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Falcons Shock Packers In Primetime!
The Atlanta Falcons stunned the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night, rolling to a 35-14 victory at Lambeau Field and handing Green Bay its second straight loss. The Packers came out quickly, with Jordan Love connecting with Christian Watson for an early touchdown. Atlanta answered through Bijan Robinson, who broke loose for a huge 55-yard…
Instant analysis of Packers' home opener loss to the Falcons
Instant analysis of the Packers' primetime loss to the Falcons to open Week 3.
Falcons – Packers instant recap: Making the Lambeau leap
It started off bad, and after the first two weeks of the season, that led many of us to brace for the worst. Michael Penix Jr. threw an interception, the team allowed a quick scoring drive for the Packers, and trouble seemed to be on the horizon. Then the switch flipped, the Falcons discovered what […]
Almost Time To Pack It Up? 3 Takeaways From Falcons' Dominant Win vs. Packers
Matt LaFleur is firmly on the hot seat, and other takeaways from the Falcons' dominating win over the Packers.
BTSC game thread: Falcons at Packers
Join your fellow Steelers fans to watch tonight’s game.
Packers vs. Falcons Week 3 Game Discussion
Join the APC community to see if the Packers can make it two wins in a row!
Packers' Javon Hargrave active for home opener
Hargrave had sat out the Packers’ 20-17 overtime victory over the New York Jets on Sunday while going through concussion protocol and dealing with a knee issue.
Fact-checking the pop science buzz that two brains evolved into one
Once cells know they are neurons, they know which end to go to but that doesn’t amount to two brains.
Is Matt LaFleur on the hot seat with the Packers?
Matt LaFleur remains one of the NFL's best coaches but he probably really needs a good season to stay on as Packers coach.
Week 3 inactives for Packers
Packers declare five players inactive for Week 3 including WR Jayden Reed
NFL Week 3 picks, predictions: Falcons vs. Packers on TNF
Our expert picks for Week 3’s Thursday Night Football game between the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons.
First in entrepreneurial excellence: FSU celebrates local businesses at inaugural Impact Awards Gala
The Entrepreneurial Impact Awards Gala provided a formal night out for Fayetteville’s business community. The event took place at the Rudolph Jones Student Center on Thursday, Sept. 10. Photo by GFBJ. Fayetteville State University (FSU) and the Fayetteville-Cumberland Regional Entrepreneur and Business HUB (FSU HUB) came together to celebrate Fayetteville’s business community. The two organizations rolled out the blue carpet at the Rudolph Jones Student Center for their inaugural Entrepreneurial Impact Awards Gala held on Thursday, Sept. 10.The gala honored outstanding entrepreneurs and business leaders who demonstrate excellence, foster growth and inspire the next generation of innovators within the FSU and broader business community.FSU HUB Director Dr. Tamara Colvin was able to highlight that this new milestone was a great way to show local success stories, not just tell.“That one-stop shop that’s across the street, we never promised that everyone would be successful, but what we did promise was access. Four years ago, we opened up an entire ecosystem: counseling, capital, contracts, connections, certifications,” shared Colvin. “I want to thank the judges who took up hard work for choosing tonight’s honorees. That’s never an easy task when the whole region is full of people worth recognizing at the HUB. We practice what we preach: Res Non Verba: Deeds, not words.” A few of the inaugural recipients of the awards shared their statements with the Greater Fayetteville Business Journal.STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR Boolean Wiring LLC, Esean Rose, owner “I am truly honored and grateful to receive the Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award. I want to thank Fayetteville State University, the judges and everyone who has supported me throughout this journey. This award represents more than recognition for where Boolean Wiring is today. To me, it represents the potential of where we are going. I am excited about growing the company, creating jobs, serving our community and building something that can have an impact far beyond Fayetteville.”VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS SpeediPrint Inc., Dazrell Fleming, owner “I’m honored to accept the Veteran-Owned Business Award on behalf of the entire SpeediPrint team. A special thank you to Dr. Tamara Colvin for creating this opportunity through the Entrepreneurial Impact Awards, and to my mentor, Mr. Julius Cook, whose guidance during the Boots to Business program truly paid off. This recognition reflects the hard work of my staff and the trust our customers place in us