Posted inClassical Music internal-truncator Metropolitan Opera Opera Palumbo, Donald He Made the Met Opera’s Chorus the Best in the World Donald Palumbo, a mild-mannered but relentless perfectionist, is stepping down after 17 years as the company’s chorus master. Posted by By Zachary Woolfe
Posted inEdinburgh (Scotland) Flowers and Plants Gardens and Gardening internal-truncator Parks and Other Recreation Areas Watches and Clocks Spring Means It’s Time to Plant Edinburgh’s Floral Clock The Scottish capital has maintained this mix of horology and horticulture since its installation in 1903. Posted by By Robert Ormerod for The New York Times
Posted inCheese Cilento, Italy Hikes and Hiking internal-truncator Italian Food (Cuisine) Olives Parks and Other Recreation Areas Travel and Vacations The Italian Region of Cilento is Cinematic, Spectacular and Undiscovered In this less-traveled region of Italy, the scenery is spectacular, the water wine-dark. It has sun and sea, along with important Greek ruins, wild nature, curious legends and medieval religious sanctuaries. Posted by By Nina Burleigh
Posted inChinese-Americans Grandparents internal-truncator Mah-Jongg (Game) Organizations, Societies and Clubs At a New York Mahjong Tournament, a Younger Generation at the Table Green Tile Social Club hosted its first tournament, where a younger generation gathered to play an old game and meet new friends. Posted by By Jun Chou and Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet