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Yacht Rock Radio

Channel 17 Yacht Rock Radio celebrates the smooth-sailing soft rock from the late '70s and early '80s. You’ll hear artists like Michael McDonald, Christopher Cross, Steely Dan and other titans of smooth music. It's the kind of rock that doesn’t rock the boat!

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SiriusXM’s tribute to Yacht Rock celebrates the smooth-sailing soft rock from the late 70s and early 80s. You’ll hear artists like Michael McDonald, Christopher Cross, Hall & Oates and other titans of smooth music. It’s the kind of rock that doesn’t rock the boat!

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Vibe like the wind with this weekly yacht rock mix show with a new DJ at the helm each Friday.

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An hour of the same Yacht Rock smooth, with maximum groove.

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Captain Adam has been sailing the waves, air waves that is, since 1993, and is proud to be at the helm for your cruise thru the smoothest soft rock of the late 70s and early 80s.  Before he climbed aboard Yacht Rock Radio, Adam’s career highlights include interviews with David Bowie, Peyton Manning, and hosting a Green Day album world premiere.  He launched the nationally syndicated Yacht Rock Radio network in 2015.  His Yacht Rock highlights include interviews with David Paich and Steve Lukather from Toto, Al Stewart, Ambrosia, and presenting and hosting a series of Yacht Rock concerts with Peter Beckett, the voice of Player.  Baby Come Back!

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Each year SiriusXM’s Yacht Rock Radio reignites some ongoing, mostly playful skirmishes among radio people and music fans. Is “Yacht Rock” what the term’s creators define it as — ’70s/early-’80s soft rock with some element of R&B/jazz/disco fusion? Is it what SXM plays — a wider version of soft pop from the late ’70s/early ’80s? Why are we canonizing this music from pop music’s doldrums in the first place?

But if you’re eager to play along with that discussion, SXM has just launched Yacht Soul, as a pop-up format currently appearing on SiriusXM’s channel 105 through July 8, after which time it will remain available on the SXM app. The channel is hosted by George Benson, whose reminiscences about songs and artists are interspersed several times an hour.

The new channel is a reminder of R&B’s place at the center of yacht rock. However much weight you want to put on them at a fraught time for pop music, I’d rather hear Benson’s “Give Me the Night” or “Turn Your Love Around” than a lot of other hits from the same period. In turn, Benson, Quincy Jones, Al Jarreau, and George Duke & Stanley Clarke were chief among the artists who were able to cross over during the worst moments of the “disco backlash” that kept other great things happening in R&B away from pop radio in 1980-82.

Like SXM’s Yacht Rock Radio, Yacht Soul is a broad mix of mellow R&B from the same era. The hook promos include some things that seem defining (Dennis Edwards’ “Don’t Look Any Further,” Bobby Caldwell’s “What You Won’t Do for Love,” Chaka Khan’s “Through the Fire”) and others that feel less likely (Evelyn King’s “Love Come Down,” Diana Ross’ “Love Hangover,” Natalie Cole’s “Sophisticated Lady”). Chances are you just disagreed with at least one of my characterizations. Such is the discussion.

Here’s Yacht Soul at 9:30 a.m. on July 3:

• Fourplay, “101 Eastbound” — early ’90s instrumental that seems like more of a fit for Smooth Jazz
• Brothers Johnson, “Strawberry Letter 23”
• Quincy Jones f/Patti Austin, “Something Special”  
• Kool & the Gang, “Too Hot” — preceded by a vignette of George Benson talking about witnessing the band’s ascent
• Brenda Russell, “New York Bars” — her hits (“So Good So Right” and “Piano in the Dark”) were nearly a decade apart, in 1979 and 1988; this is from a 1983 album
• Bill Withers, “Lovely Day”
• Patti Labelle, “New Attitude”
• Manhattans, “Shining Star”
• Average White Band, “School Boy Crush”
• L.T.D., “Love Ballad” — Benson talks about hearing the original for the first time: “One of the best songs I ever heard.” Later, he would have a 1979 hit with his own uptempo version
• Atlanta Rhythm Section, “So Into You” — It did crack the R&B chart (No. 93) in 1977. Not the hit single, but what sounded like a longer album version
• William DeVaughn, “Be Thankful for What You Got” — 1974 hit that seems prescient in this context
• Bee Gees, “How Deep Is Your Love”
• Lionel Richie, “All Night Long (All Night)”
• El DeBarge, “Someone”
• George Benson, “This Masquerade” — Benson talks about not knowing the Leon Russell original, or Russell, when the song was brought to him, and his initial reluctance to cover it, or include a vocal on the Breezin’ album

