THE SILVER Announce Sophomore Album Looking Glass Hymnal Blue, Premiere New Single “Two Candles”
The Silver have announced their sophomore full-length album, Looking Glass Hymnal Blue, due out March 20, 2026 via Gilead Media. The record follows the band’s 2021 debut Ward Of Roses and expands dramatically on its fusion of black metal, post-black atmospherics, and ornate heavy metal grandeur.
More than a collection of songs, Looking Glass Hymnal Blue is conceived as an immersive, ritualistic experience. Baroque riffing swells with operatic scale, while vicious black metal shrieks from vocalist N. Duchemin cut through the grandeur with surgical intensity.
The album’s first single, “Two Candles,” exemplifies this duality. Opening with eerie choral textures and bass, the track erupts into a storm of tremolo riffing before pivoting into a dramatic heavy metal stomp reminiscent of classic ’80s steel, filtered through modern existential dread. Clean, haunting vocals from V intertwine with Duchemin‘s feral screams, culminating in a deconstructed midsection and a massive, arena-sized crescendo before spiraling back into darkness.
V comments on the track: “Two Candles burn, one for each face… It is a shattering of duality, a confrontation with the shadow, and a plea for union and consummation. Musically it reflects these themes—terror and longing, ecstasy and despair—ultimately reconciling the two musical ‘faces’ into union. Press play, and burn with me.”
According to the band, Looking Glass Hymnal Blue builds directly upon the foundation laid by Ward Of Roses, but with greater confidence, ambition, and scale. “With Ward Of Roses we were discovering ourselves in real time,” says V. “With Looking Glass Hymnal Blue, we already had the blueprint. From there, the only option was to make it bigger, more fearless, and more distinctly us.”
Lyrically, the album explores fractured identity, internal reflection, and dreamlike suffering. Duchemin describes the record as “a beast of many faces,” with each song representing a confrontation with self, memory, or perception.
Visually, the album is brought to life by acclaimed artist Paul Romano, who fully designed the artwork and packaging. Drawing on imagery of mirrors, refraction, duality, and mythological symbolism, Romano’s work completes the album’s unified aesthetic vision.
Looking Glass Hymnal Blue was recorded by the band alongside Richie DeVon in Philadelphia and mixed and mastered by Damian Herring. Pre-orders are available here.
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The ICE Standoff in Minneapolis Has Become the Political Issue CEOs Can’t Ignore
The immigration-enforcement operation in Minnesota is pushing the bosses of businesses like Hilton and Target to change their playbooks.
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Federal officers detain 5-year-old boy, his father in Minnesota
A 5-year-old boy arriving home from preschool in Minnesota was taken by federal agents along with his father to a detention facility in Texas, school officials and the family’s lawyer said, making him the fourth student from his Minneapolis suburb to be detained by immigration officers in recent weeks.Federal agents took Liam Conejo Ramos from a running car in the family’s driveway Tuesday afternoon, Columbia Heights Public Schools Superintendent Zena Stenvik told reporters Wednesday. The officers told him to knock on the door to his home to see if other people were inside, “essentially using a 5-year-old as bait,” she said.Related video above: The fight over warrants: how the Trump administration justifies forcible entry during immigration arrestsThe father told the child’s mother, who was inside the home and has not been named, not to open the door, Stenvik told reporters Thursday. The family, who came to the U.S. in 2024, has an active asylum case and had not been ordered to leave the country, Stenvik said.“Why detain a 5-year-old?” she asked. “You cannot tell me that this child is going to be classified as a violent criminal.”Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that “ICE did NOT target a child.” She said Immigration and Customs Enforcement was arresting the child’s father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, who McLaughlin said is from Ecuador and in the U.S. illegally. He fled on foot, “abandoning his child,” she said.