Louisa Proske’s Met debut will be ‘Macbeth,’ ‘a terrifying tale for terrifying times’ Louisa Proske is making her Met debut directing Verdi’s “Macbeth.” The Independent UK · Sep 21
Department stores fight TikTok and Amazon for beauty shoppers Beauty bars, robot-applied eyelashes and 18th-century VR chateaus: beauty departments of major department store chains have gone all out as social media and e-commerce reshaped the $129bn US beauty market. Euronews · Dec 22, 2025
Department stores try to distinguish themselves as beauty lovers turn to TikTok and Amazon Competition among retailers for a slice of the $129 billion U.S. beauty and personal care market is fiercer than ever due to the ease of e-commerce and the advice shoppers seek on social media instead of in stores The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2025
‘Ernani’ opens Lyric Opera season with strong singing and playing, awkward staging Leads are up to the demands of early Verdi opera, but production doesn’t fully jell. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 12, 2022