$2 billion arms deal, Probing and prosecutions
Today is one week since Bafarawa was detained by the EFCC. And today marks two weeks that his son Sagir Bafarawa has been in detention. Why are they being detained without charges? If the EFCC has any evidence that they have committed any crime it should charge them to court. We thought that the era of detaining people while searching for evidence was over. We call on the EFCC to release them forthwith if they have nothing against them.


$2 billion arms deal, Probing and prosecutions
On 30 November 2015, Ambassador Bashir Yuguda, a former Minister of State for Finance, was arrested and detained by the EFCC in connections with the arms procurement deal having been mentioned by Colonel Dasuki. He was arrested alongside Chief Raymond Dokpesi, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa and his son. Preliminary evidence showed that Ambassador Yuguda received ₦1.5 billion from the office of the National Security Adviser with no coherent basis for the financial transaction. The money was transferred into his account through an unknown company for inexplicable purpose.


$2 billion arms deal, Probing and prosecutions
According to Premium Times, "The funds were directly transferred to him from the NSA office and he has been unable to explain the rationale for the transfer. The transfers were made to his account between December 2014 and May 2015".Additional ₦1.275 billion was also transferred to his account during the campaign for the 2015 Nigerian general electionAlso ₦775 million was transferred into his account from the office of the Accountant General of the Federation.


$2 billion arms deal, Probing and prosecutions
On 30 November 2015, Shaibu Salisu, a former Director of Finance in the office of the National Security Adviser, was arrested in connection with the arms procurement deal. Investigation reveal that Salisu operates a joint account with Sambo Dasuki. According to Thisday, EFCC operatives said "We just discovered a huge sum of money in foreign currencies in a joint account – being operated by the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki and a director in his office, one Shauibu Salisu. He is also being interrogated by EFCC operatives." Salisu's confessional statements led to Dasuki's arrest.


$2 billion arms deal, Probing and prosecutions
Investigation also revealed a payment of ₦650 million into the account Nduka Obaigbena, owner of Arise TV and Thisday publisher. He denied receiving any money from the Office of the National Security Adviser. On 12 December 2015, the management of Thisday denied receiving money related to arms procurement from the former National Security Adviser.


$2 billion arms deal, Probing and prosecutions
The management in its response to an invitation letter from the EFCC dated 8 November 2015, received in its Abuja office on 8 December 2015, said all funds received from the Office of the National Security Adviser , "are payments for compensation to mitigate the dastardly Boko Haram twin bombings of the ThisDay Newspapers offices in Abuja and Kaduna on Thursday April 26, 2012".


$2 billion arms deal, Probing and prosecutions
On Thursday 3 December 2015, Saliu Atawodi, an Air vice-marshal (rtd) and Chairman of the Presidential Implementation Committee on Marine Safety, was arrested by EFCC on alleged involvement in the arms procurement deal. He was accused of illegal diversion of ₦600 million meant for the procurement of military boats for use in fighting against insurgency. However, the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday 6 June 2017, discharged and acquitted Atawodi. In a judgement delivered by Justice Tani Hassan-Yusuf, the Court dismissed the judgment of an Abuja High Court which earlier asked Atawodi to open his defense.


$2 billion arms deal, Probing and prosecutions
On 14 December 2015, the EFCC arraigned Colonel Dasuki, Bafarawa, Saliu Atawodi, Dokpesi, Yuguda, Salisu, Sagir Attahiru, Dahaltu Investment Limited, Aminu Baba-Kusa, former Executive Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, and his company Acacia Holding Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited before Justice Hussein Baba Yusuf of Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama on alleged unlawful diversion of public funds.


$2 billion arms deal, Evidences
Supposed several pieces of unsubstantiated evidence allegedly established the fact that about $2 billions was transferred into the Office of the National Security Adviser. Premium Times published a letter sent to Goodluck Jonathan by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala requesting the former President's approval of a transfer of about $300 million (£5.5 million) from money recovered from  the late General Sani Abacha to the office of the National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, a few days before the presidential election held in April 2015. The letter, dated 20 January 2015, was addressed to the former president following the 12 January 2015 request for funds by the office of the National Security Adviser under the leadership of Dasuki for the procurement of arms and intelligence equipment.


$2 billion arms deal, Evidences
Please find a request by the National Security Adviser (NSA) for the transfer of $300 million and £5.5 million of the recovered Abacha funds to an ONSA (Office of the National Security Adviser) operations account. The NSA has explained that this is to enable the purchase of ammunition, security, and other intelligence equipment for the security agencies in order to enable them fully confront the ongoing Boko Haram threat.


$2 billion arms deal, Evidences
His request is sequel to the meeting you chaired with the committee on the use of recovered funds where the decision was made that recovered Abacha funds would be split 50-50 between urgent security needs to confront Boko Haram and development need (including a portion for the Future Generations window of the Sovereign Wealth Fund). This letter is to seek your approval to borrow these funds, for now, to disburse to the NSA. These funds form part of the projected Federal Government Independent Revenue, to be appropriated, in the light and for accountability, given the peculiar nature of security and intelligence transactions, we would expect the NSA to account to Your Excellency for the utilisation of the funds.


$2 billion arms deal, Evidences
The transfer was approved by Goodluck Jonathan. Though it is difficult to see how a formal letter for approval became the evidence for corruption. Sambo Dasuki has been locked up indefinitely and refused a court date. Many believe it is because he can give account of his expenditure and that the Buhari government took delivery of many of the arms (which they denied was bought) and subsequently used them to fight the war.


$2 billion arms deal, Evidences
In a counter-claim, while speaking in Washington DC on "Presidential elections and democratic consolidation in Africa: Case studies on Nigeria and Tanzania," a forum co-hosted by the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs and the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Goodluck Jonathan refuted the allegations by the EFCC and its operative that he awarded a contract potentially worth $2 billion for arms procurement during his administration. He said "Where did the money come from? I did not award any $2 billion contract for procurement of weapons."


$2 billion arms deal, Confessional statements
Several confessional statements help in the investigation of the arms procurement deal. Salisu, who operated a joint bank account with Dasuki, claimed to have withdrawn $47 million from the Central Bank of Nigeria; the money was delivered in 11 briefcases to Dasuki at his residence.


$2 billion arms deal, Confessional statements
“I could remember on the 20/11/2014, I was directed by the NSA, M.S. Dasuki to go to the CBN and collect the sum of $47m in cash and the balance in Euro and the directive was obeyed and the monies were delivered to the NSA in about 11 suit cases. I acknowledged the receipt of the money from the CBN which was handed over to M.S. Dasuki. I did not benefit even one cent. The request for the funds was tag(sic) Special Services signed by the NSA, M.S. Dasuki, addressed to the Governor of CBN. I did not know the source of the money into our CBN Account. The foreign currencies that I collected from the CBN were delivered to the NSA in his house, No. 13, John Kadiya Street, Asokoro."


$2 billion arms deal, Confessional statements
Ambassador Yuguda claimed to have delivered a sum of N600 million to six chairmen of the National Working Committee, the Contact and Mobilisation Committee of the People's Democratic Party for the 2015 general election. According to him, the beneficiaries includes  Yerima Abdullahi, Chief Bode George, Peter Odili, Jim Nwobodo,  Attahiru Bafarawa and Ahmadu Ali. He transferred  N300 million to BAM Properties, whose account details were sent to him by Bello Haliru, a former National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party. He also claimed to have sent N200 million to Bello Sarkin Yaki, the Governorship aspirant in Kebbi State. According to him, Mahmud Shinkafi, the former Governor of Zamfara State, received  ₦100 million.


$2 billion arms deal, Confessional statements
For the cash disbursement of  ₦600million, it was meant for the six zonal chairmen for Contact and Mobilisation Committees for Election of 2015. The chairmen are Bode George, Amb. Yerima Abdullahi; Peter Odili; Attahiru Bafarawa; Jim Nwobodo; Ahmadu  Ali. The sum of  ₦100million was given to each chairman. I gave the money in company of Prof. Alkali, who was Political Adviser to former president. The zonal chairmen are for the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). I also instructed Jabbama Limited to transfer the sum of N100m to Dalhatu Limited on the request of Attahiru Bafarawa.


$2 billion arms deal, Confessional statements
I also remember that Bello Sarkin Yaki was among the people that the then NSA instructed that I send the sum of N200million to. He was the PDP gubernatorial candidate in Kebbi State. I knew the chairman of Stallion Limited whose second name I cannot remember. Between December 2014 to June 2015, on the instruction of the then NSA, I introduced Jabbama Limited to a staff of the company on the instruction of the chairman.


$2 billion arms deal, Confessional statements
When the account was in credit, disbursement was made from time to time on the instruction of the then NSA. Part in foreign exchange or transfers. I wish to add that sometime in February 2015, I instructed Jabbama to transfer the sum of N300m to BAM Properties. The account was given to me by Bello Haliru as one of the people the former NSA requested me to give money. I also remember that Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi was sent the sum of N100million on the instruction of the then NSA.


$2 billion arms deal, Confessional statements
Further to my statement of 30th November, 2015, I have brought the sum of $829,800(equivalent to N200m) and N600m was given to me to distribute to the six PDP Zonal Committee chairmen. I don’t know who are the directors of Dalhatu Investment Limited but funds were transferred to the company’s account on the instruction of Dalhatu Bafarawa for the total amount of N1.5billion received from the then NSA by Jabbama Limited. I shall endeavour to recover the sum of N600million given to the six zonal PDP committee chairmen, while I appeal to the commission to use their machineries to trace the remaining balance of the money transferred to various accounts


$2 billion arms deal, Confessional statements
In a counter-claim, Chief Bode George denied the allegations of receiving a total sum of ₦100 million from Yuguda for the 2015 general election. He described the claim by Yuguda as "mischievous and deliberately fraudulent."


$2 billion arms deal, Confessional statements
“My attention has been drawn to another mischievous and deliberately fraudulent claim that I collected N100 million from Bashir Yuguda, the former Minister of State for Finance. This is another blatant falsehood, stripped of any iota of truth. This is yet again a depraved continuation of lynch mob journalism orchestrated by an online newspaper. The salient fact is that very early this year, long before the election period, the party set up Contact and Mobilization Committee for each zone to reconcile various factions and ensure a firm unity of purpose within the zones before the election.


