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Kamala Harris is using Beyoncé's 'Freedom' as her campaign song: What to know about the anthem
Read full article: Kamala Harris is using Beyoncé's 'Freedom' as her campaign song: What to know about the anthemVice President Kamala Harris’ first 2024 presidential campaign video is soundtracked by Beyoncé’s “Freedom,” a cut from her 2016 landmark album, “Lemonade.”.
Met Opera hosts 4 female conductors in landmark week. From its founding to 2016, there were only 4
Read full article: Met Opera hosts 4 female conductors in landmark week. From its founding to 2016, there were only 4Only four women conducted the Metropolitan Opera in its first 133 years ending in 2016, but now four women have taken the baton in a one-week span.
John Adams' Nativity oratorio 'El Nino' gets colorful staging at the Met
Read full article: John Adams' Nativity oratorio 'El Nino' gets colorful staging at the MetComposer John Adams’ work is returning to the Metropolitan Opera for the first time in a decade in a new staging of his Nativity oratorio “El Nino.”.
Norfolk Southern alone should pay for cleanup of Ohio train derailment, judge says
Read full article: Norfolk Southern alone should pay for cleanup of Ohio train derailment, judge saysA federal judge has ruled that Norfolk Southern alone will be responsible for paying for the cleanup after last year's fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio.
Financially struggling Met Opera to present 18 productions next season, the fewest since 1980-81
Read full article: Financially struggling Met Opera to present 18 productions next season, the fewest since 1980-81The financially struggling Metropolitan Opera will present 18 productions in 2024-25, matching the current season and pandemic-curtailed 2019-20 for the fewest since 14 in strike-shortened 1980-81.
20 years after 'Sideways,' Paul Giamatti may finally land his first best actor Oscar nomination
Read full article: 20 years after 'Sideways,' Paul Giamatti may finally land his first best actor Oscar nomination“The Holdovers" marks the long-in-coming reunion of Paul Giamatti and director Alexander Payne, 20 years after “Sideways.”.
In break with the past, Met opera is devoting a third of its productions to recent work
Read full article: In break with the past, Met opera is devoting a third of its productions to recent workThe Metropolitan Opera is broadening its repertoire this season by performing more recent operas alongside classics like “La Boheme.”.
Met cuts season to 18 operas, matching fewest in 4 decades
Read full article: Met cuts season to 18 operas, matching fewest in 4 decadesThe financially challenged Metropolitan Opera is cutting its schedule to 18 productions next season, matching pandemic-curtailed 2019-20 for the fewest since 14 in the strike-shortened 1980-81 season.
David McCullough, Pulitzer-winning historian, dies at 89
Read full article: David McCullough, Pulitzer-winning historian, dies at 89David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose lovingly crafted narratives on subjects ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge to Presidents John Adams and Harry Truman made him among the most popular and influential historians of his time, has died.
Ohio's elections chief beats conservative foe in GOP primary
Read full article: Ohio's elections chief beats conservative foe in GOP primaryOhio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has won the Republican nomination for his second term in office, defeating conservative challenger John Adams, who questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election.
Last hurrah: Indians win final home game before name change
Read full article: Last hurrah: Indians win final home game before name changeThe Cleveland Indians won their last home game before they become the Guardians, beating the Kansas City Royals 8-3 to close a run that started in 1915 and will continue in 2022 with a new identity.
Perfect tranquility: Some resonating words from the first inauguration
Read full article: Perfect tranquility: Some resonating words from the first inaugurationThe inauguration of George Washington as the first President of the United States. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)Things have changed quite a bit since the first presidential inauguration in 1789. Illustration of American general and politician George Washington (1732 - 1799) receiving the news of his election as the first American president, 1789. While emphasizing the public good, Washington addressed the need for a strong Constitution and Bill of Rights. He also said he would be declining pay beyond what the public good thought was required.
Trump joins a select few in skipping Biden's inauguration
Read full article: Trump joins a select few in skipping Biden's inaugurationJohn Adams and John Quincy Adams also opted not to participate in a tradition that began with George Washington. The White House Historical Association points out that John Adams was never formally invited by his successor, Thomas Jefferson, to the event and perhaps didn’t want to impose. He did not call on Adams, nor did Adams invite Jackson to the White House. Some four decades later, President-elect Ulysses S. Grant refused to ride with President Andrew Johnson from the White House to the Capitol for the ceremony. Rather, Ford was administered the oath of office in the White House East Room shortly after Nixon had tendered his resignation to avoid impeachment.
Candidate concessions have been colorful, funny — or absent
Read full article: Candidate concessions have been colorful, funny — or absentFILE - In this Nov. 4, 1992, file photo, President George H.W. Bill Clinton won the 1992 president election. Most concessions are gracious — less about the loser and more about closure for the country. “Just moments ago I spoke with George W. Bush and congratulated him on becoming the 43rd president of the United States. President John Adams was glum, too.