Emma

2022 - 7 - 30

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Emma Walton's Colourful Dessert-Inspired Jewellery Is Winning ... (British Vogue)

British Vogue speaks to Emma Walton, the 25-year-old jeweller who's grown her business on Instagram and TikTok. Dua Lipa, Jorja Smith and Olivia Neill are ...

“I don’t have any traditional training whatsoever; I just learn as I go along.” Hatton Garden is her failsafe destination for all things jewellery-related: she regularly visits in search of gemstones, polishing services, emergency repairs – you name it. (Her favourite dessert is gelato, by the way.)

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A SCENE IN RETROSPECT: Bon Iver - "For Emma, Forever Ago ... (Everything Is Noise)

It'd be hard to overstate the impact Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) had on folk music ever since he released "For Emma, Forever Ago" in 2007.

And in moving past that, Vernon went on to shapeshift in comparable style to Stevens, and provide us with an amazingly complex gem of a follow-up (and arguably one of the most important records of that decade) with Bon Iver. That record’s complexities, and Bon Iver‘s artistic output are all foreshadowed with this debut. In its entirety, this album carries a very strong resemblance to Elliot Smith. The sadness is palatable, and the instrumentation is whimsical. Its spectral desperation exudes a definable sincerity that establishes a whole picture of the multiple emotions and feelings oneself has in a failing relationship. The staying power of “Flume”, “Skinny Love”, or “Re: Stacks” is more than established in the critical reception and ongoing popularity of the tracks fifteen years later. It’s a beautiful and very clear display of the human condition that reflects upon the experience of love, loss, reflection, and rebirth/reincarnation. I remember hearing it for the first time and acknowledging the raw tangibility of the entire presentation. The noise that ends “For Emma” sets up the closing track perfectly, the stunning “re:stacks” – six minutes that give as close an insight into the mind of Vernon that you are likely to find with an introspective look at the gambling and drinking that left Vernon feeling the need to escape. Not unlike another seminal folk album, Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska, the independent, isolated nature that led to the creation of this album pours into its sound – a contrast between simple, raw production and the introduction of an experimental approach Vernon has continued to hone over the past 15 years. Part of me would love to see how 2022’s Bon Iver would approach For Emma, Forever Ago with the endless stream of resources and collaborators that the project now has. The simple strummed acoustic, layered falsetto vocals, and an electric guitar – assumedly played with an e-bow – is as stripped-back as you can get (even if it is one of the few tracks to have additional instrumentation added at a later date, in this case the drums). Listening to “Flume”, having spent a little more time with the likes of the highly altered vocals of 22, A Million, just makes me yearn for Vernon to return to the raw production that made For Emma, Forever Ago so special. “Blindsided” is an interesting one for me, in that it didn’t resonate with me for quite a while, in fact being a song that I would often skip. Lush, well-orchestrated, and vaguely ambient in nature, this style has become one of my personal favorite sounds, and is beloved by many people across the globe to this day.

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Kyle Chalmers slams reports of tension with fellow gold medalists ... (Sporting News AU)

Instead of celebrating his second gold medal of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Kyle Chalmers was left fuming at questions surrounding a supposed rift with ...

It’s words getting put in mouths and you wanting to make a story out of nothing.” "There’s going to be a time when I definitely stop doing that if that’s going to be the case. “The truth is I won’t be around forever and you enjoy it while you can. I stand and talk to you guys after every race. “I think it’s fantastic he’s here. You look at America, they jump on the winners, they support.

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Emma McKeon nearly quit swimming, now she is on the brink of all ... (The Guardian)

With the benefit of hindsight, it may seem that Australian swimmer Emma McKeon was always destined for greatness. The 28-year-old was born into swimming ...

“I haven’t raced in a long time, it’s getting back into the swing of it and I’m treating it as the first stepping stone back again on the way to Paris.” “She had three months out of the water, we just didn’t know what she was going to do,” her coach, Michael Bohl, told reporters in Birmingham earlier this week. There was no longer any doubting that McKeon belonged at the top table of Australia’s best ever. More success followed in 2018, at the home Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast: four gold medals and two bronze. By this point McKeon had established herself as one of the world’s best short-distance swimmers, a weapon at distances from 50m to 200m. With the benefit of hindsight, it may seem that Australian swimmer Emma McKeon was always destined for greatness.

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Kyle Chalmers on Emma McKeon, Cody Simpson: unleashes at ... (Daily Mail)

Kyle Chalmers insisted there were no divisions in the Australian team labelling the rumours as 'false news' during a heated press conference.

You guys can affect that a lot.' 'It's not focused on mental health, it's focused on bringing me back down. 'I find that really hard to believe that I didn't say congratulations after the race. '[In] swimming, everyone still wanted to roast me. 'I do nothing but be as positive as I possibly can. 'Did you watch the whole race?

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Emma McKeon's record-breaking swim highlights more Aussie ... (ABC News)

Australia wins a further three gold medals in the pool on day two of the Commonwealth Games, while Australia's rugby 7's teams eye off medals after ...

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Emma McKeon Earns 10th Commonwealth Games Gold Medal, Ties ... (SwimSwam)

Emma McKeon earned her 10th Commonwealth Games gold medal, tying her with Susie O'Neill, Ian Thorpe and Leisel Jones for the most gold medals in history.