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Hey Sean, Checking out Yacht Soul a bit. A little surprised to hear some cover versions (Everbody Plays The Fool – Aaron Neville and I Never Can Say Goodbye – Issac Hayes), but they are smooth and the channel is inyeresting and easy to listen to. JH

Caught Yacht Rock Radio for the first time, today. Channel 311, had to go looking. In 45 minutes’ time, listening….never heard a single female singer.

I like the mix mainly because it stretches about 25 years, more than double the approximate 10 years of traditional yacht rock. My only complaint so far is “Caravan of Love” being listed as by the Isley Bros.

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Founded in 2007 by two enthusiastic fans in a basement, Yacht Rock Revue has evolved into a formidable force, transforming yacht rock from a guilty pleasure into a respected art form. This dynamic 10-piece ensemble from Atlanta, GA, features Nicholas Niespodziani (vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion), Peter Olson (vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion), Greg Lee (bass, vocals), Mark Dannells (guitars, vocals), Mark Bencuya (keyboards, vocals), David B. Freeman (saxophones, keyboards, flute, piccolo, percussion, vocals), Keisha Jackson (vocals, percussion), Kourtney Jackson (vocals, percussion), Jason Nackers (drums), and Ganesh Giri Jaya (drums). Living the yacht rock dream, the band has shared stages with legends like Kenny Loggins, REO Speedwagon, Train, Robbie Dupree, Elliot Lurie, Matthew Wilder, John Oates, and Eddie Money. Their energetic performances, whether in intimate bars or arenas, set them apart, making their concerts immersive experiences that leave audiences yearning for more and solidifying their place in the illustrious history of yacht rock. They will be taking their Summer Road Trip Tour with Train and REO Speedwagon to Daily’s Place on August 22.

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I was trying to find a Youtube recording of the guy that does the bumpers in the exaggerated "Thurston Howell III" voice but could only find this old promo. Just hilarious comments that must have been a blast to write, like somehow oblivious to the fact that not everyone in the world owns a yacht etc., or "ooooo that tune is sooo yachtty", "...a bunch of tunes by dudes with mustaches and feathered hair".":lol: I`ve heard "Peg" at least twice in the last 24 hourssmiley-veryhappy.

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I'm fluffing up my chest hairs and polishing up my gold necklaces as we speak!

I'm glad for you.

Cool! Another entire group of people and musicians to look down on! Awesome!

Part of being a Yacht Rock fan (which I proudly am) is having the ability to embrace the term. Keep it fun. It's just music, people.

I simply must tell Biff and Chip the grand news!

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For those who aren't in the know and don't know if a song is Yacht or nyacht, you can always check this website...

https://www.yachtornyacht.com/

  How is listening to a channel dedicated to the music "looking down upon them"?   Part of being a Yacht Rock fan (which I proudly am) is having the ability to embrace the term. Keep it fun. It's just music, people.

You're for yacht rock and you're against Ozzy. What does that tell us?

For those who aren't in the know and don't know if a song is Yacht or nyacht, you can always check this website...     https://www.yachtornyacht.com/  

Hey, I don't need no silly website to tell me what's Yacht or Nyacht. I know for myself!

Part of the fun of Yacht Rock is deciding what is Yacht or Nyacht and why. Setting your own definitions. A friend and I listened to this station on a long drive last summer deciding whether each song or artist was truly Yacht and to what degree.

I'll bet this one doesn't even make that website's list! But what good is a trip on your yacht without a smoooooth instrumental after sailing back to port?

And the album cover seals the deal!

[video=youtube;J7ji_PRL8_U]

Hey, Bill Champlin's on the list. I like me some Sons.

