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Russia Today
3 days ago
- General
- Russia Today
Lavrov and Rubio discuss Ukrainian attacks on Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the phone on Sunday. The two sides have discussed the upcoming Moscow-Kiev talks in Istanbul and recent Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory. Just a day before the talks scheduled in Türkiye, two bridges collapsed in Russia's Bryansk and Kursk border regions, leading to at least seven deaths and dozens of injuries. The incidents were caused by sabotage, according to Russia's Investigative Committee. Later that same day, drones targeted military airfields in Murmansk Region in the country's north, in Ivanovo and Ryazan regions in western Russia, and in Irkutsk Region in Siberia and Amur Region in the Far East. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Rubio 'expressed sincere condolences on the civilian casualties resulting from the bombings of railway infrastructure in the Bryansk and Kursk regions on June 1.' Lavrov stressed that the attacks would be thoroughly investigated, and 'the results will be published in the very near future'. 'The guilty parties will be identified and will inevitably face deserved punishment,' the minister added.
RNZ News
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
The close cultural favourites of indie country star Mel Parsons
'Post High Slide' from Ohinehou Lyttleton based singer songwriter Mel Parsons is one of several new songs released ahead of a tour of Aotearoa and Australia that kicks off Sunday March 25 in Poneke Wellington. That's just ahead of the Aotearoa Music Awards, where Parson's sixth album Sabotage is nominated for Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau Album of the Year. And Mel's song '5432', from that album, has also just been announced as a finalist for 2025 APRA Best Country Music Song. Mel Parsons joins Culture 101 for 'Fast Favourites'. They include an annual music festival she can walk to - Port Noise - and a fellow artist who also grew up in Westport, Becky Manawatu. The cover artwork for Sabotage features paintings by a favourite painter, Emma Hercus (also up for an AMA for that artwork). Mel's "Instagram go-to when she needs a laugh" meanwhile is Tom Sainsbury. As for music: she's looking forward to Jeff Parsnips' album for children in June, and Otautahi's Mim Jensen is her pick of emerging musicians who are going to make an impact.
New York Post
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Beastie Boys, UMG settle lawsuits against Chili's over ‘Sabotage' ads
Beastie Boys and Universal Music Group settled lawsuits accusing the parent of Chili's of using the legendary rap trio's 1994 song 'Sabotage' without permission in social media ads to promote the restaurant chain. Settlement notices were posted on Wednesday in Manhattan federal court and Dallas federal court, where Beastie Boys and UMG filed their respective cases against Chili's parent Brinker International. Terms were not disclosed. 3 Musicians Adam Horovitz, Mike Diamond and Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys arrive at the 11th Annual Webby Awards at Chipriani Wall Street June 5, 2007 in New York City. Getty Images Advertisement Lawyers for Beastie Boys, UMG and Brinker did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Thursday. 'Sabotage' was a single from Beastie Boys' album 'Ill Communication.' It drew additional notice from its Spike Jonze-directed music video, a parody of 1970s TV police dramas. Beastie Boys objected to a Chili's video that they said included significant portions of 'Sabotage' and echoed the actual 'Sabotage' video. Advertisement 3 Beastie Boys and UMG are accusing Chili's of using their song 'Sabotage' without permission. REUTERS The video included 'three characters wearing obvious 70s-style wigs, fake mustaches, and sunglasses who were intended to evoke the three members of Beastie Boys,' according to the complaint. Beastie Boys said they do not license their intellectual property to third parties to advertise products, and late founding member Adam 'MCA' Yauch forbade such use in his will. The trio's members also included Adam 'Ad-Rock' Horovitz and Michael 'Mike D' Diamond. Advertisement 3 Beastie Boys said they do not license their intellectual property to third parties to advertise products. WireImage Founded in 1981 in New York City, Beastie Boys were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2012, less than one month before Yauch died. In June 2014, Beastie Boys won a $1.7 million jury verdict, opens new tab against energy drink maker Monster Beverage over a YouTube video that included a remix of its songs, including 'Sabotage'. Advertisement As of March 26, Dallas-based Brinker owned, operated or franchised 1,573 Chili's and 53 Maggiano's Little Italy restaurants. The cases are Beastie Boys et al v Brinker International Inc, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 24-05221; and UMG Recordings Inc et al v Brinker International Inc et al, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, No. 24-02535.
Reuters
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Reuters
Beastie Boys, UMG settle lawsuits against Chili's over 'Sabotage' ads
May 22 (Reuters) - Beastie Boys and Universal Music Group ( opens new tab settled lawsuits accusing the parent of Chili's of using the legendary rap trio's 1994 song "Sabotage" without permission in social media ads to promote the restaurant chain. Settlement notices were posted on Wednesday in Manhattan federal court and Dallas federal court, where Beastie Boys and UMG filed their respective cases against Chili's parent Brinker International (EAT.N), opens new tab. Terms were not disclosed. Lawyers for Beastie Boys, UMG and Brinker did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Thursday. "Sabotage" was a single from Beastie Boys' album "Ill Communication." It drew additional notice from its Spike Jonze-directed music video, a parody of 1970s TV police dramas. Beastie Boys objected to a Chili's video that they said included significant portions of "Sabotage" and echoed the actual "Sabotage" video. The video included "three characters wearing obvious 70s-style wigs, fake mustaches, and sunglasses who were intended to evoke the three members of Beastie Boys," according to the complaint. Beastie Boys said they do not license their intellectual property to third parties to advertise products, and late founding member Adam "MCA" Yauch forbade such use in his will. The trio's members also included Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz and Michael "Mike D" Diamond. Founded in 1981 in New York City, Beastie Boys were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2012, less than one month before Yauch died. In June 2014, Beastie Boys won a $1.7 million jury verdict, opens new tab against energy drink maker Monster Beverage (MNST.O), opens new tab over a YouTube video that included a remix of its songs, including "Sabotage". As of March 26, Dallas-based Brinker owned, operated or franchised 1,573 Chili's and 53 Maggiano's Little Italy restaurants. The cases are Beastie Boys et al v Brinker International Inc, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 24-05221; and UMG Recordings Inc et al v Brinker International Inc et al, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, No. 24-02535.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
A new podcast asks: Are ‘radical' climate activists really that radical?
