The ObserverRegina SpektorInterviewRegina Spektor: ‘Songs are my byproduct in this world. I leave a trail of them’Dorian LynskeyOn the release of her eighth album, the Russian-born singer-songwriter talks about making music amid children and Covid –and why stories are the best vehicle for emotional truth
It is tempting, when speaking to Regina Spektor, to just get out of the way, because she is such a joyful talker. I ask a simple question about, say, songwriting and I’m redundant for the next several minutes while she spirals off into a great conversational aria of anecdotes, aphorisms, metaphors, theories and jokes, at the end of which she apologises for not answering the question when in fact she’s answered not only that one but half a dozen that I haven’t asked yet. Read More...
YouTube This article is more than 5 years oldThree YouTube stars fall to their deaths at waterfall in CanadaThis article is more than 5 years oldRyker Gamble, Alexey Lyakh and Megan Scraper were vloggers for High On Life, an extreme travel channel
Three young YouTube stars have died at a waterfall in Canada.
Police said Ryker Gamble, Alexey Lyakh and Megan Scraper were swimming at the top of Shannon Falls in British Columbia on Tuesday when they “slipped and fell into a pool 30 metres below”. Read More...
Italy This article is more than 2 years oldDeaths among Rome's rough sleepers surge as shelters turn many away due to CovidThis article is more than 2 years oldAbout 3,000 homeless people in Italian capital sleep on the streets every night
Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage More people are sleeping on the streets in Rome after being turned away from shelters due to coronavirus restrictions, while the number of homeless people dying from the cold has surged this winter. Read More...