every day — I’m grateful to serve this community and excited for what’s ahead.”MULTI-GENERATIONAL EXCELLENCE BJL Construction, Cleopatrice Robinson, president“This award is especially meaningful because we are more than a business — we are the continuation of a family legacy built through faith, hard work, craftsmanship, integrity and service. I gratefully acknowledge my grandfather, Deacon Benjamin “BJ” Lacy, Jr., whose example helped establish the foundation upon which our family’s entrepreneurial legacy was built. I also honor my father, the late Dr. Wilson Lacy, former president of BJL Construction. Working alongside him was both an opportunity and an education. He taught me that a business’s reputation had to be earned on every project through honesty, excellence, quality and service. As the current president, I recognize that I did not arrive at this moment alone. I stand on the shoulders of those who came before me, and I am sustained by those who continue to walk beside me.”MICRO BUSINESS Maybridge Development, LLC, Latisha Perkins, owner “I accept this award with so much pride and a whole lot of gratitude. First and foremost, I want to thank my higher power for continuing to guide me and give me the strength to keep going.When I first started this business and moved here to Fayetteville, I had no clue what I was getting myself into. This business has turned me every which way but loose, and I definitely had some moments where I was ready to just pack it up and head back to Georgia. I want to thank my Maybridge team, my village, The Hub, the FCEDC team and all the people and organizations here in Fayetteville who have believed in me and Maybridge and helped us get here.”COMMUNITY IMPACT Greater Life of Fayetteville, Georgeanna Pinckney, CEO & executive director “We are deeply honored to be recognized by FSU and the FSU HUB with the Community Impact Award presented to Greater Life of Fayetteville. I am especially grateful for this recognition because it tells us that you see what we do – and, more importantly, why we do what we do. Our commitment is to serve, empower and create meaningful opportunities for youth and families in our community. Most importantly, we give God first and foremost all the glory. We thank Him for giving us the wisdom, strength, vision and unity to continue doing this great work in our community.” SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR Crowder Trucking LLC, Carlos & Valerie Morrison Crowder, owners “I want to thank God for always keeping his hands on Crowder Trucking. I’m truly honored and grateful to receive the Small Business Award from the FSU HUB. Running a small business is not always easy. There are long days, difficult decisions, unexpected challenges and plenty of moments when you have to remind yourself why you started. But there are also incredible moments like this one that remind you that the hard work is worth it,” shared Valerie Morrison Crowder.OTHER WINNERS INCLUDE: Alumni Entrepreneur - The Two-Six Project, Grant Bennett, founder and president Fayetteville State University Faculty Award - Dr. Christy Swinson Emerging Business Award - Genuine Luxury Beauty Salon Legacy Award - Gillis Farms Inc. Industry Titan of the Year - Eaton Corporation Entrepreneur of the Year- Let Me Cater to You, Chef Judith Cage, owner
IATSE Lauds Introduction of Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act, Urges Swift Passage
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) today applauded the introduction of the bipartisan Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act (MPTERA), which would create a […]
From Congress to County Commissioner: Kentucky State Council Urges Multilevel Political Power
A packed room of IAM delegates attended the fall session of the Kentucky State Council in Calvert City, Ky. Local political candidates, who are running for positions like local commissioner to U.S. Congress, courted coveted labor votes in the IAM. The keynote speaker was retired IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger who talked about the importance
Backpack massages muscles when it detects they're fatigued
A backpack consisting of electrodes, cables and a soft massage head kneads muscles in the back when it picks up on them being fatigued
VIDEO: How the Packers came back on the Jets
The Jets fell to 1-1 in Week 2 as the Green Bay Packers rallied from 10 points down in the fourth quarter to force overtime. The Packers were able to outplay the Jets in all three phases of the game in the final 10 minutes of regulation and overtime. Blame for the loss does not […]
Matchday 28: Eastern Conference playoff races take center stage
By Ari LiljenwallWith the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs fast approaching, the stakes continue to rise across the league.Matchday 28 brings another packed slate, highlighted by pivotal Eastern Conference ...