$2 billion arms deal, Confessional statements
I was elected as the Chairman for the South-West zone. The committee which was made up of 18 senior members of the party with distinguished history of honour and exemplary leadership, met at least 10 times in my office in Lagos. These people travelled all the way from every corner of the South-West, with three members representing each state. All of them are very much alive to testify to my assertions.


$2 billion arms deal, Confessional statements
Sometime in the middle of these deliberations, Yuguda came to me and said the party was reimbursing the 18 elders of the committee for their transportation, accommodation and feeding allowance for the work that was done. The committee later submitted the report of its deliberations to the party and then wound up. For all these efforts Yuguda gave the committee only $30,000. That was less than N6 million at that time. Yuguda can never claim that he gave the Committee N100 million. That is the figment of the imagination of rascally scribblers purporting to be journalists. Again, facts are sacred.”


$20 a Week
$20 a Week is a 1935 American melodrama film directed by Wesley Ford and starring James Murray, Pauline Starke, and Gwen Lee. It was released on February 2, 1935.


$20 a Week, Plot
Sally Blair, a feisty young stenographer is in the employ of a Mr. Warner, an insurance agent who fancies his chances. She accepts a date even though she had made plans with the new salesman, Peter Douglas. Warner takes Sally to a nightclub and, in a private room, tries to kiss her. She retaliates by punching him. Warner, for reasons unknown, promotes Sally to his personal secretary. Later, at a wedding, Peter proposes to Sally. The next day, Peter's mother, who believes Sally is after his money, warns her to keep away from Peter. Naturally, they end up getting married.


$20 a Week, Production
In November 1934, Rob Eden's story, $20 a Week was purchased by the independent producer Burton L. King, with the intent of making the film independently and distributing it through Ajax Distributing Corporation. The film was to be the first in a series of four pictures. By the end of the month King had formed his production house, Four-Leaf Clover Productions, and had signed Pauline Starke to star in the film. In December the name of the production company had become Ajax Pictures, and $20 a Week was the first of 10 films planned by the company. By the end of December 1934 the filming on the picture had been completed. In January 1935 it was revealed that John Murray was also starring in the film.


$20 a Week, Reception
The Film Daily gave the film a mostly negative review, calling Wesley Ford's direction "unnatural", and Al Martin's cinematography only fair. However, they did enjoy Starke's performance, saying that at times it rose "to excellent work", despite the mediocrity of the film.


$24 in 24
$24 in 24 is a reality television series airing on the Food Network, which premiered on September 23, 2012. The show is hosted by Jeff Mauro. In each episode, Mauro goes on a trip to a different city in the United States with only $24 to spend on breakfast, lunch, and dinner.


$25 Million Dollar Hoax
$25 Million Dollar Hoax is an unscripted television series that was originally shown on American network NBC in November 2004.


$25 Million Dollar Hoax
The series is noted to be similar in style to FOX's My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance, which aired in 2003. It is based on a United Kingdom show titled The Million Pound Hoax, broadcast on Sky One earlier that year.


$25 Million Dollar Hoax, Synopsis
In the series, daughter Chrissy Sanford plays a hoax on her family by convincing them she had won a $25,000,000 lottery prize through the internet, and that it had changed her from a sweet girl into a spend-a-holic.


$25 Million Dollar Hoax, Synopsis
$25 Million Dollar Hoax contained guest appearances by Ed McMahon, George Gray, and N*SYNC's Lance Bass.


$25 Million Dollar Hoax, Synopsis
Chrissy successfully pulled off the hoax, which won her and her family over $400,000 in cash and prizes.


$30 Film School
$30 Film School is a book written by Michael W. Dean on how to make films on a limited budget, and is part of the $30 School book series which includes $30 Music School and $30 Writing School. Like the other books of this series, $30 Film School advocates a start-to-finish DIY ethic, and includes interviews with professionals in the given field, as well as a CD or DVD of extras.


$30 Film School
The second edition was released in March 2006, and included a DVD featuring software, tutorials, and 14 short films by graduates of the first edition. The book is used in college and university media courses on filmmaking, such as Humanistinen Ammattikorkeakoulu (university of applied sciences) in Finland,


$30 Film School
It was reported that at age 9, and by following instructions in the book, filmmaker Emma Kenney created the film The New Girl in Town which was shown at New Jersey International Film Festival.


$40 a Day
$40 a Day was a Food Network show hosted by Rachael Ray. In each episode, Ray takes a one-day trip to an American, Canadian, or European city with only $40 US, to spend on food. While touring the city, she finds restaurants to go to (often based on local recommendations), and usually manages to fit three meals and some sort of snack or after-dinner drink into her small budget.


$40 a Day
The show premiered on April 1, 2002, five months after the debut of 30 Minute Meals, making it her second show on the Food Network. Some clips are sometimes used in Ray's later series, Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels. Another Food Network series, Giada's Weekend Getaways starring Giada De Laurentiis, is similar in format. In 2010, The Travel Channel began airing reruns of the show. As of 2013, the show is no longer in reruns on the Travel Channel.


$40 a Day, Details
According to Ray, visiting a fast food restaurant, particularly those of national chains, is considered cheating (she says so explicitly in the Orlando episode). On occasion, smaller sit-down restaurant chains (such as Bahama Breeze in the Las Vegas episode, or Bongos in the South Beach episode) are visited. Generally, non-food items and non-food-related activities are not included in her budget.


$40 a Day, Details
Ray always offers tips on what to see in the various cities, as well as hints on how to save money and find bargains while traveling. She also emphasizes researching whatever city she plans to visit through the Internet and asking the local citizens for their recommendations.


$40 a Day, Details
Initially, Ray only used item prices against her $40 limit. She started including applicable taxes and tips during the first season. On occasion, she does go over budget; however, during her trips to Philadelphia and Arizona, she did so on purpose. Her cheapest day was in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2003, when she spent just under $25 USD including taxes and tips (at the time, less than $40 Canadian, although she budgeted for $40 USD). On occasions, she has had to get creative to stay on-budget; for example, she accidentally blew half her budget on her second meal in her first Miami episode.


$40 a Day, Details
The pilot, shot in Los Angeles, had a 12-hour limit, but subsequent episodes raised it to 24 hours. Usually episodes begin in the morning with breakfast, occasionally brunch. Episodes almost always feature four paid meals, but on at least one occasion, in the Research Triangle (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC), she did five meals. Also on rare occasion, only three meals are paid, and a fourth ends up being free. On only one occasion, in Antigua, she partook of a hotel's free Continental breakfast, but she still did four paid meals in that episode.


$40 a Day, Details
On her first visit to Las Vegas during the first season, Ray began with dinner and stayed overnight, ending with breakfast.


$40 a Day, Details
She did several episodes in Europe when the euro was still valued less than the U.S. dollar. She has not visited Europe since the U.S. dollar has fallen under the euro in value. She has also visited several island locales, including Bermuda and Antigua, both of which generally accept the U.S. dollar.


$40 a Day, Details
Ray has occasionally drawn controversy when some meals end up calculating with less-than-traditional tips.


$5 Cover
$5 Cover was an online series created by filmmaker Craig Brewer and produced by MTV. It is a fictional series created to complement the documentary series $5 Cover Amplified. The 15-part series debuted in May 2009 and feature artists from the city of Memphis, Tennessee, including Alicja Trout, Clare Grant, Jeff Pope, Amy LaVere, Al Kapone, Valerie June, Jack Oblivian, Brad Postlethwaite of Snowglobe, Muck Sticky, and Ben Nichols of Lucero. Each episode explores living and making rent in the historical, and still very active, Memphis music scene.


$5 Cover
The show is described in MTV's official press release as "a rough-and-tumble show set in the clubs, all-night cafes and no-tell motels of present-day Memphis. The series follows a cast of young musicians as they fight for love, inspiration, and money to pay the rent."


$5 Cover
The show aired on MTV as 30-minute episodes and on MTV.com as short webisodes.


$5 Cover
The show aired with a series of companion documentaries called $5 Cover Amplified.


$50,000 Reward
$50,000 Reward is a 1924 American silent western film directed by Clifford S. Elfelt and starring Ken Maynard, Esther Ralston and Bert Lindley.


$50,000 Reward, Introduction
The film is set in western Montana in the 1920s during a time when men rode horses as a means of transport. It is a black and white silent film, and one of the directors (Clifford S. Elfelt) longest running time film.


$50,000 Reward, Introduction
This film was one of the first features for Ken Maynard, the main actor who plays Ted Sherwood, who quickly became a hugely popular star of early westerns. Esther Ralston, a beautiful and popular actress of silent films, appears as Maynard's leading lady.


$50,000 Reward, Introduction
The film begins with a screen that says, "In Montana, things often happen with a surprising suddenness." This is followed by a black screen with the words, "Help!" appearing multiple times. What appears to be a brawl including guns is unfolding across the street where a business owner notices and calls for help. Then, we see a black screen that says, "Get him boys, don't let him get away." Then there is some more brawling, followed by a black screen that says, "I've got what you're after, try and get it."


$50,000 Reward, Introduction
Some more brawling, followed by a screen that says, "50,000 reward to the man who gets him." The men start running after Tex Sherwood as it appears, and he runs away on his horse. The group of men all hop on their horses and follow Ken until they see he has gone up a hill with his horse and the rest of them can't seem to get up there.


$50,000 Reward, Introduction
A black screen then appears and it says, "Tex Sherwood cowpuncher from the Rio Grande, the cause of all the excitement, who has come to Montana to transact some business of a personal nature," Then, we see a black screen that says, "Buck Scofield, the leader of a lawless outfit," and "Tarzan, Tex Sherwood's pal, by himself." Here, we can tell that Tarzan is Ted Sherwood's horse. Then we see Ted and a black screen that says, "We fooled 'em boy, didn't we?" Tarzan nods, and Sherwood rides him down onto the other side of the hill.


$50,000 Reward, Introduction
The scenes change, and we are now in an office. A black screen says, "Asa Holman, president of the bank, and a big man in local affairs." We see this character who appears to be Asa Holman speaking and a black screen that says, "Tex Sherwood is in town with the papers. I've offered Buck and his gang $50,000 reward to get those documents." We then see a man reply, he is Eli Higgins, Holman's lawyer. Holman and Higgins exchange back and forth. Holman looks concerned, saying "I have millions at stake. If he records those papers, I am ruined."


$50,000 Reward, Introduction
At this point in the film, we find out why it is that Holman is so concerned. We find out that Holman is a sponsor for a large reclamation project, part of which is a million dollar dam nearing completion in the mountains.


