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In an Industry Reshaped by Private Equity, One Family Firm Has Stayed the Course

Over the past decade, private equity has moved steadily into the business of government contractor benefits administration, a specialized, compliance-heavy field that serves the companies hired by the federal government to perform essential services.

International Business Times

“The drums were triggering random sounds on the Juno and DX7, making what you now hear as the intro: a squelching, pulsing bass sound”: How a happy accident helped George Michael have a huge hit with the banned song he thought sounded too much like Prince

After releasing three different versions, Michael would later say that he didn't like the one that reached the Top 5 in the US and the UK

MusicRadar

‘I thought the chorus was wicked’: Aswad on how they made Don’t Turn Around

‘Top of the Pops showed our video at the end of one show – just as millions of people were tuning in for EastEnders. Soon after, we went to No 1’

The Guardian - UK

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11 saxophonists, 4 re-recordings and a £17,000 haircut… The tortuous tale of George Michael's Careless Whisper: "I wrote it totally in my head. I worked on it for about three months in my head"

There’s much more to the Wham!-man's modern classic than meets the ear

MusicRadar

An anonymous, pro-Brexit play about Dominic Cummings? Classic Dom!

Partially based on verbatim texts from Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser, a new play which lists no dramatist veers from Ted talk to pantomime

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