What ‘healthy’ labeling on packaged food conceals
Looking for nutritious foods in the grocery store? Don't believe everything you read.
From the Classroom to the Laboratory: Experiential Learning Shapes Food Science Student’s Future
Two semesters of experiential learning in Rutgers’ food packaging laboratory helped Daniel Burd transform classroom knowledge into award-winning research with real-world applications for the food industry. When Daniel Burd first arrived at Rutgers after earning an associate degree from Brookdale Community College, he knew he loved food science because it brought chemistry and biology to […]
Falcons Roundtable: Can Michael Penix Save Atlanta's Offense Against Packers?
The Atlanta Falcons face the Green Bay Packers on Thursday Night Football as Michael Penix Jr. returns from his ACL injury. Our Falcons Roundtable breaks down Atlanta's 0-2 start, Penix's expectations, Green Bay's weaknesses, bold predictions and Week 3 score picks.
Packers’ offensive line becomes Thursday night’s crucial matchup against Falcons
Green Bay has some questions heading into their home opener on Thursday.
Pokémon TCG Pocket: Deluxe Pack: Mega Coming Soon
These four-card packs are guaranteed to include one Pokémon ex, helping you fill out your collection.
Bold predictions for Thursday Night Football in NFL Week 3
These are the bold predictions for the Packers vs Falcons on Thursday Night Football.
Packers-Falcons Game Primer: How to watch tonight’s TNF game
Here are all of your critical game details for tonight’s contest.
Collins Leads in Maine in Our New Poll. Is That an Outlier or an Omen?
There’s nothing more uncomfortable for a pollster than a result that stands out from the pack, but it doesn’t mean it should be dismissed.
Tucker Carlson has a new enemy: the politics he helped build
Tucker Carlson is talking about what happened behind closed doors in his very public break with President Trump over the war with Iran.He recounts an Oval Office meeting, before the conflict began, when Carlson says he warned Trump that he was allowing the U.S. to be led to war by Israel. “Yes, you’re right,” Carlson claims Trump admitted. “But in the end we all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter.” "And I was shocked by that, because it's nihilism,” he says. “That's the last thing any leader should display.”In response to a request for comment from NPR, the White House did not address that point specifically, instead sending along a social media post by the president that describes Carlson and others as “stupid people” who want Iran to have a nuclear weapon.In this episode of NPR’s Newsmakers, Carlson and host Steve Inskeep unpack the conservative commentator’s split with Trump and the MAGA movement. They also get into faith, money, political power, and why Carlson believes both major parties have failed Americans.Newsmakers is where you'll find NPR's biggest interviews. We post new episodes as soon as they're available -- any day of the week. Follow or subscribe on Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you watch or listen to podcasts to get new episodes as soon as possible. You can also find Newsmakers on the NPR app. Newsmakers relies on supporters who value independent journalism and a free press. Join NPR+ today to support our work and get perks from the podcasts you trust. Go to plus.npr.org.
🥐 Aguirre returns, boundless talent... Thursday's 5️⃣ stories
The football day on September 24 comes packed with big names and major news on the benches and in sporting management. From the return of a legendary coach to LALIGA to institutional clashes, as well ...
Packers Wire staff predictions: Week 3 vs. Falcons
Here’s how the staff at Packers Wire believes the Week 3 showdown with the Falcons will go down.
'Packer fans are second to none' | One on One with Jarrett Bush
Former Packers DB Jarrett Bush sits down with FOX 11 Sports Director Ryan Wing for a FOX 11 One on One interview.
Packers vs. Falcons Preview: Green Bay Welcomes Atlanta to Lambeau
The Green Bay Packers return home Thursday night for a Week 3 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons, with both teams looking to make an early statement after very different starts to the season. Green Bay enters the game at 1-1 after escaping with a 20-17 overtime victory over the New York Jets last Sunday. The…
Inside John Summit’s massive Experts Only Festival takeover at Randall’s Island
John Summit came back for year two of Experts Only Festival this weekend, taking over Randall’s Island for two days of dance music, packed crowds and
Jayden Reed will not play in Week 3
Packers WR Jayden Reed to miss Week 3 because of neck injury
The InSight Take: US Drug Certification: Law Enforcement or Politics?