$50,000 Reward, Introduction
All of this takes place during the first 5 minutes of the film and sets the course for the plot to unfold. On the one hand, we have Ted Sherwood, which has just received a piece of land. And on the other hand, we have Asa Holman, the president of the bank, who has a conflict of interest in Sherwood's acquirement. For this reason, Holman has placed a bounty on Sherwood and has a group of men trying to capture Sherwood and bring him to Holman.


$50,000 Reward, Premise
The film is about Tex Sherwood, a man who has just acquired a piece of land. There is a plot twist when he finds out that this land is soon to be irrigated by a dam. Asa Holman, the banker, knows that the ownership of property deed must be registered the next day, but does not let Tex know. Instead, he offers a $50,000 reward for his capture.


$50SAT
$50SAT (also known as Eagle-2, OSCAR 76, Morehead-OSCAR 76 and MO-76) is an American amateur radio satellite. It was launched on November 21, 2013 with a Dnepr rocket from the Dombarovsky Air Base, in Orenburg, Russia.


$50SAT
$50SAT was developed by Bob Twiggs at Morehead State University (MSU) along with three other radio amateurs and was used to train students. The satellite transmits telemetry data in various operating modes in the 70 cm band. It is based on the PocketQube design for very small and inexpensive satellites and measures 5 cm × 5 cm × 7.5 cm (1.5 U). After several months of problems due to low battery voltage, $50SAT finally dropped below the 3,300 mV required for data transmission on July 19, 2015 and thus ceased operation.


$9.99
$9.99 is a 2008 Australian stop-motion adult animated drama film written and directed by Tatia Rosenthal, with the screenplay by Etgar Keret. The film marks the third collaboration between Rosenthal and Keret. It features a voice cast of Geoffrey Rush, Samuel Johnson, Anthony LaPaglia and Claudia Karvan.


$9.99, Plot
The film mainly focuses on  Dave Peck, who is unemployed but prefers the search for the meaning of life to the search for gainful employment. While looking in a magazine, Dave finds an advertisement for a book that will tell him the meaning of life "for the low price of $9.99." Dave, fascinated by this, begins his journey in his Sydney apartment to find the true meaning of life.


$9.99, Plot
As the film progresses, stories of Dave's family and neighbours are woven in and examine the post-modern meaning of hope.


$9.99, Release and reception
$9.99 premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 4 September 2008. The film was then released in Los Angeles and New York on 19 June 2009 and then in Australia on 17 September 2009. Upon release, the film earned mostly positive reviews. As of February 2019, it holds a "Fresh" score of 73% on the film review website Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 6.5 out of 10, according with 55 reviews. The site's critical consensus states, "Its storyline isn't as wondrous as its visuals, but $9.99 has a sophistication and handmade charm that sets it apart from the animated pack." Metacritic gave the film 68/100 based on 15 critics giving it generally favorable reviews.


$9.99, Release and reception, Box office
$9.99 took $47,300 at the box office in Australia. The film's worldwide total was $708,354.


$9.99, Awards and nominations
The film has been nominated for the Annie Awards for Best Animated Feature and Directing in an Animated Feature Production.


$O$
$O$ is the debut album by South African rap-rave group Die Antwoord. The album was initially a widely circulated internet-only release, and made available to stream for free on the band's website prior to Interscope Records signing the band. The song "Wat Pomp?" had a music video released on 6 June 2009, followed by "Enter the Ninja" (a track with previous exposure as a viral video on YouTube and other video-hosting services), which received an official release on 9 August 2010. "Fish Paste" and "Beat Boy" have also been released as promotional singles. "Enter the Ninja" debuted at #37 in the UK Music Charts on 19 September 2010.


$O$
Following the group's signing to Interscope in the US, it was announced that $O$ would be re-released in physical format with a different track listing. Diplo produced one of the new tracks on the re-release, "Evil Boy", for which a promotional video was made available on 6 October 2010. The US iTunes digital release includes the previously hidden track "$O$" separately, a bonus track "Wat Pomp?" and an alternate version of "Evil Boy" titled as "Evil Boy (F**k You In The Face Mix)" not present on US physical release.


$O$
In an interview Ninja mentioned that he considered the album to be the first in a five-album plan.


$avvy
$avvy is a 2021 American documentary film directed by Robin Hauser, written by Jessica Floum. It follows the historical, cultural, and societal norms around women and money. Haley Sacks, Carrie Schwab, Farnoosh Torabi, and Sallie Krawcheck appear in the film.


$avvy
The film had its world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on April 1, 2021.


$ell Out
$ell. Out is the second album from the heavy metal band Pist. On, recorded and released after the band was dropped by Atlantic Records.


$ell Out, Name change
Having changed their name from Pist. On to Piston upon being signed by Atlantic Records (reportedly at the behest of the new label), the band changed their name "back" to Pist. On after being dropped by Atlantic.


$h*! My Dad Says
$#*! My Dad Says (pronounced "Bleep My Dad Says") is an American sitcom television series produced by Warner Bros. Television that aired on CBS. It was based on the Twitter feed Shit My Dad Says, created by Justin Halpern and consisting of quotations from his father, Sam.


$h*! My Dad Says
The show originally ran from September 23, 2010, to February 17, 2011, and aired on Thursdays at 8:30 pm/7:30 pm Central. After 18 episodes aired, the series was replaced in mid-season by Rules of Engagement, which had moved to Thursdays from Mondays.


$h*! My Dad Says
On May 15, 2011, CBS canceled the series after one season.


$h*! My Dad Says, Plot
Ed is a very opinionated 72-year-old who has been divorced three times. His two adult sons, Henry and Vince, are accustomed to his unsolicited and often politically incorrect rants. When Henry, a struggling writer and blogger, can no longer afford his rent, he is forced to move back in with Ed, which creates new problems in their tricky father–son relationship. As weeks go by Henry is unable to find a job as a writer, mostly due to the lack of good material.


$h*! My Dad Says, Plot
He finally lands a job,  when during his interview Ed interrupts with an irrational phone call that sparks the interest of the eccentric editor conducting the interview. Henry is ultimately hired, but is forced to continue living with Ed in order to have readily available material via his father's unsolicited rants, hence the title $#*! My Dad Says.


$h*! My Dad Says, Development and production
In November 2009, CBS announced that it was developing a television pilot based on the Twitter feed, which would be written by Halpern and Patrick Schumacker. William Shatner landed the lead role in late February 2010, which triggered a green-light to produce the pilot. Nicole Sullivan and Ryan Devlin came on board in early March. Casting was completed with the addition of Will Sasso as Vince and Stephanie Lemelin as Sam later that month. Both Sasso and Sullivan had previously been cast-mates on the series Mad TV.


$h*! My Dad Says, Development and production
The series was picked up by CBS in May 2010, with reports saying that the role of Henry (played by Ryan Devlin in the pilot) would be recast. In July, Jonathan Sadowski was cast in the role. The character Sam (Stephanie Lemelin) was eliminated, never appearing in the broadcast pilot or subsequent episodes.


$h*! My Dad Says, Reception
$#*! My Dad Says received negative reviews, with Metacritic assigning it a score of 28/100. Over 12 million viewers watched the premiere, although the next two episodes lost nearly 20% of that audience. The fourth and fifth episodes improved in ratings, being 10.16 million and 10.91 million respectively. The show won the award for Favorite New TV Comedy at the 37th People's Choice Awards on January 5, 2011.


$h*! My Dad Says, Reception, Controversy
The title of the broadcast series was modified from the source material in order to comply with Federal Communications Commission regulations on the use of profane language during prime time. The profanity was also toned down and modified from Halpern's Twitter feeds.


$h*! My Dad Says, Reception, Controversy
On May 19, 2010, CBS announced the show's official name and 8:30 pm time slot at its upfront presentation of the fall 2010 schedule. Addressing reporters' concerns regarding the title, the network assured them that the expletive would not be used in promos. Soon thereafter, the Parents Television Council announced that it was protesting the title because it alluded to an obscenity. The PTC threatened CBS with broadcast license challenges for any affiliate airing the show or its promos before 10 pm.


$h*! My Dad Says, Reception, Controversy
Responding to the controversy, CBS stated, "[The show] will in no way be indecent and will adhere to all CBS standards. Parents who choose to do so will find the show can be easily blocked using their V Chip." Show star Shatner commented on the show's title, saying "We say spit; why can't we say shit?" In addition, Bill Gorman from TVbytheNumbers wrote that the PTC protest was just giving the show more publicity, which he expected would boost ratings.


$h*! My Dad Says, Reception, Controversy
At the July 2010 Television Critics Association press tour, Shatner further commented on the title saying, "The word 'shit' is around us. It isn't a terrible term. It's a natural function. Why are we pussyfooting?"


$pacely
Elorm Kabu Amenyah (born 1 August 1992) professionally known as $pacely (pronounced Spacely) is a Ghanaian rapper and singer. He is a member of trap music collective La Meme Gang. He has collaborated with Kwesi Arthur, Nxwrth, RJZ, Pappy Kojo, Kiddblack, KwakuBS, Kofi Mole and Darkovibes. He released his debut EP Fine$$e or Be Fine$$ed in 2019, which features songs like "Somimu" and "Uber" featuring Cina Soul and Joey B. respectively.


$pacely, Early life and career
Upon relocating to Ghana in 2012, he formed a music group in high school with friend Art Soul Kojo, who is now a painter and an artist. $pacely is called the Ad-lib King by his peers and Keanu- a moniker he gained for his very popular song "Digits".


$pacely, Early life and career
In 2016, $pacely met young Ghanaian Producer Kuvie. This led to the recording of his debut single "Love on Drugs". The single featured and was produced by now members of La Meme Gang- Darkovibes and Nxwrth.


$pacely, Early life and career
Spending much time together in the creative tutelage of Villain Sounds studio formed a bond between him and five other musicians which led to the creation of the La Meme Gang collective. The name which translates as 'The Same Gang' was coined by $pacely. After the release of their debut EP, they secured four nominations at the 2019 Vodafone Ghana music Awards.


$pacely, Early life and career
In 2017, $pacely released 'Digits', a heavy trap Nxwrth produced song. A remix to the song was later released which featured Ghanaian rapper Kwesi Arthur.


