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Student groups nationwide are proposing that their colleges divest from companies that do business with Israel, a sign that a campaign is gaining traction.
David Letterman will retire from the “Late Show” later this month, and late night television, while brimming with potential and still attracting millions of viewers, is also scrambling to redefine itself.
Traditional television, once seen as the best way to reach a broad audience, is splintering with the rise of digital services like Netflix, YouTube, Snapchat and Vine.
Uber, Yik Yak and others have raised more money in less time, driven by money flowing in from hedge funds, strategic investors and more.
The label and Internet phenomenon PC Music and the D.J. and producer Sophie shared an event featuring several artists as part of the Red Bull Music Academy Festival.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 6, 2015, covering May 10, 2015.
Alabama Shakes
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2015Chris Burden, American sculptor, illustrator, and academic (born 1946)[†]
Christopher Lee Burden was an American artist working in performance art, sculpture, and installation art. Burden became known in the 1970s for his performance art works, including Shoot (1971), where he arranged for a friend to shoot him in the arm with a small-caliber rifle. A prolific artist, Burden created many well-known installations, public artworks, and sculptures before his death in 2015.
In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[†]