MILAN – Italian melodrama’s official recognition as a global cultural treasure is getting trumpeted Thursday with La Scala’s season premiere of Verdi’s “Don Carlo,” an opera that hits hot-button topics of power and oppression. In keeping with a La Scala tradition of off-stage melodrama, the issue of who would occupy the royal box at the … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo has released the final list of entertainers for the 2024 season. Wynonna Judd, Brad Paisley, Chris Young, Big & Rich, and Gretchen Wilson are among the performers who will play in February at the Frost Bank Center, the rodeo announced on Thursday. The rodeo previously … Read more
The new and improved habitat showcases a diverse array of species, including reticulated giraffes, plains zebras, sitatungas, dama gazelles, ostriches, white storks. SAN ANTONIO — Have you ever wanted to spend the night in the heart of the wild? The San Antonio Zoo is introducing a brand new private, rentable lodge called Spekboom Lodge, nestled … Read more
Some of the words tied to this year’s hottest topics were also among the most mangled when it came to saying them aloud, with stumpers ranging from the first name of “Oppenheimer” star Cillian Murphy to the singer SZA to the name of a sacred slab of sandstone used in the coronation of King Charles … Read more
NEW YORK – In many American living rooms, the 1960s didn’t really begin until Jan. 12, 1971. That was the night the comedy “All in the Family” debuted, almost instantly changing television and American society with it. Creator Norman Lear, who died at age 101 on Tuesday, was the man behind that transformation. The series … Read more
NEW YORK – Jonathan Majors’ former girlfriend testified Wednesday about the “substantial” pain she suffered after he allegedly assaulted her in the backseat of a cab this spring, as photos of the woman’s injuries were shared with a Manhattan jury for the first time. In her second day on the witness stand, Grace Jabbari wiped … Read more
Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun co-star in a love story about a satellite and a buoy, Chiwetel Ejiofor directs a film about the life of Rob Peace and Will Ferrell takes a road trip with his best friend who is transitioning in three of the films premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Organizers … Read more