In route to her record-breaking gold medal McKeon anchored the Australian women’s 4×100 freestyle relay in a time of 52.04, leading the team to victory. In addition, she is in the position to challenge shooters Phillip Adams and Mick Gault for the most Commonwealth Games medals of all-time as they currently each have 18. - 2014 – Women’s 4×100 m freestyle relay

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Commonwealth Games: Emma McKeon equals Australian gold record (The Straits Times)

Scotland's Duncan Scott avenges his Olympic freestyle defeat at the hands of friend Tom Dean. Read more at straitstimes.com.

"Paris (2024 Olympic Games) is always the goal and that is the pinnacle of the sport as we all know." "It's a nice change being on different sides of the table this time. Scotland vs England. It's always positive." "It's kind of all a bit of a blur, I guess. It's been over a long time. "It's nice to do that 10th one in a relay," she told Australia's Channel 7.

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Cody Simpson addresses 'awkward' moment amid love triangle twist ... (Fox Sports)

The latest development in Australian swimming's so-called love triangle saw sprint king Kyle Chalmers and Olympic legend Emma McKeon avoid each other as the ...

Chalmers was the only member of the Aussie team that didn’t walk up to the starting blocks to congratulate McKeon after she touched the wall to finish off the relay victory. But we didn’t act on it until what ended up being a year later.” He called the rumours “pathetic”. I mean this is my first one, but I can’t imagine any other team in there would be much different.” Simpson also said in May that Chalmers had reached out to him to clear the air about his decision to enter the butterfly at the world championships. The dynamic prompted widespread speculation surrounding Chalmers’ relationship with Simpson when the pair competed against each other at the Australian Swimming Championships. In an incredible twist, Chalmers backflipped on his previous decision to skip his butterfly events at the Swimming World Championships. It was a decision that ultimately cost Simpson a spot on the team as the third fastest swimmer at the Aussie selection trials in the 100m butterfly.

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Emma McKeon wins 10th Commonwealth Games gold medal as ... (SBS)

The feat of 10 gold medals puts Emma McKeon on the same level as Ian Thorpe, Leisel Jones and Susie O'Neill. Australia still retains the no.1 spot on the ...

McKeon also pocketed a silver medal in the women's 100m butterfly and Brendon Smith took silver in the men's 400m individual medley. Australian para-swimmer Katja Dedekind set a world record in winning the women's 50m freestyle S13 gold medal. McKeon's feat came after Australian para-swimmer Katja Dedekind set a world record in winning the women's 50m freestyle S13 gold medal on Saturday night.

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Dolph Lundgren, 64, and fiancée Emma Krokdal, 25, hold hands as ... (Daily Mail)

Dolph Lundgren and fiancée Emma Krokdal were spotted enjoying a date night in LA's West Hollywood neighborhood on Saturday.

'I feel very lucky that I have someone like Emma at this age. Stylish: The 64-year-old actor was dressed in a silvery grey blazer while his 25-year-old wife-to-be sported a sheer black turtleneck The 64-year-old actor was dressed in a silvery grey blazer while his 25-year-old wife-to-be sported a sheer black turtleneck.

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'A load of s***': Chalmers explodes at media for 'ruining it all' over ... (Fox Sports)

Chalmers swam a lightning final leg to help Australia to win gold in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay on Sunday morning (AEST), alongside William Yang, Zac ...

I am grateful for those who work in the media that stand by my side and write the truth. “The truth is I won’t be around for ever and you can enjoy it while you can. “We need to be more aware that we are people. As a leader of this team I want my teammates [to be] incredibly proud of these achievements, not in tears and scared of what story or comment will be written about them. and instead of focusing on the positives, you guys want to focus on the negatives again. I know Australia is proud and so am I. But enough with click bait and s**** headlines. “Thank you media for ruining it for us all. “For me, I really sat down after trials and thought am I really going to continue on in this sport because, for me, I have given everything to this country. “I stand and talk to you guys after every single race. I support him on the team, but again, people just want clickbait on the article.” He went on to say: “It’s all just false news. — Chalmers said he will soon walk away from media commitments on medical health grounds if things don’t change.

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Emma Byrne's Euro 2022 Goalkeeper Power Rankings (Balls.ie)

Euro 2022 wraps this evening with a hugely compelling final between England and Germany at Wembley. The standard of goalkeeping on display at this tournament has been fantastic, and with that in mind, we asked 134-times capped Ireland goalkeeper Emma ...

The Arsenal keeper made some very good 1 v 1 saves against England in the opening game. Great game against Spain. Wonderful reflex saves to push her team to the top of the group. Evrard had a very good tournament all round and she kept some top teams at bay, including France. — UEFA Women's EURO 2022 (@WEURO2022)July 23, 2022 A goalkeeper who had to come off the bench which is never easy. The 22-year-old had an incredible tournament.

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Emma Watkins introduces her new children's character Emma Memma (Daily Mail)

Emma Watkins has created a new kids character, Emma Memma. Advertisement. The former Yellow Wiggle, 32, unveiled her new alter ego on Sunday, after quitting ...

I never, ever, ever - ever - want to let down the children,' Emma told Stellar in January, clearly upset from the major shake-up. 'I felt terrible and kept thinking, how are we going to do this? Pictured with The Wiggles

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