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Washington Post
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Chuck Mangione, dead at 84, was no hack with a horn
A healthy segment of Americans knew Chuck Mangione as an object of kitsch. The shoulder-length hair and beard, the colorfully banded fedora, the warm, glossy sound of his flügelhorn (all of which he happily sent up in his self-portrayals on the animated sitcom 'King of the Hill'): Mangione represented not just a weird limbo between hipness and squareness, but an outdated one. Yet if Mangione, who died Tuesday at 84, was game to make fun of himself in that way, it was because he'd already achieved what any artist strives for: He'd made his work an indispensable part of our world. Specifically, his hit 'Feels So Good,' an instrumental pop-jazz crossover that reached #4 on the Billboard charts during the summer of 1978, has unexpectedly had as much staying power as 'Stayin' Alive,' 'I Will Survive' or any other anthemic tune from that era. So much so, in fact, that we didn't always notice it. The melodic, ever-so-gently funky record is played in restaurants and grocery stores, in hotel lobbies and elevators. It has powered more TV and radio commercials than anyone could count. Those of us who aren't pop-music nerds, or just not old enough to remember when it reigned supreme on top 40 radio, know 'Feels So Good's' barrage of hooks by heart without even realizing the song has a name. Those are the qualities that make it easy to mock, of course. It's catchy but toothless, inoffensively pleasant, so of course it's ubiquitous. That was part of the 'King of the Hill' bit. Mangione was a celebrity pitchman (for Mega Lo Mart, the big-box store of the show's universe) who, no matter what he played on his horn, always segued into 'Feels So Good.' Through no fault of its own, the record became a cornerstone of smooth jazz, that intersection of jazz, rock, soul and easy listening that conquered the realm of background music in the 1980s and 1990s. The genre is much despised. 'Feels So Good,' by association more than any actual element of the song, has thus taken its lumps. It wasn't because he couldn't play anything edgier. The Rochester, New York, native was a graduate, and later a faculty member, of that city's Eastman School of Music. He also did time in the mid 1960s as the trumpeter in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, the most prestigious finishing school in postwar jazz. Before earning those two distinctions, he and his brother Gap, a pianist, had some early-1960s success leading the hard-swinging Mangione Brothers sextet, recording an album before he was 20 years old (with two more to follow). Dizzy Gillespie was both a fan of and mentor to the trumpeter. They remained close until Gillespie's death in 1993. Chuck Mangione was no hack with a horn. But he came to jazz when it had split into two poles: a populist one, which was trending ever lighter to suit mainstream tastes, and an arty one, which was increasingly inaccessible. Mangione wanted to reach the people. He saw nothing wrong with that. But he wasn't interested in success for its own sake: 'I didn't want to record something I didn't like, because if it became a hit I wouldn't be happy playing it,' he told JazzTimes magazine. It's a sentiment that was also expressed by the likes of Paul McCartney — who, as a solo artist, had been on the receiving end of the same kind of kitsch accusations as Mangione. But it's also resulted in the horn player getting the same kind of world-class work: In 1980, for example, Mangione was invited to compose a theme song for that year's Winter Olympics. He played the resulting tune, 'Give It All You Got,' live at the Closing Ceremonies in Lake Placid, New York, for a worldwide television audience. (It was another Billboard Top 20 hit, too.) Talk about reaching the people. The comparison with McCartney is apt in another sense. Say what you will about 'Feels So Good' and its particular kind of ubiquity; it means that Mangione achieved, without exaggeration, Beatle-level cultural saturation. More people know his music than know him. He reached this point without, in his own words, having to resort to music he didn't want to play. In the wake of Mangione's passing, there will be plenty of people who are ready to pile on and crack jokes about the kitschy side of his legacy. The joke will be on them. Mangione was perfectly content with that aspect of himself. Meanwhile, he infiltrated our environment and our lives in a way that many of his critics can only dream of.
