hurray

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Last week, I published a profile of the 36-year-old singer-songwriter Alynda Segarra, who makes spirited and defiant music under the name Hurray for the Riff Raff.*

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2024

Hurray for Seattle City Councilmember Alex Pedersen and the City Council for doing the correct thing and banning gas leaf blowers.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2022

Kris Kristofferson briefly appears as Foley’s father; and Alynda Lee Segarra, of Hurray for the Riff Raff, plays his sister.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 20, 2018

Given her tumultuous history, Hurray for the Riff Raff’s Alynda Segarra probably couldn’t be an apolitical musician even if she wanted to.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2018

I've said this many times before, but: Hurray for standardized valve systems!

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir