Month: November 2021

[ad_1] In 1970, Stephen Sondheim’s comic musical Company broke most of the conventions of American musical theater. Now, a newly restored documentary goes inside the making of the original cast album. TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Musical theater fans are mourning the loss of Stephen Sondheim, who died Friday at the age ofRead More

[ad_1] Rebecca Hall (right) works on the set of Passing with actors Ruth Negga (left) and Tessa Thompson. Netflix hide caption toggle caption Netflix Rebecca Hall (right) works on the set of Passing with actors Ruth Negga (left) and Tessa Thompson. Netflix Actor/filmmaker Rebecca Hall had what she describes as a “real gasp” moment whenRead More

[ad_1] 2U Inc. closed an $800 million deal earlier this month to purchase edX, an online education platform established as a nonprofit organization nine years ago by MIT and Harvard University. Christopher “Chip” Paucek, 2U’s co-founder and CEO, said the coronavirus demonstrated opportunities for growth in online learning. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] The designer succumbed to his battle against cancer at age 41, but the fashion language and legacy he leaves behind will continue to drive generations A young engineering graduate who also got an architecture masters along the way and interned at Fendi’s Rome office (with Ye, who earlier went by Kanye West) in theRead More

[ad_1] Some employees rallied around Mr. Dorsey during the attempt to force him out, using the hashtag #WeBackJack as a rallying cry. Mr. Dorsey, left, with Biz Stone, another of Twitter’s co-founders, in 2007. Mr. Dorsey’s name has been as closely associated with Twitter from its earliest days.Credit…Jim Wilson/The New York Times In March 2020,Read More

[ad_1] In July Zhurong took this image of the landing site of the parachute and part of the capsule that had carried it safely to the surface.Credit: CNSA More than 30 scientists across mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau are rushing to process data collected by China’s Mars rover, Zhurong, and by the nation’s Tianwen-1Read More

[ad_1] Those are some of the key findings shared by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances, at the end of a visit between 15 and 26 November, noting that more than 100 disappearances allegedly took place just during the course of their fact-finding mission.   In a statement, the Committee urged Mexican authorities to quickly locate those who have gone missing, identify the deceased andRead More

[ad_1] Speaking at the Building Bridges Summit for sustainable finance in Geneva, Amina Mohammed urged all those present from Government, the private sector, international organisations and civil society, to do more to push ahead with a common investment framework to improve people’s lives everywhere.  More ambition, action  “We need more ambition, more action, more scale, greaterRead More

[ad_1] DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Dave Davies, in today for Terry Gross. Before we hear my interview about what led to the two deadly crashes of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft, I want to let you know that later this week, beginning Wednesday, we’ll devote FRESH AIR to a three-day tributeRead More

[ad_1] The Beatles: Get Back concludes with the band’s legendary 1969 rooftop concert. Courtesy Apple Corps Ltd. / Disney + hide caption toggle caption Courtesy Apple Corps Ltd. / Disney + The Beatles: Get Back concludes with the band’s legendary 1969 rooftop concert. Courtesy Apple Corps Ltd. / Disney + As I see it, thereRead More

[ad_1] Antonio Guterres was speaking in New York at the second session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction.   Since 1967, five such zones have been established around the world: Latin America and the Caribbean, the South Pacific, Southeast Asia, Africa and Central Asia. They include 60 per cent of all UN Member States and coverRead More

[ad_1] Actor Jussie Smollett, center, arriving at Leighton Criminal Court in Chicago in July. at the Building on July 14, 2021, in Chicago. Stacey Wescott/Tribune News Service via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stacey Wescott/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Actor Jussie Smollett, center, arriving at Leighton Criminal Court in Chicago in July. atRead More