Wagner and jazz - it's a combination that tickles the imagination, but also raises any number of questions. Is Richard Wagner's music open to other influences and capable of absorbing more recent musical styles? Or did Wagner not create a musical cosmos unto its own? … [Read more...] about ‘Wagner in America’ reflects German-American ties
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Russia looks to write a new chapter with Latin America
This week, the red carpet has been rolled out in Russia for a slew of current and former Latin American leaders. In Moscow, President Vladimir Putin met Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday. Maduro was in town for Russian Energy Week, during which … [Read more...] about Russia looks to write a new chapter with Latin America
America’s Amish refugee town faces fresh challenges
Quilts, pies and buggies. The Amish remain the main attraction in rural Pennsylvania, some 80 miles (130 kilometers) east of Philadelphia. But the Amish and their neighbors have quietly made Lancaster County, with about half a million residents, into a home for refugees, … [Read more...] about America’s Amish refugee town faces fresh challenges
Tentative Europe reaches out to Trump’s America
On the wall over EU Commission Vice President Federica Mogherini's right shoulder is a huge framed poster of President Barack Obama, with the design that reads "HOPE" in capital letters. Mogherini said it dates from Obama's first presidential campaign, when he declared that "in … [Read more...] about Tentative Europe reaches out to Trump’s America
Decaying infrastructure taking a toll on America
The summer of hell began for New Yorkers last Monday. Beginning at four o'clock in the afternoon people hurried home from work, clogging midtown Manhattan's Pennsylvania Station. Over 600,000 people trek to Manhattan daily from faraway places like New Jersey and Long Island, … [Read more...] about Decaying infrastructure taking a toll on America