$pacely, Early life and career
Alongside his La Meme Gang members, $pacely was featured in a Boiler Room documentary which spoke about the rich history of Ghanaian Culture and also sealed Boiler Room performance.


$pent
$pent is a 2000 drama film directed by Gil Cates Jr. and starring Jason London, Charlie Spradling, and Gil Cates Jr.


$pent, Premise
An unemployed actor uses his skills to con everyone he knows into lending or giving him money to pay off his debts.


$pent, Reception
The film received generally unfavorable reviews on Metacritic.com, getting 34/100 based on 8 critics.


$pread
$pread was a quarterly magazine by and for sex workers and those who support their rights. The magazine's focus was: "personal experiences and political insights" and it "contain(ed) practical information like news, features, health columns, and resources related to the sex industry".


$pread, History
Articles were written by readers as well as by figures from academic, cultural, and literary backgrounds, most of whom were current or former sex workers. The magazine was launched on March 15, 2005 by Rachel Aimee, Rebecca Lynn, and Raven Strega. $pread was based in New York City, and was sold throughout the United States and Canada at independent bookstores and via national distributors.


$pread, History
A co-editor said, "We want the general public to become aware of issues such as the physical working conditions of sex workers and their health care and housing needs, and to start considering sex workers as real people rather than mythical beasts who only come to life when someone drops a quarter into a slot."


$pread, History
$pread published personal experiences, political insights, and contained practical information, such as news, features, health columns, and sex industry resources. $pread supported the sex work community by donating 15% of each print run to the workplaces of and the outreach organizations utilized by sex workers. The tax outreach program "helps sex workers who don't know they can and should file taxes", said Audacia Ray, an executive editor at the magazine.


$pread, History
As of August 30, 2010, $pread ceased printed publication due to both financial issues and not having enough people to keep the operation running, even if "there was $100k made available".


$pread, Criticism
Because $pread was part of the sex workers rights movement, it was criticized by some branches of feminism that believe that sex work is inherently degrading:


$pread, Criticism
Among feminists, perceptions are no less polarized – sex workers are either fully empowered agents using their sexuality in unassailably positive ways, or victims of a job that degrades them by its very nature. Most feminist dialogues about sex work sound more like monologues; defensiveness, mischaracterizations, and willful ignorance abound, making casualties of complexity and nuance.


$pread, $pread Book
The Feminist Press released a collection of some of the articles and essays from the original publications of the magazine into a 368-page book on the 15th March 2015 entitled $pread : The Best of the Magazine that Illuminated the Sex Industry and Started a Media Revolution.


$pread, Mary Christmas
"Mary Christmas" is a pseudonym of Emily O'Hara, an activist and a former editor of $pread magazine, a New York-based magazine on sex industry workers' rights. She was also involved in Radical Cheerleaders, a group of leftist activists who cheer in squads at protests.


$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)
"$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)", simply known as "$pringfield", is the tenth episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 91st episode overall. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 16, 1993. In the episode, Springfield legalizes gambling to revitalize its economy. Mr. Burns opens a casino where Homer is hired as a blackjack dealer. Marge develops a gambling addiction, Bart opens a casino in his treehouse, and Burns' appearance and mental state deteriorate in a parody of Howard Hughes.


$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)
The episode was written by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein, and directed by Wes Archer. Gerry Cooney and Robert Goulet guest starred as themselves. The episode features cultural references to the films Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, The Wizard of Oz, Rain Man, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. It acquired a Nielsen rating of 11.7, and was the highest-rated show on the Fox network the week it aired.


$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling), Plot
At a town hall, Mayor Quimby fields suggestions on ways to improve Springfield's dwindling economy. Principal Skinner suggests the town legalize gambling to rejuvenate its economy; everyone, including frequent naysayer Marge, likes the idea. Mr. Burns and Mayor Quimby work together to build a casino, where Homer is hired as a blackjack dealer. Burns designs the casino himself, with his likeness atop a mermaid's body adorning its neon sign.


$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling), Plot
While waiting for Homer's shift to end, Marge finds a quarter on the casino floor and uses it to play a slot machine. When she wins, she immediately becomes addicted to gambling. Bart is too young to gamble at Burns' Casino, so he starts his own casino in his tree house, tricking Robert Goulet into performing there. Burns grows even richer from his casino, but his appearance and mental state deteriorate, making him resemble Howard Hughes. He develops paranoia and a profound fear of microscopic germs, urinating in jars and wearing tissue boxes instead of shoes on his feet.


$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling), Plot
Marge spends all her time at the casino and neglects her family. She fails to notice when Maggie crawls away from the slots and is nearly mauled by a white tiger from Gunter and Ernst's circus act. She forgets to help Lisa make a costume for her geography pageant, forcing her to wear one poorly designed by her father, which consists of Homer taping her between two foam mattresses with "Florida" misspelled as "Floreda" on the front piece. Homer bursts into the casino searching for Marge.


$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling), Plot
Security cameras capture his rampage, causing Burns to demote him to his old job at the power plant. After realizing how much he misses the plant, Burns decides to return to it. When Homer confronts Marge with her behavior, she realizes that she has a gambling problem. However, as they leave, Homer takes the revelation as a way to deflect criticism from his own questionable behavior by pointing out her gambling addiction.


$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling), Plot
Lisa wins a special prize in the geography pageant because Homer's poor costume design makes the judges think she did it all by herself. Ralph receives the same prize for his primitive costume: a note taped to his shirt that reads "Idaho".


$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling), Plot
Mr. Burns' casino is later demolished to make room for a "Casino-themed family hotel" in the season 10 episode Viva Ned Flanders


$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling), Production
The episode was written by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein, and directed by Wes Archer. The story of the episode originated from a newspaper article that Oakley and Weinstein found about a town in Mississippi that was introducing riverboat gambling. Oakley said another inspiration for it was that there had not been many episodes about Springfield as a whole and how "crummy" the town was, so they filled the whole first act with scenes showing how "crummy" and "dismal" Springfield was.


$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling), Production
Oakley particularly liked the animation of the lights inside the casino on the slot machines and the lamps in the ceiling. The "way they radiate out" had always amazed him. Archer, who directed the animation of the episode, also thought they turned out well. The lights were especially hard for them to animate back then because the show was animated traditionally on cels, so Archer was pleased with the results. A deleted scene from the episode shows Homer dealing cards to James Bond. The staff liked the scene, so they decided to put it in the clip show episode "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular".


$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling), Production
There was a brief period when the episode had a different subplot that revolved around the restaurant chain Planet Hollywood. Groening had been told by a spokesperson that if he put Planet Hollywood in The Simpsons, the creators of the restaurant, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, and Sylvester Stallone, would agree to make guest appearances on the show. The writers of The Simpsons were excited about this so they wrote a new subplot for the episode that featured Planet Hollywood and the three actors. However, for unknown reasons, they were unable to appear in the episode.


$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling), Production
Instead, Gerry Cooney and Robert Goulet guest starred as themselves. Executive producer David Mirkin enjoyed directing Goulet because he was "such a good sport" and had "a great sense of humor". Oakley thought it was nice that Goulet was willing to make fun of himself in the episode, which at the time was rare for guest stars on The Simpsons. This episode features the first appearances of Gunter and Ernst, the Siegfried and Roy-esque casino magicians who are attacked by their white tiger, Anastasia.


$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling), Production
Ten years after this episode first aired, Roy Horn was attacked by one of the duo's white tigers. The Simpsons production team dismissed the novelty of the prediction by saying that it was "bound to happen" sooner or later. The Rich Texan also makes his debut appearance in this episode, referred to as "Senator" by Homer.


$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling), Cultural references
The title is a reference to the 1964 film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, the music of which was composed by Laurie Johnson. Two of his songs, Happy-go-lively and Rue de la park can be heard within the News on Parade segment at the beginning of the episode. Burns' bed looks similar to the one occupied by Keir Dullea's character Dave Bowman in the end of the 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.


$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling), Cultural references
Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise appear at the casino to reprise their roles from the 1988 film Rain Man, although Cruise does not speak. Homer is impressed by the card-counting abilities of a man who resembles Raymond Babbitt, Hoffman's character in the film. Krusty's show at midnight is similar to Bill Cosby's 1971 album For Adults Only, which was recorded at a casino at midnight. Marge reminds Homer that his lifelong dream was to be a contestant on the television show The Gong Show.


$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling), Cultural references
Burns's paranoid obsession with germs and cleanliness, and his refusal to leave his bedroom once the casino opens, parodies American magnate Howard Hughes, who had obsessive-compulsive disorder, and was involved in the casino business in his later years. The "Spruce Moose", an absurdly tiny wooden plane Burns makes in the episode, is a parody of Hughes' impractically enormous wooden plane, derisively nicknamed the "Spruce Goose".


$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling), Cultural references
Homer parodies the scene in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz when the Scarecrow demonstrates his newly acquired intelligence by (incorrectly) reciting the law that governs the lengths of the sides of an isosceles triangle. Unlike in the film, somebody correctly points out that the Pythagorean theorem recited applies only to right triangles, not isosceles triangles.


$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling), Reception, Critical reception
Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson commented that "this excellent episode includes a surprising number of concurrent plots. Homer also works in the casino and tries to care for the family without Marge. It balances them deftly and provides great laughs along the way." Adam Suraf of Dunkirkma.net named it the third best episode of the season. He also praised the episode's cultural references.


$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling), Reception, Critical reception
The authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, wrote: "There's a lovely nod to the earlier episodes in which Marge protests the citizenry's hare-brained ideas at council meetings. A series of bizarre moments rather than a story—we're especially fond of Homer's photographic memory and Mr Burns' descent into insanity—but great fun." Patrick Bromley of DVD Verdict gave the episode a grade of A, and Bill Gibron of DVD Talk gave it a score of 4 out of 5.


$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling), Reception, Critical reception
The episode is Sarah Culp of The Quindecim's eleventh-favorite episode of the show, and one of Les Winan of Box Office Prophets's favorite episodes. A scene from the episode where former United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger meets Burns was included in the 2002 documentary film The Trials of Henry Kissinger.


$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling), Reception, Ratings
In its original American broadcast, "$pringfield" finished 35th in the ratings for the week of December 13 to December 19, 1993, with a Nielsen Rating of 11.7, translating to 11 million households. The episode was the highest-rated show on the Fox network that week.


