Strauss kujtoi një poezi të Karl Isidor Beck (1817-79). Çdo strofë përfundon me rreshtin: ‘Brenda Danubit, Danub i bukur blu’. Kjo i dha atij frymëzimin dhe titullin për veprën e tij të re – megjithëse Danubi nuk mund të përshkruhej …
Game-Day Snacks Contributing to Child Obesity
Youth sports leagues are a great way for children to get physical activity, develop teamwork, and create friendships. Research has shown that youth who participate in sports leagues are eight times as likely to be active in their early 20s …
The Genius of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
Some paintings almost everyone in the Western world knows: Leonardo’s “Mona Lisa,” Piero Della Francesca’s “The Baptism of Christ,” and “The Night Watch” by Rembrandt van Rijn. They are part of the West’s visual vernacular. These are the images we …
When Does ‘Classic Film Music’ Become ‘Classical Music,’ or Can It?
In recent years, as symphony orchestras have struggled to remain in the black, they have adopted increasingly innovative programming to sell tickets. One way to do that has been to increase the number of better-attended pops concerts and decrease the …
Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony: Do You Hear What I Hear?
On Jan. 28, 1936, Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich picked up a copy of the newspaper Pravda and found that he had been labeled anathema to the USSR.
Shostakovich’s 1934 opera, “Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District,” was “cacophonous” and “an …
Florida Court Upholds Law that Penalizes Local Gun Control Regulations
A Florida appeals court on Friday upheld a state law from 2011 that would impose penalties on local authorities if they enact or enforce local gun control regulations.
A three-judge panel of the Florida First District Court of Appeal in …
White House Warns Not as Many J&J Vaccines Will Be Shipped to States
A lower number of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine doses will be shipped to states in the coming week, the White House said Friday.
The lower level stems from the company working to resolve manufacturing issues at a facility in …
Low Refinance Rates
Millions of homeowners are getting huge savings on their monthly mortgage bill thanks to a series of unprecedented and bold moves by the Federal Reserve.
With the ongoing global pandemic, the Fed was forced to slash its fed rate to …
