Good Morning, A federal judge barred construction of the 250-foot arch President Trump wants at Memorial Circle, by Arlington National Cemetery, less than two hours after a planning commission approved it 8–4 (NPR). Work is on hold for 14 days; the government had planned to start digging at once. The New York Times is negotiating
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[ Tucked away in San Diego’s historic and architecturally eclectic Mission Hills neighborhood is a striking, sharp-edged, angular home defined by interconnected smooth, light gray stucco and stone pavilions that open to a central courtyard with floating stone steps and a tranquil water feature. Created by noted architect Patrick McInerney—a former protégé of London design
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Will Dax Shepard Make a ‘Nobody Wants This’ Cameo? Kristen Bell Says… As it turns out, everybody wants more Kristen Bell and Adam Brody. Following the success of season three of Nobody Wants This, Netflix confirmed the romantic comedy was renewed for a fourth season. The exciting news was also confirmed by Bell, who shared
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Rivers Cuomo is reclining in a zero-gravity chair in a musty, windowless room deep within Tampa, Fla.’s Benchmark Arena — baseball cap on his head, a copy of Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian and a pair of headphones beside him. Nearby, there’s a keyboard, a small drum kit and an acoustic guitar that his Weezer bandmate,
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[ The Balvenie’s 1931 Collection is a tribute to the patient processes that drive its progress today. While everything from news cycles to trends appear to move at breakneck pace in today’s age, The Balvenie offers a timely reminder that the most lasting progress sometimes comes through a patient approach. The Speyside distillery’s latest 1931
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[ A bare yard presents more than a planting opportunity. Grading, drainage, soil conditions, access, outdoor-living goals, and long-term maintenance all shape the outcome. A full-service firm coordinates these decisions before construction begins, reducing conflicts between separate contractors and creating a property that works as one connected space. For St. Louis homeowners, local soil and
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It’s time to walk down the street of memory lane with Arthur. The PBS Kids’ long-running animated children’s TV series about everyone’s favorite anthropomorphic brown aardvark is celebrating its 30th anniversary. And yes, you don’t need D.W. to confirm that you read that right. It’s been three decades since Arthur first premiered on PBS Kidsin
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Good Morning, Herbert Blomstedt, who led the San Francisco Symphony for ten years, died at 99 in Gothenburg, Sweden (NPR). He conducted in Detroit and Leipzig this year, in recent seasons from a piano bench. The Crucible, a 27-year-old industrial arts school in West Oakland, closed without notice and told more than 150 staff and
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[ For nearly 40 years, the Hollywood glitterati traded their stilettos for hiking boots in service of the Sundance Film Festival, Robert Redford’s celebration of independent cinema in the Utah mountains. Redford’s nonprofit Sundance Institute grew what was originally the U.S. Film Festival from a two-theater event in Park City to a hallmark of the
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Carson Daly Addresses His Future at The Voice After Keke Palmer Host Announcement Carson Daly is now working six days a week. The Today weekday host will be expanding his role to the Saturday edition of the morning show, making his official debut alongside co-anchor Laura Jarrett, feature anchor Joe Fryer and meteorologist Angie Lassman
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Good Morning, Virginia and the District of Columbia sued to stop construction of Trump’s 250-foot arch, which would stand between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial at twice the memorial’s height. Work could start this week, and the suit calls the approval process “hurried and preordained” (NPR). A Bogotá judge ordered Colombia’s National Museum
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The symphony orchestra takes its name from the Greek symphonía, meaning sounding in agreement, and orkhēstra which implies a public stage for dance or, in ancient Rome, where senators and other big shots sat. Democracy comes from dēmokratia, rule by the people. Even though the modern orchestra originated three centuries ago as a plaything of
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