Tim Henson has officially stepped into uncharted territory. The genre-defying guitarist and Polyphia visionary released “Original Sin,” his first-ever fully self-produced solo single, accompanied by a music video and the announcement of a new clothing brand bearing the same name.
While Henson is best known for reshaping modern instrumental music with Polyphia, “Original Sin” marks the first time he has personally produced, mixed, and shaped every element of a release on his own — offering fans an unfiltered glimpse into his creative instincts.
Originally conceived on keyboard and synth textures, the track took on new life when Henson translated those ideas to nylon-string guitar, an instrument he hasn’t centered since Polyphia‘s 2022 standout “Playing God.”
“‘Original Sin’ started as something digital with synths and keys, but once I translated it to my nylon-string guitar, everything clicked,” Henson explained. “I wanted to play with contradiction: a waltz that feels like it’s driving forward, something elegant but uncomfortable.”
Conceptually, Henson frames the song less as a moral statement and more as a meditation on choice and agency. “If you’re forced to do the right thing, it doesn’t mean anything,” he said. “That idea — freedom, temptation, consequence — is something I’ve been thinking about a lot.”
That philosophy extends beyond the music itself. The “Original Sin” title functions as a metaphor for creation and the accompanying video visually reinforces that tension. The same mindset carries into Henson‘s newly announced Original Sin clothing brand, envisioned as a high-end creative extension of the release. According to Henson, the line merges elevated design with the same meticulous attention to detail that defines his music.
While Polyphia remains a central focus for 2026, this solo release offers a rare detour — one that highlights Henson‘s curiosity beyond band dynamics. With millions of followers across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, his reach extends far past guitar culture, intersecting with fashion, philosophy, design and forward-thinking art.
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DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets for the New York Daily News. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show “Talkin’ Texans.”
Many think conference championship Sunday is the best day of NFL football, because it features two potentially great games and more focus on football than on Super Bowl spectacle.
And one of the most intriguing storylines Sunday is Denver Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham, who is starting in place of the injured Bo Nix. This will be Stidham’s first start since 2023 and the fifth since he was drafted in 2019.
But Stidham’s résumé does have some positives. He had an expected points added (EPA) per dropback of +0.04 and a success rate of 46.1% in his past four years (149 total pass attempts), according to Next Gen Stats. Both are above the league averages (-0.03 EPA/DB, 44.2% success rate) in that span. In fact, Stidham’s success rate from his past four years combined (46.1%) was higher than Nix’s this season (44.5%).
Meanwhile, Los Angeles Rams QB Matthew Stafford had a success rate of just 30.4% in the divisional round overtime win over the Chicago Bears. That was the ninth-lowest among the 238 playoff starting quarterbacks in the past 10 years. Stafford was the only QB in the bottom 15 who didn’t lose.
Here is a deeper look at the two conference championship games through the lens of Next Gen Stats.
Can the Broncos exploit Patriots left tackle Will Campbell?
In two playoff games against the Los Angeles Chargers and Houston Texans, Campbell allowed 10 pressures, including four sacks, in 73 pass-blocking reps (13.7%). That’s the most pressures and sacks for the Patriots.
But expect offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels to help him. The Patriots provided chip block help to both Campbell and right tackle Morgan Moses. Campbell received chip help on 13.3% of his pass sets, the eighth-highest mark among left tackles, and Moses received chip help on 15% of his pass sets, the sixth-highest mark among right tackles (with a minimum of 200 pass blocks).
In the Broncos’ win over the Bills, their pass rush pressured quarterback Josh Allen on 32% of his dropbacks. In the regular season, the Broncos led the league in sacks (68). One of their preferred strategies was sending at least five pass rushers. Denver did it 33.7% of the time and generated a 50% pressure rate, finishing with 29 sacks, second most.
Drake Maye recorded +62.8 EPA on passes over 20 air yards in the regular season, the most in the NFL.
But blitzing Patriots quarterback Drake Maye could be costly. Against the blitz this season, Maye finished with 1,491 passing yards (second), 15 touchdowns (tied for third), a passer rating of 129.2 (first) and an EPA dropback of .28 (third).
Against the Texans, Maye had a passer rating of 103 with a touchdown against the blitz. The Texans didn’t do it often (only 18% of his dropbacks), but when they did, Maye capitalized.
Also, when pressured, Maye averaged a league-high 8.8 yards per attempt, and his 10 touchdown passes tied Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert for the most. One of the reasons he’s effective under pressure is he’ll push the ball down field, but that can lead to mistakes.
Through two playoff games, Maye has been strip-sacked five times and lost two fumbles. In the Broncos’ divisional round win over the Bills, outside linebacker Nik Bonitto recorded a strip sack, which was then recovered by defensive tackle Malcolm Roach.
