David Renard

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Senior Editor, Planning at The New York Times

editing @nytimes Culture

Articles

Going Back to Pavement’s Gold Sounds

1 week ago | flipboard.com | David Renard

5 hours agoWe’re on the cusp of the biggest collective experiment in mobile apps and their prices in the history of smartphones. Here’s what to expect. Your iPhone apps are becoming a living laboratory for a potential new era in technology. Last week, a federal court judge said that Apple has used illegal, …
Going Back to Pavement's Gold Sounds

1 week ago | nytimes.com | David Renard

Hear 11 songs to prep for the band's bizarro documentary, "Pavements."Image Stephen Malkmus fronting Pavement. Credit... Chad Batka for The New York Times This past Friday one of the more bonkers music documentaries ever to hit screens arrived: "Pavements," the director Alex Ross Perry's exploration of both the '90s indie band Pavement and the ways we make myths around musicians.
‘Pavements’ Blurs Fact and Fiction to Reimagine a Band’s Legacy

1 week ago | flipboard.com | David Renard

Here's What's Coming to MUBI in May 2025 │ Exclaim!Okay, so it seems like spring has actually sprung at this point. The false one that happens before the last couple of snowstorms inevitably makes …
'Pavements' Blurs Fact and Fiction to Reimagine a Band's Legacy

1 week ago | nytimes.com | David Renard

The director Alex Ross Perry said Stephen Malkmus of Pavement told him to "avoid the legacy trap." The result is a music documentary with made-up elements that really existed. What? The Bob Dylan Center gathered some 6,000 items from the musician's archive in an Oklahoma museum. Green Day's "American Idiot" album was adapted into a Broadway show. The Queen biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" won four Oscars and was nominated for best picture.
A Pack of April Fools

1 month ago | news.nestia.com | David Renard

Image Image Aretha Franklin, who was not known to suffer fools. Credit...Richard Perry/The New York Times By David Renard Dear listeners,Happy April Fools’ Day, when you can’t believe anything you read on the internet! Trust that this playlist is a prank-free space, though: We’re just gathering up some of the many fools who have been immortalized in song over the years, by soul singers (Aretha Franklin), blues legends (Bobby “Blue” Bland) and new wavers (Bow Wow Wow).
A Pack of April Fools

1 month ago | flipboard.com | David Renard

21 hours agoApple Music in iOS 18.4 adds new feature that goes beyond the appiOS 18.4 is here, bringing with it a ton of new features. One of my favorites? A new Apple Music capability that expands the service’s reach beyond the Music app, pushing further into Control Center and more.
13 Scary Good Halloween Songs

Oct 29, 2024 | news.nestia.com | David Renard

Image Image Karen O and Brian Chase of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (being watched … closely). Credit...Chad Batka for The New York Times By David RenardDear listeners,Hello from your guest playlister for the day — I’m Dave Renard, an editor on the Culture desk who writesaboutmusicoccasionally and tries to keep his record collection from outgrowing its allotted shelf space (currently failing). Let’s just get this out of the way first: Halloween has the best music of any holiday and it’s not even close.
13 Scary Good Halloween Songs

Oct 29, 2024 | nytimes.com | David Renard

Image Karen O and Brian Chase of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (being watched ... closely). Credit... Chad Batka for The New York Times Hello from your guest playlister for the day - I'm Dave Renard, an editor on the Culture desk who writes about music occasionally and tries to keep his record collection from outgrowing its allotted shelf space (currently failing). Let's just get this out of the way first: Halloween has the best music of any holiday and it's not even close.
first magazine for councillors

Dec 8, 2023 | lgafirst.co.uk | Darren Rodwell |Freya Roberts |David Renard |Kevin Bentley

Empowering councils to act locally would halve the cost of delivering net zero nationally. Just 5 per cent of the British public feel prepared for climate change, according to an LGA poll.
Addressing health inequalities and supporting communities to become heart safe - first magazine for councillors

Sep 20, 2023 | lgafirst.co.uk | David Renard

The LGA has reiterated its long-standing call for a national lead body to raise awareness of the use of a collapse-prone concrete in schools and other public buildings.