“For the child’s safety, one of our ICE officers remained with the child while the other officers apprehended Conejo Arias,” McLaughlin said, adding that parents are given the choice to be removed with their children or have them placed with a person of their choosing.Minnesota has become a major focus of federal immigration sweeps. Greg Bovino, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection official who has been the face of the crackdowns, said immigration officers have made about 3,000 arrests in Minnesota in the last six weeks.Video below: US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless searchOthers offered to take the childStenvik suggested that the father did not run. She said another adult who lives at the home was outside when the father and son were taken, but agents wouldn’t leave Liam with that person. DHS didn’t immediately respond to an email Thursday asking if Conejo Arias had asked to keep his son with him.Video below: Attorney representing the family says they presented themselves to border officers in Texas in December 2024 to apply for asylumMary Granlund, school board chair for Columbia Heights Public Schools, told reporters Thursday that she had told agents she would take the child before they left with him.Rachel James, a Columbia Heights city council member who lives nearby the family, said she saw another neighbor from across the street tell the agents they had papers authorizing them to take care of Liam on behalf of the parents. The agents ignored them, James said.The family’s lawyer, Marc Prokosch, said Thursday that Liam and his father were taken to an immigration lockup in Dilley, Texas, and that he assumes they’re in a family holding cell. He said they have not been able to have “direct contact” with them.“We’re looking at our legal options to see if we can free them either through some legal mechanisms or through moral pressure,” he said at a news conference.Vice President JD Vance met with Minneapolis leaders Thursday and said he heard the “terrible story” but later learned the boy was only detained, not arrested.“Well, what are they supposed to do? Are they supposed to let a 5-year-old child freeze to death? Are they not supposed to arrest an illegal alien in the United States of America?” said Vance, noting that he’s the parent of a 5-year-old.Vance wasn’t asked about why immigration officers allegedly wouldn’t leave the boy with the other adult who lives at the home and offered to take him.Conditions at the Dilley lockupFamilies are reporting that children are malnourished, extremely ill, and suffering profoundly from prolonged detention at the Dilley lockup, where conditions are worse than ever, said Leecia Welch, chief legal counselor at Children’s Rights. Welch visited the facility last week as part of a lawsuit over the welfare of immigrant children in federal custody.“The number of children had skyrocketed and significant numbers of children had been detained for over 100 days,” Welch said. The administration in December acknowledged that about 400 children had faced extended detention.“Nearly every child we spoke to was sick,” Welch said.Students kept home after their classmates were detainedColumbia Heights Public Schools has five schools and about 3,400 students from pre-K to 12th grade, according to its website. Most come from immigrant families, Stenvik said.Before Liam, A 17-year-old was taken Tuesday while heading to school, and a 10-year-old and a 17-year-old have also been taken, Stenvik said. Attendance has dropped over the past two weeks, including one day where about one-third of the students were out from school, she said.“Over the last few weeks, ICE agents have been roaming our neighborhoods, circling our schools, following our buses, coming into our parking lot multiple times and taking our kids,” said Stenvik, adding that this is causing “trauma.”Ella Sullivan, Liam’s teacher, described him as “kind and loving.”“His classmates miss him,” she said. “And all I want is for him to be safe and back here.”___Golden reported from Seattle. Associated Press reporters Valerie Gonzalez in McAllen, Texas, Kathy McCormack in Concord, New Hampshire, and Audrey McAvoy in Honolulu contributed to this story.
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A 5-year-old boy arriving home from preschool in Minnesota was taken by federal agents along with his father to a detention facility in Texas, school officials and the family’s lawyer said, making him the fourth student from his Minneapolis suburb to be detained by immigration officers in recent weeks.
Federal agents took Liam Conejo Ramos from a running car in the family’s driveway Tuesday afternoon, Columbia Heights Public Schools Superintendent Zena Stenvik told reporters Wednesday. The officers told him to knock on the door to his home to see if other people were inside, “essentially using a 5-year-old as bait,” she said.
Related video above: The fight over warrants: how the Trump administration justifies forcible entry during immigration arrests
The father told the child’s mother, who was inside the home and has not been named, not to open the door, Stenvik told reporters Thursday. The family, who came to the U.S. in 2024, has an active asylum case and had not been ordered to leave the country, Stenvik said.