% Arabica
% Arabica, also known as % ΔRΔBICΔ, is a Japanese coffeehouse chain based in Kyoto, Japan.


% Arabica, Company history
The coffee brand was founded by Kenneth Shoji. After the Tōhoku earthquake destroyed his house in Fukushima Prefecture in 2011, he moved to Hong Kong. As soon as he decided to start a coffee business, he went to Hawaii and purchased a coffee farm. In 2013, Shoji opened the first % Arabica café in Hong Kong. In 2014, % Arabica opened its worldwide flagship store in the Kyoto’s historic Higashiyama district.


% Arabica, Company history
The coffee brand is known for using its custom-made espresso machines, manufactured in Seattle, the machines allow baristas to have acceptable control while creating craft drinks.% Arabica was described as the "Japan's cult-favorite hit coffee shop"by Eater. As of 2021, the chain has over 94 locations worldwide in 17 countries including United Kingdom, United States, Indonesia, Qatar, China, Bahrain, Malaysia, Morocco, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Japan, France, Singapore, Cambodia, Philippines, Thailand and Oman. The 94 existing locations of % Arabica are all franchise operations, except for the three in Kyoto.


& (Ayumi Hamasaki EP)
& is an extended play by Japanese recording artist and songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on 9 July 2003, by record label Avex Trax. Hamasaki's fourth extended play, & consists of four recordings; "Ourselves", "Greatful Days", "Hanabi: Episode II", and "Theme of A-Nation 03", with three additional instrumentals of the first three tracks. It was released in two different formats; a stand-alone CD, and a digital EP. The artwork for the EP depicts Hamasaki posing in front of a cloudy backdrop, with the title of the work superimposed over her hair. & contains predominantly J-pop and dance music.


& (Ayumi Hamasaki EP)
Hamasaki contributed by writing the lyrics to all the tracks, while Japanese production and manager Max Matsuura served as the EP's main producer. & received favourable reviews from music critics who commended the EP's production and commercial appeal. & reached number one on the Oricon Singles Chart, and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of 500,000 units. "Ourselves", "Greatful Days", "Hanabi: Episode II", and "Theme of A-Nation 03" served as promotional singles, while all but the latter track receiving music videos respectively. & was awarded the Japan Record Award at the 46th Japan Record Awards for Best Pop/Rock Album.


& (Ayumi Hamasaki EP), Background and release
Ayumi Hamasaki announced that she would release a new extended play, marketed as a single, entitled &. It consists of four recordings – "Ourselves", "Greatful Days", "Hanabi: Episode II", and "Theme of A-Nation 03" – with additional instrumental versions of the first three tracks. & was released on 9 July 2003 as the first single from Hamasaki's 2003 extended play, Memorial Address. ("Ourselves", "Greatful Days", and "Hanabi: Episode II" were included in Memorial Address.) & follows the releases of Hamasaki's previous extended plays; Nothing from Nothing (1995), A (1999), and H (2002). Hamasaki did not release another extended-play single until Five in 2011. & was released in two formats: a stand-alone CD and a digital EP. The artwork for the EP depicts Hamasaki posing in front of a cloudy backdrop, with the title of the work superimposed over her hair.


& (Ayumi Hamasaki EP), Background and release
& opens with the first track, "Ourselves", which is an R&B tune with influences of "exoticism pop". The lyrics describe Hamasaki's "painful" sense of sorrow and love. "Greatful Days" is a "refreshing" pop song that showcases Hamasaki's "festive" nature, her "pastel" vocals, and a "relaxing" positive message of happiness. "Hanabi: Episode II" is an answer song to Hamasaki's 2002 song, "Hanabi". It describes Hamasaki's "miserable" state and "struggle[s]" that is transformed into strength. "Theme of A-Nation 03" was used for the Avex A-Nation concert tour in 2003, and emphasizes traditional Japanese instrumentals, progressing more oriental J-pop sounds. The next three tracks are instrumental versions of "Ourselves", "Greatful Days", and "Hanabi: Episode II".


& (Ayumi Hamasaki EP), Promotion
"Ourselves", "Greatful Days", and "Hanabi: Episode II" all served as the EP's promotional singles, released on 9 July 2003; the singles did not chart in any Japanese music charts. The singles were promoted through different endorsements deals in Japan; "Ourselves" was used as the televised theme song for Japanese cosmetics brand, Visee, and "Greatful Days" was used as the theme song for Hamasaki's 2004 TV series, Ayuready?.


& (Ayumi Hamasaki EP), Promotion
However, by the time the promotion of &, Memorial Address, and her 2003–2004 arena tour was complete, Hamasaki had grown dissatisfied with her position in Avex; she felt that the company was treating her as a product instead of a person. Although Hamasaki initially supported the exploitation of her popularity for commercial purposes, saying that it was "necessary that [she is] viewed as a product", she eventually opposed Avex's decision to market her as a "product rather than a person". All three songs featured an accompanying music video, which were included on several DVD compilations by Hamasaki.


& (Ayumi Hamasaki EP), Reception
& received favourable reviews from music critics. A reviewer from CD Journal commended the EP's production, and highlighted all the singles as stand out tracks; the reviewer highlighted its "music quality" as a positive note. Kondo Yang from Listen Japan was positive in his review, stating that & was a sign of growing "maturity" in Hamasaki's music. He also felt that her "charisma" and "personality" was a reason why & became successful. Eri Kato from Hot Express was positive in her review, commending Hamasaki's songwriting and composing skills, particularly with "Hanabi: Episode II", and the music arrangements. She later praised them as "unique masterpieces" and  Alexey Eremenko, who wrote the biography for Hamasaki on AllMusic, highlighted "Ourselves" and "Greatful Days" as one of the stand-out tracks of the extended play and Hamasaki's long career.


& (Ayumi Hamasaki EP), Reception
On the Japanese Oricon Singles Chart, & reached number one on its debut week, her third consecutive EP to have reached number one, and her sixteenth number one single overall. The EP lasted sixteen weeks in the top 100, selling 680,000 units, and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of 600,000 units. & is Hamasaki's final single to sell over 600,000 units, and her only post-single to achieve a close achievement of the limit is "No Way to Say" with 400,000 physical and digital sales.


& (Loona EP)
[ &] (read as "and") is the fourth extended play by South Korean girl group Loona. It was released on June 28, 2021, by Blockberry Creative and distributed by Kakao Entertainment. The comeback marked the return of member HaSeul, who had been on hiatus due to health issues since early 2020.


& (Loona EP)
Upon release, [&] became the group's fastest and best selling project. All of its tracks reached Gaon Download Chart becoming their first album to do so and also earned the group their first ever entry on the Gaon Digital Chart with the lead single, "PTT (Paint the Town)". The project was met with generally positive reviews with critics praising its genre diversity and the group's experimentation with different sounds on the project.


& (Loona EP), Background
On June 1, 2021, at midnight Korean Standard Time, Loona announced through social media that they will be releasing a new extended play titled [&]. on June 28. They also shared a cryptic teaser image containing the Latin words "citius, altius, fortius. Acta est fabula, plaudite" which translates to "faster, higher, stronger. The play is over, applaud". The following day a teaser image titled "XII" was released featuring twelve eyes, confirming the return of member HaSeul, who did not take part in the group's last two promotional cycles to focus on her mental health. HaSeul also opened up about doing group activities again saying:


& (Loona EP), Background
"Because it has been two years since I participated in a comeback, I prepared a lot for this one. I was really nervous preparing for this comeback, but my members helped me fill in where I was lacking. So I think that people will really be able to see our synergy as a group of 12."


& (Loona EP), Background
Individual member teaser pictures were released from June 3 to June 21 and a highlight medley video for the album was released on the group's YouTube channel on June 25. The track list for the album was revealed on June 10 and "PTT (Paint the Town)" was announced as the title track. Four different concept photos were also released for the album. The first trailer video titled "&" for the extended play was released on June 23 and it features member Kim Lip walking into a huge temple, overlapping with the scene for the video for her solo song "Eclipse".


& (Loona EP), Background
Then, a drum plays in the intense red lighting, heralding that the beginning of a huge worldview has risen, and Kim Lip, wearing a red school uniform connected to her solo and unit worldviews, stands on the altar located in the center of the temple. Two other trailer videos titled "&2" and "&3" were also released.


& (Loona EP), Composition
The album features different sound that navigate from Bollywood-esque details, Korean ballad fairytale-like chimes and strings, quirky jazz, radio friendly power pop and dance-pop songs and ballads, and even the minimalistic traits of Korean indie R&B trends and rough lo-fi sounds. The album has been described as genre-diverse having a diverse tapestry of sound.


& (Loona EP), Composition, Songs
The intro song "&" gets the album off to a dark, mysterious start, with its strong, thumping drum beats and hypnotic flute music leading into "PTT (Paint the Town)" which is a dance-pop and hip hop song that contains the most intense and "explosive" production among the songs that the group has released thus far. The song incorporates elements of Bollywood music, with Indian drums and tablas combined with dub-step and 808 bass sounds, and an Indian flute playing the signature melody of the song. "PTT (Paint the Town)" depicts the group members' new worldview, as they reestablish themselves independently without being trapped in taboos or being wary of others to "paint the town" in the group's colors.


& (Loona EP), Composition, Songs
"Wow" is a groovy jazz styled and broadway inspired song with bouncing tempo, a refreshing up-tempo melody and an upbeat chorus. "Be Honest" is an electropop song with fresh cord variations and sound effects and has an old school throwback sound. Member Olivia Hye compared the song to their 2018 single "Hi High" saying the song has a bright and fresh concept and a really refreshing vibe, which makes it a good song to listen to in the summer.


& (Loona EP), Composition, Songs
"Dance On My Own" is the group's second full song in English following their 2020 single "Star", which was featured on the group's third extended play [12:00] (2020). It is a chill mid-tempo power pop song about dancing alone and feeling yourself. "A Different Night" is a deep ballad featuring a dreamy and faint sound. The last track "U R" is an indie R&B and lofi song with an emotional piano and electric guitar.


& (Loona EP), Promotion
To celebrate the release of the new album the group hosted two online events, "Premier Greeting [D&D]", a fanmeet held on June 27, and an online concert, "ON WAVE [LOONATHEWORLD: &]", which took place on June 28. The group performed at different music programs such as Mnet's M Countdown, KBS' Music Bank and MBC's Show! Music Core to promote the album. On July 9 one of the group's staff member tested positive for COVID-19.