So, keep eyes on Maye’s ball security.
From a secondary standpoint, Patriots All-Pro cornerback Christian Gonzalez was tested 16 times in the divisional round. He allowed just seven catches for 58 yards. Overall, in his two playoff games he has allowed a 33.3% completion percentage with three pass breakups.
The other side features a superstar cornerback in Broncos veteran Pat Surtain II. He has aligned as the full-time boundary — short-side — cornerback in each of the Broncos’ past three games, playing 118 snaps as the boundary corner. Surtain had played 321 snaps as the boundary corner and 238 snaps as the field corner this season.
Drake Maye completed 16 of 27 passes for 179 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception in the Patriots’ Divisional Round win over the Texans.
Why does it matter? Surtain was targeted on just 11.4% of his snaps as the boundary corner, the second-lowest mark among 64 cornerbacks who played at least 100 such snaps. He allowed 0.6 yards per coverage snap (fifth fewest).
When it comes to Maye’s deep passing versus the Broncos defending the deep pass, we’ll see strength versus strength.
Maye’s 52.1% deep ball completion percentage was the second highest this season. But the Broncos’ 20.4% deep completion percentage allowed was the lowest. The Broncos did not allow a single completion on Allen’s nine deep passes in the divisional round, intercepting two of the throws.
This matchup features two superstar receivers in Seattle’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba and the Rams’ Puka Nacua, and while Davante Adams isn’t the All-Pro receiver he once was, he’s still a dangerous threat.
Nacua averaged a league-high 3.8 yards per route this season and Smith-Njigba averaged 3.7 yards per route. They were at least 1.2 yards per route above the next-closest player — the Baltimore Ravens‘ Zay Flowers (2.5).
Matthew Stafford threw 28 passing touchdowns from under center this season, more than double any other quarterback except his NFC Championship opponent Sam Darnold (18).
The Rams must pay attention to Nacua in motion. He gained a league-high 473 receiving yards on snaps after he went in motion, the most by any player in a season since at least 2018. This also marks back-to-back seasons in which he has gained at least 400 such yards.
Smith-Njigba led the NFL with 956 receiving yards when aligned in the slot last season, then followed it up by leading the league with 1,378 receiving yards when aligned out wide this season. He is the first player in the Next Gen Stats era (since 2016) to lead the NFL in receiving yards from the slot in one season and from out wide in another.
Smith-Njigba can hurt you at either spot, but he aligned out wide on 81.4% of his snaps this season. He was able to turn that into a league-high 44 explosive receptions (15-plus yards), the most by any wide receiver in a season over the past two years.
He and Nacua can cook defenses running any type of route, too. Smith-Njigba gained 100 or more receiving yards on eight different route types this season. The only other wideout to do that? You guessed it, Nacua.
Smith-Njigba ranked top five on five different routes, including go routes, where his 279 yards were his most on any route. Nacua led in receiving yards on post routes (278 yards) and in-routes (253). Both players excelled when running in-breaking routes, as Smith-Njigba (828 yards) trailed Nacua’s league-leading yardage mark of 831 by three yards.
One strength for the Seahawks is quarterback Sam Darnold and play-action, and that’s also a weakness for the Rams.
The Rams struggled to defend play-action, specifically when they used base personnel. In base personnel, they allowed a 78.0% completion percentage and 10.9 yards per attempt when defending play-action with that grouping on the field, both of which ranked as the second-highest marks in the NFL.
They were much better when they had a nickel grouping in defending play-action. They allowed a 64.2% completion percentage and 6.7 yards per attempt, both of which ranked below the league average marks of 66.8% and 7.9.
With play-action, Darnold is tied for the highest EPA per dropback (.41) among starters and his total EPA is 58.8, the highest.
The Seahawks use dime packages to get Devon Witherspoon, Riq Woolen, and Josh Jobe on the field at the same time.
All three have allowed less than one yard per coverage snap in dime, each ranking among the top five cornerbacks in the NFL in that metric.@Seahawkspic.twitter.com/Cmoo740mzL
In the trenches, the Seahawks’ pass rush generated the fourth-highest pressure rate (38.9%) and the Rams’ offensive line allowed the second-lowest pressure rate this season (27.3%) despite facing the sixth-highest blitz rate (32.9%).
On the flip side, the Rams generated the fifth-highest pressure rate (38.0%) and the Seahawks’ offensive line allowed the fifth-lowest pressure rate this season (29.2%).
When it comes to pressure from the inside, Sunday will feature the top four defensive tackle duos in total pressures generated:
A vehicle crash closed a direction of Interstate 40 traffic west of Albuquerque in Cibola County. Westbound interstate traffic was closed at mile marker 110, about 25 miles east of Grants. The closure has since been reopened on Sunday morning, Jan. 25. Traffic was being diverted on to State Road 124 at exit 114, according to NM Roads. The closure is east of the Dancing Eagle Casino interchange. People are being asked to drive with caution and reduce their speed amid severe driving conditions.The closure announcement was made at 8:18 a.m. Sunday.Stay updated on the latest news with the KOAT app. You can download it here.