“Why detain a 5-year-old?” she asked. “You cannot tell me that this child is going to be classified as a violent criminal.”
Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that “ICE did NOT target a child.” She said Immigration and Customs Enforcement was arresting the child’s father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, who McLaughlin said is from Ecuador and in the U.S. illegally. He fled on foot, “abandoning his child,” she said.
“For the child’s safety, one of our ICE officers remained with the child while the other officers apprehended Conejo Arias,” McLaughlin said, adding that parents are given the choice to be removed with their children or have them placed with a person of their choosing.
Minnesota has become a major focus of federal immigration sweeps. Greg Bovino, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection official who has been the face of the crackdowns, said immigration officers have made about 3,000 arrests in Minnesota in the last six weeks.
Video below: US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search
Others offered to take the child
Stenvik suggested that the father did not run. She said another adult who lives at the home was outside when the father and son were taken, but agents wouldn’t leave Liam with that person. DHS didn’t immediately respond to an email Thursday asking if Conejo Arias had asked to keep his son with him.
Video below: Attorney representing the family says they presented themselves to border officers in Texas in December 2024 to apply for asylum
Mary Granlund, school board chair for Columbia Heights Public Schools, told reporters Thursday that she had told agents she would take the child before they left with him.
Rachel James, a Columbia Heights city council member who lives nearby the family, said she saw another neighbor from across the street tell the agents they had papers authorizing them to take care of Liam on behalf of the parents. The agents ignored them, James said.
The family’s lawyer, Marc Prokosch, said Thursday that Liam and his father were taken to an immigration lockup in Dilley, Texas, and that he assumes they’re in a family holding cell. He said they have not been able to have “direct contact” with them.
“We’re looking at our legal options to see if we can free them either through some legal mechanisms or through moral pressure,” he said at a news conference.
Vice President JD Vance met with Minneapolis leaders Thursday and said he heard the “terrible story” but later learned the boy was only detained, not arrested.
“Well, what are they supposed to do? Are they supposed to let a 5-year-old child freeze to death? Are they not supposed to arrest an illegal alien in the United States of America?” said Vance, noting that he’s the parent of a 5-year-old.
Vance wasn’t asked about why immigration officers allegedly wouldn’t leave the boy with the other adult who lives at the home and offered to take him.
Conditions at the Dilley lockup
Families are reporting that children are malnourished, extremely ill, and suffering profoundly from prolonged detention at the Dilley lockup, where conditions are worse than ever, said Leecia Welch, chief legal counselor at Children’s Rights. Welch visited the facility last week as part of a lawsuit over the welfare of immigrant children in federal custody.
“The number of children had skyrocketed and significant numbers of children had been detained for over 100 days,” Welch said. The administration in December acknowledged that about 400 children had faced extended detention.
“Nearly every child we spoke to was sick,” Welch said.
Students kept home after their classmates were detained
Columbia Heights Public Schools has five schools and about 3,400 students from pre-K to 12th grade, according to its website. Most come from immigrant families, Stenvik said.
Before Liam, A 17-year-old was taken Tuesday while heading to school, and a 10-year-old and a 17-year-old have also been taken, Stenvik said. Attendance has dropped over the past two weeks, including one day where about one-third of the students were out from school, she said.
“Over the last few weeks, ICE agents have been roaming our neighborhoods, circling our schools, following our buses, coming into our parking lot multiple times and taking our kids,” said Stenvik, adding that this is causing “trauma.”
Ella Sullivan, Liam’s teacher, described him as “kind and loving.”
“His classmates miss him,” she said. “And all I want is for him to be safe and back here.”
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Golden reported from Seattle. Associated Press reporters Valerie Gonzalez in McAllen, Texas, Kathy McCormack in Concord, New Hampshire, and Audrey McAvoy in Honolulu contributed to this story.
