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A problematic past: How my new piece commemorates Amazing Grace

It was the ultimate challenge: take words written by a former slave ship captain, and avoid one of the best known melodies of all time. Composer Roderick Williams on how he is marking 250 years since Amazing Grace was first penned

Facing extinction, Tuvalu considers the digital clone of a country | Tuvalu

As the climate emergency threatens its existence, the tiny Pacific nation is not only trying to reclaim physical land but create a twin to survive in future When Lily Teafa was growing up in Tuvalu, her uncles would go fishing every day and come home with a big catch to share with the neighbours. Now,

Jimmy Scott obituary | Jazz

When Jimmy Scott delivered a ballad such as The Masquerade is Over, Angel Eyes or his signature tune, Everybody's Somebody's Fool, in that distinctive high, pain-filled voice, measuring his phrases against a dead-slow tempo, listeners were left in little doubt that the emotion was drawn directly from his own experience. Scott, who has died aged

Lizzo review a euphoric display of true superstardom

Ovo Hydro, GlasgowTheatrical, emotional, hilarious, the full range of a multi-hyphenate talent is on show tonight no wonder she has changed the face of pop Lizzo treats every song like its a grand finale. Opening her first UK tour since 2019, she bursts on stage in a sequinned nude illusion catsuit, poker-straight blond hair

My boyfriend is instantly aroused and climaxes without touching me

I wish he could maintain an erection, but he is sleep-deprived, stressed and drinks too much. What can I do to help him change his behaviour? Ever since Ive been with my boyfriend of two years, he gets an erection almost instantly when were in the bedroom. He then finishes very quickly, without any penetration