Father John Misty Shares “Ballad Of The Dying Man” To Ridicule Man’s Obsession With Social Media [Listen]
Father John Misty is a man of simple taste and robust opinion. Known for writing ballads relevant to the present moment, he shares his newest single “Ballad of the Dying Man” from Pure Comedy due out April 7. The new song explores the human relationship with social media, and how we are brought down by our obsessive tendencies. “Eventually the dying man takes his dying breath/ But first checks his news feed to see what he’s ’bout to miss,” he sings.The lyrics read: “So says the dying man, ‘Once I’m in the box, just think of all the overrated hacks running amok/ All the pretentious, ignorant voices that will go unchecked/ The homophobes, hipsters and one-percent.’” Listen to the new track below:Listen to “Two Wildly Different Perspectives” from earlier this week:
Written By WATCH US LIVE Associated Press Television News Quincy Wilson came to Indianapolis with high hopes and lofty expectations. He left with a huge sense of relief.The cornerback was surprisingly traded by the Colts to the New York Jets on the final day of the NFL draft in April for a sixth-round pick. The move might have been a bit lost in the shuffle by some during the flurry of activity that marks the draft, but it was an unforgettable moment for Wilson.“When I got traded, it was a good day — probably one of the best days of my life,” Wilson said Saturday during a video call. “A lot of things went wrong in Indy. But I’m just happy for this new opportunity, this new situation that I’m in that’s way better.”I’m just ready to show that I can play.”That’s what the 24-year-old Wilson has been doing through the early days of training camp, regularly making plays and knocking away passes — often celebrated by his teammates on defense shouting: “Yeah, Q!”“You know, it’s a production-based business,” said Wilson, who has two career interceptions. “I just want to focus on doing my job and making some plays to earn the respect of my teammates. And that’s really my only focus right now.”Wilson developed into a star at Florida, where his teammates included current Jets cornerback Brian Poole and safety Marcus Maye. After a solid showing at the NFL combine, the Colts made Wilson a second-round pick in 2017. He was the first of two cornerbacks taken by the Colts that year, before fifth-rounder Nate Hairston — who’s now also with the Jets.But things simply didn’t work out for Wilson in Indianapolis.“It was a lot of things, man, and it’s probably not the time and place to talk about it,” Wilson said, declining to go into specifics. “But I was just happy for a new opportunity to go somewhere else where they’d value me and let me play football.”With the Colts, Wilson missed a chunk of his rookie year because of a knee injury but played well in his first two seasons while serving as the team’s No. 3 cornerback and thriving in press-man coverage. Indianapolis switched its defense to more of a zone scheme last year and he slid down the depth chart. After starting 10 games the previous two years, Wilson started none last season and appeared in only nine games.The Jets are banking on Wilson fitting into Gregg Williams’ defensive scheme. With Poole and Pierre Desir out with injuries, Wilson has been seeing lots of action on the field this summer.Defensive backs coach Dennard Wilson scouted Quincy Wilson in college and remembers seeing a cornerback that played with a clear belief in his skills. He’s beginning to see that player again.“I think he lost his confidence for whatever reason,” Dennard Wilson said. “For me as a coach and as a mentor, the biggest thing for me is to get these guys to believe in themselves and get his confidence back and then help him with his technique and what he’s supposed to do, his eyes.”You know, he’s having fun. He’s playing ball. He’s playing fast.”Quincy Wilson thinks he has made a smooth transition to the Jets so far, and having two former college teammates around has certainly helped.But even more than that, Wilson sees a system he thinks he can thrive in. And, a coaching staff that believes in him.“It’s more aggressive,” he said of the Jets’ defense. “They coach you to make plays and not to cover grass. That’s how I’ve always been taught, to go get the ball. And that’s what it is here. … And that fits me.”NOTES: LB Avery Williamson (knee) and TE Ryan Griffin (ankle) were activated from the active/physically unable to perform list, and TE Daniel Brown was taken off the non-football injury list. All three participated in individual drills. … The Jets re-signed S Anthony Cioffi and waived TE Connor Davis. … LB Patrick Onwuasor (knee), DL John Franklin-Myers (groin) and RB Josh Adams (hamstring) left practice with injuries. … CB Brian Poole (dehydration), WR Denzel Mims (hamstring), CB Pierre Desir (hamstring), LB James Burgess (lower back), WR Vyncint Smith (core), OL Connor McDermott (knee), OL Cameron Clark (shoulder), S Matthias Farley (hamstring), DL Jordan Willis (knee), DL Jabari Zuniga (quadriceps) and TE Bronson Kaufusi (hamstring) all remained sidelined. … Coach Adams Gase confirmed the team switched Kaufusi from the defensive line to tight end this summer. “He was killing us on the scout team last year,” Gase said, “and he’s a guy that we feel like gives us a lot of flexibility.”Image credits: AP First Published: 23rd August, 2020 07:25 IST COMMENT