What's On
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- What's On
Restaurant Review: Gatsby Dubai
Step into the roaring twenties Dubai style Glamour, drama, and all that jazz. Gatsby Dubai is rewriting the rules of dinner and a show. Set high above Palm Jumeirah on the rooftop of Nakheel Mall, this electric supper club takes inspiration from the opulence of the 1920s and cranks it up to full-throttle. With dazzling performances, decadent dishes, and a party vibe that doesn't quit, Gatsby is where the night begins…and never really ends. The Spot Perched atop Nakheel Mall on the Palm, Gatsby Dubai isn't just a dinner spot, it's a full-blown spectacle. Inspired by the wild spirit of the Roaring Twenties, it's where velvet, drama, and deep house beats collide. Think dinner party meets fever dream with sequins, spotlights, and seriously good food in the mix. The Vibe From the moment you step in, Gatsby is a full-blown sensory experience, glamorous, high-energy, and completely unfiltered. As you dine, themed live shows light up the room, with dancers shifting from Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons to Britney Spears Baby One More Time and Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees. No two performances are the same, and every one is electric. Like the anthem goes: a little party never killed nobody, and Gatsby Dubai delivers on that promise, night after night. The Food and Drinks It's not just a party, the kitchen takes itself seriously too. The menu walks the line between indulgent and elevated. Start with the beef carpaccio or the creamy burrata, both crowd-pleasers. The roasted baby chicken is tender and flavourful, while the Mediterranean-style seabass is light, fresh, and beautifully plated. Every guest enjoys a full dining experience: starter, main, dessert, and drinks. Cocktails are as dramatic as the venue, punchy, playful, and always photogenic. The Service Sharp, seamless, and perfectly paced. Dishes and drinks are served in between performances so you're never interrupted during a show, just relaxed, present, and ready for every act. It's a well-choreographed experience, where service flows with the rhythm of the night. What to Order • Beef carpaccio • La burrata • Roasted baby chicken • Mediterranean-style seabass • A bold cocktail (or three) trust the bartender's recommendations What's On the Bill Expect a minimum spend of Dhs400 per person for premium central tables with direct stage views. It's a night out designed to be memorable, and worth it if you're here for the full show. The Final Say What's On Verdict: Gatsby is more than a restaurant, it's a high-octane night out wrapped in sequins and sound. Come for the food, stay for the madness. No rules, no curfews, just unforgettable nights on repeat. Location: Gatsby Dubai, West Rooftop, Nakheel Mall, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Times: Thurs to Sun, 9pm to 3am Contact: (04) 554 9418 | @gatsbydubaiofficial Reservations: Recommended Images: Supplied
Time Magazine
02-07-2025
- Health
- Time Magazine
When TikTok Trends Send Kids to the Emergency Room
Is TikTok empowering or endangering the health of kids and teens in the U.S.? As an emergency physician, I often ask myself that question. There are some positives to the platform. Trends that go viral there are reshaping how young people engage with pop culture, health education, and even life-saving skills. Kids have more access than ever to learning how to respond to emergency situations; for instance, when a celebrity overdose sparks TikTok tutorials on how to use Narcan, or experts teach people hands-only CPR using catchy modern songs like Chappell Roan's 'Pink Pony Club'. (It was time for an update: teaching chest compressions to the rhythm of "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees isn't exactly the most relevant reference for Gen Z.) But the same platform which educates one user may mislead or harm another. Dangerous TikTok trends popularize reckless behavior, costing vulnerable youth safety, self-esteem, and sometimes even their survival. Kids as young as eight have died from self-strangulation after doing the Blackout Challenge, for instance, where users intentionally try to choke themselves until they lose consciousness. Emergencies have become content to be consumed. I've seen the consequences firsthand in the young people in the emergency department whose lives are forever altered by mimicking what they first saw on social media. Read More: Why Watching The Pitt Feels So Cathartic for ER Doctors Like Me I'll never forget caring for the 14-year-old girl who had swallowed the contents of a bottle of Benadryl one evening in 2021 while doing something called the Benadryl Challenge, a TikTok trend where teens chase hallucinations by ingesting toxic doses of allergy medicine. Instead, she suffered severe heart damage—and it took everything my team and I had to save her life. She had freshly painted sky-blue nails, a detail that still stays with me. A reminder that she was just a child, lured by a viral challenge that nearly took her life. Also imprinted on my mind is a night during residency when I cared for a young girl severely burned by scalding water. She had seen a viral video on Twitter where people combined a choreographed dance with throwing hot water into the air for dramatic effect, then tried to replicate it at home. She was disfigured and in agony—her childhood interrupted not by accident, but by algorithm. As I dressed her wounds, I kept picturing her years from now, at her wedding, in a white dress, still bearing the scars. And beneath the heartbreak, I felt a deep, simmering anger: how something so reckless and preventable could leave such a lasting mark on someone so young. That experience was a chilling example of how platforms shape behavior. But it was far from isolated. A few years later, in March 2025, I was working the Saint Patrick's Day Parade as an EMS physician with the Chicago Fire Department when I saw hundreds of teenagers sitting at the edge of the green-dyed Chicago River drinking alcohol out of 2-gallon