Panda Diplomacy: A Mayor’s Quest To Bring Pandas From China To Hawaiʻi Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi is working to bring pandas to the Honolulu Zoo The Independent UK · Aug 31
Feisty, funny and for real – how new opera the Galloping Cure puts drama at its heart Missy Mazzoli’s bold new work is about the opioid crisis. The director of its world premiere staging tells of bringing it to life, from tragic arias to blood rehearsals – and a flock of singing sheep The Guardian - UK · Aug 6
Should Animals Have Human Rights? Hawai‘i Court To Decide The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court is set to hear a case about the living conditions of two elephants at the Honolulu Zoo The Independent UK · Jun 18
The Guardian view on new musicals: sex, drugs and song ‘n’ dance Editorial: Adaptations of hit novels like One Day and Trainspotting help keep the genre in tune with the times The Guardian - UK · Mar 27
‘Opera needs to attract good writers and tell better stories’: four experts on how opera can survive, thrive and reach new audiences Earlier this month, former English National Opera artistic director John Berry said opera in the UK needed to “attract good writers and tell better stories” that could tap into the zeitgeist, making the art form more contemporary and accessible. But is this kind of approach enough to capture the attention… The Conversation · Mar 13
A night without Nessun Dorma: what does booing at the opera say about UK audiences? Critics worry that heckling, such as that at a recent Royal Opera performance, is becoming more common The Guardian - UK · Jan 29
Sales of backyard chickens that lay their own eggs are booming as bird flu causes prices to crack new records While egg prices remain high, some consumers have hatched a DIY solution of building home chicken coops to grow their own eggs to beat grocery store costs. Fortune · Feb 13, 2025
Facing Egg Shortage, Americans Bring Chickens Home To Roost A Houston poultry supply company is selling chickens like there is no tomorrow, as sky-high prices for eggs prompt some Americans to produce their own at home. International Business Times · Feb 13, 2025
Opioids the Opera: painkiller’s ‘lurid tale of greed’ inspires new production An ex-ENO artistic head and the co-director who staged War Horse working on a contemporary opera about drug addiction crisis The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2024
3 myths about immigration in America The U.S. is – and long has been – a pluralistic society that contains large immigrant communities. The Conversation · Jun 30, 2023
Rock musical with ‘mind-bending’ cinematic effects comes to London Cult LA theatre show Cages uses holographic avatars that blend seamlessly with real actors The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2022
Talking Horses: dangerous riding back on agenda after Free Wind’s win Rob Havlin’s five-day ban for careless riding, which may be appealed, has brought issue of dangerous riding back into focus The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2022
Opera director condemns Raab’s sneers at Angela Rayner’s visit to Glyndebourne John Berry says ‘champagne socialism’ criticism of Labour’s deputy leader by Tory minister is ‘sad and embarrassing’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2022