Tuesday, November 29, 2022
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Videogame sales heading for decline in U.S., but one analyst sees a 2023 rebound
Videogames are heading for a U.S. sales decline in 2022, but a looming recession and new releases could turbocharge a rebound in 2023, according to one analyst.
Stifel analyst Drew Crum said he estimates U.S. videogame sales to decline 6% to $57 billion in 2022, benchmarked against data from NPD Group. That contrasts with videogame data-research firm Newzoo’s estimate of 2% growth, Crum said.
Meanwhile, worldwide videogame-sector sales are forecast to squeak on by with year-over-year growth of 0.4% to $275 billion, according to IDC analyst Lewis Ward. The IDC analyst includes data in his figures that some analysts do not, such as ad revenue from mobile games, which Ward expects to rise 13% to $36.2 billion annually worldwide.
2022 was always expected to be a weak year, compared with 2021’s pandemic-driven sales. That not only makes 2023 comps slightly better, but Crum said that videogames also have an edge in that during a recession they become more of a go-to form of entertainment.
“We view videogames as an inexpensive form of entertainment that should ‘hold up’ in a period of macro weakness, and companies that develop and launch compelling content have a better chance of engaging with and monetizing across their respective player communities,” Crum said.Crum thinks sector earnings can grow in 2023, with U.S.-based third-party console publishers seeing 40% or more growth.
That reflects “a stronger slate and easier comps from Activision Blizzard Inc., and a stronger slate and full year of contributions from Zynga for Take-Two Interactive Inc.,” said Crum, who considers Take-Two TTWO,
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Year to date, Take-Two shares are down 35% and EA shares are down 11%, while Activision shares, which have spent most of that time awaiting closure of the Microsoft acquisition, are up 16%. Ubisoft shares trading on the Paris Stock Exchange are down 29%. In comparison, the S&P 500 index SPX,
Analyst predicts rare decline in video game market
The global video game market will shrink in 2022, according to a new industry analysis that blames multiple factors.
Why it matters: If correct, it’ll prove that gaming, which surged at the onset of the pandemic, doesn’t operate in a bubble.
Researchers at Ampere Analysis predict a 1.2% market decline for the year, from $191 billion to $188 billion.
For context, growth had been rapid for years, rocketing up from $95 billion in 2015, according to Ampere.
Between the lines: The expected downturn is blamed on declines in most major gaming sectors and the impact of “heavy inflation, with an increasing cost-of-living squeeze.”
Ampere sees mobile gaming taking a 1.3% hit, down to $111 billion due to revamped privacy settings that have stymied established advertising and user acquisition models.
PC gaming had dipped due to the pandemic’s closure of gaming cafes in Asia and bounced back, but it faces cannibalization from mobile gaming. The console market is pegged for a slight drop due to hardware manufacturing woes and game delays.
Ampere only predicts growth in cloud subscription services, to $300 million, but it’s a meager portion of the overall industry.
What they’re saying: “The idea that the games market is ‘recession proof’ is a fallacy,” states the Ampere report.
But it also notes that gaming offers a high value for money spent, offering some hope that cash-strapped people will still find it worthwhile to play and pay.
In May, Take Two chairman Strauss Zelnick offered a similar take. He told investors that gaming “will be affected by an overall slowdown,” but noted that the industry wasn’t hit as hard as others in 2009.
Last week, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa shared a rosier view with stockholders: “In terms of the impact of global inflation on our current business, our entertainment business generally has not been affected by macroeconomic considerations.” He noted reports about inflation in Europe and the U.S. but said they didn’t have a “major effect on our sales at the moment.”
A New Front in the Fight to Stop the Spread of Woke ESG Standards Has Been Opened
There’s a new front being opened in the fight to keep harmful ESG standards from being forced on American companies by powerful holding entities such as BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street which use Americans’ hard-earned dollars to force the implementation of woke policies.
On Tuesday, Consumers’ Research and 13 state attorneys general filed motions with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission seeking to stop ESG-pushing Vanguard from being allowed to gobble up shares of publicly traded utility companies. If Vanguard were to acquire shares in those companies, they could then begin forcing ESG standards that include “net-zero” emissions goals to “decarbonize” the economy by force — something Vanguard has been caught doing before.
AGs from Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and Utah signed the motion to “intervene and protest the application filed by The Vanguard Group, Inc. and its affiliated entities and subsidiaries (collectively, Vanguard), which requests a blanket authorization under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act (“FPA”) for acquisitions of voting securities of publicly traded utilities.”
The attorneys general further argued in their motion that granting Vanguard’s application is “contrary to the public interest” and cited the asset manager’s “own public commitments and other statements that have at the very least created the appearance that Vanguard has breached its promises to the Commission by engaging in environmental activism and using its financial influence to manipulate the activities of the utility companies in its portfolio.”
“Consumers across our country are already feeling the sting of skyrocketing electricity bills, and Vanguard’s request to extend its authorization, coupled with its commitment to imposing net-zero requirements on publicly traded utilities, would only increase these costs,” remarked Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron. “Kentuckians and Americans deserve access to affordable and reliable utilities, and we will oppose any effort that will undermine Kentucky’s economy, destroy good paying jobs, and make it harder for Kentuckians to heat their homes and feed their families,” he added.
Under the previous 2019 authorization from FERC, Vanguard gave “assurances” that it “would refrain from investing ‘for the purpose of managing’ utility companies” and “guaranteed that it would not seek to ‘exercise any control over the day-to-day management’ of utility companies nor take any action ‘affecting the prices at which power is transmitted or sold.'”
The motion filed by Consumers’ Research made similar points about the concerning way in which Vanguard wields influence over the companies in which it invests. “In its own words, Vanguard takes a ‘results-oriented’ approach to engaging its portfolio companies,” the motion noted. “That includes pushing for leadership changes, voting on shareholder proposals, and demanding compliance with Vanguard’s ‘expectations’ on political projects ‘such as climate change or diversity.’ Consumers’ Research is particularly concerned that Vanguard’s actions, along with those of other global investment managers such as BlackRock Inc. and State Street Corporation, actively harm U.S. consumers by driving up energy prices.”