SUBSCRIBE TO US FOLLOW US LIVE TV Last Updated: 23rd August, 2020 07:25 IST Jets’ Wilson Calls Trade From Colts One Of Best Days Of Life Quincy Wilson came to Indianapolis with high hopes and lofty expectations. He left with a huge sense of relief
The Court of Arbitration for Sport will on Tuesday 4th August 2020 release its ruling on the case between Tema Youth President Wilfred Osei Kwaku Palmer and the Ghana Football Association.Palmer is at the Swiss court challenging his disqualification from contesting the GFA presidential elections in October 2019, which Kurt Okraku won.Palmer wants the GFA elections annulled and his candidacy reinstated for fresh elections to be held.Ahead of the ruling, here is what you need to know about the case:Why was Palmer disqualified?With the GFA in Normalisation following the Anas Aremeyaw Anas documentary in June 2018, the Normalisation Committee was tasked with organizing fresh elections to replace the ousted GFA administration of Kwesi Nyantakyi.As the Elections Committee, the NC put together a sub-committee, the Vetting Committee, which was tasked with vetting all candidates interested in contesting the GFA Presidential Elections.The Vetting Committee, chaired by Lawyer Frank Davis, vetted 7 candidates, approved 6 and disqualified one – Wilfred Osei Kwaku Palmer.Two reasons were given for his disqualification –Failure of his club, Tema Youth, to pay a 10% fee to the GFA on the transfer of two players – Gabriel Laveh ($15,000) and Joseph Painstil (€300,000). According to the Vetting Committee, this action was in flagrant violation of the GFA Regulations [Article 33 (5) (C)] and a person seeking to govern an institution cannot be seen to be disregarding that very institutions’ rules and regulations.Comments made on Citi FM’s Sports Panorama where he suggested that the Black Stars of Ghana failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup because the country did not make a budget available for unclassified payments to match officials. The Committee held that Palmer had been found guilty by a judicial body of the GFA (Ethics Committee) for the comments and say the remarks prove Palmer lacks moral integrity to hold the position of GFA President.Palmer’s argument:Palmer’s lawyers argued that the two grounds for his disqualification were both flawed and further stated their misgivings about the potential for conflict of interest and bias from some members of the Vetting Committee.On the failure to pay the 10% fee on the transfer of two players, Palmer’s lawyers say the grounds for disqualification as published by the Vetting Committee, does not state anywhere that a candidate should be disqualified if a club for which he is a director or shareholder, owes a debt to the GFA. They also contend that the GFA was not due the transfer fee of Joseph Painstil because at the time of the transfer of the player, he was out of the jurisdiction of the GFA, as he was transferred from Hungary to Belgium. In such a scenario, the GFA is not entitled to any fee.Palmer’s lawyers further stated that Frank Davis, the lawyer the GFA instructed to write to Palmer to retrieve the said 10% transfer fee, was caught in conflict of interest because he was Chairman of the Vetting Committee. Seeing as he stood to benefit by way of legal fees if Tema Youth had paid the money, his impartiality was compromised and the potential for exhibited bias against Palmer was therefore established.On the second reason for disqualifying Palmer (comments regarding indemnity payments), Palmer’s lawyers say he was never charged nor was he ever convicted by the Ethics Committee and that the NC’s reliance on the Ethics Committee invitation of Palmer to merely explain his comments on 13th December, 2017, was without legal basis.What is Palmer asking CAS to do?Palmer is seeking 4 reliefs from the Court of Arbitration for SportA declaration that Palmer’s disqualification is null, void and of no effect.A declaration that the reasons given for his disqualification are unjustifiableAn order nullifying any election conducted by the Normalistion Committee (the GFA Elections of October 25, 2019)An order to conduct fresh elections with each candidate given a fair chance of contesting.
0Shares0000Son Heung-Min scores Tottenham’s third© AFP Daniel LEAL-OLIVASLONDON, United Kingdom, Nov 25 -Tottenham inflicted Maurizio Sarri’s first competitive defeat as Chelsea boss to leapfrog their London rivals into third in the Premier League with a 3-1 win at Wembley that barely reflected Spurs’ dominance.Dele Alli and Harry Kane put the hosts 2-0 in front inside 16 minutes and Son Heung-min’s brilliant individual run and finish early in the second-half hauled Mauricio Pochettino’s side back to within five points of league leaders Manchester City. 0Shares0000(Visited 1 times, 1 visits today)