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Boston Globe
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Live music while waiting for your luggage at Logan? Pass the Advil, please.
Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'Everyone enjoys live music, and if we can make the experience of waiting for your luggage a little better, that's a win,' Massport CEO Rich Davey said at a press conference announcing the new program. Advertisement Let me add a quick disclaimer to Davey's statement. Not everyone enjoys live music, especially if they've just gotten off a flight and want to get their suitcase and hightail it out of Logan with minimal obstacles. For some folks, the noise of the passengers and the carousel announcements is too much already. I have the utmost respect for musicians, but that respect erodes when I'm trying to listen to a podcast or catch up on reading, and a subway busker is drumming like it's opening night at 'Stomp.' The worst audience to be a part of is a captive audience. Advertisement I applaud the intention behind The airport experience is already stressful, no matter which airport you're talking about. When passengers arrive, there's the stress of transport, check-in, security, and making it to the gate on time. Once they land, there are new obstacles, such as 'Will my suitcase be here?' and 'Which major highways are closed this weekend?' Now, we'll have 'I hope I packed my earplugs in case that Berklee jazz-fusion harpsichordist is playing at the baggage carousel.' If I were a more glib and uncaring person, I would suggest that the musicians perform on the tarmac to inspire the luggage handlers to move faster. Perhaps the musicians could even help out the baggage handlers with some of the labor. Getting luggage faster rather than listening to music while waiting for it would truly enhance the passenger experience. My advice for the powers that be at Logan is that instead of adding sounds — no matter what they are — to the airport, they should try to eliminate them. A campaign to get people to use headphones or take calls off speakerphones would certainly help enhance the passenger experience. If passengers are looking for music, let them pop in their earbuds and enjoy a song of their choosing. Advertisement Christopher Muther can be reached at
Straits Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Man pours cup noodles into Sentosa hotel fountain after partying it up at Adventure Cove event
Man pours cup noodles into Sentosa hotel fountain after partying it up at Adventure Cove event A man posted a video of himself pouring cup noodles into a fountain at Village Hotel Sentosa. Stomper Jessy sent Stomp a screen recording of the video, which was posted on the man's Instagram Story. In the video, the man pours what looks to be Nissin Irvins Cup Noodles into a fountain near the hotel's swimming pool. After he and the cameraman laugh at the act, the camera pans to two men sitting at a table, presumably the men's friends, who seem to be eating cup noodles. "The man only posted the Instagram story at about 3pm on Sunday, June 29," Jessy said. "However, the incident took place after he attended the Beachball PinkAtlantis event at Adventure Cove Waterpark, which was held from 9pm on June 28 to 4am on June 29." According to Instagram page, the event is also known as Beachball Pink Waterpark. It is Asia's biggest annual night waterpark party for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) community. Stomp has contacted Village Hotel Sentosa for more information on the incident. Click here to contribute a story or submit it to our WhatsApp Get more of Stomp's latest updates by following us on:
Straits Times
2 days ago
- Straits Times
Resident counting down to town council's deadline for unclaimed PMDs at Segar Road void deck
A man is eagerly awaiting the day the personal mobility devices (PMDs) who park indiscriminately will be punished. PHOTO: STOMP Resident counting down to town council's deadline for unclaimed PMDs at Segar Road void deck A man is eagerly awaiting the day when personal mobility devices (PMD) users who park indiscriminately will be punished. Stomper W shared his grievances with dusty and abandoned PMDs cluttering the lift lobby of Block 470 Segar Road. Snapping photos and a video of the various PMDs at 2.29pm on June 26, he said: "This one was parked in the middle of everyone's access to the lift lobby for minutes. Your grandfather's corridor? "Look at the dust accumulated. More bicycles will be dumped as well." W hopes the PMD owners will be held accountable, saying: "We are finally coming to the final countdown of PMD public nuisance and public safety for everyone. Let's count together for safety." He also gave his advice to the PMD owners: "Sincerely and honestly, I do hope they get a more stable job, regarding their daily driving safety to themselves and for the sake of families or loved ones. "Yes, of course they have less income but at least the family will be less worried and have security in a stable job with medical welfare and coverage. "Personal safety cannot be compromised because you have a loving family behind you. "Furthermore, a secure job at least has CPF contributions permanently to control their finances, and they can't use the money to spend unwisely or instead to drink, smoke, gamble off." In response to a Stomp query, Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council said it is "aware of the situation and has been actively monitoring and addressing it." "Our property team previously issued advisories to the owner of a PMD (marked with purple and green patterns) that was obstructing the void deck. "While the device was initially relocated following our intervention, it has unfortunately reappeared in the same area. "In light of this, the town council will issue fresh advisories to the owners of all derelict items and PMDs left at the void deck, as these obstructions pose public safety and accessibility concerns for residents. "Unclaimed items will be removed by the town council on July 16. "Additionally, we will enhance our public education efforts, particularly targeting food delivery riders. "They will be reminded to dismount and park their devices in designated areas and to avoid leaving PMDs at lift lobbies, which hinder resident access and create safety hazards. "We appreciate the continued support and understanding of our residents as we work together to maintain a clean, safe, and pleasant living environment for all." Stomper W added: "Rest in peace, PMDs." View more photos in the gallery. Click here to contribute a story or submit it to our WhatsApp Get more of Stomp's latest updates by following us on:
Straits Times
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Straits Times
PHV driver calls Tada user 'entitled' for booking 4-passenger ride service and asking for 6-seater vehicle
PHV driver calls Tada user 'entitled' for booking 4-passenger ride service and asking for 6-seater vehicle A private-hire driver posted on Facebook a screenshot of a booking by a Tada user and labelled it as "entitled". Can you tell what the Tada user did to deserve that label? The booking was for a ride from Marina One Residences to Terminal 1 at Changi Airport on June 24 at 6pm. It included a note that read: "Alphard/Vellfire only. Two adults and two babies, three big luggage, two strollers and two baby cots. Please come to the basement as it is easier to load. Thank you." So how was the Tada user being "entitled"? PHOTO: STOMP The problem was that the booking was for AnyTADA. AnyTADA is one of 16 ride services that Tada users can choose from to accommodate different numbers of passengers. The AnyTADA option is for up to four passengers. In this case, there are two adults and two babies, which are four passengers, so AnyTADA appears to be the correct option. But the note also stated: "Alphard/Vellfire only." The Toyota Vellfire and Alphard are minivans that can seat up to six passengers. Since larger vehicles cost more to book, the Tada user seemingly tried to book a six-seater vehicle ride under the category of four-seater vehicles to save money. Stomper Herman, who alerted Stomp to the post in a Facebook group for private-hire drivers, said: "These people are not humans, they are aliens." A netizen commented on the Facebook post: "This is a joker to the maximum. If you want five-star service, pay five-star money. Even at a Kopitiam, we must pay 50 cents for a glass of water." Others joke that they should have booked a ride from a moving company. "It seems more like a delivery service than picking up passengers," said one commenter. Stomp recently reported on a Tada driver who called out riders who ignore the ride-hailing platform's policies to save money . Click here to contribute a story or submit it to our WhatsApp Get more of Stomp's latest updates by following us on:
Boston Globe
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Opening Jacob's Pillow's season, Dorrance Dance stays true to the beat
Advertisement The stern yet buoyant Tomoe 'Beasty' Carr rotates her forearms with speedy precision; Fritzlyn Hector circles her arms, offers the audience her palms; Zakhele 'Bboy Swazi' Grabowski's handstand is more stable than funding for the arts. With fast feet, bent knees, and heavy arms, each dancer in the ensemble moves through and around the rhythm of composer Donovan Dorrance's score and John Angeles's live percussion, making visible the syncopated, polyrhythmic interplay between motion and sound. (Angeles and Michelle Dorance share roots in the percussion sensation 'Stomp.') "The Center Will Not Hold" at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 2025. Christopher Duggan Photography A downcast square of light illuminates Dorrance and Asherie centerstage. They grasp hands but look away; they adjust their black cropped blazers rocking back on one leg; they look toward each other, but find no recognition in the other's eyes. Advertisement Behind them, three more pairs of dancers are revealed in similar dress. The swing of a knee, touch of a foot, and pulsing lift of the torso echoes quickly from one partner to the next with syncopated precision. Some of the best moments are when Angeles performs from inside and among the dancers onstage; he wears a snare drum holstered around his neck, which he beats insistently, twirling his drumsticks for a flourish. His punctilious and insistent rhythms are a worthy match for Dorrance's razor-precise taps that perch on the edge of control. Dorrance Dance has been blending tap with contemporary dance forms for years, but the meat has been percussive movement. This evening's vocabulary is just as much hip-hop as tap. If tap and hip-hop have something in common, it is a shared worship at the altar of 'The Beat.' Dorrance has been hinting at the intertwined histories of tap and hip-hop for years, but this piece, with one dance happening next to the other, reveals through proximity rather than fusion just how tangled the two are. 'The Center Will Not Hold' pairs tap with regional hip-hop styles from the East, West, and Midwest. With so many distinct hip-hop forms on one stage, the dancers are brought into conversation not by the saccharine promise of connection across difference (the dancers often look serious, keeping to themselves), but simply by performing near to each other. The roll of a torso echoes in the fluid locking of an arm; the dexterity of Memphis jookin is made audible by a tap shoe. Historically, tap and hip-hop are both Black American dance forms that originated as street dances — refined and expanded through improvisation and exchange outside the colonialist influence of the 'institution.' Advertisement Jacob's Pillow is nothing if not an institution, and for the festival to open its season with a tribute to the intertwining vernaculars of Black American dance traditions feels important, even if it arrived under the name of a white woman. But Dorrance has long understood this — hence the way she credits the work. The center will not hold, nor should it. THE CENTER WILL NOT HOLD At Jacob's Pillow's Ted Shawn Theatre, Becket, runs through June 29. Tickets start at $65. 413-243-0745; . Sarah Knight can be reached at sarahknightprojects@
