Andrew Scott: sex scenes less ‘embarrassing’ for audience if one actor plays both characters | Theatre
A difficult question arose during rehearsals for Andrew Scott’s solo version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, which sold out in the West End last year. How do you do a sex scene if you only have one actor? The answer was the powerful moment when Scott, who played the encounter between the characters Helena and Michael […]
Job Growth Exceeds Expectations Despite Mass Layoffs
The U.S. added 353,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in January as the unemployment rate remained at 3.7%, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released Friday. Economists anticipated that the country would add 180,000 jobs in January compared to the 216,000 that were added in December and that the unemployment rate would tick up to 3.8% […]
Chinese stocks are melting down again after worst week in years – CNN
London CNN — Chinese stocks had a very bad week. This despite recent attempts by the Chinese government to boost confidence in the economy and stem a prolonged stock market downturn. worth $6 trillion in three Even after all these years, investors are still rushing to exit. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 6.2%, its biggest […]
New Poll Shows Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez With Single-Digit Support For Reelection
Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, who has faced numerous bribery charges, received just 9% support in the upcoming primary, according to a Friday poll. Several Democrats have launched challenges against the embattled senator after he was first indicted in late September for allegedly accepting lavish gifts in exchange for political influence in the Senate. […]
Punxsutawney Phil says Spring is near
The cold and snow may be ending soon, at least according to the region’s most fickle weather forecasters. Punxsutawney Phil, the 132-year-old world-famous groundhog, couldn’t see his own shadow when he suddenly awoke from his sleep early Friday morning at Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania. If he had seen it, there would have been six […]
Jailed Friends Cleared of ’87 New Year’s Times Square Killing
In the early hours of New Year’s Day in 1987, a French tourist was mugged while walking with his wife through Times Square. The man, 71-year-old Jean Casse, struck his head on the pavement. He was pronounced dead soon after. Within days, police hauled in a pair of young Brooklyn residents, 19-year-old Eric Smokes and […]
Georgia considers requiring cash bail for a wider array of crimes
Georgia, which once touted itself as a leader in criminal justice reform, is slowly leaning back into its old closed-door ways. State senators on Thursday voted 30-17 to pass a resolution requiring cash bail for 30 additional crimes, 18 of which are always or frequently misdemeanors, in the Senate bill. 63, with just one House […]
New Hampshire school worker charged with assaulting 2 children
William O’Connell, 24, a behavioral technician at Parker Barney Elementary School in New Hampshire, was charged with assaulting two 7-year-old children. Witnesses reported seeing O’Connell throw the boy to the ground, causing facial injuries, and manhandle the girl. The incident came weeks after similar accusations against another employee at the same school. A New Hampshire […]
Simultaneous Tractor Protests Grip Europe
Associated Press — Romania’s nighttime protests, marked by snow-covered tractors and bright national flags outside Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, have become a symbol of peasant protests across Europe. The largest demonstrations were seen in France, where farmers blocked highways around Paris with tractors, but daily protests have spread across the European Union and highlighted deep-rooted discontent […]
Podesta will build on John Kerry’s trailblazing climate work
Ten years ago, more than a year before the Paris Agreement became a reality, two Americans played key roles in helping the United States pave the way for a historic global climate agreement. John Podesta, then White House Counselor, US commitment to reduce emissions by 2025 It could spark global action. Then-Secretary of State John […]