Why did the US remove Venezuela from its drug blacklist while Colombia and Bolivia remain on it? We unpack it this InSight Take.
"30th Celebration" Pull Rates and Most Valuable Cards Worldwide...
The pull rates for 30th Celebration have been determined by our friends at TCGplayer after opening 3,000 English booster packs. As expected, like 2021's
Lock In On Thursday Night Football With Our Betting Preview
Thursday Night football best bets on Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers plus updated odds on NFL MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year
Tramon Williams’ pick-6 among great Packers performances against Falcons
You never pass up an excuse to talk about Tramon Williams burning Atlanta.
Packers Could Unleash $55M Veteran After Jayden Reed Injury
The Green Bay Packers wide receiver room looks a lot thinner with Jayden Reed out of the picture. They wanted to consolidate the targets in the offense, and now it has backfired with a room that does not have much to offer beyond their top two. Fortunately for them, the injury might give them a […] The post Packers Could Unleash $55M Veteran After Jayden Reed Injury appeared first on HEAVY.
Everything You Need to Know About DIRECTV’s MyKids Genre Pack
Experience the MyKids Genre Pack with a five-day free trial and enjoy Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and more.
Geese singer Cameron Winter performs surprise solo set at New Orleans Bywater bar
The Geese singer reportedly played new unreleased material at the packed Bywater bar.
Seedy K’s Peerless Pigskin Prognostications: Week IV
There were any number of comeuppances over last weekend. For Texas A&M, Lane Kiffin, NC State Wolfpack, Coach Prime, UVa and . . . . . . oh yeah, Seedy K and his predictioneering prowess. A week after coming oh so close to a perfecto, and still finishing 6-1, I laid an egg as big […]
Matt LaFleur calls out Packers’ “Disgusting” third down struggles
The Green Bay Packers managed to even its record at 1-1 by escaping with a 20-17 overtime victory against the New York Jets in Week 2. Despite securing the win, the Packers offense has yet to fully click through the opening two games. Their struggles on third down have been particularly noticeable, and Matt LaFleur [...]
Princess Kate returns to the red carpet at Tom Cruise's 'Digger' premiere with a rarely seen royal heirloom
The Princess of Wales's purple Jenny Packham gown was complemented by Princess Diana's earrings and a necklace from 1923.
Edwards' Red Roses move inspired by late mother
England back row Marlie Packer says defence coach Shaun Edwards' surprise move into the Red Roses set-up was partly inspired by his late mother Phyllis.
Health insurance in Colorado is poised for another big price jump in 2027
Health insurance prices for people who buy coverage on their own are set to increase by 10% statewide on average in Colorado in 2027.
Scene calendar: 'Neverland' at GCP, live music in Gainesville and Alachua
From theater and art exhibits to live music, Gator festivities and community events, Gainesville offers a packed week of entertainment and culture.
AMC Entertainment Holdings (AMC) Begins $3.97 Billion Debt Refinancing
AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE:AMC) launched a US$3.97b debt refinancing effort aimed at reshaping its capital structure. The package includes new secured note offerings designed to retire existing 2029 notes through a comprehensive tender offer. AMC is also pursuing new first and second lien term loans that are intended to replace upcoming debt maturities. This large refinancing of 2029 notes and new secured financing only captures part of what could reshape AMC’s risk profile. Check out...
Woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch
A Maine woman said a political canvasser stole an Amazon package containing running shoes from her front porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Packers Add Another Potential OL Starter to Injury Report
The Green Bay Packers‘ offensive line has been a constant shuffle this season. So, it should be no surprise that another name on the line has been added to the injury report. Anthony Belton, who was expected to step in for the injured Zach Bako-Bewele, is now injured. Belton popped up on the injury report […] The post Packers Add Another Potential OL Starter to Injury Report appeared first on HEAVY.
Frisco sustainable business relaunches, Breckenridge hotel debuts renovations and more
Minimal Impact reopens under new ownership in Frisco Scents of soaps, lotions and household cleaners fill Minimal Impact’s tiny Frisco storefront, where shelves newly packed with sustainable goods fill the shop following its reopening this...
