses, all combined. There was print journalism, broadcast journalism and public relations, and a theatre course went along with it. '[Bathurst] is west of the mountains, and in those days, there was no internet. Telephone calls were prohibitively expensive. You're cut off, and all we had was each other. So we played in bands. And there were plays being produced constantly. 'We did radio shows on the local community radio station, which was based on campus, and still is. 'I'm incredibly fortunate – I made lifelong friends.'
Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lorde Releases New Album Virgin : Listen and Read the Full Credits
All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by Pitchfork editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, Condé Nast may earn an affiliate commission. Lorde, photo by Talia Chetrit Just about two months after official announcing it, Lorde has released the new album Virgin. The New Zealand pop musician previewed her follow-up to 2021's Solar Power with the singles 'What Was That,' 'Man of the Year,' and 'Hammer.' She co-produced the album with Jim-E Stack, enlisting additional contributions from Fabiana Palladino, Daniel Nigro, Rob Moose, Buddy Ross, Inc. No World's Andrew Aged, Blood Orange's Devonté Hyves, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon, and others. Virgin also has a sample of Dexta Daps' 'Morning Love' on 'Current Affairs,' and the album's 'If She Could See Me Now' contains elements of Baby Bash and Frankie J's smash hit 'Suga Suga.' Listen to Virgin and see the full list of album credits below. 01 Hammer Producer: Jim-E Stack, Lorde Additional Production: Buddy Ross Composer: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, James Harmon Stack Lyricist: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, James Harmon Stack Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer Assistant Mastering Engineer: Will Quinnell Mixing Engineer: Mark 'Spike' Stent Assistant Mixing Engineer: Kieran Beardmore, Matt Wolach Recording Engineer: Ian Gold, Jim-E Stack Assistant Recording Engineer: Jack Manning, Koby Berman Drum Programming: Jim-E Stack Keyboards: Buddy Ross, Jim-E Stack Piano: Buddy Ross Synthesizer: Buddy Ross, Jim-E Stack Vocals: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor 02 What Was That Producer: Daniel Nigro, Jim-E Stack, Lorde Composer: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, James Harmon Stack Lyricist: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, James Harmon Stack Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer Assistant Mastering Engineer: Will Quinnell Mixing Engineer: Mark 'Spike' Stent Assistant Mixing Engineer: Kieran Beardmore, Matt Wolach Recording Engineer: Daniel Nigro, Jack Manning, Jim-E Stack Assistant Recording Engineer: Koby Berman Bass Guitar: Daniel Nigro, Jim-E Stack Drums: Jim-E Stack Drum Programming: Jim-E Stack Electric Guitar: Andrew Aged, Daniel Nigro Keyboards: Jim-E Stack OP-1: Jim-E Stack Piano: Daniel Nigro, Jim-E Stack Synthesizer: Daniel Nigro, Jim-E Stack Vocals: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor 03 Shapeshifter Producer: Jim-E Stack, Lorde Composer: Andrew Aged, Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, James Harmon Stack Lyricist: Andrew Aged, Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, James Harmon Stack Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer Assistant Mastering Engineer: Will Quinnell Mixing Engineer: Mark 'Spike' Stent Assistant Mixing Engineer: Kieran Beardmore, Matt Wolach Recording Engineer: Jack Manning, Jim-E Stack, Rob Moose Assistant Recording Engineer: Ian Gold, Koby Berman Bass Guitar: Jim-E Stack Cello: Gabriel Cabezas Drums: Craig Weinrib Drum Programming: Jim-E Stack Electric Guitar: Andrew Aged Glockenspiel: Jim-E Stack Keyboards: Jim-E Stack OP-1: Jim-E Stack Piano: Jim-E Stack String Arrangement: Rob Moose Synthesizer: Jim-E Stack Viola: Rob Moose Violin: Rob Moose Vocals: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor 04 Man of the Year Producer: Jim-E Stack, Lorde Composer: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, James Harmon Stack Lyricist: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, James Harmon Stack Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer Assistant Mastering Engineer: Will Quinnell Mixing Engineer: Tom Elmhirst Recording Engineer, Jim-E Stack Assistant Recording Engineer: Bailey Kislak, Jack Manning, Koby Berman Bass Guitar: Devonté Hynes, Jim-E Stack Cello: Devonté Hynes Drum Programming: Jim-E Stack Keyboards: Eli Teplin, Jim-E Stack Piano: Eli Teplin Synthesizer: Jim-E Stack Vocals: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor 05 Favourite Daughter Producer: Jim-E Stack, Lorde Composer: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, James Harmon Stack Lyricist: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, James Harmon Stack Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer Assistant Mastering Engineer: Will Quinnell Mixing Engineer: Mark 'Spike' Stent Assistant Mixing Engineer: Kieran Beardmore, Matt