Champlin is the guy mixing the drinks on the yacht bar. He's there for every trip!

Let's see... You're for yacht rock and you're against Ozzy. What does that tell us? Hmmm...  

I never heard of "Yacht Rock", so I looked it up. It seems to have occurred during a period of time when I had developed an intense disdain for popular culture. I still harbor those feelings. That is not intended to be a slam toward anyone's tastes, just my choice.

Even though it is not from that era, it seems that "Sloop John B" should be on the list. I like that song.

I never heard of "Yacht Rock", so I looked it up. It seems to have occurred during a period of time when I had developed an intense disdain for popular culture. I still harbor those feelings. That is not intended to be a slam toward anyone's tastes, just my choice.   Even though it is not from that era, it seems that "Sloop John B" should be on the list. I like that song.

Not every song about a boat qualifies as 'yacht rock', my friend. And most of what the Beach Boys did was not yacht.

But the one of theirs that probably comes the closest is this:

[video=youtube;89x9W9drH0Y]

  Hey, I don't need no silly website to tell me what's Yacht or Nyacht. I know for myself!   Part of the fun of Yacht Rock is deciding what is Yacht or Nyacht and why. Setting your own definitions. A friend and I listened to this station on a long drive last summer deciding whether each song or artist was truly Yacht and to what degree.   I'll bet this one doesn't even make that website's list! But what good is a trip on your yacht without a smoooooth instrumental after sailing back to port?   And the album cover seals the deal!   [video=youtube;J7ji_PRL8_U]  

Boz Scaggs was another one.

West coast anyway.

  Not every song about a boat qualifies as 'yacht rock', my friend. And most of what the Beach Boys did was not yacht.   But the one of theirs that probably comes the closest is this:   [video=youtube;89x9W9drH0Y]

There was a great BB documentary on AXSTV lately, FYI.

I never heard of "Yacht Rock"' date=' so I looked it up. [b']It seems to have occurred during a period of time when I had developed an intense disdain for popular culture. I still harbor those feelings[/b]. That is not intended to be a slam toward anyone's tastes, just my choice.   Even though it is not from that era, it seems that "Sloop John B" should be on the list. I like that song.

  I like people who can sing in tune?

When I was in high school that was a go-to band for impressing the girls. Boz Scaggs was another one. West coast anyway.  

How else are you going to lure them to your yacht? Duh....

Gawd, I used to hate that song. Pretty much the only BB song I didn't like...that I heard.   There was a great BB documentary on AXSTV lately, FYI.  

So jazz-rock fusion is yacht rock, as is the entire Toto and Doobie Brothers catalog. Yacht Rock seems to be a shorthand way of saying stuff from the eighties that I did not like.

  So jazz-rock fusion is yacht rock, as is the entire Toto and Doobie Brothers catalog . Yacht Rock seems to be a shorthand way of saying stuff from the eighties that I did not like.

No, just the Michael McDonald era stuff. But Toto? Oh hell yeah. In fact, anything with a Porcaro brother anywhere near the recording is pretty much an automatic shoe-in.

Jazz rock fusion is almost always acceptable to play on the yacht. Anything that sounds like it took a LOT of money to record will usually qualify.

But the best yacht rock songs (IMO) are those with a bit of ironic sadness to them. Those that you'd play while busting out the lines of coke to impress that girl who is probably way too young for you but since you're now spending so much more time on your boat now that the wife has left you and has taken the house and the kids.....

it aint a yacht without an elevator !! )

I was mad when they took it off last time and put something stupid in its place:mad:. Then a couple days ago I was listening to another channel when “Yacht Rock Guy” came on between songs with the hilarious accent and beckoned me to change the channel to 70(that’s seven-zero:whisper:). Now I can get my groove back on in my land yacht..soo yachtty.

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Yacht Rock Radio celebrates the smooth-sailing soft rock from the late '70s and early '80s. You'll hear artists like Michael McDonald, Christopher Cross, Steely Dan and other titans of smooth music. It's the kind of rock that doesn't rock the boat!

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Soft rock, hard partying: The six greatest Yacht Rock songs of all time in Asbury Park

Yacht Rock has made a big splash in the music world.