& (Loona EP), Promotion
The group was tested for the virus through PCR testing and although all of the members results come out negative Blockberry announced that all promotional activities for the album were temporarily suspended and that the members will all go into self-quarantine starting from July 10 in order to prevent the spread of the virus and for the health and safety of the members. On July 20, Loona and all their staff members were all retested for COVID-19 through PCR testing and everyone tested negative. The group resumed their promotional activities on July 22.


& (Loona EP), Promotion, Singles
"PTT (Paint the Town)" was released as the lead single from the album and the accompanying music video for the song was released the same day. Blockberry Creative partnered with Universal Music Japan for the first time to promote the album and the group's activities in Japan; an official Japanese page for the group was also created. A Japanese version of the title track was also released alongside the original Korean version, making it the group's first ever Japanese language song.


& (Loona EP), Critical reception
Verónica A. Bastardo of The Quietus gave the album a very positive review calling all tracks on the album enjoyable. She called the group's sound an unexpected trip in each new music project and called their journey through sound just the beginning. She ended her review by saying: "Loona came back with an album that hits just right when you want to cement yourself as a pop reference in a worldwide music audience".


& (Loona EP), Critical reception
NME's Ruby C gave the album three out of five stars saying that the overall direction Loona take on the album points out that the group is unafraid to experiment with music, even if it doesn't always work out. She remarked that this  inclination to look beyond the routine will, undoubtedly, continue to set the girl group apart in the years to come. She called the project a genre-diverse album having a diverse tapestry of sound.


& (Loona EP), Commercial performance
The EP debuted at number 4 on the South Korean Gaon Album Chart becoming the group's fifth consecutive top five album. The album sold 97,300 copies in its first two days of availability debuting at number 11 on the Gaon Monthly Albums Chart with only two days of tracking and becoming their fastest selling project. The album sold 24,600 more copies in July placing at number 16 on the Gaon Monthy Albums Chart for July and becoming the group's best selling album.


& (Loona EP), Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 48 on the Billboard Japan Download Albums chart becoming the group's first ever entry on an official Japanese chart. The following week the album debuted at number 46 on the main Japanese Oricon Albums Chart becoming the group's first ever entry.


& (Loona EP), Commercial performance
In the UK, the album debuted at number 21 on the Official Album Downloads Chart for the week ending July 8, 2021 becoming the group's third consecutive top thirty entry on the chart. In the US the EP debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard World Album, number 24 on the US Billboard Heatseekers Albums  and number 59 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart. On the week ending July 22 the album debuted at number 49 on the Polish Albums Chart becoming the group's first ever charting album in the territory.


& (The Moth & The Flame EP)
& (stylized with the character ⅋; sometimes written Ampersand) is an EP and the debut major-label recording by rock group The Moth & The Flame, released digitally on November 5, 2013, internationally. It was produced by drummer/producer Joey Waronker (Beck, Atoms for Peace, R.E.M.) and mixed by Peter Katis (The National, Interpol). All songs were written by The Moth & The Flame. To promote the EP, the group toured Europe supporting Imagine Dragons during the fall and winter of 2013.


& (The Moth & The Flame EP), Radio
"Sorry" received airtime on BBC Radio 1, Xfm, KROQ, KCRW, and other taste-making stations. It reached #1 on the KROQ Locals Only Playlist. "Sorry" featured as BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe's "Next Hype".


& (The Moth & The Flame EP), Music video
The "Sorry" music video premiered on mtvU on Friday November 22, 2013. It features actor Kirby Heyborne and depicts a family of mannequins facing an atomic bomb detonation.


& (The Moth & The Flame EP), Media use
Track "How We Woke Up" appears in Skinwalker Ranch (2013). Track "Sorry" featured on NFL on CBS in November 2013.


& (album)
& is the fourth studio album by French singer Julien Doré, released on 14 October 2016. The album debuted at number one in France and Wallonia. "Le lac", released as the first single from the album, also reached number one on the French singles chart.


& (album), Certifications
* Sales figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


& Juliet
& Juliet is a 2019 coming-of-age stage musical featuring the music of Swedish pop songwriter Max Martin, with a book by David West Read. The story focuses on a "what if" scenario, where Juliet does not die at the end of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.


& Juliet
Opening to critical acclaim in London's West End in 2019, the show was nominated for nine Laurence Olivier Awards in 2020, including Best New Musical. Three of its performers - Miriam-Teak Lee, Cassidy Janson and David Bedella - won Olivers for their performances of Juliet, Anne and Lance, respectively.


& Juliet, Plot, Act One
At the first production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the audience welcomes Shakespeare to the stage ("Larger than Life"). He introduces his wife, Anne Hathaway, who is visiting from Stratford-Upon-Avon to see the play, and explains the plot and ending of the show to her. She suggests he change the ending, wondering what would have happened if Juliet did not kill herself; Shakespeare protests ("I Want It That Way"). He lets her explain her idea for the play, which commences with Juliet waking up to find Romeo dead ("...Baby One More Time").


& Juliet, Plot, Act One
At Romeo's funeral, Juliet finds out that Romeo had many other relationships, with both men and women ("Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely") and Juliet's parents decide to send her to a convent. May, Juliet's non-binary friend, and Angelique, her nurse, come to her rescue, and Anne writes herself into the play as 'April', another of Juliet's friends. They decide to take a road trip to Paris ("Domino"). Anne writes Shakespeare in as a carriage driver and the road trip begins ("Show Me Love").


& Juliet, Plot, Act One
In France, they attend a ball which is a party for Francois. Francois' father, Lance, tells him that he must either marry or join the army; Francois argues that he doesn't wish to do either as the women of Paris are the unappealing, as is the military. Juliet and her band of friends sneak into the party ("Blow").


& Juliet, Plot, Act One
Francois meets May, who reveals to Juliet that they suffer from gendered concepts such as gender-specific bathrooms and gendered languages such as French ("I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"). Francois then complains about living such a stifled life, which Juliet relates to, and they begin to bond over their shared experiences ("Overprotected"). Francois is drawn to Juliet and thinks he is in love with her, and they dance together ("Confident").


& Juliet, Plot, Act One
Angelique and Lance are revealed to have spent the night together. She was formerly the nurse to his children, and Lance asks her to come back and live with him. Angelique wants to stay to look after Juliet, but Lance reminds her that Juliet is in her 20s and can take care of herself ("Teenage Dream/Break Free"). Angelique ultimately decides that Juliet needs her more, so she leaves Lance.


& Juliet, Plot, Act One
Juliet wakes up next to Francois, who proposes, and Juliet agonises about her previous relationship with Romeo ("Oops!... I Did It Again"). When her parents arrive to take her to the convent, she agrees to Francois' proposal, before discovering Angelique and Lance's previous relationship. Anne challenges Shakespeare for making Juliet get married again. She complains that he leaves her in Stratford-upon-Avon while he works in London, and accuses him of never writing happy marriages.


& Juliet, Plot, Act One
Shakespeare decides he needs a conflict or plot twist to add to Anne's version of the play, so has Francois and May meet again. May offers Francois a drink and Francois reveals he has just proposed; May and Francois kiss ("I Kissed a Girl").


& Juliet, Plot, Act One
Anne is angry to discover that Shakespeare intends to bring Romeo back. Juliet tells April that she is engaged again, only to have Romeo enter and declare he has come back for his wife ("It's My Life").


& Juliet, Plot, Act Two
Romeo sings "Love Me Like You Do" to Juliet and forgives her for not killing herself. She reveals to Romeo her engagement with Francois ("Since You've Been Gone").


& Juliet, Plot, Act Two
Shakespeare tells Anne that Juliet didn't listen to Romeo's side of events, to which Anne counters that this is important to her and that she feels Shakespeare cares more about his plays than his family. She breaks his quill, meaning that neither of them can make any further changes to the story.


& Juliet, Plot, Act Two
May grows angry at Francois for ignoring his feelings for them and for intending to marry Juliet ("Whataya Want From Me"), while Juliet complains to May that Romeo lied to her. Francois grows worried, as he hasn't told Juliet about his feelings for May.


& Juliet, Plot, Act Two
Romeo reflects that he only ever felt valued for his looks but Juliet made him want to be a better person; Juliet nonetheless decides to be with Francois ("One More Try"). Despite this, she remains unsure of her feelings towards Romeo as she loves him but feels like she shouldn't ("Problem/Can't Feel My Face"). Francois' brother (in fact Shakespeare in disguise) invites Romeo to join his band, which is due to play at Juliet and Francois' wedding. May also joins the band. Angelique, in the meantime, proposes to Lance.


& Juliet, Plot, Act Two
Anne discovers that Juliet is still in love with Romeo and recounts her own romance with Shakespeare ("That's the Way It Is"). At the wedding, Shakespeare, May, Francois, Lance and Romeo perform ("Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"). Juliet walks down the aisle as Francois sings "As Long as You Love Me" as his vows, but they both object to the marriage, with Francois singing "It's Gonna Be Me" to May. Romeo confesses his love to Juliet while her parents insist she returns to Verona with them, stating that they know what's best for her, which Juliet refutes ("Stronger").


& Juliet, Plot, Act Two
Lance accepts Francois and his true love ("Shape of My Heart"), while Juliet worries that she is an obstacle to their relationship. Angelique reassures Juliet that she will never leave her ("Fuckin' Perfect") but Juliet insists Angelique goes with Lance, before deciding to be confident and take charge of her destiny ("Roar").


& Juliet, Plot, Act Two
Shakespeare complains that Anne ruined his play, which she refutes, and he agrees as he realises that he does not want to lose her ("I Want It That Way – Reprise").


& Juliet, Plot, Act Two
Romeo apologises to Juliet and tells her that what he wants doesn't matter; what she wants is what counts. They decide to go on a first date, as a new beginning for Juliet and Romeo. Angelique and Lance get married and the company sing "Can't Stop the Feeling! ".


& Juliet, Musical numbers
& Juliet is a jukebox musical and featured existing music co-written by Max Martin, except for the new original song "One More Try", co-written by Jessie J. Writers listed in parenthesis.


& Juliet, Productions
The world premiere production played at the Manchester Opera House from 10 September to 12 October. It opened in the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre on 20 November 2019, following previews from 2 November. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, West End theatres were forced to close on March 16, 2020. The production has set its reopening date as September 24 2021.