Wolach Recording Engineer: Ian Gold, Jim-E Stack Assistant Recording Engineer: Koby Berman Drum Machine: Jim-E Stack Drum Programming: Jim-E Stack Electric Guitar: Andrew Aged, Devonté Hynes Keyboards: Jim-E Stack Piano: Eli Teplin Programming: Jim-E Stack Synthesizer: Devonté Hynes, Eli Teplin, Jim-E Stack Vocals: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor 06 Current Affairs Producer: Jim-E Stack, Lorde Composer: Craig Harrisingh, David Harrisingh, Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, Fabiana Palladino, James Harmon Stack Lyricist: Craig Harrisingh, David Harrisingh, Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, Fabiana Palladino, James Harmon Stack Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer Assistant Mastering Engineer: Will Quinnell Mixing Engineer: Tom Elmhirst Recording Engineer: Fabiana Palladino, Jack Manning, Jim-E Stack Assistant Recording Engineer: Koby Berman Bass Guitar: Jim-E Stack Drum Programming: Jim-E Stack Electric Guitar: Andrew Aged, Jim-E Stack OP-1: Jim-E Stack Synthesizer: Jim-E Stack Vocals: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor 07 Clearblue Producer: Jim-E Stack, Lorde Composer: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, James Harmon Stack Lyricist: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, James Harmon Stack Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer Assistant Mastering Engineer: Will Quinnell Mixing Engineer: Jim-E Stack Assistant Recording Engineer: Austin Christy, Koby Berman Keyboards: Jim-E Stack Programming: Jim-E Stack Vocals: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor 08 GRWM Producer: Jim-E Stack, Lorde Composer: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, James Harmon Stack, Josiah Sherman Lyricist: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, James Harmon Stack, Josiah Sherman Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer Assistant Mastering Engineer: Will Quinnell Mixing Engineer: Mark 'Spike' Stent Assistant Mixing Engineer: Kieran Beardmore, Matt Wolach Recording Engineer: Buddy Ross, Ian Gold, Jim-E Stack Assistant Recording Engineer: Jack Manning, Koby Berman Drum Programming: Buddy Ross, Jim-E Stack Keyboards: Jim-E Stack Piano: Jim-E Stack Synthesizer: Buddy Ross, Jim-E Stack Vocals: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor 09 Broken Glass Producer: Jim-E Stack, Lorde Additional Production: Daniel Nigro Composer: Daniel Nigro, Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, James Harmon Stack Lyricist: Daniel Nigro, Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, James Harmon Stack Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer Assistant Mastering Engineer: Will Quinnell Mixing Engineer: Mark 'Spike' Stent Assistant Mixing Engineer: Kieran Beardmore, Matt Wolach Recording Engineer: Daniel Nigro, Jim-E Stack Assistant Recording Engineer: Austin Christy, Koby Berman Bass Guitar: Daniel Nigro Drum Programming: Jim-E Stack Electric Guitar: Andrew Aged, Daniel Nigro Keyboards: Jim-E Stack Piano: Jim-E Stack Space Echo: Jim-E Stack Synthesizer: Daniel Nigro, Jim-E Stack Vocals: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor 10 If She Could See Me Now Producer: Jim-E Stack, Lorde Additional Production: Sachi DiSerafino Composer: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, Fabiana Palladino, Francisco J. Bautista Jr., James Harmon Stack, Nathan Perez, Ronald Ray Bryant, William DiSerafino Lyricist: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, Fabiana Palladino, Francisco J. Bautista Jr., James Harmon Stack, Nathan Perez, Ronald Ray Bryant, William DiSerafino Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer Assistant Mastering Engineer: Will Quinnell Mixing Engineer: Mark 'Spike' Stent Assistant Mixing Engineer: Kieran Beardmore, Matt Wolach Recording Engineer: Devin Hoffman, Fabiana Palladino, Ian Gold, Jim-E Stack Assistant Recording Engineer: Kyle Parker Smith, Koby Berman Acoustic Guitar: Devin Hoffman Bass Guitar: Devin Hoffman Drums: Kyle Crane Drum Programming: Jim-E Stack Electric Guitar: Andrew Aged, Devin Hoffman Keyboards: Jim-E Stack Synthesizer: Buddy Ross, Jim-E Stack Vocals: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor 11 David Producer: Jim-E Stack, Lorde Composer: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, James Harmon Stack Lyricist: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, James Harmon Stack Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer Assistant Mastering Engineer: Will Quinnell Mixing Engineer: Mark 'Spike' Stent Assistant Mixing Engineer: Kieran Beardmore, Matt Wolach Recording Engineer: Jack Manning, Jim-E Stack Assistant Recording Engineer: Koby Berman Bass Guitar: Justin Vernon Electric Guitar: Justin Vernon Keyboards: Jim-E Stack OP-1: Jim-E Stack Programming: Jim-E Stack Synthesizer: Jim-E Stack Vocals: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor Wind Chime: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor Lorde: Virgin $37.00, Rough Trade Originally Appeared on Pitchfork Solve the daily Crossword
