NEW YORK – For decades, a giant, inflatable rat with beady eyes, sharp teeth and a pustule-covered belly has loomed over union protests, drawing attention to various labor disputes. As New York City deals with an influx of actual rats, Scabby the Rat has become that rare thing, like Pizza Rat or Buddy the Rat … Read more
LIVERPOOL – What includes a Swedish diva, a Finnish rapper who loves pina coladas, a band of Croatian agit-rockers and an Austrian duo possessed by a long-dead writer? It could only be the Eurovision Song Contest. The grand final of the pan-continental pop music competition takes place Saturday in Liverpool. This year’s theme is “united … Read more
VATICAN CITY – Scaffolding in a niche of the Vatican Museums’ Round Hall conceal from view the work of restorers who are removing centuries of grime from the largest known bronze statue of the ancient world: the gilded Hercules Mastai Righetti. For more than 150 years, the four-meter-tall (13-foot-tall) figure of the half-human Roman god … Read more
Single-event tickets go on sale June 21 for next season’s slate. SAN ANTONIO — Two Broadway musicals centered around the songs of world-famous acts will make their San Antonio debuts as part of the Tobin Center’s 2023-’24 season, announced Wednesday night at the downtown performing arts venue. “Jagged Little Pill,” visiting for four shows in … Read more
The pools were going to open this weekend, but now they are not due to expected bad weather. SAN ANTONIO — UPDATE 5/12 2:00 p.m. Due to the inclement weather forecast for San Antonio, the pool openings will be delayed until next weekend, May 20. Due to the inclement weather forecasted and to ensure the … Read more
LONDON – London’s top police officer defended the department Friday from complaints of a heavy-handed response to protesters during the coronation of King Charles III, saying his officers intervened to prevent “serious disruption and criminality.” Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley said officers responded to “rapidly developing intelligence” suggesting protests could affect the safety and security … Read more
NEW YORK – Jeremy Strong is going from a corporate boardroom on TV to a whistleblower on Broadway. The actor who plays Kendall Roy in the HBO television series “Succession” has signed on to play a man who tries to expose water contamination in a Norwegian spa town in Henrik Ibsen’s 1882 play “An Enemy … Read more