Matt Ward to replace Soprano Brenda Rae
An abrupt change in the Met’s production of Richard Strauss’s The Ring of the Nibelungs has made it impossible for its music director, Giovanni Antonini, to conduct the Met’s production of Mozart’s The Magic…
Hurricane season outlook for 2016
The hurricane season for this coming year is already being called one of the most active in recent memory. Two indications of this come from the NOAA’s ” outlook” and the National Hurricane Center’s…
Senate Dems demand Trump explain Afghan strategy, Defense Secretary Mattis warns Trump about North Korea
Biden: “This Is a Tactical Review. We Still Have Options.” With Trump weighing in on the Authorization for Use of Military Force in Afghanistan this week and new Secretary of Defense James Mattis stepping…
‘Brinkmanship,’ Not Bipartisanship, at Heart of 2019?
The midterm elections ended in a high-profile defeat for Democrats, and rather than ease into 2019 with momentous accomplishments, the potential new leadership of both parties is beginning to resemble yesterday’s brinksmanship. The growing…
Seventy-five percent of remarriages don’t last more than three years
The holiday season is traditionally a time for family and get-togethers, but sometimes it can be even tougher if your partner has moved on. According to our series of Your Husband Will Probably Leave…
Vladimir Putin a father figure to football fans?
Written by Staff Writer By Tasha Karagulova, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin has traveled around the world making speeches and sparking controversy, but we could have missed one of his most visible positions during…
One in three parents want their kids to be vaccinated against dangerous virus, new survey shows
One out of three parents with young children in Toronto are “certain or somewhat likely” to have their kids vaccinated against a dangerous respiratory virus that’s already swept across the country and killed one…
7 of the best ruins in the world
What is Alhambra? “The Alhambra is a walled fortress built in the 15th century by the Moorish king of Granada, built on top of a volcanic salt lake and home to a palace complex,…
State of emergency declared for Pacific nation hit hardest by deadly Vibrio vulnificus outbreak
(Fox News) New Zealand has declared a state of emergency in one of the Pacific nations hit hardest by an outbreak of deadly gastroenteritis. New Zealand police began enforcing a blockades on Wednesday as…
Virgil Abloh gifts Off-White shoppers a cathedral
Virgil Abloh’s manifesto is simple — covet your own joy. Well, if you love sculpture, abloh has you covered. The Off-White designer — and artist — decided to build an altar at his New…