The departure of Phantom of the Opera from Broadway marks the end of a historical era. Phantom was the longest-running show in Broadway history, generating $6 billion worldwide and holding the title of the most successful entertainment event until The Lion King. The complex plot, depth of characters, and remarkably talented actors have set a…
End of an Era: Phantom of the Opera Leaves Broadway
April 15, 2023
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Film Review: ‘One Day as a Lion’: Scott Caan Finally Exits Dad James’s Long Shadow
R | 1h 27m | Comedy, Action, Thriller | April 4, 2023 Written by and starring Scott Caan, son of the great James Caan who played Sonny in “The Godfather,” “One Day as a Lion” is a fun, laconic, low-budget ensemble crime comedy, wherein everything is highly subject to multiple attacks of Murphy’s Law. Caan wrote a nice…
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Defiance’
R | 2 h 17 min | Drama, Biopic | 2008 “Every day of freedom is like an act of faith. Our revenge is to live.” Those lines, uttered by the lead character in Edward Zwick’s film, capture its essence. A professor of sociology and Holocaust survivor-scholar from Connecticut, Nechama Tec, once wrote a book…
Alexander Hamilton Helps the Nation Become a Major Economic Force
April 15, 2023
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Many people know Alexander Hamilton as the man whose face is on the 10-dollar bill, but many do not know why. Even though he was never a president like George Washington on the one-dollar bill or Abraham Lincoln on the five, Hamilton’s contributions in the nation’s early years earned him the nickname the “Father of…
Eminent Physician’s No. 1 Health Regimen to Increase Immunity
Hu Naiwen, a 76-year-old well-known traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioner, sees many patients every day. He is also a celebrity TCM physician on YouTube. Despite his busy schedule, he is full of energy, always looks sharp, and shows no sign of feeling tired. He said he keeps his body strong with four methods of health…
‘The Lady of Shalott’: Waterhouse’s Realization of Tennyson’s Classic Tragedy
In the early-19th century, English poet Alfred Tennyson wrote one of his best-known works, “The Lady of Shalott.” Inspired by the 13th-century Italian novellina “Donna di Scalotta,” the poem draws from Arthurian subject matter to tell the tragic story of Elaine of Astolat, a young noblewoman stranded in a tower up the river from the…
Will You Face a Tax Bomb in Retirement?
Good savers, beware. The money you’re stuffing into your 401(k) and other retirement accounts has to be withdrawn someday. If you’re not strategic about how you save, you could face unnecessarily high tax bills and inflated Medicare premiums in retirement—plus, you could be saddling your heirs with higher taxes. The earlier you start defusing this…
Entrepreneur Mary Heffernan on Building a Fulfilling Life With Hard Work and Ingenuity
For Mary Heffernan, being an entrepreneur is a lifestyle, one that demands complete attention and commitment—and, sometimes, a willingness to sleep on the floor. At age 44, she and her husband, Brian, run Five Marys Farms, a ranch in Siskiyou County, California, with free-range, pasture-raised Black Angus cattle, Berkshire hogs, and Navajo-Churro sheep. They also…
14 Ways to Revamp Your Personal Finances Even When Money is Tight
April 15, 2023
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Many of the opportunities available to you are dictated by your financial situation, making it difficult to overstate the importance of taking care of your personal finances. When it comes to managing money, most of us have room for improvement. Understanding your current financial situation, setting goals, and making a plan are all important steps…
Plant Guru Hilton Carter: How to Transform Your Home and Heart With Houseplants
It started with Frank. Frank the fiddle-leaf fig, that is. When Hilton Carter bought—and then named—his first houseplant in 2014, he didn’t know it was the start of a life-changing journey into indoor greenery. Now, Frank is the ceiling-brushing star of Carter’s Baltimore home of 300-some plants, and Carter, a fine artist and filmmaker by…
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