Will Hild, the executive director of Consumers’ Research, explained that his group “took this action on behalf of American energy consumers because time and time again we see massive Wall Street firms pretending to ‘passively’ manage their shares, but instead they use those assets to bully utility companies into adopting radical left-wing policies that drive up electric bills and risk the stability of our power grid,” reminded Hild. “Affordable, reliable energy production is the foundation of America’s economy and the quality of life we enjoy. FERC’s job is to defend utilities from exactly this type of reckless interference,” he noted. “They should act to protect these utilities and American consumers from fat cat wall street wreckers who blithely endanger our electricity supply.”
The motions come after some FERC commissioners sought answers from Vanguard earlier this year about how it wields power over companies in which its invested. In August, two commissioners requested information from Vanguard over concerns that the asset manager had attempted to use its power to “influence utility generation mixes through its stock ownership.”
Biden Again Wants to Ban Semi-Automatic Guns. When Will Fact-Checkers Apologize?
“The idea we still allow semi-automatic weapons to be purchased is sick,” President Biden claimed on Thanksgiving Day. “It has no socially redeeming value. Zero. None. Not a single solitary rationale for it except profit for the gun manufacturers.”
With mass public shootings in just the last week in Colorado and Virginia, people naturally want to do something to stop these attacks.
But semi-automatic guns provide critical self-defense benefits. After each shot, a semi-automatic gun reloads itself. A single-shot gun, by contrast, requires manual reloading. This can prove a liability, especially against multiple attackers.
In places where they were allowed to carry, law-abiding citizens stopped over 50% of shootings. The Virginia attack sadly took place in a gun-free zone (an employees’ only section of the Walmart).
Biden’s statement comes just a day after Justin Trudeau’s government introduced new legislation to ban all semi-automatic rifles and shotguns in Canada.
Neither leader seems to understand that armed, law-abiding citizens make it riskier for criminals to commit crime. But Biden never seemed to grasp the value of deterrence. He hasn’t criticized the progressive prosecutors who refuse to prosecute violent criminals, the judges who have released large numbers of inmates from jails, or the bail reform measures that immediately put violent repeat criminals back on the street.
Biden’s statement on guns is extreme. Over 22 million Americans have concealed handgun permits, and that’s not counting the millions who legally carry without a permit in 24 states.
The vast majority of handguns sold in this country are semi-automatic. In 2018, almost 3.9 million semi-automatic handguns were manufactured in the U.S., compared to fewer than 700,000 revolvers. So, about 85 percent of all handguns made were semi-automatics. A similar percentage holds true for rifles.
Biden’s statement on Thursday implicated a far wider range of guns than the news media lets on. And this was no slip of the tongue from Biden.
Earlier this year in New York, Biden said of Glock handguns, “I don’t see any rationale to why there should be such a weapon able to be purchased.” At a CNN town hall last year, he declared, “Whether it’s a 9-millimeter pistol or whether it’s a rifle—is ridiculous. I’m continuing to push to eliminate the sale of those things.”
Biden held these views long before he became president. At a high-dollar private fundraiser in Seattle in 2019, he asked, “Why should we allow people to have military-style weapons, including pistols with 9-mm bullets that can hold ten or more rounds?”
Each time, the fact-checkers such as Politifact and USA Today have used verbal gymnastics to try to dismiss the claim that Biden wants to ban all semi-automatic guns.
After the Nov. 20 Colorado nightclub shooting, Biden promised to “get weapons of war off America’s streets.” But in July, the Associated Press’s influential Stylebook finally acknowledged that terms such as “assault weapon” and “weapons of war” convey “little meaning” and are “highly politicized.” The guns that Biden was talking about are “designed for the civilian market” and certainly not used by any militaries.
The much-maligned AR-15 functions exactly the same as any small caliber semi-automatic hunting rifle – firing the same bullets, with the same rapidity, and doing the same damage.
Semi-automatic guns are of course dangerous and make it easier to kill people. But they also enable people to protect themselves and others. When Biden says that he can’t see “a single, solitary rationale,” he shows his ignorance of the importance of self-defense. Unlike Biden, the rest of us aren’t guarded by an army of secret service agents.
Before compromising our rights to self-defense, the burden should be on the government to prove a rationale for its gun control laws. Just last year, when Federal Judge Roger Benitez struck down California’s “assault weapon” ban, he concluded that the state’s experts, who summarized the existing research, could not provide any evidence that the prohibition actually reduced any type of violent crime.
We need to fight back against mass shootings, not disarm ourselves.
China and the Democratic Party: Power Is Intoxicating
Lord Acton’s dictum is well-known: “Power tends to corrupt, absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Another way of saying that is “power is intoxicating.” It is difficult for you and me, who have no power and don’t really crave it, to understand just how addictive power can be, probably worse than any drug ever created. It is true even in America. Charles Grassley, 88 years old, ran for another 6-year term in the Senate this year. Pelosi is over 80, Biden is 80 and talking about running again in 2024. Dianne Feinstein is, what, 89, and probably can’t find her way to the bathroom. How many of the people in Congress are over 70 or 80 and ought to be home playing with their great-grandchildren?
But they have power. And they…just…can’t…give it up.
That’s the dangerous, intoxicating nature of power, especially in the hands of evil people, and it isn’t unique to America. It has happened throughout history, all over the world.
The problem with people in power is they often reach a point where they think they can do no wrong, or that they will never lose it. But as I noted in my previous column, there is really no such thing as “absolute power.” No ruler can do ANYTHING; he can’t kill every noble or all the people. He must make some concessions, or he will be overthrown.
I mentioned a few examples in my earlier post. Louis XVI in France, Nicholas II in Russia, George III as king over America, the Qing Dynasty in China—the list in history is endless. These regimes all became so corrupt, so tyrannical, that they eventually pushed the people to revolution. Often, what the country ends up with is worse than what it had. The French Revolution produced Napoleon. The Russian Revolution generated Lenin, Stalin, the USSR, and spawned many other communist dictatorships around the world; and Marxist-hatched, murdering Leftism remains the greatest plague in existence. Gloriously, the USSR collapsed in the early 1990s, but Russia now has Putin. The Chinese Revolution eventually created Mao Zedong, the greatest mass murderer in human history, and now Xi Jinping, who apparently wants to rival Mao in the number of deaths he is responsible for. The American Revolution was the exception. We had remarkable leaders who produced the greatest country the world has ever known.
