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‘The Sound of Music’ rings out at Lucky Penny
NAPA — Lucky Penny turns to show number six of the current season – “The Sound of Music,” live on stage March 8 through March 30. The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical will run four weekends at the Lucky Penny Community Arts Center.
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Why Hotels Are Starting Artists-in-residence Programs
A man is suspended by a harness from a towering tree in the cloud forest of Costa Rica. He twists and contorts his body, moving through the leaves and branches — a new way of interacting with this rich ecosystem. It’s part of a multimedia piece choreographed by the Costa Rican art collective Wimblu —…
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Google’s Chess Experiments Reveal How to Boost the Power of AI
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. When Covid-19 sent people home in early 2020, the computer scientist Tom Zahavy rediscovered chess. He had played as a kid and had recently read Garry Kasparov’s Deep Thinking, a memoir of the grandmaster’s 1997 matches against IBM’s chess-playing computer, Deep Blue. He watched chess…
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The 30 Best Animated Movies Of All Time
Animated films aren’t just for kids. Animation comes in many genres, from family-friendly to comedy to action to horror. However, the best animated movies are not just great films but also art pieces. Whether it’s stop-motion, cartoon or CGI, the best animated films of all time bring the viewer into new imaginative worlds. This list…
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I was laid off from a high-paying job. Is it ethical to apply for government aid?
On the Money is a monthly advice column. If you want advice on spending, saving, or investing — or any of the complicated emotions that may come up as you prepare to make big financial decisions — you can submit your question on this form. Here, we answer two questions asked by Vox readers, which…
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I lost eight stone after I saw myself on TV
As I settled down in front of the TV I couldn’t have been happier. I’d been working day and night on my new business, The Matchmaker UK, and it had paid off. Not only was it flourishing, but I had been hired to appear as the celebrity matchmaker on the reality show The Real Housewives…
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Andaz Brand Campaign: The Story of Hyatt’s Luxury Lifestyle Hotels
Skift Take Hyatt’s brand muse Crystal Vinisse Thomas reveals the thinking behind her seven-figure marketing campaign for luxury lifestyle brand Andaz. Sean O’Neill Hyatt’s luxury lifestyle brand, Andaz, launched a brand awareness campaign in November called Be Like No One’s Watching. The campaign illustrates the many challenges and opportunities that hotel groups face as they…
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Are ‘greens powders’ worth the hype?
Advertisement These packets of veggie-packed goodness are sold as the key to health. So what do they do, and are they better than food? Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for later Add articles to your saved list and…
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PHOTOS: Bobcat Belles travel to ‘Belle Land’ at Winter Show
The Bobcat Belles took Hallsville to Belle Land this week for the Bobcat Belles 2024 Winter Show. #placement_588539_0_i{width:100%;margin:0 auto;}
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TikTok Is Changing the Way You Discover Music. Meet the Young Creators Making It Happen
“Maybe I should run, I’m only 21, I don’t even know who I want to become,” sings the woman with 4 million TikTok followers who sounds like she’s from another era entirely. She’s on stage in an industrial warehouse in Glasgow, Scotland, on a Monday night in early 2024, but it could as easily be…