Review The Met Operas Eurydice Tries to Raise the Dead
The composer Matthew Aucoin and Sarah Ruhls teeming, wearying adaptation of her play is a contemporary vision of the Orpheus myth. Read more...
As Austria makes vaccines mandatory, a GP who has worked through the pandemic argues the case
DR DAVID LLOYD When you are with a patient and their oxygen levels are low and the ambulance is on its way, there is a terrible moment when you have to ask '... and have you been vaccinated?' Read more...
When will Barclays let lawyers see ex-boss's messages to Epstein?
US prosecutors are chasing the bank for all the correspondence between Jes Staley and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein that it has. Read more...
Pound at 21-month high against euro amid threat of lockdowns in Europe
Sterling rose as high as 1.1929 - a level not seen since February 2020 and up 12% from the pandemic low of 1.06 in March last year. Read more...
Greg Norman Takes Aim at PGA Tour With New Saudi-Backed Golf League
Norman has tried to get a competing league off the ground before, but top players like Rory McIlroy have shown only disinterest. Read more...
Tomfoolery With the Classics? Play It Straight, Please.
Two London productions that play fast and loose with their literary sources lack the theatrical magic of another show that gives viewers the original, unadorned. Read more...
New Yorks Midcentury Art Scene Springs to Life in The Loft Generation
Edith Schlosss memoir recounts an era of great creative vitality and the time she spent with Willem and Elaine de Kooning, Merce Cunningham, Leo Castelli and others. Read more...
Six rescue workers DIE trying to reach trapped Russian miners as death toll rises to 52
At least 11 miners were killed when coal dust ignited in a ventilation shaft 820ft below the surface eastern Russia around 9am this morning, local emergency services told TASS news agency. Read more...
ATP Finals Create a Buzz in Turin, but Will Italys Players Follow?
Turin is a smaller stage than the prestigious event had in London, but the enthusiasm was real, especially for the young Italian stars Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini. Read more...
The number one bestselling Instant Pot is reduced by a third on Amazon for Black Friday
An Instant Pot Pro can do the work of 11 different appliances in one and it's now reduced by in Amazon's Black Friday event. Read more...
Horrifying moment gun-wielding Texas man shoots dead partner's ex during furious child custody row
The incident in Lubbock, Texas on November 5 centred around a custody dispute over the children of Chad Read and his ex-wifeChristina Read. Read more...
Thanksgiving in a Town Built on Lederhosen and Limitless Meals
Bavarian charm, Christmas knickknacks and all-you-can-eat restaurants draw hordes every holiday season to the twinkly streets of Frankenmuth, Mich. Read more...
N.Y.U. Skirball Season Reinvigorates the Classics
Elevator Repair Service will premiere a show inspired by Chekhovs The Seagull, and the Classical Theater of Harlems hip-hop-infused Seize the King gets an encore. Read more...
Jockey Brendan Powell back in the mood to land the Ladbrokes Trophy Chase with Fiddlerontheroof
Jockey Brendan Powell has fond memories of Newbury's Ladbrokes Trophy Chase and they will be topped if he can land the prestigious prize on Fiddlerontheroof. Read more...
I Savor Everything A Sopranos Star Turn at the Met Opera
Erin Morley, a fixture at the Met for over a decade, is now singing the title role in Eurydice. Read more...