But, for all their efforts to write a Constitution that would protect the American people from power-obsessed demagogues, our Founders did not totally succeed. And Joe Biden and the current Democratic Party are proof of that. They ignore the Constitution, and get their cohorts in media and academia to attack it vociferously in hopes that they can convince enough people that the document is illegitimate. And then, the Democrats can rule with authoritarian autocracy. It has been working. But how long will it last? Millions and millions of Americans—but not enough yet—are finally realizing what is happening. Check your six, Joe.
Eventually, the worst tyrants either destroy themselves (Hitler) or are overthrown (the USSR). The situation in China today is exemplary. Xi Jinping, just last month, was able to make himself dictator for life. He is, far and away, the most powerful ruler in China since Mao Zedong. And, as often happens to autocrats, he thinks he can do no wrong, that he is politically invulnerable, that he can do anything he wants, and that the people will have to submit.
Well, the people of China may not agree with him.
“’Step Down CCP! Step Down Xi Jinping!’: Protests Erupt Across China Over COVID-19 Curbs.” Such was the headline on a November 27 article in Epoch Times. Ten people burned to death a few days ago in an apartment complex fire in the western city of Urumqi because they were locked down in their building and couldn’t get out. That news escaped CCP censors long enough to set the whole country ablaze.
The Covid-19 lockdowns have nothing to do with COVID, of course, and everything to do with Xi telling the Chinese people that he is the absolute authority and they WILL obey. I still have a lot of contacts in China, so I talk to people. They must be careful what they say on social media, but they are not happy. And protests are now exploding all over. I lived through some of those lockdowns earlier this year in China. They are irritating, to say the least, and worse, unnecessary. Many Chinese people know it and are saying “Enough!”
People need to eat, work, earn money, have some measure of freedom to move around and live normal lives. Xi is telling the Chinese people, in no uncertain terms, that HE will decide when they are allowed to do those things. Xi Jinping is a classic case of the intoxicating nature of power, of the corruption of tyranny. Biden and the Democrats are silent about the Chinese protests because what Xi is doing is exactly what they want to do in America. Since the fall of the USSR, China has become the Left’s modern totalitarian model.
What will happen in China? Can the people overthrow communism—and believe me, a lot of them want to. There are millions in China who are sick of it. I know that from personal conversations, too. But what can the people do? They will need some help—the police, the military, some strong clique in Beijing that opposes Xi. None of that is in evidence right now. But nobody, outside the CCP, truly knows what is going on inside.
Currently, Xi Jinping gives no indication of relaxing, even the least amount, his “zero-COVID policy.” He may have to, but if he does, he will find a face-saving method to do it. Pray for the Chinese people, folks, that they can escape that monstrous, godless, murdering tyranny that has oppressed them for almost 75 years now.
And the Democrats better keep their eyes on China—for their own sakes.
Since Dobbs Decision Leak, Violence Against Pro-Lifers Was Over 22 Times That Against Pro-Choicers
After the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade leaked on May 3rd, news reports blamed abortion-related violence over the summer on pro-life supporters.
“[W]e have seen a steady rise in violence and harassment against providers from anti-abortion extremists who continue to be emboldened by the Supreme Court’s decision,” claimed Melissa Fowler, Chief Program Officer of the National Abortion Federation (NAF).
“People want me dead’: abortion providers fear violence after Roe overturned,” a headline in The Guardian read. Other news outlets, such as NBC News, also focused on the increased threat of violence against abortion providers. But national news sources don’t mention violence against people on the pro-life side of the debate.
It never made much sense, anyway. Why would a major win in the Supreme Court cause pro-life people to suddenly resort to more violence? The pro-choice people would be more upset and, presumably, more likely to lash out.
Using news searches and pre-existing data, the Crime Prevention Research Center, which I head, identified 135 attacks on pro-life entities and people between May 3 and September 24, 2022. By contrast, only six cases involve attacks on pro-choice people. That is a ratio of 22-to-1. And that may be an underestimate of the difference if the media is less likely to cover violence against pro-lifers.
All of the cases and links to the underlying news stories are available here.
To search for cases, we used keywords such as “Anti-abortion attacks,” “Attacks on Abortion Providers,” “Violence to the abortion clinic,” “Pro-abortion attacks,” and “Attacks on pregnancy centers.” Other sources that listed cases included the Catholic News Agency and the House Republican Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Many news stories cite the National Abortion Federation’s tracking of attacks on abortion providers. We reached out to the NAF for a list of cases. When we called, the NAF directed us to email the DC Abortion Fund (DCAF). Between October 10 and October 25, we emailed the NAF and DCAF seven times. While we received responses indicating receipt of our messages, we still haven’t received a list of cases.
We then reached out to reporters who had cited the NAF. Decca Muldowney of the Daily Beast informed us that she also didn’t see a list from the NAF, though it doesn’t appear that she asked for it.
The media just uncritically accepts claims of violence by pro-lifers. Surprisingly, the reporters didn’t even try to dig for current examples to provide to readers.
The US Department of Justice keeps an up-to-date list of recent violence cases against reproductive health care providers. But since the leak of the Dobbs decision, the DOJ has added only one case to its list: a case of property damage against a Planned Parenthood facility in July. This year, the Biden administration has been actively searching for cases to bring federal action against but has had to go back years to get many cases the US DOJ doesn’t collect cases of violence or property damage against pro-life individuals or organizations.
Unfortunately, the media’s misleading emphasis on right-wing violence isn’t unique to the abortion debate. The CPRC’s past research has shown that the news media has engaged in a similar false narrative of white supremacists doing mass public shootings.
Many anti-immigrant attackers, such as the Buffalo murderer, hold decidedly environmentalist views that are more in line with the Democrat agenda.
Of the 82 mass public shootings from January 1998 to May 2021, 9 percent have known or alleged ties to white supremacists, neo-Nazis, or anti-immigrant views. And many of the anti-immigrant attackers, such as the Buffalo mass murderer earlier, hold decidedly environmentalist views that are more in line with the Democrat agenda. Indeed, non-Middle Eastern whites are underrepresented, making up about 64% of the general population but 58% of the mass public shooters.