Canada’s Carney fires back at Trump after Davos speech
TORONTO — TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responded to U.S. President Donald Trump comment that “Canada lives because of the United States” on Thursday by saying Canada thrives because of Canadian values.
Carney said Canada can show the world that the future doesn’t have to be autocratic after returning from Davos where he gave a speech that garnered widespread attention.
In Davos at the World Economic Forum, Carney condemned coercion by great powers on smaller countries without mentioning Trump’s name.
Upon returning home to Canada, Carney responded to Trump directly by referencing Trump’s remarks in Davos.
“Canada lives because of the United States,” Trump said. “Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements.”
“Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian,” Carney responded Thursday.
Carney said Canada and the U.S. have built a remarkable partnership in the areas of economy, security and rich cultural exchange, but said “we are masters in our home, this is our own country, it’s our future, the choice is up to us.”
Trump has talked about making Canada the 51st state and posted this week an altered image of a map of the U.S. that includes Canada, Greenland, Venezuela and Cuba as part of its territory.
Trump said in Davos that Canada gets many “freebies” from the U.S. and “should be grateful.” He said Carney’s Davos speech showed he “wasn’t so grateful.”
Trump said Canada wants to participate in “Golden Dome” — a multibillion dollar missile defense system that he says will be operational before his term ends in 2029.
In a speech before a cabinet retreat in Quebec City, Carney said staying true to Canada’s values is key to maintaining its sovereignty.
“We can show that another way is possible, that the arc of history isn’t destined to be warped toward authoritarianism and exclusion; it can still bend toward progress and justice,” Carney said.
Carney said “Canada must be a beacon — an example to a world at sea.”
Carney said in a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness.
“There are billions of people who aspire to what we have built: a pluralistic society that works,” Carney said.
He said Canada delivers shared prosperity and has a democracy that chooses to protect the vulnerable against the powerful.
“It’s a great country for everyone. It is the greatest country in the world to be a regular person. You don’t have to be born rich, or to a landed family. You don’t have to be a certain color or worship a certain god,” he said.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick earlier complained about Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum.
“Give me a break,” Lutnick said on Bloomberg TV. “They have the second best deal in the world and all I got to do is listen to this guy whine and complain.”
Canada has been shielded from the worst impacts of Trump’s tariffs by the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, known as USMCA, but the agreement is up for a mandatory review this year.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a potential Democratic presidential candidate in 2028, told the forum that multiple leaders in the United States sent him transcripts of Carney’s speech.
“I respect what Carney did because he had courage of convictions. He stood up and I think we need to stand up in America and call this out with clarity,” Newsom said.
“We can lose our republic as we know it. Our country can become unrecognizable.”
Newsom said that fact that Carney came back from China with a deal to introduce low, cost high quality electric vehicles into Canada, not made from Michigan, but from overseas shows how reckless Trump’s foreign policy is.
“It’s a remarkable thing to break down 80-plus years of alliances,” he said.
The Madison Trailer Teases Tragedy — I Think We Know What It Is
The Madison trailer zooms in on some great tragedy that has tore Stacy Clyburn’s life apart. We think we know what that tragedy is.
- The Madison begins on March 14 on Paramount+.
- It’s described as “a heartfelt study of grief and human connection following a New York City family in the Madison River valley of central Montana.”
- Season 1 will feature six episodes.
Related: Here’s Everything We Know About Yellowstone Spin-off, The Madison
Clyburn is played Michelle Pfieffer. She’s the show’s main character and the 30-second clip shared by Paramount+ finds her at the very edges of her emotions. “My center, my soul, is gone,” she says atop three desperate images of grief.
“You will heal if you let yourself,” says Dr. Phil Yorn, played by Will Arnett.
The rest of the trailer focuses on the majestic scenery and her husband’s joy. There are no spoilers here but if you want your Madison experience untarnished by outside theories and opinions you’d best hop out now.
What Is The Madison About?
Here is the official show description, per IMDB:
“A New York family’s life unravels after a tragedy, as they process grief while vacationing in rural Montana, exploring human connection amidst profound sorrow.”
Short version: This show is going to be very emotional, like This Is Us-level tears could come weekly.
That may be an apt comparison. As you watch the trailer, look for who we don’t see together.
Stacy and her husband Preston Clyburn never share the screen in Montana. Preston (played by Kurt Russell) is living his best life: fishing, running around with childlike energy and generally enjoying the views while Stacy is crying in a river, anguished at a police station and in therapy.
This all leads us to believe that the great tragedy is Preston Clyburne’s death. Now you see why This Is Us might fit as an emotional sibling to this new show.
The NBC drama swapped real-time scenes with flashbacks to show Jack alive. Preston’s moments on camera in this trailer look like memories, or at the very least the joyful final moments before tragedy (a plane crash maybe?).
It’s too early to tell how the Madison slots in among the many different kinds of dramas in Taylor Sheridan‘s universe, but early indications are he’s trading action and violence for emotion and personal agony. This could end up being his most mature show to date. Photos shared by P+ ahead of time certainly make it feel that way.
‘The Madison’ Season 1 Pictures Reveal Friends + Foes
The Madison is coming. Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell star in Taylor Sheridan’s newest drama. Like Yellowstone, it’s set in Montana and the pictures shared ahead of the March 14 premiere are stunning.
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Yellowstone: Who Said ‘No’ To Taylor Sheridan?
Why in the world would anyone turn down a chance to star on Yellowstone? It happened, more than once. In fact the show’s biggest star nearly quit after one season while an entire network passed because the hit TV show didn’t groove with their ideology.
See who passed on Yellowstone and how it ended up working out.
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Trump Administration Taps Data Centers for Backup Power Ahead of Snowstorm
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NFL picks: Rams vs. Seahawks odds, best bets for NFC Championship Game
The Seattle Seahawks have a perfect record in three NFC Championship Game appearances. The Los Angeles Rams have emerged victorious in each of their last four trips to the conference title game. One team’s winning streak is about to come to an end.
The top-seeded Seahawks (14-3) look to earn a berth in the Super Bowl for the first time in 11 seasons when they host the No. 5 seed Los Angeles Rams (12-5) in the 2025 NFC Championship Game at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday at Lumen Field.
Seattle lost its only appearance in the conference championship game when it resided in the AFC from 1977-2001, falling to the Los Angeles Raiders in 1983, but the Seahawks haven’t been beaten in the contest since shifting to the NFC. The Seahawks defeated the Carolina Panthers in 2005, the San Francisco 49ers in 2013 and the Green Bay Packers the following year. All three of those games were in Seattle at Lumen Field.
The Rams lost six of the first seven times they reached the NFC Championship Game but have won their last four appearances, including two when they called St. Louis home. Most recently, the club beat San Francisco in 2021 before going on to edge the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 for the second Super Bowl title in franchise history.
The NFC West champion Seahawks and Rams split their two meetings this season, with each club winning at home. Los Angeles posted a 21-19 victory in Week 11 even though MVP finalist Matthew Stafford threw for only 130 yards, while Seattle rallied from a 16-point deficit in Week 16 to defeat the Rams 38-37 in overtime.
Los Angeles prevailed in both of the previous playoff matchups between the division rivals, winning 27-20 in 2004 and 30-20 in 2020. The Seahawks are 2.5-point favorites and the over/under for total points scored is 46.5 in the latest DraftKings NFL odds for the Los Angeles vs. Seattle NFC Championship Game showdown.
Rams vs. Seahawks odds
- Opening spread: Seahawks -2.5
- Opening money line: Seahawks -155, Rams +130
- Opening total: 47.5
The point spread for this matchup hasn’t budged at DraftKings. There’s only a one-point difference from when these teams met in Seattle on Dec. 18, when the Rams covered as 1.5-point underdogs.
