Review: East West Players returns to Sondheim's 'Pacific Overtures' and delivers a magnificent revival

'Pacific Overtures,' Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's 1976 musical about the forcible opening of Japan to foreign trade, is dazzlingly revived by East West Players in one of the best ...

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - Yesterday

Blinken in London pushing to revive Middle East cease-fire talks

The casualty count in both Gaza and Lebanon continues to rise as Israel moves forward with its military operations. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is once again pushing for an end to the ...

Experts' picks for East, West and NBA champs

A Celtics repeat? A Thunder breakthrough? Our experts make their picks for the season.

Sports - ESPN - October 23

Crews working to contain wildfires on East and West Coasts

Multiple wildfires are burning across the Northeastern U.S. and crews say they are making some headway as they battle a massive wildfire in Southern California. Tom Hanson and Tina Patel have the ...

Review: The goth opera 'Black Lodge' delivers a messy, sonic shock in DTLA

Timur stars in David T. Little's goth opera, "Black Lounge," a CAP UCLA presentation that weirdly connects the composer with David Lynch, Antonin Artaud and William S. Burroughs.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 22

Reaching Prestige With Pacifism? One Black Ops 6 Player Makes It A Reality

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is a FPS, so shooting people seems like an obvious part of the game. However, there's one player out there who's gotten creative enough with pacifism in multiplayer that ...

Tech - GameSpot - 2 days ago

Tugged Between East and West, Moldovans Vote in Pivotal Elections

Voters were almost evenly split over whether to declare European Union membership a “strategic objective.” Russia has worked hard to sway the outcome.

World - The New York Times - October 21

FirstFT: HSBC overhaul to divide businesses along east-west lines

Also in today’s newsletter, EY fires staff for ‘cheating’ and Mubadala Capital’s private equity push

World - Financial Times - October 22

HSBC splits bank between East and West in major overhaul

Pam Kaur is the first woman in the banking giant's 159-year history to become its chief financial officer.

FirstFT: Shares in McDonald’s plunge on links to E. coli outbreak

Also in today’s newsletter, Israel claims Nasrallah’s heir killed and Starbucks scraps financial guidance

World - Financial Times - October 23

HSBC east-west overhaul reignites break-up debate

Top 20 shareholder calls for bank to consider total split

Business - Financial Times - October 23

HSBC chief says east-west division will not lead to ‘any split’

Georges Elhedery embarks on sweeping overhaul of lender as part of cost-cutting drive

Business - Financial Times - October 29

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Review In Progress - Return To Form

Each new entry in the Dragon Age series is always transformative, so it's not uncommon for a fan to really love one of the entries but feel lukewarm about another. 2009's Origins played like a ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 28

Donald Trump: America has given us a powerful mandate

Trump addresses jubilant supporters as he claims victory in the presidential election.

Optimism and uncertainty at summit as Middle East awaits Trump’s return

As heads of Arab and Islamic states meet in Riyadh, Trump's victory raises questions for the region.

Lady Gaga: Disease review – a return to form, and to her classic sound

After a run of power ballads and jazz standards – plus the mega-flop Joker sequel – this synthpop single is a reminder of the Gaga of old, while still fitting into today’s Brat era. . Thus far, ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

The Magnificent 7: place your bets

And the sustainability of US growth outperformance

World - Financial Times - October 29

Sean Payton delivered New Orleans its only Super Bowl. Now he returns as opposition.

Broncos coach Sean Payton returns to New Orleans during 'Thursday Night Football' for the first time since 2022, when he stepped down after 15 seasons as Saints coach.

Middle East latest: Officials in West Bank say Israeli raid has killed 3

Palestinian officials said that an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank killed at least three people

World - ABC News - October 31

Labor strikes shut down operations at Canada's container ports from East to West Coast, with U.S. trade left in limbo

Ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert are at a standstill after ILWU union workers walked off the job, the latest in a string of Canadian labor strikes.

Business - CNBC - November 4

Middle East latest: Dozens killed in Gaza as Israel says it targeted a weapons facility

Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes have killed at least 30 people in Gaza, including on a home where displaced families were sheltering

World - ABC News - November 5

Israeli minister says ‘certain progress’ on Lebanon ceasefire talks but Hezbollah says it has not been involved – Middle East crisis live

New foreign minister says diplomatic efforts are taking place through US mediation but Hezbollah says it has not seen any proposal. Lebanon ’s National News Agency reports Israeli planes carried ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

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