For example, In the Buffalo murderer’s manifesto, the gunman self-identifies as an “eco-fascist national socialist” and a member of the “mild-moderate authoritarian left.” He expresses concern that minority immigrants have too many children and will damage the environment. But if the mass murderer is a racist, the news media automatically classifies him as a racist.
Political violence is central to so much of the political debate in the US. As Democrat fortunes wane in the midterm elections, President Biden and others in his party have rallied supporters by emphasizing the threat of violence from conservatives. But Democrats can’t risk admitting the truth.
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
The Same Old, Same Old Deja Vu
Attorney General Merrick Garland has just announced the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith.
But Smith’s team will not look into the Biden family quid pro quo syndicate nor its incriminating confessionals on Hunter Biden’s laptop.
Instead, it will further investigate Donald Trump’s possession of presidential records that were hauled off from Mar-a-Lago, as well as his purported role in the January 6 “insurrection.”
We know the script that will follow because we suffered through it for 22 months and spent $40 million for it under Robert Mueller’s special counsel team.
First, the Smith investigation will bear no resemblance to special counsel John Durham’s probes. The media ignored Durham. His team did not leak to the press. And neither a Washington, D.C. nor northern Virginia jury was ever likely to convict any perceived enemy of Trump.
Second, upon the announcement of Smith’s legal staffers, the media will grow giddy that their resumes portend another “dream team,” “all-stars,” or “a hunter-killer team.”
Puff pieces will blanket the media. They will attest, just like “good Ol’ Bob Mueller,” that the former Obama Justice Department public integrity unit lawyer Smith is “an old hand,” “tough but fair,” “nonpartisan,” and a “prosecutor’s prosecutor.”
Weeks into the investigation, the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, or MSNBC will darkly inform their audiences that “unnamed sources close to the investigation tell us that “a bombshell” is about to go off.
Perhaps the “stunning development” will be similar to the fake “walls are closing in” scoop about the conspiratorial pinging in Trump tower from the Alfa Bank in Russia, or the “game-changer” Christopher Steele-fed, pee-pee, Moscow hotel room fable.
Yet one thing that will be different this time around is that the Biden administration is in power. Garland remains an unapologetic, embittered partisan. He is fresh off siccing a now-weaponized FBI on school kids’ parents and various MAGA enemies of the state.
After two prior failed impeachment trials, a failed special counsel’s investigation, and a failed and biased January 6 committee probe, Washington government lawyers know that their last and only Wile E. Coyote chance of catching the Roadrunner and now presidential candidate Trump is to get at least something into the hands of a Washington, D.C. jury.
We also know the script of the 2024 election from the last two elections. Election Day 2004 will be an afterthought. Election Night will be an introduction to Election Month.
Sudden ballot “drops” will start pouring in during the wee hours. Voters who went to bed watching many Republican candidates with sizable leads will awake to magical Democratic “comebacks.”
We will again suffer through early voting, mail-in voting, ranked-choice voting, and majority-only voting. The more who vote, the more we will be warned of “voter suppression” and “election deniers.”
“Get out the vote” left-wing, electronically fueled projects like this year’s “Mind the Gap” involving Sam Bankman-Fried’s family, or Mark Zuckerberg’s 2020 $419 million de facto absorption of balloting collection in key precincts, will merely be replaced by new names.
There will be new, even richer virtue-signaling billionaires. But otherwise, the same old Silicon Valley-Wall Street font will vastly out-raise pathetic Republican efforts.
Unfortunately for Americans, the 2024 economy will likely still be wounded by nearly four years of inflation. High-interest rate correctives will still have choked off the housing market.
Unemployment and stagflation will still be termed “transitory.” Growth will continue to be slow but dubbed “steady.” High gas and energy prices will be near permanent but “coming down.” A wide-open border will still be termed “secure.” Talk of historic crime rates will still be “racist.”
President Joe Biden will still shake imaginary hands, talk of passing legislation through the Congress that he bypassed with executive orders, and still claim gas was $5 a gallon when he entered office. Fact-checkers will ignore all that mythology and still obsess over Republican “lies.”
The left-wing nexus will still warn of back-alley abortions that threaten millions of women, of children still likely to die if “Mega-MAGA” voters win, of yet another January 6 in the wings, and of the dangers of “semi-fascist” Trump.
There will be more pre-election October surprises, such as the spurious narrative that the man who assaulted Paul Pelosi – David DePape – was a captive of right-wingers. Who knew that the hemp-jewelry maker, illegal alien, nudist, and resident of a BLM/Pride-flagged commune was supposedly addled by “un-American” Trumpism?
There will also be more post-election, November surprises — like the mysteriously sudden discovery just days after the voting that Sam Bankman-Fried was a multibillion-dollar con artist and huge Democratic Party donor, and the appointment of special counsel to investigate Trump.
Who would have known that prior to November 8, Trump’s Mar-a-Lago presidential papers proved neither “nuclear secrets” nor designed for his personal sale after all?
Yet the only mystery will be why Republicans will still be shocked by deja vu.
Let the Blame Games Begin?
Who or what was responsible for the Republican nationwide collapse in
the midterms? After all, pundits, politicos, and pollsters all
predicted a “red tsunami.”
Moreover, the average loss of any
president in his first midterm is 25 House seats. And when his approval
sinks to or below 43% — in the fashion of President Joe Biden — the
loss, on average, expands to over 40 seats.
Former President
Barack Obama in 2010 lost 63 seats. Is Biden, therefore, more
charismatic or more energetic than Obama? Was his agenda more successful
and popular?
Given such high Republican expectations, the blame game for the loss is as strident and confusing as was the election itself.
Here are some of the most common targets of criticism.
Former
President Donald Trump is being blamed on various counts. Before the
midterms, he strangely attacked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. And he
loudly hinted that he would run again.
Those histrionics
supposedly took attention away from Republican candidates. Trump turned
off some DeSantis fans from Trump-endorsed candidates, and energized
Trump-hating left-wingers to go out and vote to stop the momentum for a
second Trump presidency.
Yet the idea that Trump was erratic or reckless was not really new and surprised no one on either side of the political divide.
Two, Trump promoted many losing candidates, often on the narrow basis
of whether they had accepted his charges of a rigged 2020 election. His
critics countered that while his MAGA candidates won primaries in
states like Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and Pennsylvania, they had little
chance of going on to win general elections.
Yet, some important
Trump-supported candidates did win, including J. D. Vance in Ohio and
Ted Budd in North Carolina. At the same time, many centrists and
moderates, such as Joe O’Dea in Colorado, lost.
Three, why did
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and the fossilized Republican
hierarchy short candidate Blake Masters in Arizona, while pouring money
into an internecine fight in Alaska on the side of the less conservative
Republican candidate?
Nevertheless, Republican House and Senate
coffers probably gave MAGA candidates more than Trump did from his $100
million-plus campaign stash.
Four, are we not in the midst of the
greatest political revolution of our age? Election Day voting in most
states has been reduced to about 30% of the electorate. What replaced it
is an utter mess of early balloting, absentee balloting, mail-in
balloting, ranked voting, run-off voting, and endless counting.
The
Left saw winning advantages with these radical changes, many made under
the pretext of the COVID-19 lockdowns. And it has mastered them to such
a degree that most Republicans with small leads at the end of Election
Day now expect to lose over the subsequent days and weeks.
Yet,
the Republicans already got burned in 2020 by these ongoing radical
changes. Did they not have ample time to avoid their recurrence?
Five, this time the silent and undercounted voters were not disillusioned MAGA supporters who hung up on pollsters’ calls.
Instead, pollsters missed the 70% of those under 30, along with single women, who voted straight Democratic tickets.
Mannered
Republicans may have scoffed at how Biden and the Left demagogued the
abortion issue, or slandered Republicans as semi-fascists, and
un-American insurrectionists. They shrugged at Biden’s hokey efforts at
buying off young voters with amnesties for marijuana convictions and
student loans or offering slightly cheaper gas by draining the strategic
petroleum reserves.
But all those low-minded strategies resulted in high left-wing enthusiasm and turnout.
Six,
usually reliable conservative pollsters forecast a huge Republican
victory. Apparently, they oversampled conservative voters, reasoning
that left-leaning pollsters usually undersampled them.
They were
not just wrong, but way off. And the ensuing hubris of certain victory
led to nemesis as Republicans let up the last few weeks. Thousands of
conservative voters may have passed at the chance to go to the polls
deeming their votes superfluous.
Seven, the Left smeared
conservatives as democracy destroyers and violent insurrectionists. So,
when the Republicans offered nonstop negative appraisals of Biden’s
failed policies without commensurate alternative positive agendas, they
unknowingly fed into the Democrats’ false narrative of cranky nihilists.
Could
not Republicans have offered an upbeat and coherent contract with
America that offered uplifting, concrete solutions to each of Biden’s
messes?
Finally, Democrats are now the party of the very rich.
The neo-socialist Democratic Party has more billionaire capitalists than
do the free-market Republicans.
In almost every important Senate
or gubernatorial race, the Democratic candidate was the far better
funded of the two. In some races, like the New Hampshire U.S. Senate
election, the Democrat outspent his Republican counterpart by a
staggering 17-1.
Has the Republican Party of capitalism forgotten
the power and role of money in politics? Why is it once again so easily
outfunded, outspent, and outsmarted?
All these writs variously explain the otherwise inexplicable dismal Republican performance.
The World Wants No Part of Woke, but It’s Glad We Do
The United States obsesses over whether biological men can compete in women’s sports as transgender females.
Crime is spiking at levels not seen in 40 years. But some consider it racist to suggest that arrests, indictments, convictions, and incarcerations deter crime.
Major U.S. downtowns almost overnight went from mostly safe and clean to terrifying and toxic — and we brag that we are at least “tolerant” of the medieval conditions.
The Pentagon and CIA put out recruitment videos that sound like kindergarten diversity, equity, and inclusion programming.
Yet the military is less eager to explain why the United States met utter humiliation in Afghanistan or why the army only has met about 50 percent of its scheduled recruitment targets.
Few dare to attribute declining morale, inept strategic thinking, and anemic recruitment to the stereotyping and targeting of middle-class white males, Soviet-style workshops, and diversity, equity, and inclusion mind conditioning.
The Biden administration in its first 18 months warred on the U.S. oil and gas industry. Radical cutbacks in fossil fuels supposedly would “transition” the world to a greener future.
Biden expressed little worry about the resulting economic damage to the middle class or the lack of commensurate efforts in India and China to curb emissions.
During COVID, American popular culture has collectively demonized any who were lax on masking and social distancing as “super-spreaders.”
Federal employees and military personnel who skipped the new mRNA COVID-19 inoculations on grounds the shots were not fully vetted, were stereotyped as red-state conspiracist super-spreaders. They were accused of endangering all Americans by their supposedly selfish behavior.
Yet there has been no such judgmental criticism of individual conduct during the current monkeypox outbreak.
Given the loud woke media, few would dare suggest that social distancing, or avoiding areas where promiscuous sex is frequent might slow down the dangerous epidemic — 95 percent of whose cases so far have been sexually transmitted. Ninety-eight percent of infected people were gay or bisexual men, 41 percent had HIV and the median age was 38.
The daily stuff of tabloids is cancel-culturing, virtue signaling, and suing over race and gender.
Recently, the woke movement may have jumped the proverbial shark when a family filed a $25 million lawsuit against Sesame Place in Philadelphia. One of the guilty theme park’s costume character actors apparently ignored a young African-American girl in the crowd who was reaching out for a hug.
The American middle class is learning just how much poorer they are after suffering a collective $3 trillion stock loss in retirement accounts.
For some reason, their stocks plummeted despite Wall Street’s past loud commitment to politically correct Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment. That new woke idea puts green, racial, and gender issues ahead of profit and loss investment calculations — at least for the declining middle class.
ESG may be a permissible luxury in a bull market, but it can help to ruin millions of lives in a bear one.
The new “anti-inflation” budget bill manages to increase federal spending in times of inflation, while upping taxes and regulation during a recession.
Interest rates must climb far higher to slow down spiking prices. But the higher they go, the harder it is to service the gargantuan $30 trillion — and climbing — national debt.
Our enemies abroad, particularly China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia, are watching all this woke, comic madness with absolute glee.
They are delighted the United States is diverting trillions of dollars and man hours away from production to ideological witch hunts, woke cannibalism, green virtue-signaling, spendthrift consumption, racial and gender fixations, warped science, suicidal surveillance, and commissariat indoctrination.