Here in Asbury Park, fans set sail quite a few years ago for Yacht Rock. Five years ago, to be exact, when DJ Atom Worth started hosting his multimedia Yacht Rock Night at the then-named Asbury Park Yacht Club.

It's now called Low Dive and DJ Atom Worth and Yacht Rock return Friday, Aug. 25.

Yacht Rock is the term, first used in a 2005 online music parody, for the Southern California soft rock of the late ‘70 and early ‘80s. Call it a grand repackaging with polyester shirts and bell bottom jeans. Dance, hang or watch the Yacht Rock videos at Low Dive on Friday.

It's a night of soft rock and hard partying.

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“Seventies sleaziness (in dress) is encouraged,” said Worth previously to the USA Today Network NJ. “We usually get a few people who show up in captain’s hats.”

In honor of the event, we present the Top 6 Yacht Rock songs, as enjoyed by Asbury Park fans, with the help of Low Dive entertainment director Peter Mantas.

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“Sailing” Christopher Cross (1980)

The chimes, background synths and arpeggio guitar chords on “Sailing” does indeed make one feel that one is sailing. Or, perhaps, the feeling is more like floating. Cross was floating on air after the year's Grammy awards. The song won Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Arrangement of the Year, while Cross picked up the Best New Artist award.

“I'm Alright” Kenny Loggins (1980)

Loggin's gamboling free-spirit anthem has plenty of hooks, nooks and production tricks that will make you smile on the first listen or two. After that, frankly, it becomes annoying. The track is from the hit movie comedy “Caddyshack,” and it predates an even bigger movie-related '80s smash for Loggins, the similarly cloying “Footloose.”

“I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)” Hall and Oates (1981)

One can argue that after a promising blue-eyed soul start (“Sara Smile”) in the '70s, Philly's Hall and Oates lost their artistic way in the '80s. Yet, they did find their way to the bank for plenty of withdrawals in the decade, thanks to pop-lite hits like “I Can't Go For That (No Can Do).” To be fair, it's not a terrible song, but the tempo needed to be slowed and the production needed to be reined in to make it a high-quality work.

“Baby Come Back” Player (1977)

The irony of “Baby Come Back” is that it sounds eerily like Hall and Oates' 1973 smash “She's Gone,” which is a great song. Yet, the Yacht Rock crew seems partial the sub-standard '80s Hall and Oates material, rather than their superior '70s sounds. Still, “Baby Come Back,” by the British and American group Player, was a No. 1 hit in 1977 and it’s a great song.

“Rio” Duran Duran (1982)

“Rio,” the 1982 MTV hit by Duran Duran, is not quite Yacht Rock, but the video was filmed on a boat in a tropical setting so it makes the list.

“Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” Rupert Holmes (1980)

The classic story song tells of a couple who “had fallen into the same old dull routine” and both place personal ads in the newspaper — this was way before Tinder, folks. Imagine the surprise when they both show up at O'Malley's to find each other — again. Pina Colada on the house!

Go: DJ Atom Worth's Yacht Rock Night, 9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, Low Dive, 1000 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park. Free. www.lowdiveap.com.

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REVIEW: The Doobie Brothers with Steve Winwood at Riverbend Music Center

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The Doobie Brothers have been around in various permutations since 1970, but this tour is a bit special because Michael McDonald is joining founding members Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons this go around. Over the course of the evening, all three members took turns doing vocals as they curated their long back catalog. Riverbend was packed on what turned out to be a terrific evening weather-wise.

The Doobies came out swinging with the one-two combo of the Motown raveup “Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)” and the swampy funk of “Here to Love You”.

The raucous crowd stood and clapped as the band settled into their groove.

Throughout the night, videos of the younger band played behind them as they careened through various musical styles – the countryish “Cannonball,” the rocking “Sweet Maxine” (faster and tougher than expected), the Sam-and-Dave mojo of “Eyes of Silver,” the Cajun vibe of “World Gone Crazy." This is a tight, tight band and they’ve honed their act to razor sharpness over five decades.

