The first time I saw the Apple AirPods Max Headphones ($670, originally $700), I was scrolling through TikTok binge-watching videos late on a Thursday. One of my favorite fashion influencers was wearing them while strolling on a “hot girl walk,” and I was immediately intrigued. Over the next few weeks, I started seeing more and … Read more
NAEH Special Report on Miami Rally MIAMI, Dec. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — In a historic gathering at the Torch of Friendship on December 16, elected officials, and individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds united against injustice, protesting Senate Bill 264. Enacted in July, SB264 restricts property ownership in Florida for those affiliated with China or the … Read more
Rome — Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God’s love and mercy shouldn’t be subject to “an exhaustive moral analysis” to receive it. The document from the Vatican’s doctrine office, released Monday, elaborates on … Read more
At a $3-billion toy company in downtown Toronto, kindergarteners file in with parents and siblings, clad in snowsuits and ready to offer their expertise. They pass a toy museum decked out with Paw Patrol toys, Tech Decks, Bakugan and more, and eventually arrive at a small room with a large two-way mirror. Soon, they’ll be … Read more
When a rare bottle of Scotch whisky sold for US$2.7 million in November 2023, I was stunned, but I wasn’t surprised. The whiskey market has been booming for some time. Bourbon brands like Pappy Van Winkle from Buffalo Trace distillery are selling for astronomical prices in the secondary market. Japanese whiskies, which have become popular … Read more
I was recently among a curious Melbourne audience who turned out to see a hologram of the long-dead soprano Maria Callas singing with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. The stage was moodily lit, with 30 musicians in shadows. Loud reverberating footsteps foreshadowed Callas’ entrance and indicated potential humanness. When she eventually appeared centre stage, the audience … Read more
It took seven years for Happy Valley’s majestic third and final act to reach our screens, but it turned out to be well worth the wait. There are few, if any, crime series like it: it was funny, blunt, tender, terrifying and so gripping that for six weeks, it revived the idea that television audiences … Read more
Keyboard wizardry was always on the cards given Lang Lang’s style of performance, and even for the relatively light drama found in Beethoven’s Concerto No 3, expectations for the unexpected were high. Orchestral players look on as Lang Lang performs with his typical fluid hand gestures in a passage from Beethoven’s Piano Concert No 3. … Read more
The Elverhoj Museum of History & Art in Solvang, Calif. Julie Tremaine In a city as full of curiosities as Solvang, the tiny Danish village on California’s Central Coast, I shouldn’t have been surprised that there was a place like the Elverhoj Museum of History & Art. Housed in a historic home, it’s both a tribute … Read more
In 1955, Leonard Bernstein explored the art of conducting on an episode of the CBS show “Omnibus.” After leading a studio orchestra through the opening bars of Brahms’s First Symphony, Bernstein walks away from the podium and turns to the camera, leaving the orchestra to continue playing behind him. “Well, you see, they don’t need … Read more
