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Poor Will's Almanack: June 2 - 8, 2020

Early this spring, I was working in my greenhouse, pinching back stalky plants, when I accidentally broke off a long stem of a geranium plant. I placed...

Poor Will's Almanack: April 2 - 8, 2019

Back in 2005, my friend Ruby (who was 95 at the time), had seen cows standing knee deep in mud, and she saw one of them switch its tail, and that, she...

Restrained Neo-Classical Ballet Music from Igor Stravinsky in Apollo

Apollo is the god of music in Greek mythology. He's also associated with truth, knowledge, prophecy, healing, the sun and light, and more. Apollo was the…

Memorable Classical Music in Vietnam War Movies

With The Vietnam War documentary series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick set to begin at 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17 on WOSU-TV, I thought I'd conclude my…

Last Night at the Proms Attracts Record Crowd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBy2TcyWsz0&feature Lang Lang headlined the final evening of the event billed as the "world's greatest music festival."Â…

Richard Wagner Turns 200

I've said before that Western music has never recovered from Wagner. He reinvented the tonal language. His use of chromaticism produced an opera Tristan…

Remembering Regina Resnik

Opera star, director and teacher Regina Resnik has died at the age of 91. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d1YunTgUzQ&list=PL6B477EB502F1E25F Born in New…

A miniature Eiffel tower, candles and flowers are seen at a makeshift memorial outside Le Carillon café at the corner of Rue Bichat and Alibert in the 10th arrondissement and Le petit Cambodge restaurant at the site of the attacks in Paris, on November 17, 2015 in tribute to the victims of the attacks claimed by Islamic State, which killed at least 129 people and left more than 350 injured on November 13. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images)

Investigators Seek 2nd Suspect In Paris Attacks

French and Belgian authorities have issued a warrant for one person, Salah Abdeslam. The second suspect has not been identified.

Mourners visit the charred remains of the school gymnasium in Beslan, Russia, where Chechen rebels held more than 1,000 hostages for three days.

Beslan Marks 2nd Anniversary of School Siege

Two years ago, Russian Special Forces stormed a school in Beslan where Chechen separatists were holding about 1,200 people hostage. More than 300 people were killed. There has been controversy about who fired first, and whether enough was done to end the siege peacefully. The most recent report blames Russian security forces.

2 U.S. Service Members Killed In Afghanistan

U.S. military personnel came under fire while assisting Afghan partners battling the Taliban in Kunduz district, NATO says. Local officials are reportedly investigating claims of civilian casualties.

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