They choose the word by number of searches, and, thanks to this year’s election, “fascism” is now the fourth-most-searched word in merriam-webster.com’s entire history. They sent out a tweet on Tuesday saying, “There’s still time to look something else up.” (One reply: “I’ve searched ‘puppies’ 523 times in the past 30 minutes. Anything change?”)
Dancers Are Fleeing Royal New Zealand Ballet Because Of Artistic Director: Report
“In the last year as many as 12 dancers and other staff have left the national ballet company … Three or four left directly because of the way they were treated by Francesco Ventriglia, sources told RNZ.”
Ousmane Sow, 81, ‘The Rodin Of Africa’
He worked for decades as a physical therapist, giving him such a thorough knowledge of anatomy that he famously worked without models. He once said, “I could be blindfolded and still make a human body from head to toe.”