Month: December 2022

First Night Boston 2023: Boston’s New Year’s Eve Celebration

Boston’s First Night has been a New Year’s Eve celebration of artistic performances, the wonders of the season, and the beginning of a new year. In keeping with this fantastic Boston tradition, the First Night celebration will open 2023 with an array of performances. A series of shows will be performed by Puppet Showplace Theater,…


First New Year Night in Boston 2023

Boston’s First Night has been a New Year’s Eve celebration of artistic performances, the wonders of the season, and the beginning of a new year. In keeping with this fantastic Boston tradition, the First Night celebration will open 2023 with an array of performances. A series of shows will be performed by Puppet Showplace Theater,…


LIVE NOW: First New Year Night in Boston 2023

Boston’s First Night has been a New Year’s Eve celebration of artistic performances, the wonders of the season, and the beginning of a new year. In keeping with this fantastic Boston tradition, the First Night celebration will open 2023 with an array of performances. A series of shows will be performed by Puppet Showplace Theater,…


LIVE 6 PM ET: First New Year Night in Boston 2023

Boston’s First Night has been a New Year’s Eve celebration of artistic performances, the wonders of the season, and the beginning of a new year. In keeping with this fantastic Boston tradition, the First Night celebration will open 2023 with an array of performances. A series of shows will be performed by Puppet Showplace Theater,…


Blacklisted Chinese Hikvision Aids PRC Police to Track Protesters, Falun Gong

Chinese video surveillance giant Hikvision has activated alarms to aid the Chinese regime in tracking protesters and Falun Gong adherents, according to the latest report from Pennsylvania-based video surveillance information company IPVM. Protest activities subjected to alarm include “gathering crowds to disrupt order in public places,” “unlawful assembly, procession, demonstration,” and threats to “petition,” among…


Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Holiday’: A Charming Romantic Comedy

1938 | Not Rated | 1h 35m | Comedy, Romance Director George Cukor’s breezy yet insightful romantic comedy titled “Holiday” is about a holiday of the more leisurely kind, rather than of the seasonal variety. And although it has the same co-stars (Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn) as 1938’s delightful “Bringing Up Baby” (directed by…


19 Senior Experts of China’s Top Academic Bodies Died in December

In December, 19 experts of China’s top academies, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), died of unspecified “illness,” a statistic that is six times higher than the average number of deaths in the past years. Official reports avoid mentioning the cause of these deaths, in what appears to…


Runaway Freight Train That Caused Deadly 2013 Lac-Mégantic Wreck Passed 4 Inspections

The runaway freight train that caused one of the deadliest railway accidents in Canadian history in Lac-Mégantic in 2013 had passed four safety inspections, documents cited in the Québec Superior Court show. The safety checks conducted before the train’s final trip were documented in an Agreed Statement of Facts submitted by lawyers for Canadian Pacific Railway, insurers, and…


So Where Were All the Terrorist Attacks in Canada in 2022?

Commentary Headline writers have a challenging job before them (note that they are rarely, if ever, the same people who actually write columns or news stories in the media). They have to read an article, understand it, figure out something to write in less than 10 words that captures the essence of the piece, and…


Slipped Disc Can Be Cured Without Surgery, 3 Exercise Remedies to Help

A herniated disc is a common condition that may occur in the cervical or lumbar spine: symptoms of cervical herniation may include neck pain and hand numbness; while lumbar herniation may cause low back pain, numbness in feet, and sciatica. Many patients suffering from disc herniation have the same questions: Is surgery necessary to treat…