In October 2022, two protesters with the group Just Stop Oil shocked the world by tossing tomato soup at Vincent van Gogh's iconic 'Sunflowers' in London's National Gallery. 'Are you more concerned about the protection of a painting or the protection of our planet and people?' said one of them, Phoebe Plummer, moments after the two soup-throwers glued their hands to the wall. The painting, safely behind glass, was unharmed. But the soup-throwers were ridiculed. Piers Morgan, the British media personality, called it an act of 'childish, petty, pathetic vandalism.' Journalists and scientists warned that stunts like this would alienate people and undermine support for climate action. Just Stop Oil, however, didn't change course. They spray-painted Stonehenge with orange powder, zip-tied themselves to soccer goalposts, and blocked rush-hour traffic in London, with hundreds getting arrested. A new podcast series digs into what drove these activists to pull these shocking stunts — and whether they actually work. In 2023, Alessandra Ram and Samantha Oltman, two journalists who met at Wired over a decade ago, quit their jobs to investigate every aspect of this story, from the street blockades and court drama to the money trail that supports disruptive climate activism. After they gained trust with activists, they embedded with Just Stop Oil, at one point observing how its members get trained for police confrontations (they 'go floppy,' with their limp weight making it harder to get dragged out of the street). The podcast, 'Sabotage,' landed in Apple's top 40 podcasts and just wrapped up with its series finale last week. 'Sabotage' raises a key question: Are 'radical' climate activists really that radical? After all, the suffragettes actually slashed famous paintings, and 'Sunflowers,' despite all the uproar over the soup incident, still sits untarnished in the National Gallery. All kinds of people have gotten arrested in order to bring attention to climate change, as the podcast documents, including climate scientists and a doctor motivated by how a warmer world spreads infectious diseases. If you take a clear-eyed look at what climate change means for life on this planet, Ram and Oltman ask, what's the sane thing to do? The pair launched their production company, Good Luck Media, to 'tell stories you won't be able to stop talking about' — ones that just happen to concern climate change. As they developed the podcast, they used a litmus test to see if a particular story was worth telling: If they shared it while getting a haircut, would the stylist be into it? Their podcast goes in unexpected directions — one episode follows a love story disrupted by a prison sentence, while others explore the wealthy heirs, like Aileen Getty of the Getty oil fortune, who are giving their inheritance away to controversial climate activist groups. The podcast was co-produced by Adam McKay (the director of Don't Look Up and Succession) and Staci Roberts-Steele of Yellow Dot Studios. Convincing Just Stop Oil activists to talk wasn't easy. 'There are so many misconceptions around this group, even though they have been, especially in the U.K., covered all the time,' Ram said. 'People really just like to troll them.' The journalists slowly gained trust by approaching interviews with curiosity instead of judgment. 'What we found really fascinating as we embedded with them was understanding they're incredibly strategic, despite how almost goofy some of their stunts are,' Oltman said. The soup-throwing protest in London's National Gallery, for instance, was critiqued as nonsensical — what does attacking art have to do with climate change? — but it turns out that the absurdity was the point. Recent research by the Social Change Lab in London shows that Just Stop Oil's illogical protests get more media attention than those with a clear rationale and also lead to an increase in donations. It's part of a growing body of research that shows climate protests achieve results, even unpopular ones. Just Stop Oil's stunts appeared to work. Just two and a half years after the infamous soup-launching — and despite the United Kingdom cracking down on peaceful protests with years-long jail sentences and raiding activists' homes — Just Stop Oil has already achieved its central goal. This spring, the U.K. confirmed it was banning new drilling licenses for oil and gas. Just Stop Oil announced in March that it would be 'hanging up the hi vis,' boasting that its movement kept 4.4 billion barrels of oil in the ground and was 'one of the most successful civil resistance campaigns in recent history.' Hundreds of protesters marched through Westminster at the end of April for the group's final action — though there's been plenty of speculation that their disruptive stunts will continue under a new name. Given Just Stop Oil's over-the-top actions, you might expect the activists to have big personalities. But Ram and Oltman found that many of the protesters they met were shy, quiet, and anxious. 'I was startled by the gulf between who these people seemed to be in their actual personality and the risks they were willing to take, particularly in the public shame and outrage front, to try to move the needle on climate change,' Oltman said. 'Sabotage' paints their stories with nuance, managing to avoid the usual media caricatures to reveal the real people behind the movement through small, vivid details. The infamous soup-throwers, for instance? The night before their demonstration, they practiced the Campbell's toss in a tiny bathroom, making a mess as they hurled tomato soup at the glass in the shower. 'I haven't been acting in a radical way by joining Just Stop Oil,' Anna Holland, one of the soup-throwers, says in the podcast. 'We're facing the extinction of everything we know and love. And the only radical thing a person could be doing right now is ignoring it.' This story was originally published by Grist with the headline A new podcast asks: Are 'radical' climate activists really that radical? on May 20, 2025.