It was great to see Michael McDonald back with them, playing keys and singing leads on select songs. That iconic voice has weathered like bluff granite and is still unmistakable. I’m a huge fan of his voice and it’s the soundtrack for my summer (SiriusXM Yacht Rock station bumper: “If you changed your wi-fi network name to Michael McDownloads, you’re having a yacht rock summer”). On record, “You Belong to Me” is smoky and soulful, with ample space for McDonald’s voice to linger. Live, it was overlayed with an opening sax solo, and the song was roughed up to incorporate the rest of the band. “It Keeps You Running “was funkier and had more swagger than the recorded version, which was a bit jarring. But, “Minute by Minute” was terrific and gelled well. Still great, but I would have liked to hear the songs breathe a bit more and let his iconic voice shine a bit more.

The Doobies closed out the main set a strong run: a go-to-church “Jesus is Just Alright with Me” (replete with giant projected stained-glass windows), “What a Fool Believes,” an epic “Long Train’ Runnin’” that highlighted the entire band and the FM radio staple “China Grove.”

For the encore, they dove into the folksy classic, “Black Water;” noticing the full moon above, they sang, “Ohio moon, won’t you keep on shining on me” as acoustic guitar and fiddle laced the air. The concert closed out with a soulful version of “Takin’ It to the Streets” (where McDonald’s voice matched perfectly with the band) and a rousing “Listen to the Music.”

Opener Steve Winwood has been in the biz since he broke out at fifteen with The Spencer Davis Group. Winwood can still rip through that group’s “I’m a Man” and “Gimme Some Lovin’” like a teen, but it’s a joy to see him revisit eclectic material from Blind Faith, Traffic, and his long solo career (Traffic’s “Forty Thousand Headmen” was a cool, left-field choice). Last night he joined a band appointed with sax, flute, congas, drums, piano, organ, and his daughter Lily as backup singer.

At 76, Winwood is a master musician and whether it was playing the urgent cascading piano trill opening of “Glad” or singing and playing guitar against the fingerpicking melancholy of “Can’t Find My Way Home”, he was in total control of the pulse of the set. It seemed like everyone in the band was a crack musician-trading off instruments (piano, organ, guitar, mandolin as needed). The highlight of the hour-long set was “Dear Mr. Fantasy”. The band stretched the Traffic classic out into a long jam, allowing Winwood to rip off several scorching electric guitar solos. I always think of him as a keyboard player (easy to do when you spend time in a band with Dave Mason), but Winwood is a damned fine guitar player as well. The guy can do it all.

It would have been nice to hear more of his latter-day solo career material, but with a short opening set, “Roll with It,” “Higher Love,” and “Back in the High Life Again” were all he could squeeze in. A stellar, satisfying set, nonetheless, and a great setup for The Doobies.

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In chicago, obama aims to resurrect a movement.

Also, Biden approved a secret new nuclear strategy. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

By Matthew Cullen

This evening, Barack Obama will headline the second night of the Democratic convention in Chicago, the city where his political career began. Like 2016, when he championed Hillary Clinton, he will attempt to use his political star power to help fuel the ascension of the country’s first woman president, and warn voters of the perils of a Donald Trump presidency.

This time, however, Obama no longer has the strength of the presidency behind him. Instead, he will attempt to reassemble the kind of coalition that powered his own rise behind the campaign of Kamala Harris.

Harris backed Obama’s long-shot campaign for president in 2007, when it was a political risk that few others would take . Now, Obama will return the favor. You can watch his speech, and others, live here .

Here’s what else to know:

Democrats are newly hopeful that they can win control of Congress .

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate suggested that they might drop out of the race and endorse Trump .

We took a look back at Chicago’s long history of political conventions, though photos .

Israel said it had recovered the bodies of six hostages

Israel’s defense minister announced today that Israeli forces had recovered in an overnight operation the bodies of six hostages from Hamas tunnels beneath the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Five of the six were already known to have died in captivity.

More than 100 Israelis who were taken hostage during the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack still remain captive in Gaza. At least 30 are believed to be dead.

In related news, both Israeli and Hamas officials cast doubt on American optimism that a cease-fire deal could be imminent. Major disagreements are still unresolved .