& Juliet, Productions
The cast includes Miriam-Teak Lee as Juliet, and is directed by Luke Sheppard, with choreography by Jennifer Weber and set design by Soutra Gilmour. Joining her in the cast are Oliver Tompsett and Cassidy Janson as William and Anne Hathaway respectively, Melanie La Barrie as Nurse, David Bedella as Lance, Jordan Luke Gage as Romeo, Arun Blair-Mangat as May and Tim Mahendran as Francois. Alex Thomas-Smith will join the cast as May when the show reopens in September 2021.


& Juliet, Productions
The show will make its North American premiere at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto, Canada. Though originally planned for February 2021, its North American premiere has been postponed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.


& Love for All
& Love for All is the third album by English band the Lilac Time and was released by Fontana Records in 1990. It saw the band move away from the folk pop sound of their first two albums towards an electric guitar and keyboard heavy sound indebted to 60's pop and psychedelia.


& Love for All, Recording
As a result of delays to the release of the Lilac Time's second album Paradise Circus, the band had already begun working on & Love for All before that album was released in October 1989. Sessions for the album began at Rockfield Studios in Monmouthshire, Wales, with Andy Partridge of XTC and the Dukes of Stratosphear producing. Partridge left the project mid-way through recording and was replaced by John Leckie, who recorded a further six tracks with the band. The band's lead singer and songwriter Stephen Duffy has said that the tracks recorded with Leckie were more representative of the band's sound than those produced by Partridge and came "closest to sounding like us".


& Love for All, Recording
The album was mixed at RAK and Livingston Recording Studios by Leckie. Shortly after the album's release in September 1990, the Lilac Time were dropped by their record label Fontana. Creation Records boss Alan McGee became the group's new manager at around this time and they subsequently signed to Creation.


& Love for All, Music
The music that the Lilac Time recorded for & Love for All featured a greater reliance on electric guitars and keyboards than the band's formerly acoustic sound. Critic Stewart Mason has likened the overall sound of the album to producers Partridge and Leckie's collaboration on the Dukes of Stratosphear records, while Tim DiGravina hears the influence of Woody Guthrie, Nick Drake and the Smiths in some songs.


& Love for All, Music
The album opens with "Fields", which critic DiGravina has described as "catchy and endlessly effervescent". "Fields" is also heard later on in the album in "reprise" and "acoustic reprise" versions.


& Love for All, Music
Mason remarked upon the strong Magical Mystery Tour era Beatles influence in the album's second song and lead single "All for Love and Love for All" (which also name checks the pre-Beatles band the Quarrymen in its first verse). Mason described "All for Love and Love for All" as a "glorious pop nugget" with "an immensely catchy chorus".


& Love for All, Music
DiGravina has also commented in the Woody Guthrie-influenced "Let Our Land Be the One", which he describes as being a song that combines world-weariness and a political call to action with a humanitarian message. He also called "Trinity" a stark and somber piece of music that feels like Duffy's answer to Nick Drake's song "Pink Moon".


& Love for All, Music
DiGravina describes "And on We Go" as "breezy and sorrow-filled", and has interpreted Duffy's lyrics as being concerned with the realisation that life simply goes on in one grand tableau, regardless what course one chooses. This is something that he feels Duffy is both perplexed about and ultimately indifferent to.


& Love for All, Release and reception
& Love for All was released on 17 September 1990 by Fontana Records, but it did not reach the UK Albums Chart. Initial copies of the LP release came with a free "Greatest Hits" bonus record which featured a selection of songs from the band's previous two albums.


& Love for All, Release and reception
The lead single from & Love for All was the similarly named, "All for Love & Love for All", which was issued in April 1990 and reached number 77 on the UK Singles Chart. Two further singles were taken from the album: "It'll End in Tears" (July 1990) and "The Laundry" (October 1990), but neither release charted.


& Love for All, Release and reception
The album received generally positive reviews upon its release, with Time Out calling it a "sublime slice of perfect pop from Stephen Duffy once more proving that he's the wildest pop talent in the west." Melody Maker were also enthusiastic about the album, describing its contents as "Hippyish pop songs so subtle and effective they could have been written by Burt Bacharach." In a more recent review for the AllMusic website, Stewart Mason gave & Love for All 4 and a half stars out of 5 and called it "the first genuinely excellent album of Stephen Duffy's career". However, Trouser Press had a more mixed opinion of the album, remarking that the combination of Partridge's art-rock arranging style and Duffy's simple tunes was "an iffy proposition" that "leaves the less dynamic performances sounding flat."


& Love for All, Release and reception
& Love for All was reissued in an expanded and remastered edition by Fontana in 2006, with the addition of eight bonus tracks, including four previouly unreleased BBC Radio 1 recordings first broadcast in 1990.


& Love for All, Track listing
All songs written by Stephen Duffy, except track 10: written by Nick Duffy.


& Then Boom
& Then Boom is the debut studio album by American new wave band Iglu & Hartly. It was released on September 29, 2008.


& Then Boom, Critical reception
Reviews of & Then Boom upon release were mixed. As of March 2015, the album holds an aggregated score of a 42 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews", based on six sources. Allmusic journalist Anthony Tognazzini described & Then Boom as "fizzy, fun retro-glam-electro-pop from beginning to end", also noting the variety of the sounds on the record. There were three-star reviews from the Hot Press and Q, with the former's Edwin McFee calling it a "guilty pleasure" and latter calling it a "kitchen-sink hybrid" that "works remarkably well". Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian gave the album a similar score, praising it as "crisp electro-rock with a big hook in every tune, and lyrics that present them as a bunch of civic-minded young fellows."


& Then Boom, Critical reception
However, in more varied reviews, The Guardian's sister paper The Observer, Craig McLean opined that "On the one hand, it's riotously good fun; on the other, it's a bit naff." Shaun Newport, writing for musicOMH, called it a "frustration and disappointment" to listen to, saying that the group "sound nice, look nice but you’d be pressed to find any substance." However, he did give them credit for "absolutely signif[ying] the beginning of the end of our love affair with the ’80s. It was cool, then it was pop and now it has shamelessly gone too far. Thank goodness we always have time to learn from our mistakes." Entertainment.ie's Lauren Murphy called most of the rapping "cringeworthy", with her overall verdict of the album describing it as "two different, disjointed and discordant bands - neither with any direction, and both offering only minimal splashes of fun."


& Then Boom, Critical reception
There were extremely negative reviews that questioned if BBC Radio 1's promotion of Iglu & Hartly was a joke, as well as criticized the record's cheap and unprofessional-sounding production and songwriting. It got a zero-out-of-ten review from David Renshaw of Drowned in Sound, calling it "the worst album of [2008]." Racheal Crowther, a critic for DIY, rated it a one out of ten, writing that the tracks were "so similar it feels like listening to one really long song rather than an album."


& Then Boom, Critical reception
In a two-out-of-ten review from NME, Rick Martin called it "an abomination of a debut album, informed by all the most disgusting musical faux pas of the past 20 years." Jarvis Anderson responded to this negative critical reception in an interview; "Reviews are interesting, I'll take negative criticism if someone explains why. We laugh hard at some of them – we take it with a light heart. I certainly haven't really read a negative review that's changed my mind about anything. If anyone's got an opinion maybe I'll use it if it's good, I'm not that stubborn."


& Yet & Yet
& Yet & Yet is the third album by Do Make Say Think and was released in March 2002 by Constellation Records.


& Yet & Yet
"Chinatown" was featured on the soundtrack for Stephen Gaghan's Syriana.


& You Revolution
& YOU revolution is Sifow's first mini album, and was self-released in early 2006. It contains various self-released songs from the previous year.


& You Revolution
& YOU revolution peaked at #281 on the Oricon Charts.


&&&&&
&&&&& is the debut mixtape by Venezuelan electronic producer Arca. It was released on 23 July 2013 through Hippos in Tanks on SoundCloud. Even though 14 tracks are listed, the entire mixtape is in sequence as a single track. A vinyl release of the mixtape with an alternative album cover was released in January 2014 and was limited to 500 copies. On 28 July  2020, Arca announced a re-release of &&&&& through PAN, making the mixtape available on mainstream streaming platforms for the first time on 18 September 2020.


&&&&&, Composition
&&&&& is an experimental electronic record with influences of dub, hip-hop, grime, ambient music, trap, and glitch. Stereogum described the record as "even darker and denser" than Arca's two previous Stretch EPs.


&&&&&, Critical reception
&&&&& received critical acclaim from music critics. Tiny Mix Tapes says the mixtape "has the potential to conjure an emotional frenzy that’s alluring to the senses in a way that so much electronic artistry fails to even approach."


&&&&&, Critical reception
No Ripcord praised the mixtape for "its density, its intensity, its I'm-lost-in-a-big-city feel, its warm gust of beats blowing while the subway comes squeaking into the station, its darkness, its late-night ecstasy, its rawness, its rawness like raw milk, like drinking raw milk or eating sushi in an inexpensive restaurant somewhere on a street with trash and tweakers, its little motifs that twinkle like stars or Christmas lights, its muscular compactness."


&&&&&, Critical reception
In a review of the reissue, Pitchfork said that "there’s something a bit melancholy about listening to &&&&& now—the feeling that instead of freeing us from the past, technology has left us stuck in a loop, endlessly refreshing in search of a better world that never arrives, but that we can still dream of in our art."


&&&&&, Critical reception
The album was eventually sent to Icelandic musician Björk’s management, leading to the two artists collaborating on her eighth studio album Vulnicura.


&10
&10 is the third studio album by South Korean duo Davichi. The album was digitally released on January 25, 2018, with the physical release following the same day. "Days Without You" (너 없는 시간들) served as the promotional single, with Wanna One's Kang Daniel starring in the music video. This album also marks Davichi's 10th anniversary since debut.


&10, Background
On December 14, 2017 Davichi were reported to be returning with a full-length album in January 2018. According to reports, Davichi were busy preparing for their year-end concert 'La eve - Davichi Concert' and also recording tracks of the album when they had time. On December 21, it was reported that Kang Daniel of boygroup Wanna One would star in Davichi's upcoming comeback music video. This would be his second time acting in an MV following Wanna One's "Beautiful". On January 16, 2018 B2M Entertainment confirmed that Davichi's third studio album would be released on January 25.


&10, Promotions
Promotions for "Days Without You" on South Korea's television music programs began on the January 25, 2018 broadcast of M! Countdown. On January 26, Davichi released their first-ever reality show called "Davichi Chord" on the online platform Dingo.


