Pursuit of politics and personalities ruined the Met Opera — America’s biggest performing-arts institution

The Metropolitan Opera has been making headlines lately — for all the wrong reasons. It’s not that the country’s oldest ...

'Monster's Paradise,' lampooning US President Donald Trump, has world premiere at Hamburg Opera

Tobias Kratzer unveils his world premiere production of “Monster's Paradise,” a satirical opera lampooning U.S. President Donald Trump ...
The Arts Desk

Boris Godunov, Royal Opera review - brutality and transcendence

In 2016, when Richard Jones's production of Musorgsky's original 1869 Boris Godunov first amazed us, Putin had invaded Crimea but not the rest of Ukraine, and tens of thousands protested election ...
NBC Sports

Patrick Mahomes targeting Week 1 return with “no restrictions”

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a torn ACL during his team’s Week 15 loss to the Chargers. But unsurprisingly, Mahomes is aiming to be back for the start of the 2026 season. In a video ...
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This scene in Stranger Things made no sense

This scene in Stranger Things left many fans confused, raising questions about the logic, character decisions, and rules of the Upside Down. When you look closer, it feels like the moment breaks ...
The New York Times

Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center

The opera, which has performed at the arts center since 1971, was concerned about declines in attendance and donations during President Trump’s second term. By Adam Nagourney The Washington National ...
Taste of Country

‘Landman': 9 Most Controversial Scenes — Is the Hotel Room No. 1?

Two seasons of Landman have given fans more than a dozen jaw-dropping scenes and bits of dialogue. Here are the most shocking. This list of controversial scenes from the Paramount+ show includes ...
NPR

Washington National Opera leaves Kennedy Center, joining slew of artist exits

The Washington National Opera is leaving the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, its home since 1971. Friday's news, shared with NPR in a statement via email from the opera company, comes ...
KSTP-TV

No school for MPS rest of the week; Apparent ICE presence at Roosevelt High School causes chaotic scene

Minneapolis Public Schools said that out of an abundance of caution, there will be no school on Thursday or Friday due to safety concerns related to the woman who was fatally shot by an ICE agent. The ...
CNN

DHS said a woman attempted to run over ICE officers before being shot in Minneapolis. Here’s what videos show

In the aftermath of an ICE officer shooting and killing a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday, President Donald Trump claimed in a post online that video from the incident showed the woman “violently, ...
USA Today

U-Haul truck plowed into Los Angeles crowd supporting Iran protests

Authorities in Los Angeles are investigating an incident on Sunday, Jan. 11, in which a driver plowed a U-Haul truck into a large crowd that expressed support for Iranian protesters. Hundreds of ...