Green Bay Packers suffer another injury blow
The Green Bay Packers really can't afford to lose any more players to long-term injuries, but they just did.
Journey Mental Health talks about student’s mental health screenings
Thousands of kids carry more than backpacks.
Packers make decision impacting Micah Parsons' injury return date
Micah Parsons injury update: The Green Bay Packers have made a decision that hints at where they're at with Parsons.
Did comeback win over Jets boost Packers fans’ confidence?
Win good; injuries bad. What do you think of the team on balance?
Packers Get Brutal ‘Season Is Chalked’ Message After Jets Escape
Green Bay avoided an 0-2 start, but its first two games left one ESPN analyst questioning how much can be trusted going forward. The post Packers Get Brutal ‘Season Is Chalked’ Message After Jets Escape appeared first on HEAVY.
Edgerrin Cooper Breaks 27-Year-Old Packers Record
Exploding into his third season, the disruptive linebacker is anchoring a shorthanded Green Bay Packers defense.
Packers Insider Reveals Offseason Move That Already Backfired
The Green Bay Packers bet big on their top three wide receivers staying healthy this year. After Jayden Reed was injured in Week 2, the bet on consolidating the Packers’ targets is already backfiring, according to Bill Huber of Packers OnSI. Huber noted after Week 2 that it could be an overreaction, but the Packers […] The post Packers Insider Reveals Offseason Move That Already Backfired appeared first on HEAVY.
Kansas flag football rankings: USA TODAY Sports Super 10, Week 3
As flag football teams around Kansas continue to get settled, see which teams lead the pack.
Colorado’s first pup Gia — a 4-legged staple of Jared Polis’ term as governor
Gia, a rescue dog, attended bill signings and news conferences, meetings with big-name politicians and members of the governor’s cabinet
The Green Bay Packers receive intriguing Micah Parsons return scenario
The Green Bay Packers enter Week 3 at 1-1 as the Atlanta Falcons visit Lambeau Field, while Micah Parsons continues his recovery from last season’s torn left ACL. His return date remains uncertain, and the same can be said for Jayden Reed following his frightening Week 2 injury. Peter Bukowski of Locked On Packers pointed [...]
Portsmouth housing solutions, AI threats, political views: Letters
Letters package: Writers weigh in on Portsmouth housing policy, AI risks, NH politics, Maine fisheries and international affairs.
How lip-syncing to AI let Forced Entertainment ‘play the game of theatre’
Today we have a fascinating piece by long-time Forced Entertainment fan Ben Kulvichit, speaking to Tim Etchells about their latest show Cold Sweat, how they are integrating lip-sync and AI voices into their work, the question of ‘authenticity’ on stage, and how lip-sync has even opened the door for them to make “something a little bit like drama”. This piece is a paid partnership with the Southbank Centre, where you can see Cold Sweat next month – we’re very grateful to the Southbank Centre for their ongoing support for Exeunt. Holly Williams ‘It was immediately interesting and uncanny’ **By Ben Kulvichit** “Is the microphone on?” So goes one of the opening lines of Signal to Noise, delivered by a human performer lip-syncing to an AI-generated voice. The voice is American, cheery but sluggish, slowed down into a gelatinous drawl. It repeats ad infinitum in a farce of stuckness; an answer never materialises. I find myself asking the same question as I hop on a Google Meet call with Tim Etchells, the artistic director of Forced Entertainment. We spend five or ten minutes frowning at each other, muting and unmuting, me gesticulating in semaphore into my webcam, checking if I am coming through now, restarting the laptop. To Etchells, I appear exaggeratedly mouthing words, my voice missing. In this gloopy purgatory of broken communication, life imitates art imitates life imitates art. We try a Zoom instead. Forced Entertainment, the pioneering British theatre company who have been at the avant-garde of performance since the 1980s, turned an interesting artistic corner with Signal to Noise, created on the occasion of their 40th anniversary. The whole performance employed this lip-sync technique to AI voices; on the face of it a left-field move from a company whose identity has long been grounded in the earthy, immediate presences of its performers and its unassuming, low-tech approach to theatricality. The technique, however, turned out to provide the company with a “rich new seam” of artistic enquiry, and has now spawned a trilogy of works. The second instalment, Cold Sweat, plays at Sheffield Theatres, Southbank Centre, and Lancaster Arts in October, while the third part, Everything Must Go, has been touring in Europe and is slated to come to the UK in 2027. As is often