San Cha upends telenovela archetypes in experimental new opera, ‘Inebria me’

San Cha upends telenovela archetypes in experimental new opera, ‘Inebria me’

For L.A.-based musician, composer and artist San Cha, the Spanish language is a creative gold mine. β€œOne of my favorite Spanish words is β€˜embriΓ‘game,’ which I think the direct translation is β€˜make me drunk’ or β€˜intoxicate me,’” she says. β€œI love that word. I think there’s a song by ThalΓ­a that has that word, it’s…

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Israel and Hamas have a ceasefire deal. But college protesters say activism won’t stop

Israel and Hamas have a ceasefire deal. But college protesters say activism won’t stop

At California universities Monday, the ceasefire in Gaza β€” and the accompanying hostage and prisoner exchange β€” emerged as an inflection point for the future of a student-led protest movement that for two years has roiled campuses. The activism, along with its contentious aftermath, continues to reverberate as pro-Palestinian organizers and Jewish community leaders reckon…

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Vodafone internet services down for thousands of users | Science, Climate & Tech News

Vodafone internet services down for thousands of users | Science, Climate & Tech News

Tens of thousands of Vodafone users are reporting problems with their internet The outages began on Monday afternoon, according to the monitoring website DownDetector, which reported more than 130,000 issues with Vodafone connections. A spokeswoman for the company said: “We are aware of a major issue on our network currently affecting broadband, 4G and 5G…

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‘Les Miz’ at the Pantages: What we saw behind the scenes opening night

‘Les Miz’ at the Pantages: What we saw behind the scenes opening night

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> It’s 90 minutes before curtain on the opening night of β€œLes MisΓ©rables” at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre. Actors are arriving, signing in by the stage door and heading to their dressing rooms. Crew members in cargo pants prepare scenery on stage, the costume department steams dresses and hairstylists comb wigs in a basement…

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Scottish govt to ‘step in’ to sponsor care home workers after skilled worker visa axed | Politics News

Scottish govt to ‘step in’ to sponsor care home workers after skilled worker visa axed | Politics News

The Scottish government will sponsor care home workers after Sir Keir Starmer changed the skilled worker visa this year, Scotland’s first minister has announced. John Swinney, giving his keynote speech at the Scottish National Party (SNP) conference, said the government will “step in” to sponsor “hundreds of dedicated workers” so they can “work, pay tax…

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