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I was nervous as I sat at the fine Italian restaurant in Brooklyn, waiting for my date to arrive. I had been crushing on him for weeks and mustered the courage to ask him out. After he accepted my invitation to a date, we planned to meet at 7 pm. This time was already 7:30 pm. I have a 20-30 minute no-call/no-show rule about feeling stood up. I checked my phone for the umpteenth time, hoping for a message or call from him, but nothing happened. As the minutes ticked by, my heart sank. I couldn’t believe he stood me …

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After live music events shut down internationally due to the COVID-19 pandemic for nearly two years, fans rejoiced when their favorite musicians announced their first post-pandemic tour, festival, and concert dates. Reckoning with the idea that a global shutdown can happen again, music lovers decided on their live music bucket lists. Many music fans and concertgoers list their cant-miss tours and festivals with the fear of not being able to see their favorite talents for a while, or ever. I recently talked about music acts I look forward to seeing for the first time in our post-pandemic society. I realized …

Janet Jackson’s “That’s The Way Love Goes” is a timeless classic that has stood the test of time. It was released on April 20, 1993, as the lead single from Janet’s fifth studio album. The song marked a significant turning point in Jackson’s career as she transitioned from the high-energy pop and dance tracks she had become known for to a more laid-back R&B sound. “That’s The Way Love Goes” was an instant hit, spending eight weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart and earning Jackson a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song. Over the past 30 …

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