the case with Forced Entertainment shows, the main conceit for this work didn’t arrive until quite late. They were “four or five weeks into rehearsals for Signal to Noise,” Etchells recalls, and getting nowhere. Away from rehearsals, he had been playing around with feeding “weird texts” to AI voices to see how they would cope with them – “basically for my own amusement” – and was compelled by the uniformly “serviceable, benign, good-natured” tone they would read in, no matter how poetic, fractured or experimental the writing. On a hunch, he brought some examples into rehearsals and the performers gave lip-syncing a go. “It was immediately interesting and uncanny,” he recalls, with the performers having to deal in the moment with the problem of mapping themselves onto another artificial ‘performer,’ which itself was dealing with the problem of a very human text. “Almost all the writing for these projects would be useless to us unless it was done in this way,” says Etchells. “We wouldn’t know what to do with it. It’s too poetic. It’s too fictional. It’s too tangled.” But exploring lip-syncing along to the text has opened “an enormous reservoir of ways of thinking about writing and performing.” Subscribe to Exeunt, and get two in-depth pieces on theatre a week, direct to your inbox Subscribe Forced Entertainment have long been sifting through the detritus of popular culture, from daytime TV to end-of-the-pier vaudeville, magic acts and clown shows, to find frameworks for their own unusual entertainments. Lip-syncing, then, makes sense for them to experiment with. As a mode of performance, it’s wired into popular consciousness through pop stars trying to convince stadium audiences of their liveness, or those same voices as channeled through the made-up lips of contestants on RuPaul’s Drag Race, or movie dialogue spreading virally through the host bodies of TikTok users. For Etchells, lip-syncing is often about “approaching real voices and trying to take on their aura,” subsuming that original human presence into yours. “There’s a very basic, elemental sort of theatre magic to it, produced in this very easy way.” This broad approach resonates with instances of lip-syncing within contemporary performance, too. In works like Re-Member Me and Showmanism, performance artist Dickie Beau acts as a kind of spirit medium for archival recordings (this process of re-membering – as in, giving corporeal form to voices – relies on his masterfully precise actor’s technique), while Frankie Thompson is similarly possessed by a host of characters ranging from a nine-year-old Jacob Rees-Mogg to Cliff Richards, all of whom she finds compellingly nauseating, in the exorcism ritual that is her latest show, Horrible Things. What’s different about Forced Entertainment’s use of lip-syncing is that here, there is no original presence to be channeled. The performers are instead taking on what Etchells describes as “the voices of nobody,” or rather the “phantasmic, aggregated echoes” of the many many voices on whose data the AI has been trained, and which are now conjuring into existence words they never actually said. There is a sort of mournful, empty quality to these voices, having “washed up” far away from the people they originally belonged to, to find themselves in stranger’s mouths listing objects, wondering if anyone can hear them and glitching in interminable loops. There is a cold, sad anonymity to it all. Etchells remarks that occasionally the software company he used has notified him that particular people are withdrawing their voices from the platform, instructing him to cease use of those voices. Using these technologies in performance certainly brings up ethical questions around digital rights, consent, identity and ownership, although in the grand scheme of things, Etchells is fairly blasé about it: of all the purposes someone’s voice might be put to without their knowledge, “an avant-garde performance is probably the least of their worries.” [ ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/frankie-thompson-horrible-things-essay-mental-health-compulsive-behaviours-pleasance-courtyard-soho-theatre) [ Frankie Thompson: How I manage my own ‘horrible things’ at the Edinburgh Fringe ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/frankie-thompson-horrible-things-essay-mental-health-compulsive-behaviours-pleasance-courtyard-soho-theatre) Exeunt · Aug 25 [ Read full story ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/frankie-thompson-horrible-things-essay-mental-health-compulsive-behaviours-pleasance-courtyard-soho-theatre) For the performers, though, lip-syncing to these strange, artificial voices is an odd task, requiring them to bend their live, human presence into the shapes produced by machines. Politically, it mirrors processes that are already at play in the