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At 10, America’s youngest certified farmer received 40 acres after years of farming

Kendall Rae Johnson, the youngest certified farmer in the United States, started her journey at age three. She initiated her farming business at six and has since been recognized for her efforts. Kendall has been gifted 40 acres of land towards her goal of 100 acres for farming and cattle…

The Times of India · Oct 3

“As soon as they started to jam, all three felt the magic. They instinctively knew they were on to something”: Their first single was so bad, the label pulled 10,000 copies. Yet they went on to be one of the most influential supergroups in music history

60 years ago, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker put together Cream. This is the story of the early years of the power trio that changed the face of popular music, and elevated Clapton to God-like status

Guitar World · Feb 13

Rising prices, closing early and no Christmas parties: Festive season ‘perfect storm’ leaves pubs on the brink

Pubs across the UK describe tough Christmas trading conditions after some were left without any festive party bookings for the first time – as they fear they won’t even be able to keep their doors open until the new year

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2025

“It’s like Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. We can’t live with each other and we can’t live without each other”: the tangled history of Rick Wakeman and Yes

Keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman’s history with Yes goes back to the early 70s – but there have been plenty of bumps along the way

Louder · Jul 28, 2024

A new Sonos soundbar could be coming to replace the Arc – will pack in a bevy of new features

Sonos is working on a new soundbar, codenamed Lasso, that will succeed Arc with some extra tricks.

T3 · Jul 12, 2024

“No Synthesizers”? No way! How Queen backtracked on a boast, embraced synths and went stratospheric

The real story of Queen’s much misunderstood love/hate relationship with electronic instruments

MusicRadar · Nov 23, 2023

‘Sex is bad. Music is the best substitute’: Lawrence Wright, the mogul who kickstarted London’s pop industry

A Cumbrian mining disaster ended up being the catalyst for the publisher to set up shop in Denmark Street, and make it the home of British songwriting

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023

Give nuclear energy a chance to help end carbon pollution in Illinois

A Chicago-based volunteer with Citizens’ Climate Lobby urges Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch to put the nuclear moratorium bill on the agenda during the veto session that starts Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 23, 2023

Mayor Johnson accepts reality: State won’t consider more money for migrants until 2024

That should end City Hall’s lobbying via news media for more money this fall and lower the temperature a little, Rich Miller writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 13, 2023

Pritzker sends mixed messages on moratorium of new Illinois nuclear plants

He has taken some heat for vetoing legislation to eliminate the state’s decades-old moratorium on new nuclear power reactors.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 25, 2023