Voices How a silly viral song about sitting down became a shock hit ‘Sitting’ by Brian Jordan Alvarez is complete nonsense, writes Ryan Coogan.

Evan Webb’s “Sit Down and Shut Up” was a unique singer/songwriter event held at Scout Hall in Cape Girardeau on Feb. 22, 2025. Evan Webb of McClure, Illinois, created the event to offer ...

Here, Alvarez reveals the character background and creative process that brought “Sitting” into the world, why exactly he is so beloved Down Under, and his own surprising love of standing ...

On June 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Lounging for Literacy invites sun-basking readers to the Westhampton Public Library lawn ...

Kapil: The title Sit Down came out of my attempts, mostly unsuccessful, to train our pet dog Chip (picture below)! There were two aspects of this crossword that I liked. First, I had relatively ...

Sitting might not quite be “the new smoking,” but too much of it can still shorten your life. “Sitting is actually aging you faster,” said Katy Bowman, a biomechanist and author of “My ...

The classic song that held the No.2 spot for 10 weeks without ever hitting No.1. Artists “Warner Brothers wanted another Layla. I thought, 'well, if you sit down and write a song in a formatted way, ...

Freddie Bye has been the soundtrack of late night in Marathon. He’s worked construction and fished commercially. He’s toured with a band. But for most […] ...

Move over Ice Spice. Hit the bricks, Taylor Swift. In a while, Harry Styles. There’s a new song of the summer — and it puts your faves to shame. Sure, it may not have been recorded in a big, fancy ...