continued computational automation of human life. Etchells brings up James Bridle’s writings on new technologies as a reference point: one example Bridle gives is of “chaotic storage”, a logistics technique employed by Amazon fulfilment centres whereby items are stored not according to traditional methods of categorisation or alphabetisation, but in a way that an algorithm determines to produce the most efficient routes for ‘picking’ based on customer purchase patterns. This appears completely random and incomprehensible to humans, with paddling pools sitting next to USB sticks sitting next to blowtorches, and so for the warehouse workers, the process of picking items becomes completely reliant on technology which tells them where to go. Our world is increasingly being designed not with humans in mind, but rather machines. As Etchells puts it, “technology malforms the space, and then you end up having to live in it.” Initially, Forced Entertainment tried their best to live in the world of machines: “I was in the it’s-got-to-be-perfect school of lip-sync,” says Etchells. But with their aesthetic being so tied to the failing act, the slipping mask, the shoddy costume, “it’s no surprise really that that didn’t last.” Instead, the performers got to enjoy being late for a line, or playing games with each other, “stealing” each other’s voices. Etchells compares it to the principles of ventriloquism, in which a free-floating voice unattached to a body is fundamentally discomforting and “sort of traumatic”. That discomfort is equally as alluring to Forced Entertainment as the satisfaction of precision, the pretence of authenticity only interesting if shown to be a pretence. Lip-sync has also opened up new avenues for the company. Having been allergic all their lives to Plays-with-a-capital-P, with Cold Sweat Forced Entertainment find themselves approaching something a little bit like drama. Rather than the presentational arena of Signal to Noise’s open white stage, Cold Sweat places us more decisively in a “fictional locale”: what appears to be “the aftermath of some disastrous party or backyard drinking binge” where three figures – family members, or neighbours, perhaps – are the last ones standing. “It’s all quite acrimonious and accusatory, everyone’s talking over each other.” For Etchells, this more fictional mode is “a door that we’ve never been able to open. We’ve just never really gone there.” Perhaps it is the technique of lip-syncing, an extra buffer of mediation, that allows them to venture away from the here-and-now without feeling that they have to commit to the “psychological claptrap” that comes along with acting; to be able to “play the game of theatre, without getting one’s hands too dirty.” As I wonder how else the impulses behind Forced Entertainment’s work have changed over time, it occurs to me that over the last ten years of new creations, with the exception of If All Else Fails, the company’s performers haven’t ever spoken on stage: there were two shows without any language at all, Out of Order and Under Bright Light, and then this trilogy of lip-sync works. Etchells agrees it’s a shift away from earlier productions, that were so often about “the actual voices of the performers and their actual presences. We had a lot of money, in some ways, on an authentic approach to what it might mean to speak on the stage.” But this sense of authentic presence itself had a fakeness to it; these days, Etchells can’t stand that mode of being onstage where performers “are here to be cheeky and witty versions of themselves. I don’t want to be charmed.” Pulling back into a more anonymous space has resulted in works that feel slightly sharper-edged, more brutal in a way. “All of these shows are post-Brexit, post-Trump, post-truth, post-everything,” Etchells notes. Speech, charisma, authenticity – these things feel politically loaded, and perhaps warmth and openness just don’t feel like the right tools to reflect the world we’re living in. “It feels like the space is closing down, and we’re trying to deal with the fact that the system, the structure that you’re in, is more oppressive and more powerful. It probably always was, but I think we’re just more tuned to it now.” Yet even without their voices, the performers’ distinctive presences – ones that many audiences have followed around for years, if not decades – still, inevitably, shine through as they physically navigate whatever unending task the system of the piece has set for them. They’re still trying to keep up with the onslaught of text, still running about, changing costumes, moving stuff around. The human is always stuck in the teeth of the machine, jamming the smooth, frictionless cheeriness of the not-real, gesticulating silently, trying desperately to communicate. 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