Woke means that Americans have less money, labor, and time to hone their military readiness. They will produce less competitive energy, but more pseudo-science, non-meritocratic advancement, and unsound investment — all reasons why America will no longer dominate the world.
Most analysts abroad do not believe that being woke translates into more accurate missiles, more lethal infantrymen, more efficient industrial production, better medicine, cheaper, more plentiful energy, a more united, cohesive population — and a higher standard of living.
So, our unwoke adversaries certainly want us to stay woke.
And why not? Russia already has better hypersonic missiles and more nuclear warheads.
China can likely sink any $12 billion American aircraft carrier and its 5,000 diverse “they/them” crew that dares to venture into the Taiwan strait.
Beijing already produces 90 percent of “the global supply of inputs needed to make the generic antibiotics,” and nearly as large a percentage of our key vitamins and painkillers.
India and Brazil do not want any more pot-to-kettle U.S. lectures on their need for better elections and racial relations.
While we war on our past, our competitors abroad prep for the future.
They are more likely to erect than tear down statues. We spend what we borrow; they invest what they earn.
How odd America once taught the world what works — only now to mock its own lessons.
Monday, November 14, 2022
Why Rock And Roll Is The Best Genre Of Music
There are many reasons why rock and roll is the best genre of music. For one, rock and roll is a very versatile genre that can encompass a wide range of styles and influences. This means that there is something for everyone within the genre, and that it can continue to evolve and change over time. Additionally, rock and roll has a rich history and tradition that is unmatched by any other genre of music. This history includes some of the most iconic and influential musicians of all time, who have shaped the sound and direction of the genre. Finally, rock and roll is simply a lot of fun. It is a genre that is full of energy and excitement, and it is sure to get your blood pumping. Whether you are headbanging along to your favorite band or dancing the night away, rock and roll is the perfect genre to get you moving.
Rock music appeals to people because it provides a break from the constricting world of song and music rather than relying on archaic styles. Rock music is unique in that it is always out of the norm, so the singer or the musician is always given the opportunity to experiment with their own instruments. It is feasible to tell a comprehensive story in two and a half minutes with Rock ‘n’ Roll. You can use this music to lift your spirits and connect with your heartbreak. This memory card allows you to recall the first time you fell in love with someone. Music’s rock band focuses on the genuine passion of those who love music.
Rock ‘n’ roll has had a significant impact on music by making people feel like they have a say in how it is made. It is a genre that people find themselves in due to its diverse and accessible nature.
A plurality of respondents (53 percent) said they listened to rock music, while 47 percent said they liked to rock out in the United States, and 45 percent said they liked to rock out in Brazil. In total, there is a 20% share of respondents from select countries who listen to the following musical genres in digital formats.
Since 2017, R& Hip-Hop has been the dominant music genre on the United States Billboard charts, overtaking pop and rock and becoming the dominant genre in the United States.
Rock and roll did not exist before Chuck Berry, as he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, alongside Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Fats Domino, and others.
What Makes Rock Music Great?
Rock music has always been a favorite genre of music for many people. It is a genre that is full of energy and excitement. Rock music is great because it is a genre that is perfect for dancing and partying. Rock music is also great because it is a genre that is full of emotion. When you listen to rock music, you can feel the passion and emotion that the artist is feeling.
The term “rock music” is more than just a chord progression. It is a soundtrack for our lives. Rock music, in many cases, is an excellent way to deal with problems that may arise in life. There are numerous styles of rock music, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be unique. I really enjoy rock music because it allows you to tell a whole story with only one song. It’s comforting to listen to rock music in order to remind ourselves that we’re all here to enjoy life, not to have it snatched away from us without a reason. Rock can be thought of as anything from reggae to rap to punk, metal, and pop, so there is no way to define it.
Rock music, which incorporates many different sub-genres, is a popular type of music. Rock music can be used to lift your spirits by expressing your emotions like depression, anger, or happiness. Rock music, which was first introduced to the world in the 1940s, was born in the United States. Rock music is an essential part of our social lives because it communicates with our true selves. It is estimated that the Beatles influenced the most rock music of all time. Several rock bands have made significant contributions to popular music, including AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, and Metallica. For more than a century, there have been rumors that the Rolling Stones are the world’s oldest rock band.
They first appeared in 1962 and continue to this day, bringing their distinct sound to the world. Several other acts have emerged in recent years, such as The Beatles and Led Zeppelin, who were both born after The Rolling Stones. Rock music is essential for survival, in addition to food, water, and shelter.
According to the Canadian government, rock and rock-oriented music is defined as music that is characterized by a strong beat, blues-based forms, and the presence of rock instruments such as the electric guitar, electric bass, electric organ, and electric piano. Even though the boundaries between rock and other genres are frequently blurred, this definition implies that rock music can be distinguished. Rock music has been associated with a number of social movements in recent history, including the counterculture of the 1960s and the punk rock movement of the 1970s. Many rock musicians, such as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and Jimi Hendrix, were initially dismissed as unworthy of attention and unserious. It is one of the most popular genres of music, with millions of fans all over the world. This song’s influence can be heard in almost every genre of music, despite its numerous stylistic changes over the years.
Why Is Rock And Roll Music So Popular?
Rock and roll is popular for a variety of reasons. It is a genre of music that is easy to listen to and enjoy. It is also a genre of music that is easy to dance to. Additionally, rock and roll is a genre of music that is easy to play.
Rock ‘n’ roll music, which was popular in the United States from the mid-1950s to the 1970s, is a type of music. Other genres have contributed to the genre, such as blues, gospel, jazz, and even country music. The genre has influenced future generations by paving the way for the creation of new genres. Rock ‘n’ roll is associated with a wide range of other genres, including pop, rap, metal, and electronic dance music. Along with classic rock, indie rock, glam rock, alternative rock, and ska, it has been a home to many other subgenres. On January 8th, at Brookdale Community College, a Rockit Academy 2022 winter session audition will take place.
When Was Rock Music Most Popular?
It began in the United States in the 1950s, spread to other English-speaking countries and European countries in the 1960s, and grew to prominence in many different guises in the 1990s, as a result of its widespread application globally (if in some guises).
