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Elton John’s ‘Tammy Faye’ closed early on Broadway: Does religious musical have a prayer at the Tonys?

GoldDerby.com 

This week, Elton John’s “Tammy Faye” musical closed on Broadway after only 24 previews and 29 regular performances. Although the show, about the rise and fall of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, concluded its run on Dec. 8 as the Rocket Man’s worst-performing musical in New York following blockbuster successes “The Lion King,” “Billy Elliot: The […]

Notable & Quotable: The Daniel Penny Verdict

The Wall Street Journal 

‘If one follows the prosecution’s logic, New York’s government should have stood trial. . . . the state and city have been worse than reckless in their disregard for citizen safety.’

The Fairer Sex on the Fairway

The Wall Street Journal 

Playing golf, I learned that men are laconic, except when giving unsolicited advice.

Pregnant humpback whales' energy needs increase when fasting during migration

Phys.org 

Proper intake of food is essential for pregnant humpback whales to pull off the extreme physical feat of annual migration between Hawaiʻi and Alaska. Researchers at the Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) revealed the energetic cost and vulnerabilities of migratory humpback mothers-to-be in a study published in The Journal of Physiology.

California's Malibu remains under threat of flames, thousands evacuated

Voice of America 

MALIBU, CALIFORNIA — A fire continued to spread Wednesday in Malibu, a posh Californian city popular with celebrities, where thousands of people were evacuated as firefighters battled wind-fanned flames to save threatened homes. About 4,000 acres and at least seven properties, authorities said, have gone up in smoke since the Franklin Fire broke out Monday night on the hills above Pepperdine University.  As of Wednesday morning, firefighters had contained the fire by 7%, firefighters said.  ... Читать дальше...