Rams betting profile
- Opening win total: 10.5 wins
- W/L record: 14-5 (including playoffs)
- ATS record: 12-7 (including playoffs)
- O/U record: 11-8 (Including playoffs)
The Rams covered the spread in five of their final seven regular-season games but have yet to do so in the playoffs. They were favored by 10 points on the road against the Carolina Panthers in the Wild Card Round but only managed to escape with a 34-31 victory. As 3.5-point road favorites in the Divisional Round, Los Angeles advanced with a 20-17 overtime triumph in Chicago.
All five of the Rams’ regular-season losses were by one score, but only the setback in Seattle was by fewer than three points. Stafford was superb in that Thursday night contest, throwing for 457 yards and three touchdowns — including a pair to Puka Nacua, who finished with 12 receptions for 225 yards. Stafford put up those numbers without the presence of Davante Adams, who missed the game with a hamstring injury.
Stafford had 304 passing yards and three scoring tosses in the Rams’ playoff opener against Carolina but failed to throw for a TD versus Chicago, marking the first time he has gone without a touchdown pass since the team’s 13-9 victory against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 17 last season. Nacua made 10 catches for 111 yards and a TD while also running for a score versus the Panthers but was kept out of the end zone by the Bears as he hauled in five passes for 56 yards.
Seahawks betting profile
- Opening win total: 10.5 wins
- W/L record: 15-3 (including playoffs)
- ATS record: 13-5 (including playoffs)
- O/U record: 10-8 (including playoffs)
The Seahawks covered the spread in their final two regular-season contests after failing to do so in their previous two and did so with ease against the San Francisco 49ers in the Divisional Round. Seattle followed a 10-point victory as a 2.5-point favorite at San Francisco in Week 18 with a 41-6 rout of its NFC West rival at home last week while favored by seven points.
Seattle covered as a three-point underdog in its first meeting with Los Angeles in 2025 but defeated the Rams by just one point as a 1.5-point favorite in the second encounter. Sam Darnold had a performance he’d like to forget in the Week 11 clash as he had 279 passing yards but threw four interceptions without a touchdown in a two-point loss. The 28-year-old was picked off by Los Angeles two more times in Week 16 but had a pair of TD tosses and threw a game-winning 2-point try in overtime.
Darnold entered the Divisional Round against the 49ers nursing an oblique injury but wasn’t required to do much as he completed 12-of-17 pass attempts for 124 yards and a touchdown. Kenneth Walker III provided most of the offense for the Seahawks, rushing 19 times for 116 yards and matching Shaun Alexander’s franchise playoff record with three TD runs.
Walker ran for a score in both regular-season meetings with the Rams and gained 100 yards on the ground in the Week 16 victory. The 25-year-old will be asked to come up with another big effort Sunday as Darnold still is showing up on the injury report and running mate Zach Charbonnet, who led Seattle with a career-high 12 rushing touchdowns, suffered a season-ending torn ACL versus San Francisco last week.
Rams-Seahawks prop pick: Kenneth Walker III Over 19.5 carries
With Charbonnet out and Darnold unlikely to do any running because of his oblique issue, Walker likely is in for a busy day. Velus Jones Jr. rushed six times in mop-up duty last week but was ineffective, gaining only 10 yards. Jones, who had only four carries — all in one game — during the regular season, was placed back on the practice squad. George Holani (hamstring), who is likely to be activated from injured reserve, had 22 carries for 73 yards this season. Former Ram Cam Akers appeared in three games after being signed in late November but did not have a rushing attempt and is on the practice squad.
That leaves me thinking Walker will have a heavy workload. He matched his season high with 19 carries in the Divisional Round victory and has had 20 or more attempts just three times over the last three campaigns after having at least 21 on six occasions as a rookie in 2022. But he had 25 carries against the Rams last year and set a career high with 29 versus Los Angeles in his debut season. What’s more, Walker was rested last week after his third TD run early in the fourth quarter. With head coach Mike Macdonald having very few options, I expect the two-time 1,000-yard rusher to carry the ball at least 20 times with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line.
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