PARAJE, N.M. —
A vehicle crash closed a direction of Interstate 40 traffic west of Albuquerque in Cibola County.
Westbound interstate traffic was closed at mile marker 110, about 25 miles east of Grants. The closure has since been reopened on Sunday morning, Jan. 25.
Traffic was being diverted on to State Road 124 at exit 114, according to NM Roads.
The closure is east of the Dancing Eagle Casino interchange. People are being asked to drive with caution and reduce their speed amid severe driving conditions.
The closure announcement was made at 8:18 a.m. Sunday.
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Fortunately, the couple were there to help — and this story has a happy ending.
On social media, Drummond explained that Ladd was out feeding the cows when he noticed that one, who had given birth the day before, was engorged and didn’t have her baby calf with her.
They immediately set out to try to find and rescue the calf.
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Ladd and Drummond went out to a spot where they’d seen the mother cow and her baby earlier, and luckily, they spotted the calf.
The bad news? He was hungry and very cold, amid snowfall and frigid temperatures across the Oklahoma county where the ranch is located.
Drummond got video of the moment when Ladd found the little cow and scooped her up, loading her into their truck so that they could bring the baby to safety.
“Since the mama was so swollen, the calf wouldn’t have been able to nurse — so Ree and Ladd took the baby to their garage for a bit,” the caption reads. “Next, the guys saddled their horses, rode out in the snow, roped the mama cow and milked her so they could get her swelling down and also collect the colostrum — so essential for the calf’s survival and health.”
The video shows Drummond bottle-feeding the newborn calf, who eagerly starts drinking, even lapping up some of the milk that spilled on the mats underneath her.
“You know what’s gonna happen next? He’s gonna poop in the garage,” Ladd jokes at one point in the video.
By the end of the feeding, the calf perked up considerably, and was even able to walk on her own around the garage.
“Tomorrow when the sun comes up, Ladd will try to get her back with her mama,” the post concludes.
But the baby might have formed a special bond with Drummond through the experience: “I guess I’m his mommy now,” she jokes at one point.
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Good morning! Many of us in Albuquerque are waking up to a rather unfamiliar sight. Light snow showers moved in late last night and through this morning blanketing parts of the city and the metro area. Snowplows have been out early this morning, but with temperatures below freezing icy spots may have formed. Snowfall, besides […]
Deep in the woods of New York State, behind guarded gates, lies a vision of ancient China reborn – a private sanctuary called Dragon Springs, 400 acres where faith and art share the same stage. It is the creative center of Shen Yun, the epic stage production of Chinese history, legends, and politics.
“We are putting on stage the tyranny of the CCP,” said Ying Chen, a vice president and conductor with Shen Yun.
The Chinese Communist Party, or CCP, calls the group behind Shen Yun an evil cult. Known as Falun Gong, it’s a spiritual movement rooted in Buddhism. In 1992, founder Li Hongzhi started teaching Falun Gong’s meditation exercises, which spread quickly throughout China.
And Beijing responded. In 1999, China banned the religious group, referring to it as “public enemy number one” for challenging communist rule.
Ying Chen says practitioners were imprisoned and tortured, including her own family. “My mom and my brother was sent to a labor camp,” she said, “and he endured 18 months of agony, and his survival was a fragile miracle. He was literally tortured every single day.”
Founder Li Hongzhi settled in the U.S., and in 2006 launched Shen Yun. It would ask much of his followers, including Jeff Sun and Ashley Cheng, who both grew up in Falun Gong families. “Li Hongzhi made it quite clear that Shen Yun was the highest form of how practitioners can support the movement,” said Cheng.
Their parents had sent them in the late 2000s to a boarding school at Dragon Springs where young performers train for Shen Yun. We spoke with Sun and Cheng, now married, from their home in New Zealand.
A rehearsal of the dance troupe Shen Yun.
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“The entire community I grew up in was very proud of me,” Cheng said. “They thought it was a great honor to live with Li Hongzhi in that compound.
Sun said attending Shen Yun was “as if, like, I made it to Harvard.”
He was 15, she was 13 … nearly 9,000 miles from home. According to Cheng, “Everything was very isolated, and our main job is to dance.”
Regarding contact with the world outside Dragon Springs, Cheng said that, if their parents asked any questions, “we had to tell that we were happy, that Master (which is Li Hongzhi) was taking great care of us.”
The reality, Sun and Cheng claim, was they were part of a group of child laborers living in constant fear.
