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Renée Fleming uses her soprano to amplify the healing power of music
On a recent evening, Renée Fleming joined the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra to sing some Strauss — one of her favorite things to do. The acclaimed soprano and 2023 Kennedy Center honoree has recorded Richard Strauss’s “Four Last Songs” twice, and she has performed them countless times. But carried along atop maestro Christopher Zimmerman’s deeply engaged…
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Why Does Spotify Think I Belong in Burlington, Vt.?
The music streaming service released a new feature — Sound Towns — with its yearly summary of listener preferences and linked many people to an unexpected city. Do you listen to a lot of Noah Kahan? How about boygenius? Taylor Swift? Odie Leigh? Car Seat Headrest? Indigo Girls? Brandi Carlile? Well, it might be time…
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Op-ed: End of affirmative action could worsen health disparities
The U.S. Supreme Court decision over the summer to ban the use of race and ethnicity as factors in college admissions could reduce workplace diversity and widen health disparities. The irony is that affirmative action is a government tool used to remedy long-standing discrimination against Black people, women and other minorities. The court used the…
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Buttigieg: Midwest set to lead climate action with EVs, technology
Pete Buttigieg said the industrial Midwest is poised to be a major part of the United States’ climate solutions. Buttigieg, national Secretary of Transportation and northern Michigan resident, spoke Nov. 28 to members of the Council on Foreign Relations about efforts to improve U.S. infrastructure and other issues. He said prior attitudes opposed to climate…
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Girls tennis: The 2023 Northwest Herald All-Area team
FIRST TEAM Singles Jacobs’ Kylie Cohn (Photo provided by Jacobs High School) Kylie Cohn, jr., Jacobs Cohn succeeds former Golden Eagles teammate Chloe Siegfort as the Northwest Herald Girls Tennis Player of the Year. She repeated as a Fox Valley Conference singles champion, this season moving up from No. 2 to No. 1, where she…
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Biden and Xi praised the Philadelphia Orchestra’s ‘musical diplomacy’. But did it work?
Earlier this month, a group of 14 musicians from the Philadelphia Orchestra traveled to China, embedding themselves in orchestras in Beijing and Suzhou, performing chamber music at the Shanghai Children’s Palace, leading master classes, and reconnecting with a country that — more than any other besides the U.S. — has been central to the orchestra’s…
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Our neighbor the Andromeda Galaxy shines overhead this week. Here’s how to see it
“In 1976, Janet and I signed up for an ‘astronomy cruise’ to Bermuda. We were on deck one night where Fred Hess, a planetarium expert, pointed out the star patterns visible to the naked eye. Janet used her binoculars to look at the objects described, and the high point came when we saw the Andromeda…
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Type 2 diabetes: Excessive amino acid intake may elevate risk
Share on PinterestHigh intake of some animo acids, found in different food stuffs, is linked to a higher incidence of diabetes. Image credit: Alexander Spatari/Getty Images. A new study shows that high consumption of certain types of amino acids is linked to a higher incidence of type 2 diabetes. After accounting for demographics and lifestyle,…
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The Theater Bug Has Got the Beat with the Bug Ball
For the uninitiated, an invitation to The Theater Bug’s annual Bug Ball may conjure images of tykes in homespun costumes belting Broadway tunes in a junior musical. But after an evening with the passionate, creative and wildly talented cast of The Theater Bug, it would seem the theater world has been turned on its ear.…
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Lulu’s Fashion Lounge is opening its first permanent store
Lulu’s Fashion Lounge Holdings is stepping up its brick-and-mortar presence with its first permanent retail store in 15 years. On Friday, Lulu’s Fashion Lounge will open a new 6,000-square-foot storefront on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. While the company sells thousands of items online, its store will serve as a first stop for new products…