Biden approved a secret new nuclear strategy

President Biden approved in March a highly classified nuclear strategic plan that reorients America’s deterrent strategy to focus on China’s rapidly expanding nuclear arsenal . The document, which was never publicly announced, also seeks, for the first time, to prepare the U.S. for possible coordinated nuclear challenges from China, Russia and North Korea.

A search is underway for survivors of a sunken yacht

Deep-sea divers continued to search today for six passengers who went missing after a yacht sank yesterday off the coast of Sicily . Fifteen of the 22 passengers on board were rescued, and the body of the ship’s cook was recovered, after the 180-foot yacht found itself caught in a violent storm.

The missing people include the British tech mogul Mike Lynch , who was acquitted in a high-profile fraud trial two months ago, and his daughter.

More top news

Ukraine: Parliament passed a bill creating a legal path to ban a Russian-aligned branch of the Orthodox church .

Airlines: Alaska Airlines’ acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines cleared the Justice Department’s antitrust review , the airlines said.

Kenya: The authorities launched a manhunt for a man who escaped from custody after being accused of killing scores of women.

Courts: Greenpeace recently unveiled a new legal strategy that would use the European court system to fight a costly lawsuit by an energy company.

Tech: A Massachusetts professor has filed a lawsuit against Meta using a novel interpretation of a law known primarily for shielding social media companies from liability .

Health: Ethics rules barred Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, the federal official charged with regulating medical devices, from working on matters involving clients of his wife’s law firm. But he did not always step aside .

Lives lived: Maria Branyas Morera, an American-born Spanish woman believed to be the oldest person in the world, died at 117 .

TIME TO UNWIND

Breakouts in classical music.

Since its founding more than 100 years ago, the Salzburg Festival has been known as a gathering place for the world’s finest musicians. That’s still true, but the event is now also a proving ground for artists on the cusp on stardom. Our classical music critic Joshua Barone went to the festival to see who would break through this year. Here are five of his picks .

In Scotland, two different shows at the Edinburgh Fringe make fun of Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski trial — and one of them is a triumph .

Why this jar of weed costs $60

Selling marijuana is now legal in many states, but playing by the rules has its costs. After taxes, state-mandated security requirements and other fees, customers will pay as much as 50 percent more for the legal 3.5-gram jar pictured above than they would from an unlicensed dealer.

My colleague Ashley Southall broke down all the expenses at one legal cannabis dispensary in Queens .

Dinner table topics

Rock ’n’ roll history: By day, Sun Studio in Memphis draws in tourists. At night, musicians lay down new tracks .

“Plant messiah”: Carlos Magdalena risks his own extinction to rescue the rarest flowers .

My voice on T: A transgender music critic explored the change in their singing voice after taking testosterone .

Expensive fun: Some families are going into debt to pay for Disney vacations .

WHAT TO DO TONIGHT

Cook: Nasi goreng ayam (Indonesian chicken fried rice) is an ideal dinner for two.

Watch: “Lousy Carter” is one of our favorite under-the-radar movies to stream this month .

Read: In his new novel, Alejandro Puyana recounts the struggles of a family in deeply troubled Venezuela .

Decorate: Tapestries are no longer just for just for gothic castles .

Save: Here’s how to avoid pricey rental car toll fees .

Treat: C-section scars can be irritating for months or years. Here’s what to do .

Compete: Take this week’s Flashback history quiz .

Play: Here are today’s Spelling Bee , Wordle and Mini Crossword . Find all of our games here .

ONE LAST THING

A century of searches for alien life.

This week 100 years ago, scientists conducted some of the first large-scale efforts to detect alien life. Earth and Mars were historically close, captivating audiences around the world. The U.S. Navy cleared the airwaves, and researchers pointed a radio antenna at Mars looking for signs of life.

The tests provided no concrete evidence of extraterrestrial life, but when looking back, those summer experiments were just the opening chapter in a search that continues to this day. The technologies have evolved, but what endures is that sneaky feeling that we are not alone in the universe .

Have an astronomical evening.

Thanks for reading. I’ll be back tomorrow. — Matthew

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Matthew Cullen is the lead writer of The Evening , a Times newsletter covering the day’s top stories every weekday. More about Matthew Cullen