&Burn
"&Burn" is a song by American singer Billie Eilish and American rapper Vince Staples. It was released for digital download and streaming as a single on December 15, 2017, through Darkroom and Interscope Records, and was later included on a reissue of Eilish's debut EP, Don't Smile at Me, in December of that year. Staples and Finneas O'Connell co-wrote the song, with the latter solely handling production. A hip hop-influenced track, the song is an alternate version of Eilish's single "Watch".


&Burn
The lyrics of the song address Eilish leaving a toxic relationship. "&Burn" received positive reviews from music critics, with many liking the lyrical content and production. The song has been certified gold in both the United States and Australia by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), respectively. It was performed live by Eilish and Staples at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2019.


&Burn, Background and release
In a statement made by Eilish to The Fader through email, she wrote, "Vince Staples was my number 1 choice, so when we got him to hear it and he agreed to do it, it was incredible and the verse he did is so good. He is a god and I'm excited for it to finally come out!" When Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell were recording the song, it was under the title of "Watch & Burn". The track later became two separate songs, with one being "Watch" (2017), and the other being "&Burn".


&Burn, Background and release
The track was written by Staples and O'Connell, the latter of which solely produced it. Mastering and mixing was handled by the studio personnel John Greenham and Rob Kinelski, respectively. "&Burn" was released as a single on December 15, 2017 for digital download and streaming in various countries, through Darkroom and Interscope Records. The song was later included on the December 2019 reissue of Eilish's debut EP Don't Smile at Me.


&Burn, Composition and lyrical interpretation
Critical commentary described "&Burn" as a hip hop-influenced pop track. David Renshaw from The Fader described "&Burn" as a "moody slow-burner packed with booming drums and hushed verses". Wandera Hussein of Billboard stated  the track is supported by "booming kick drums" and "velvety keys". She further mentioned that Eilish's vocals are "poignant, baby-soft, [and] express a fiery revenge". Staples provides background vocals on the song and his appearance has been described as a "deep and gloomy verse". The song starts with the strike of a match, which continues throughout as the main beat.


&Burn, Reception and promotion
"&Burn" was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. Insider's Callie Ahlgrim commented that "Watch" feels more "vulnerable" and "nostalgic", while "&Burn" sounds "powerful" and "resolute". Lindsay Howard of Variance labeled the former as "simmering". Robin Murray of Clash described "&Burn" as a "remarkable fusion that brings out the best in [Eilish] and [Staples]. Matthew Kent, writing for The Line of Best Fit, depicted the song as one of "Eilish's best tracks to date" and saw it as "a darker duet more akin to the track's lyrics about literally setting an ex's car on fire".


&Burn, Reception and promotion
The staff of NME explained that "the end product sees the pair feed off of each other's bolshy attitude as they trade verses in this hard-hitting reimagining of 'Watch', a restrained moment from 'Don't Smile at Me'". Nicole Almeida of Atwood Magazine dubbed the song as "stronger" and "bolder" than "Watch", but still "retain[s] the same vulnerability the original lyrics offer". Commercially, "&Burn" has been certified gold in the United States and Australia by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), respectively. To promote "&Burn", Eilish performed it live at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival with Staples in April 2019.


&Burn, Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of the Don't Smile at Me reissue.


&Me
&Me is a European romantic comedy film, written and directed by Norbert ter Hall based on a novel by Oscar van den Boogaard. It was produced by Phanta Vision Film International and released in 2009.


&Me, Background
&Me  was shot across four countries in eight weeks, is told in five languages and employed an international cast and crew, claiming eight different nationalities. It takes place in the setting of the European Parliament moving every month from Brussels to Strasbourg in a convoy of enormous trucks.


&Me, Background
The screenplay is based on the novel Fremdkörper by author Oscar van den Boogaard. His books are sold and translated in The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, the UK, the US and Canada.


&NOW Festival
&Now is traveling biennial literary festival and a publishing organization, both focused on innovative literature. The festival's main emphasis is on work that blends or crosses genres and includes a wide variety of work, such as multimedia projects, performance pieces, criti-fictional presentations, and otherwise. The festival seeks out "literary art as it is practiced today by authors who consciously treat their work as a process that is aware of its own literary and extra-literary history, that is as much about its form and materials, language, communities, and practice as it is about its subject matter." Most of the work presented by authors is considered experimental literature.


&NOW Festival, Festival Information
Most of the presentations are readings and panels focused on literature. The main population in attendance is made up of writers, performers and intermedia artists, alongside undergraduate and graduate student writers and scholars doing research on contemporary literatures. Most participants visit from the US, Mexico, and Northern Europe.


&NOW Festival, Festival Information
Members of the Executive Board are currently Dimitri Anastasopoulos, Sylvie Bauer, Amina Cain, Antoine Cazé, Jeffrey DeShell, Rebecca Goodman, Christina Milletti, Martin Nakell, Davis Schneiderman Co-Director: &Now Books, Elisabeth Sheffield, Anna Joy Springer, Anne-Laure Tissut, and Steve Tomasula, Conference Founder.


&NOW Festival, History of the festival, University of Notre Dame
The &Now Conference of Innovative Writing & the Literary Arts was founded in 2004 at the University of Notre Dame by Steve Tomasula, and featured keynote speakers Stephanie Strickland, Lydia Davis, Stacey Levine, Joe Amato (poet), and Debra Di Blasi.


&NOW Festival, History of the festival, Lake Forest College
In April, 2006, Lake Forest College hosted the &Now Festival. The leading keynote speaker was William H. Gass.


&NOW Festival, History of the festival, Chapman University
In April, 2008, the festival was held at Chapman University. The featured speakers at this festival included Steve Katz, Stacey Levine, Wendy Walker, Tom Lafarge, Ishmael Reed, FC2 Flash Reading, Steve Tomasula, and David Antin.


&NOW Festival, History of the festival, University at Buffalo
The festival was hosted at University at Buffalo in October 2009, and was the first festival to be hosted annually. Notable contributors included Rikki Ducornet, Percival Everett, Nathaniel Mackey, and Jorge Volpi.


&NOW Festival, History of the festival, University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego hosted the fifth &Now Festival in October, 2011. The featured speakers included Rae Armantrout, Ricardo Domínguez, Cathy Gere, Bhanu Kapil, Carole Maso, Miranda Mellis, Vanessa Place, V.S. Ramachandran, Connie Samaras, Davis Schneiderman, Roberto Tejada, and Steve Tomasula.


&NOW Festival, History of the festival, University of Paris
The sixth &Now festival took place at University of Paris-Sorbonne and Paris Diderot University in June, 2012. The featured guest speakers were Ben Marcus and Robert Coover.


&NOW Festival, History of the festival, University of Colorado Boulder
The seventh &NOW took place at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2013. The keynote speakers were Lynne Tillman and Percival Everett.


&NOW Festival, History of the festival, CalArts
The eighth NOW festival was held at the California Institute of the Arts in March 2015. The keynote speaker was M. NourbeSe Philip and the organizing committee was Tisa Bryant, Douglas Kearney, Maggie Nelson, Janet Sarbanes, Mady Schutzman, Matias Viegener, and Christine Wertheim.


&NOW Festival, &NOW Books
&NOW Books, an imprint of Lake Forest College, was founded in 2004 by Davis Schneiderman and Steve Tomasula and serves as the publishing arm of the &Now Festival. &NOW Books released its first anthology, "The &NOW Awards: The Best Innovative Writing," in 2009, and Volume II of the awards is set to be released in October 2012. &NOW Books also publishes the first books of all of the winners of The Madeleine P. Plonsker Emerging Writer's Residency Prize, edited by Joshua Corey.


&PROUD
&PROUD (Pronounced: "And Proud") is a non-profit organization in Yangon, Myanmar, that organizes LGBTIQ (Lesbian, Gay Bi, Transgender, Intersex, Queer) art and culture events. &PROUD is best known for their yearly Yangon Pride festival, which takes place over two weekends at the end of January. The festival includes &PROUD LGBTIQ Film Festival, which usually occurs during the second weekend. In addition, there is an 'On The Road' programme that takes film screenings to other towns, cities and universities around Myanmar.


&PROUD
Since 2019, &PROUD runs an LGBTIQ community space in the Sanchaung Neighbourhood of Yangon as well as a mental health service called Yin Pwint Yar ('Open Your Heart'). The organizations receives funding from international donors such as embassies, UN organizations and INGOs.


&PROUD, History
&PROUD was founded in 2014 by 3 co-founders, with the backing of Colors Rainbow (the main LGBT rights organization in Myanmar). At the time, there were no large public LGBT events in Myanmar, and same-sex relations remain illegal in Myanmar to date.


&PROUD, History
&PROUD's first activity was a queer photo exhibition with work from Myanmar and Vietnam. As the exhibition was a success and without any government interference, the first LGBT film festival was organised at the French Institute in Yangon in November 2014. Between 2014 and 2017 &PROUD continued to organise both a yearly film festival and photo exhibition, as well as film-making workshops and small screenings around Myanmar.


&PROUD, History
In 2018 the organisation has received government permission to organise the festival at Thakhin Mya Park in downtown Yangon. That year, the festival was held over 2 weekends at the end of January, with the first weekend being a large Pride event in the park. In 2019 the festival changed its name to become Yangon Pride and the River Pride Boat Parade was added as a yearly event.


&PROUD, Film Festival
The &PROUD Yangon LGBTQ Film Festival had its first edition from  November 14 to the 16 during the year of  2014 at the French Institute in Yangon. The festival showcases films on Asian LGBTI lives, and combines film screenings with debates, performances and parties.


&PROUD, Film Festival
The 2015 edition was moved from November to January 2016 due to the 2015 Myanmar general election. It was hosted at the French Institute between January 28 to the 31 and attracted 3500 visitors over four days. For the third edition, the festival will return to the French Institute from January 26–29 in 2017. &PROUD Film Festival is a founding member of the Asia-Pacific Queer Film Festival Alliance (APQFFA).


&PROUD, &PROUD Photo
Part of &PROUD's main activities is a yearly photo exhibition at Myanmar Deitta gallery that coincides with the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) on May 17. In the run up to the exhibition, a photo competition is organised, welcoming photos that portrait the Myanmar LGBT community in a positive light. The week-long exhibition combines the best photos from the competition with an exhibition from a leading Southeast Asian photographer.