jugs. These are known on social media as BORGs (short for 'blackout rage gallon') and had never seen teens carry them around until this year. The police had them dump out the jugs to prevent public intoxication. It wasn't just the alcohol or the recklessness that struck me—it was the normalization of it all. Read More: When to Go to the Emergency Room vs. Urgent Care From falling off precarious pyramids in the Milk Crate Challenge to being violently tripped in the Skullbreaker Challenge, young people have suffered broken necks, becoming suddenly paralyzed and sustaining brain damage and head trauma in pursuit of likes and shares. TikTok is unintentionality proving that virality can come at a steep—and sometimes deadly—cost. Watching these videos—teenagers risking their lives for likes—is chilling. They're difficult to endure, yet they rack up millions of views. What does it say about us that we can't look away? The truth is, we've grown desensitized—and the real question isn't just what's wrong with TikTok, but what's gone wrong with us? That question cuts even deeper for me, because I've dedicated my life to saving these kids—standing at bedsides as parents say goodbye, doing CPR on teenagers on frozen winter nights, doing everything I can so they have another chance. And in those moments, I wish I could reach through the phone to tell them to quit scrolling or to put their phone down and choose caution and care over a reckless act they will come to regret. TikTok has the power to save a life, but the content being amplified has the potential to end one, too. So what are we to do in this age of duality where both things can ring true? Part of the answer lies in reclaiming responsibility—being present for our kids, guiding what they consume, and holding ourselves accountable, too. Because our kids aren't just scrolling—they're chasing viral thrills, drawn in by trends that are dangerously seductive to young, developing minds. We can't let the algorithm give way to one more accident.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Do you know how to save a life?
(WHTM) — June is CPR and AED awareness month, and there's no better time to learn how to save a life. According to the American Heart Association, CPR can double or triple a person's chance of surviving a cardiac arrest. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now The power to save a life rests in a bystander's very own hands. To perform hands-only CPR: Call 911, ensuring paramedics are in route as quickly as possible. Place your dominant hand on top of your weaker hand and straighten your arms. Press hard and fast in the center of the chest at about 100 – 120 beats per minute. Songs that match this rhythm like 'Stayin' Alive' by the Bee Gees can help keep you on track. Compressions should be at a depth of at least two inches. Do not stop giving compressions until paramedics arrive or an automated external defibrillator is placed on the patient. An automated external defibrillator, or AED, is a lightweight device that delivers an electric shock to the heart through the chest. Many public spaces, such as grocery store,s are equipped with the device. Just like CPR, an AED is easy to use. However, the AHA said many people are reluctant to jump in during a life-saving moment. The American Red Cross offers paid courses throughout the Midstate. Locations include: Harrisburg Hershey York Annville Township You can find a complete list of courses and register for them here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Time of India
30-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Elon Musk's most viral moments during Trump romance
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk 's surprise exit as a top adviser to US President Donald Trump marks the end of a short but headline-grabbing chapter in American politics. Appointed as a Special Government Employee, Musk was charged with slashing federal bureaucracy through the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). But as political tensions flared over Trump's latest spending bill, Musk stepped down—leaving behind a trail of viral moments that defined his unusual alliance with the former president. From chainsaws to campaign stages, here are the top five Musk-Trump moments that broke the internet. Elon Musk and Donald Trump's most viral videos during alliance Trump says 'I love Elon' During a public speech, President Trump expressed his admiration for Elon Musk, stating, "I love Elon." This moment was widely shared and discussed across various media platforms, highlighting the close relationship between the two figures. 'I Love You Elon...' Says Donald Trump Thanking Elon Musk In His Victory Speech Elon Musk wields a chainsaw At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Musk took the stage wielding a chainsaw, symbolizing his commitment to cutting through government bureaucracy. The dramatic gesture was both praised and criticized, sparking widespread discussion. Elon Musk wields 'chainsaw for bureaucracy' gifted by Argentina's Milei | REUTERS Musk joins Trump on stage at campaign rally In Butler, Pennsylvania, Musk made a surprise appearance at a Trump campaign rally, where he joined the former president on stage. The event was notable for Musk's enthusiastic participation and was widely covered in the media. Elon Musk jumps around on stage as he joins Trump at rally Musk and his son visit the Oval Office Elon Musk visited the Oval Office with his son, X Æ A-Xii, where they met with President Trump. The visit was captured on video and shared widely, offering a glimpse into Musk's personal life intersecting with his political engagements. Musk Brings Son X Æ A-Xii to Oval Office Meeting With Trump Musk shares AI-generated dance video with Trump Musk shared an AI-generated video on his social media platform, X, featuring himself and President Trump dancing to the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive." The humorous clip quickly went viral, showcasing Musk's penchant for blending technology with entertainment AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
