Guitar Songs is the second extended play by American singer-songwriter
Billie Eilish. Written by Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (both pictured),
it was released through download and streaming services on July 21,
2022, as a surprise. Eilish decided on the surprise release because she
wanted to share new music with her fans as soon as she could. Guitar
Songs consists of two realist sentimental ballads, combining simple
acoustic guitars that emphasize Eilish's soft vocal performance with
personal lyrics that derive from contemporary life events. One of the
tracks, "The 30th", is titled after the day of a friend's near-fatal car
crash: November 30, 2021. In the lyrics, Eilish ponders over whether
the friend would have survived had some circumstances in the accident
been different. The other track, "TV", discusses eating disorders,
disillusionment, and a desire for numbness to distract oneself from
pressing world issues. "TV" also references the June 2022 overturning
of Roe v. Wade.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Songs>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
905:
Louis III, Holy Roman Emperor, was captured during his attempt
to restore Carolingian power over Italy by King Berengar I and blinded.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_the_Blind>
1918:
World War I: An Imperial German U-boat opened fire on a small
convoy of barges and defending aircraft near the American town of
Orleans, Massachusetts.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Orleans>
2013:
Nour Ahmad Nikbakht, an Iranian diplomat in Yemen, was
kidnapped by al-Qaeda militants and held hostage for the next two years.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Iranian_diplomat_kidnapping>
2019:
People returning from anti-extradition bill protests were
attacked by suspected triad members in Yuen Long, Hong Kong, leaving 45
people injured.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Yuen_Long_attack>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
herostratic fame:
Fame (or infamy) won through crime, destruction, or some other misdeed.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/herostratic_fame>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a
few people cried. Most people were silent. I remembered the line from
the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the
Prince that he should do his duty and, to impress him, takes on his
multi-armed form and says, "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of
worlds." I suppose we all thought that, one way or another.
--Robert Oppenheimer
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_Oppenheimer>