The Top 5 Countries For Rock Music
Rock music is most popular in the United States, Mexico, and Brazil, according to the results of the poll. Because of the popularity of Britpop in the 1990s, the UK ranks fifth on the list.
Is Rock And Roll Music Still Popular?
The most popular music in America is still rock, but it is not played by the young. Adults under the age of 30 rate it third behind hip hop and pop music, despite its widespread popularity among Americans overall.
Is Rock Music Making A Comeback?
Rock music’s popularity has declined dramatically over the last few decades, with the genre not dominating the charts as it once did. The revival may not last, as artists such as Post Malone and Miley Cyrus are helping to revive the genre. With young people protesting systemic issues of the day in 2020, the year 2020 is expected to be a watershed year in rock music. Fans and musicians alike will be overjoyed if rock makes a comeback.
Why Rock Music Is So Important?
Rock music has had a significant impact on society due to its popularity and worldwide scope. Rock and roll changed how we live, fashion, attitudes, and language for the better, in a way few other social developments have.
The Pop Vs. Rock Debate
At the end of the day, your preferences determine what happens. Some people find Pop music enjoyable, while others find Rock music appealing. Nonetheless, one thing is certain: these two genres have a lasting influence on popular culture.
What Is The Most Successful Genre Of Music?
The most successful genre of music depends on what you mean by successful. If you mean the genre that sells the most records, then it is probably pop music. If you mean the genre that wins the most awards, then it is probably classical music.
The vocabulary pages of Popular Music examine the structure of Popular Music’s vocabulary, including its history, genres, people, and songs. A Wordchecker is available on each page to help explain a vocabulary phrase. The full vocabulary can be found in Vocabulary of Music. The United States has produced nearly all of the most popular genres of music. Louis Armstrong, a jazz pianist, helped to popularize a wide range of styles. In the 1940s, swing became the most popular dance music, becoming the music everyone was dancing to. There was a time when young musicians did not want to participate in jazz orchestras.
They began experimenting with their own bands in addition to creating new styles such as modal jazz. Many bands released records in the R&B style by the mid-1940s. The style spread quickly throughout the country as large bands began playing piano, trumpet, and saxophone. T-Bone Walker’s Tympany Five, which was co-written by Louis Jordan and G.I. Jive, and T-Bone Walker’s The Power Of Love, which was number one in 1944, were two of the biggest sellers. In the early 1960s, Rock Music, a new music genre, gained popularity. Rock and roll artists such as Elvis combined elements of R&B, while soul artists such as James Brown developed a more rhythmic style known as funk in the late 60s. The result was the birth of a slew of new dance music styles during the 1970s and 1980s.
Gospel music, which is a rhythmic form of church music popular among African American Christians, is a type of music. Modern jazz is based on Arabic or Indian modes rather than European scales. Strings are orchestra strings made up of violins, violas, cellos, and double basses. The Beatles had the most number of hit singles of any band.
More people are listening to music online due to the ease of using streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, and Pandora, as well as the popularity of subscription services such as Hulu and Netflix. In a nutshell, there is a demand for music from all genres, but classical music is taking the majority of the talent. Classical musicians are the only ones who require a degree in music from a university accredited by the University Grants Commission. To be a blues musician, you only need to learn the blues style. They can also play jazz if they are good at improvise. While metal musicians must be proficient at playing their instruments, those in the non-metal field only need to be competent. Pop music, as you might expect, is the most straightforward genre to make. To do so, you must first find a good singing voice and be creative. There is a widespread belief that there is a demand for music from all genres, but classical music is taking the most talent. The other way to play blues is to have a mastery of the style. As it turns out, making pop music is extremely simple.
Why Classic Rock Is The Best Genre
There are many reasons why classic rock is the best genre. For one, classic rock has stood the test of time. It has been around for decades and is still just as popular as it ever was. Additionally, classic rock is a very versatile genre that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. It is also a genre that is very easy to listen to and appreciate.
I was taken aback by the tune American Idiot from Green Day’s album American Idiot when I heard it on a classic rock station. What is meant by “classic rock”? To figure out the answer, a large amount of data and analysis must be carried out. If you want to form a classic rock band, you won’t find one. This is something that happens naturally. The songs listed below can be found in the music database SongFacts.com. From the mid-’60s to early ’70s, a large number of songs were released.
From 1973 to 1982, a total of 57 percent of song plays take place over the 10-year period. Almost half of all classic rock radio spins in the United States are accounted for by the top 25 most frequently played artists. During a week-long study period, I looked at the radio stations’ play levels and discovered that these were the most-played songs on 25 of them. If you’re not sure if you want Led Zeppelin, you might want to consider packing up and moving to New York, where 7 percent of all songs are by Zep. Each station’s character is determined by how it interacts with its audience. In the South, rock music is a go-to choice for listeners. The migration of people within the 50 states is also a factor.
Spotify’s Echo Nest uses data to generate recommendations for songs. Based on data from web-crawlers and music analysis software, the Echo Nest generates genre definitions. Using 13 dimensions, it determines whether the song is a classic rock, electronic, or hip-hop song. Based on minor imperfections in tempo, the Echo Nest can detect whether or not someone is behind a drum set. Baby boomers and Gen Xers, the two most important advertising demographics, are leaving the classic rock demographic. FiveThirtyEight identified five classic rock stations in each of the 30 largest metropolitan statistical areas. WAXQ, New York; KLOS, Los Angeles; WLUP, Chicago; KZPS, Dallas; and KGLK, Houston are the largest metropolitan areas in the country based on their population.
The scrape crashed the afternoon of June 17th, but it was restored the next evening. The first song in this set is Bill Haley’s Rock Around The Clock, which was released in 1955. Other notable albums released in that year included Bruce Springsteen’s “The Rising” and Paul McCartney’s “Nineteenth Avenue.” I compiled my code in GitHub.
Why Rock Is Better Than Rap
There are many reasons why rock is better than rap. For one, rock is a more complex and diverse genre that incorporates a wide range of styles and influences. This allows for a more varied and interesting listening experience. Additionally, rock music is typically more lyrically and emotionally complex than rap, and the best rock bands are able to create a unique sound and identity that sets them apart from the rest. Finally, rock music has a much longer history than rap, and thus there is a greater wealth of classic rock bands and songs to choose from.
