What did I learn from Thomas Hardy? Great characters don ’t need a back story | Adrian Chiles
In the 21st century, we are used to picking through the psychological pain and peril of all our fictional heroes. Perhaps we should stopYou never know art better than that which you ’re forced to study as a teenager. For my O-level in music I had no choice but to listen in some detail to Malcolm Arnold’s Four Scottish Dances, Beethoven’s Pathétique piano sonata and Fauré’s Requiem. For a lad obsessed with the likes of Led Zeppelin, at the time this represented a traum atic listening experience. But it taught me a valuable lesson: if you’re exposed to any piece of art long enough, eventually it will move you. No...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 19, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Adrian Chiles Tags: Books Thomas Hardy Culture Psychology Source Type: news

Roald Dahl ’s ‘The Witches’ To Cast A Song-And-Dance Spell At London’s National
There’s some seriously scary stuff going on at London’s National Theatre as the venue prepares for a musical version of Roald Dahl’s The Witches that will feature book and lyrics by playwright Lucy Kirkwood, who’s also an executive consultant on Succession. Music and lyrics are by Dave Molloy, who…#nationaltheatre #roalddahls #lucykirkwood #succession #davemolloy #broadway #natasha #pierregreatcomet #katherinekingsley #dahlsmatildamusical
Source: Reuters: Health - April 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A finance professor who used to work at the Fed has 5 pieces of advice to avoid another banking meltdown
The abrupt failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and subsequent concerns about the stability of other banks have reignited a fierce debate among lawmakers, the financial industry, the Biden administration and former government officials about an array of banking reforms and regulatory…#siliconvalleybanks #federalreserve #siliconvalleybank #federalreservebank #svb #elizabethwarren #massachusetts #katieporter #bankpolicyinstitute #signaturebank
Source: Reuters: Health - April 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Why are British audiences suddenly so out of control?
From fights at the Bodyguard musical to wild drunken antics at comedy clubs and even heckling at the opera, performers and theatre staff say crowds are getting out of hand. What’s going on? From drunken revellers singing over emotional ballads at jukebox musicals to an opera-goer heckling a child…#jukeboxmusicals #bodyguard #alicesavile #nosheeniqbal #bethanynorth #comediankatebarron #kirstysedgeman
Source: Reuters: Health - April 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Lavish ancient Roman winery found at ruins of Villa of the Quintilii near Rome
Excavation shows facility included luxurious dining rooms with views of fountains that gushed with wineOf all the Roman ruins that populate what is now a pleasant landscape of pine trees and meadows, under the distant gaze of the Alban Hills, the Villa of the Quintilii is perhaps the most impressive – almost a city in miniature, covering up to 24 hectares.Lying on the ancient Appian Way as it runs south-east from Rome, the villa had its own theatre, an arena for chariot races and a baths complex with walls and floors lined in sumptuous marble.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 17, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Charlotte Higgins in Rome Tags: Italy Archaeology Wine World news Science Europe Heritage Culture Source Type: news

' The Phantom of the Opera ' closes on Broadway after 35 years
The final curtain came down Sunday on New York's production of “The Phantom of the Opera,” ending Broadway’s longest-running show with thunderous standing ovations, champagne toasts and gold confetti. It was show No. 13,981 at the Majestic Theatre and it ended with a reprise of “The Music of the…#phantomofopera #broadway #majestictheatre #musicofnight #sarahbrightman #andrewlloydwebber #lloydwebber #brightman #cameronmackintosh #phantom
Source: Reuters: Health - April 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Economy stumbled after banking crisis, stirring renewed recession fears
The news on Friday, however, was not great. Retail sales fell for the second straight month, as Americans bought fewer cars, clothes and pieces of furniture. Manufacturing output dipped. And commercial bank lending rose only slightly after two weeks of declines. New business loans in March…#federalreserve #africanamericans
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What spring housing frenzy?
Here are three of the week's top pieces of financial insight, gathered from around the web: A slow spring start for housing The annual spring housing frenzy is looking distinctly un-frenzy-like, said Diana Olick at CNBC. New listings were down 20 percent year over year in March, "and total…#dianaolick #google #nataliecompton #priceguarantee #alanrappeport #republicans
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

zkSync Goes Live: A Revolutionary Zero-Knowledge Rollup Mainnet Launches
The first zkevm mainnet is now live, by zksync The wait for zkevms is over! zkSync Era is officially live. This is a historical moment for the crypto community as a whole. This is the first of their rollout stages and the product can be considered an Alpha release. The core and critical pieces of…#alpha #optimisticrollups #l2s #ethereum #dataavailability #datacompression #oracle #uniswap #dataextension #validium
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How to Watch Bad Bunny, Frank Ocean and BLACKPINK Perform at Coachella 2023
Saba performs at the Outdoor Theatre during the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Those who weren’t able to make it out to the Coachella Valley this year to see the star-studded lineup for the annual music and arts festival can still get a piece of the action. The festival said it is…#outdoortheatre #coachellavalley #empirepoloclub #indio #badbunny #frankocean #calvinharris #björk #rosalía #burnaboy
Source: Reuters: Health - April 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Finale ' : 5 Things You Didn ’t See on Mtv, From Slips to Super Fans
The “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 15 finale just aired, with the four finalists — Anetra, Luxx Noir London, Mistress Isabelle Brooks and Sasha Colby — vying for the crown, $200,000 dollars, and the title of America’s Next Drag Superstar. Here are 5 moments you didn’t see: Irene Dubois was the first…#anetra #luxxnoirlondon #isabellebrooks #sashacolby #irenedubois #theatre #acehotel #asiaohara #auramayari #aura
Source: Reuters: Health - April 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘The Phantom Of The Opera’ ends its 35-year run on Broadway
The Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running show on Broadway and the musical with a title track most-likely to clear out a karaoke bar, is officially closing this Sunday after its legendary 35-year run at the Majestic Theatre in New York. Phantom opened in 1988 and won seven Tonys, including…#opera #broadway #majestictheatre #phantom #bestmusical #howardmcgillin #mandarin #andrewlloydwebber #morningbrew
Source: Reuters: Health - April 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Real Renfield: How ‘Dracula’ Broke Classic Hollywood Star Dwight Frye
On November 7, 1943, Dwight Frye—a “tired and bloated” graveyard shift employee at Douglas Aircraft—boarded a bus home from the glittering Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, where he had just taken his wife and son to see Sherlock Holmes Faces Death. The bus hadn’t even pulled away from the curb, his…#dwightfrye #douglasaircraft #pantagestheatre #hollywood #paulinekael #todbrownings #nicholashoult #universalsrenfield #salina #kansas
Source: Reuters: Health - April 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

BlackRock sells asset-backed bonds from Credit Suisse ’s books, Bloomberg News reports
Credit Suisse Group AG CSGKF has hired BlackRock Inc to help sell a portfolio of structured bonds for the Swiss bank, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. BlackRock’s Financial Markets Advisory group has been selling off securities over the last two weeks, including pieces of collateralized loan…#blackrockinc #blackrock #ubsgroupag #fdic #signaturebank #siliconvalleybank #pallaspartners #creditsuisseat1
Source: Reuters: Health - April 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A rare fireball flew over Maine. Now there's a $25K reward for pieces of space rock
The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum is looking for meteorites from a rare fireball event near the Maine-Canada border. It's willing to pay anyone who can find them.(Image credit: AP)
Source: NPR Health and Science - April 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rachel Treisman Source Type: news

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