Voigt, like Verdi, silenced the Coliseum
When rarely does an aria occur that allows a performer to fill the ears, the eyes and the soul with an exquisite recording. The wondrous wail of Deborah Voigt on Thursday night in The…
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What Is The Point Of All This Spectacular Disruption?
The House of Gucci fashion show at Milan Fashion Week raised the question: what is the point of all this dazzling flash? Is it to convince the consumer that the house of Gucci is…
Neil deGrasse Tyson hails Mars mission and Nasa ‘hits a home run’
Astrophysicist says one-year Mars simulation ‘nailed’ on return trip as John Grunsfeld calls team ‘mediocre’ but wrong choice Neil deGrasse Tyson has praised the latest piece of NASA science: a mission to Mars, dubbing…
Dolphins and the beetles that made them
Written by Staff Writer at CNN Ian Frazier was working as an animator in South America when he and three friends decided to travel around southern Argentina. It was around this time that the…
Dissident Cuban blogger warns against ‘noisy’ dissent
An independent Cuban blogger says he will protest against what he calls a “completely intolerant” crackdown on dissidents after the government signed off on new, draconian measures to replace a former reformist charter. Dissident…
End to UK free-ride on fossil fuel subsidies – legal expert
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption If we cut carbon emissions fast, fossil fuel prices could fall by hundreds of pounds per tonne The UK could be sued for the billions it is pumping…
There’s a shopping sale for every thing on your mind on Amazon.com now
Amazon has made sure that Black Friday has never stopped early for good, and now the shopping holiday is even more complete with the addition of an online footwear sale called “Oral B Presents…
Formula One fans may get three fewer F1 races in a year from 2022
The high-octane Monaco Grand Prix will have its status as a three-day event reduced back to a weekend from 2022 after the Monaco Tourism Company requested that F1 agree to the change, race’s CEO…
Ariana DeBose’s personal journey from ‘the great showman’ to ‘a truly global musical phenomenon’
The concert film The Greatest Showman this weekend enjoyed its peak social media buzz on Twitter and Facebook of all times. Mostly this was due to a #GloryToGlory performance in which the star of…
Ontario reports carbon monoxide poisoning cases at 666 schools
Written by By Laura Ivill , CNN As the deadly carbon monoxide outbreak rumbles on, Ontario reports a total of 666 schools across the province with confirmed carbon monoxide incidents. One of the worst…