In contrast to rap, where words and computers can be used to play the guitar, rock music necessitates real instruments and real knowledge of the guitar. Rock fans, despite realizing that rap is better than rock, come up with stupid shit like fusion music because they believe rap is better. I hate Rock songs in the same way I hate Rap, and this is why I listen to neither. Rock is more concerned with rhythmic complexity than melodic or harmonic complexity, but few rock musicians are as rhythmically sophisticated as mediocre rappers. It’s always easier to relate to rock lyrics; I can relate to them and it’s a good way to let go of the stress/tension that can be overwhelming.
Is Rock More Popular Than Pop?
Music streaming is second most popular genre after rock music, accounting for 24.7% of all streams, compared to pop music accounting for 21.1%. With a share of 6.8%, dance/EDM was the most popular format, followed by country, which had a share of 5.7%.
Why Rock Music Is Still Popula
Rock music is still one of the most popular types of music, having been around for a long time. This app is constantly changing, which is why it is so popular. It is impossible to live by the same rock music as it is. In other words, it is not afraid to be bold and daring. Because of its unique qualities, it stands out in the world of music. Pop music is regarded as more melodic and softer than other types of music. Fans of Rock, on the other hand, argue that Pop music is often too soft and lacks the same raw energy that Rock music has.
Is Listening To Rocks Good For You?
Even though rock music is commonly associated with anger and aggression, new research suggests that listening to hard rock can actually make you happier. We associate heavy metal with rage and chaos, but it can also be used to calm the soul and make a bad mood better.
The Brain-rock Connection
In a recent PLOS One article, scientists discovered that rock music may have an impact on the brain in a variety of ways. The first study revealed that rock music causes a flood of dopamine, which causes a general sense of happiness and well-being. Rock music may also help to lower cortisol levels, which may result in a sense of relaxation and reduced stress. In the third study, it was discovered that rock music causes us to release endorphins, which help us feel happier. Rock music was discovered to reduce stress levels by distracting us from our physical and emotional needs. Furthermore, these findings suggest that rock music may be an effective stress reliever in both clinical and everyday settings.
What Is The Most Popular Music Genre
The most popular music genre is pop. Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form in the United States and United Kingdom during the mid-1950s. The terms “popular music” and “pop music” are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many diverse styles. Pop music is eclectic, and often borrows elements from other styles such as urban, dance, rock, Latin, and country.
According to our calculations, the most popular type of music may not be your cup of tea. In this article, we’ll look at the top ten most popular music genres. We hope that by doing so, you will broaden your musical interests and discover new musicians, bands, and artists. Hip-hop was founded on an MC (sometimes referred to as an MC, though rappers are not necessarily hip-hop artists). It is now considered a genre, and it is derived from the Disco era of the 1970s. House, techno, trap, hardstyle, and many other sub-genres are just a few examples. There were many different types of the genre as the decades went on.
Soft rock included bands such as America and the Eagles. Acid rock, or psych rock, is a type of rock influenced by the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. Among the contemporary R&B artists are Usher, Beyoncé, and Mariah Carey. Latin pop music is one of the most popular genres on the planet. In K-pop, it is all about getting the mood right, having fun, and getting the mind stimulated. Country and pop music audiences are now discovering contemporary bluegrass artists. The roots of country music can be found in bluegrass, Texas swing, folk, and gospel music.
The Middle Ages saw the beginning of classical music in western Europe. Although metal has been around for a long time, bands like Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath are regarded as pioneers in their field. Chris Stapleton is one of the country music stars today, along with Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, and Brad Paisley. Led Zeppelin’s heavy sound paved the way for the growth of today’s metal bands. There are several subgenres within metal, including thrash, death metal, and black metal. Metal is distinguished by the fact that guitars and basses down tune. It’s as if the strings were lowered in subtle ways, resulting in an intense and dark tone.
According to MRC
Data, 20% of total album equivalent consumption in 2020 will be made up
of R & Hip-hop. In both 2019 (27.4%) and 2018, that figure
increased. In 2020, Rock was the second most popular music genre in the
United States in both formats and across on-demand streaming platforms.
The most noticeable increase in this year’s lineup is in
R&B/hip-hop, which increased by 12 from three to twelve artists.
Heritage rockers, country artists, and jam bands stand out for their
concert sales as the most profitable when touring at peak performance.
It is easy to see why these genres are popular: artists such as Drake
and Post Malone have continued to dominate the charts and dominate the
conversation, which is very much due to their success. Some argue that
these genres are popular simply because they are, but they do have a
genre-bending sound to them, such as Childish Gambino and Drake.
Anderson Paak demonstrates that there is more to these genres than just
catchy hooks and catchy beats.
Why Rock Music Is Good For You
Rock music is good for you because it can boost your mood, help you relax, and provide a distraction from everyday worries. Listening to rock music can also help increase your energy levels and improve your concentration. If you’re feeling down, rock music can help you feel more positive and optimistic. And if you’re looking to get pumped up for a workout or a big event, rock music can help you get into a high-energy state.
Rock is a musical style that encompasses a wide range of genres. You can perform this song in a variety of styles, including heavy, melodic, and choral. Millions of people around the world enjoy rock music because it can be used to create quick reactions, sharp movements, anger, fear, love, and sex. Researchers say that listening to heavy music can boost brain activity. When the human brain is surrounded by loud noises, it strives to block distractions and concentrate on processing information as closely as possible. If a child has been listening to rock music since the age of five, he or she has a greater chance of being involved in math and physics. According to Stephen King, his favorite music influences his writing and he enjoys reading books while listening to it.
Rock music is an independent phenomenon that cannot be influenced by our desires or moods; it is not subject to change. According to some researchers, the influence of music on a person, character, or individual is determined by their characteristics. A person enjoys rock music as much as he or she enjoys the beach, which is comparable to ocean waves rolling in.
Everyone Love Rock Music
Everyone loves rock music because it is a genre of music that is enjoyed by people of all ages. It is a genre of music that is easy to listen to and is very catchy. Rock music is also a genre of music that is very popular and is always on the radio.
There was an exposed concrete crib known as Love Rock at the North Point intake. The intake, which was built over a five-year period beginning in 1895, was finished in 1897. In 1984, an Ald. Paul Henningsen proposed putting up a false front on the crib. Love Rock was demolished in 1986 at the age of 91.