George Varga and Beth Wood | The San Diego Union-Tribune Parlez-vous free jazz? In almost any other French-language city in the world, this inquiry would translate as: “Do you speak cutting-edge jazz?” But at Canada’s 44-year-old Festival International de Jazz … Continued
Wiley, Oregon is a nowhere kind of one-stoplight town. It’s not even that: The droopy overhanging traffic light blinks only yellow. No traffic. Just the light. This forlorn image signals the start of one end of “Gasoline Rainbow,” the latest genre … Continued
Magicicada septendecim, also known as Brood XIII, also known as the 17-year locust, also known as the Northern Illinois Brood, also known as the cicada you’re most likely to squash (with malice or not) in the next few weeks, has … Continued
Fred Schulte | (TNS) KFF Health News In early 2020, with reports of COVID-19 outbreaks making dire headlines, Trever Schapers worried about her father’s safety in a nursing home in Queens. She had delighted in watching her dad, John Schapers, … Continued
By SAMY MAGDY, LEE KEATH and TIA GOLDENBERG (Associated Press) CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations says it has suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity. It also said no … Continued