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Compared with the gleaming clockwork precision of “The Marriage of Figaro” or the demonic ferocity of “Don Giovanni,” “Così” straddles a delicate tonal divide, with the surface of a parlor-room comedy masking dark subterranean depths. How much of that troubled core to reveal is a decision every director has to make anew, but the piece can be done equally persuasively as a straightforward jape about sexual infidelity or a probing drama of love and betrayal. [...] Mozart’s inexhaustible musical imagination carries the day.

As far as 20-year-olds go, Martin Garrix has got to be one of the most successful in the world. The Dutch DJ has not only played most major...

The Florida Department of Health has identified 10 more people who likely contracted Zika virus locally — bringing the total to 14.

Boyband B-Brave komt vrijdag naar Utrecht voor een signeersessie en optreden.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday filed a $100 million lawsuit against Comcast, saying the cable and internet giant deceived customers into paying tens of millions of dollars in fees for a “near-worthless” service protection plan. Ferguson, who filed the lawsuit in King County Superior Court, said at a news

Marin Shakespeare Company has hired some comic performers with impressive resumes to play the clowns in its production of “Twelfth Night.” Michael J. Hume of Oregon Shakespeare Festival plays Sir Andrew Aguecheek, known for his self-awareness: “I am a great eater of beef,” he says, “and I believe that does harm to my wit.” Audiences to this outdoor performance, under the direction of Lesley Schisgall Currier, are encouraged to partake of both beef and drink, wits and throats be damned; the Forest... Читать дальше...

Populists credit our rulers with an omnipotence that makes them culpable for all failures

If you thought LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh joining forces with the Heat was the big story of the 2010-11 NBA season, you might have missed the real super team. Amar’e Stoudemire in The Players Tribune: It was December 15, 2010. I had just scored 30 or more points for the ninth straight […]

Kun Shan Chun pleaded guilty in Manhattan Federal Court Monday to giving internal agency records to a Chinese government agent.

SEATTLE (AP) — The Mariners have claimed infielder Michael Freeman off waivers from Arizona and designated infielder Patrick Kivlehan for assignment.

SEATTLE (AP) — The Mariners have claimed infielder Michael Freeman off waivers from Arizona and designated infielder Patrick Kivlehan for assignment.

Yes, the automatic is good. Really.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Sen. Ron Johnson and his Democratic challenger Russ Feingold are scheduled to debate Oct. 14.

Uber lost its fight to break into the teeming Chinese transportation market on Monday when it agreed to sell its China operations to Didi Chuxing, its primary rival there.

“Much Ado About Lebowski,” under the direction of Lauren Burgat for Breach Once More, adapts the Coen brothers comedy cult hit “The Big Lebowski” for the stage — specifically the Shakespearean stage. [...] defunct Primitive Screwheads arranged the script, which it advertised as “fictitiously written by William Shakespeare,” and it was a hit when the two companies teamed up to produce it in 2011. Mishmashing many famous lines, as well as some outright fake Shakespearean lingo, the show capitalizes... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story July 28 about the release of Ronald Reagan shooter John Hinckley, The Associated Press erroneously reported details of shooting victim Thomas Delahanty's career path. He says he served in the Navy before spending seven years working in a steel mill; he did not serve in the Navy for seven years.

– President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged support for the United Nations on the Nigeria-Cameroon border demarcation – So far, 2,001 kilometers out of 2,100 kilometers separating Nigeria and Cameroon had been marked In a statement issued by Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, on August 1, President Muhammadu Buhari has […]

TOPEKA, Kan. — Two of Kansas’ largest counties are looking for funding to keep their sex education programs going after state officials declined to renew federal grants. Wyandotte and Johnson counties have used money from Personal Responsibility Education Program grants since 2010 to provide sex education courses in area schools with the goal of preventing

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — It’s more than a motorcycle and less than a car. It’s an autocycle. And states are wrestling with how best to regulate this new type of vehicle. Rhode Island has joined dozens of other states in enacting rules classifying the autocycle and allowing drivers to operate one without a motorcycle license or

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What’s the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?
Peel my toddler son off of me. He crawls in to our bed and kisses me on the cheek until I wake up. If it's not working, he starts licking my face.

When you walk into a bar, what do you typically order?
A glass of red, usually a cab sav.

What's the one word you are guilty of using too often?
"I mean."

What is the last thing you searched for on Google?
Your Zen Mama (my parenting website). Читать дальше...

The Bears aren’t saying much about injuries, but they can’t deny the latest. According to Jeff Dickerson of ESPN.com, a pair of key pass-catchers have been diagnosed with concussions. Tight end Zach Miller and Eddie Royal will have to go through the league’s concussion protocol before they can return to training camp. Miller practiced Sunday, and…

(Corrects this story from July 30 to show Theo van Gogh was Vincent van Gogh's great grand nephew not great grandson.) AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch police conducted security searches around Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Saturday in response to "indications" of a threat, an official said, causing traffic jams during the busy summer holiday season. The National Coordinator for Counter-terrorism and Security Policy (NCTV) provided no details of the possible threat, but it said extra security measures were implemented... Читать дальше...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — It's more than a motorcycle and less than a car. It's an autocycle. And states are wrestling with how best to regulate this new type of vehicle.