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Today's featured article Ichiko Aoba Windswept Adan is the seventh studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Ichiko Aoba (pictured), released on 2 December 2020 by her label, Hermine. The concept album follows the story of a young girl who is sent away by her family to the fictional island of Adan. Aoba and composer Taro Umebayashi wrote, composed, arranged, and produced the music for the album, which was preceded by one single, "Porcelain". Windswept Adan is a chamber folk and psychedelic folk album with elements of jazz, classical, and ambient music. Marking a departure from Aoba's earlier minimalist instrumentation, it includes a celesta, wind chimes, string arrangements, and vocal performances. The album received widespread critical acclaim for its arrangements, instrumentation, and worldbuilding. Upon its release, the album debuted at number 82 on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart and number 88 on the Oricon Albums Chart. Aoba supported the album with her first international tour between August and October 2022. (Full article...) Recently featured: Benty Grange helmet January 1908 Irish representative peer election Suicidal Tour Selected anniversaries December 2 Benazir Bhutto 1899 – Philippine–American War: A 60-man Filipino rearguard was defeated at the Battle of Tirad Pass, but delayed the American advance long enough to ensure President Emilio Aguinaldo's escape. 1943 – World War II: The Luftwaffe conducted a surprise air raid on Allied ships in Bari, Italy, sinking twenty-eight vessels and releasing one ship's secret cargo of mustard gas. 1956 – Cuban Revolution: The yacht Granma, carrying Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement, reached the shores of Cuba. 1988 – Benazir Bhutto (pictured) took office as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of a Muslim-majority state. 2001 – Less than two months after disclosing accounting violations, the Texas-based energy firm Enron filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, evaporating nearly $11 billion in shareholder wealth. John Breckinridge (b. 1760) William Burges (b. 1827) Aaron Copland (d. 1990) Shyam Swarup Agarwal (d. 2013) More anniversaries: December 1 December 2 December 3	In the news Thierry Neuville Syrian opposition forces enter Aleppo in the first offensive since the 2020 ceasefire. Israel and Lebanon agree to a 60-day ceasefire to halt the current hostilities. In motorsport, Thierry Neuville (pictured) and Martijn Wydaeghe win the World Rally Championship. In Formula One, Max Verstappen wins the World Championship. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of Lebanon Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Tom Hughes Peggy Caserta Siegfried Thiele Barbara Taylor Bradford Earl Holliman John Tinniswood Did you know... Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy ... that more than one hundred million stars are visible in Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy (pictured)? ... that Karen Tei Yamashita realized the structure of her novel, I Hotel, by cutting, folding, and writing on ten cardboard cubes, each representing a year in the book? ... that Carrlyn Bathe met her husband after he sent her gear from his clothing brand? ... that due to the near-miss effect, gamblers may mistake a game of luck for a game of skill? ... that tacklers "bounced off" Chauncey Archiquette "as if he were a brick wall"? ... that the author of the comic book Timeless Voyage was the leader of a UFO religion? ... that Chief Constable James Smart flooded police courts with over 17,000 cases to prove how impractical it was for home owners to light their own stairs? ... that an Indiana university argued in court that The Silver Veil and the Golden Gate, a 1914 painting, was too modern for their art collection in 2024? ... that Piri Reis did not map Antarctica in the sixteenth century?
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