Month: March 2023

Toblerone will drop images of the Matterhorn and Swiss flag from its packaging to avoid violating Swiss laws that protect national symbols after the company moved some production abroad to Slovakia. What do you think?

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Chaim Topol, who has died at 87, was beloved for his portrayal of Tevye, Fiddler’s long-suffering and charismatic milkman. Topol long has ranked among Israel’s most decorated actors.

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An actor and a producer joined a real-life cosmonaut on the International Space Station. The film is about a female doctor performing life-saving surgery in space.

I cherish every one of my failures. I got busted the first time I tried to steal a package off of Jason Bateman’s porch. It was so humiliating.

High school theater teachers fear their stages will be the next battleground in the culture war. Plays have been canceled or removed when local officials claim the content is inappropriate.

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The Twitter account for the Merriam-Webster dictionary put out a call asking people to share words in other languages that don’t fully translate to English. People came through.

News that Julie Su was nominated to be the next Labor Secretary brought cheers from unions and Democratic lawmakers, especially Asian Americans. But that doesn’t mean she’ll have an easy confirmation.

Brazilian samba musician Rogê already conquered Rio de Janeiro. Now, he’s here to give the U.S. a taste of Brazil with his new album Curyman.

Shorter, who died March 2, was inspired by film and literature, as much as by sounds. One of the great musical minds of our time, he had a profound influence on the course of jazz.

Writer Sally Adee says scientists are looking into ways to manipulate the body’s natural electrical fields to try and treat wounds, depression, paralysis, and cancer. Her new book is We Are Electric.