"The discovery was made in the area of Tell al-Duhaila, which is home to more than 1,200 archaeological sites, including the Great Ziggurat of Ur site from the Sumerian era." - Al-Monitor
After an impressive but short dancing career (he never fully recovered from an early knee injury), he and his wife founded the Briansky Saratoga Ballet Center in upstate New York and developed it into one of the leading summer dance academies in the U.S. - The New York Times
We have embodied elements of resistance—resisting what a “dancer” looks like, what a dance “should” look like. And perhaps most importantly, we have resisted the isolation and fear of this pandemic. - Zocalo
The notion that private corporations ought to achieve something that states have been able to do since the 1960s—fly to space—is a peculiarly U.S. one. It combines domestic libertarianism with the more global ethos of neoliberalism. - Boston Review
The Republican operatives, who dismiss the expositions of critical race theorists and anti-racists in order to define critical race theory and anti-racism, and then attack those definitions, are effectively debating themselves. - The Atlantic
Boys at one year of age with a gut bacterial composition that was high in the bacteria Bacteroidetes were found to have more advanced cognition and language skills one year later. - MedicalXpress
"Am I, at age 35, five years into my job, just part of the next generation who will stay in their cool theater jobs too long?" - San Francisco Chronicle
Boris Johnson has insisted that capacity limits and other pandemic measures will end in England on July 19. Nevertheless, as the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus surges, theatres are going dark when a company member tests positive and colleagues have to quarantine. - The New York Times
During the Cold War, jazz was seen as a tool of cultural diplomacy, and the likes of Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, and Dizzy Gillespie were sent on tour to Karachi, Lahore, and other cities. Their concerts sparked the development of a Pakistani style of jazz. - The Guardian
Therapy can and even sometimes should feel like a game. For when we play, we are present. But more importantly, we are malleable, dropping preconceived notions of what should or shouldn’t happen. - Los Angeles Times
The 36-year-old soloist has just released a memoir that includes some very candid, and none too flattering, depictions of company life. "The brave thing," she says, "is going to be walking into the rehearsal studio Aug. 3." - The New York Times
Research has shown, for instance, that 20% of all deaths could be prevented if cities were designed to meet the recommendations for physical activity, air pollution, noise, heat, and green space. - Fast Company
That's what the banner says at Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theatre, where performances have been happening since 1808. As protesters demand action on diversity, equity, and inclusion and accountability for the artistic director, Alaina Johns looks at the claim and finds "it ain't necessarily so." - Broad Street Review (Philadelphia)