“I was in survival mode,” said Cheng. “It’s about not exceeding 100 pounds every day. It’s about following the footsteps of the person in front of me so I don’t get yelled out of line.”
Dragon Springs, located on 400 acres in Orange County, New York, is home to Shen Yun.
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Sun said, “There’s no one we can talk to. The adults there who are your educators, [are] also your persecutors. You want to speak how you feel to them but the next day you get told that you’re thinking different to everybody else, that you are the problem.”
That was the weight of the mind. The body, they say, would bear its own. “Two kids kind of pushed my legs open in the side split, and it was the most amount of pain I’d ever experienced, ever,” Sun said. “I had internal bleeding. My entire inside of my leg, both legs, was purple. But every day I still had to do the same thing.”
Cheng said, “My shoulder was stretched for [an] abnormal amount of time once, and I lost all feeling in it. So, I had issues, from showering to going to the bathroom.”
She said, when telling her instructors about her injuries, “I was faced with an eye roll. I have not had or seen a single pill of medicine during my entire duration.”
A scene from a production of Shen Yun.
Shen Yun
Sun and Cheng are part of a growing group of former dancers contending that medical care was discouraged, a belief they say is rooted in Falun Gong teachings. “Any injury that you have, if you mention that you want to go the hospital, or if you wanted help, it will be denied,” Cheng said. “And it will be quickly, very quickly associated to, ‘You got injured because you disobeyed Li Hongzhi … It is your fault.'”
Ashley Cheng and Jeff Sun, former members of Shen Yun.
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In 2015 they were kicked out of Shen Yun. Last spring they sued, one of two federal lawsuits against the performance group alleging forced labor.
Describing his time with Shen Yun, Sun said, “Every time I think about what happened to me, it kinda breaks me apart, you know? And nobody deserves this. I mean, we’re all kids, you know? We wanted to impress our parents. We wanted to do what we thought was right.”
“Sunday Morning” asked Shen Yun about these allegations – and they invited us into Dragon Springs, where spokeswoman Ying Chen showed us around.
We observed young men and women in total quiet. “It’s a little bit like praying,” said Chen. “We settle down our minds and try to purge distracting thoughts, and just stay really focused.”
Young Falun Gong members at Dragon Springs.
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As to why men and women were sitting on opposite sides of the room, Chen said, “We have very conservative values in the school. So, we usually keep them separate.”
Asked why Shen Yun invited the media into Dragon Springs – which they have not done until now – Chen said, “I think part of it is because they talk about a compound. Does it look like a compound? I think it’s true that we work hard. This is a place that provides top-level dance training, and also it’s a faith-based community.”
Asked to respond to plaintiffs’ accusation that they were denied medical attention they may have needed, Chen replied, “I cannot speak to what they went through. But I just find it very shocking and very different from the practice here and our policies here.”
Regarding the suggestion that the Chinese government is behind the lawsuits, Chen said, “These lawsuits emerge at a time when Beijing escalated its global campaign against Shen Yun. It’s really hard to see it as a mere coincidence.”
And just this month, the Chinese Embassy called Shen Yun “a cult’s propaganda,” using “culture as cover” to “deliver indoctrination.”
Shen Yun dancer Shindy Cai.
Shen Yun
Shen Yun company members Regina Dong, Shindy Cai, and Piotr Huang were also sent as teenagers to Dragon Springs.
Dong said, “The CCP has been trying to sabotage us since Day One. We’ve got death threats, bomb threats. And this tactic that they’re using now is very similar to what they were using to persecute Falun Gong.”
Huang said his parents did not pressure him to come to Dragon Springs: “Not at all. Now, if they came and tried to drag me away, I wouldn’t go.”
He says he has access to medical attention. “When I was having pain in my Achilles a few years back, my company manager, she gave me the contact to our doctor. I had an MRI done.” Huang said he got instructions from the doctor on what to do going forward.
Cai, however, said she never gets sick, and believes her faith has protected her: “I actually do think so, because I almost find it strange sometimes. I’m like, you know, usually I’m supposed to come down with, like, a flu, but never. And I think a lot of it has to do with the energy.”
For Jeff Sun and Ashley Cheng, they returned to New Zealand, and no longer practice Falun Gong.
Asked to respond to Shen Yun describing them as “disgruntled performers,” Cheng replied, “Yes, we are disgruntled. What happened to us was not our fault. We were children. And we’ve been living with the shame. And I don’t want to live with it for the rest of my life.”
Each year is a new show, but the final scene is always the same: a Chinese city on the edge of destruction until the deus ex machina – a mystical being resembling Falun Gong founder Li Hongzhi – descends from the heavens to save the world.
But for now, the story of Shen Yun seems neither so simple, nor perhaps so sacred.
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Story produced by Dustin Stephens. Editor: Ed GIvnish.
