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Straits Times
6 days ago
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- Straits Times
From print to podcasts, The Straits Times has been a 180-year ritual
The newspaper is a city's start to the day, though now, in its digital form, it is an all-day companion, says the writer. It is 1849 and Moby-Dick is yet to be published and construction of the Eiffel Tower is yet to begin. The modern zipper has not been invented and neither has colour photography. The Washington Post does not exist nor does The Wall Street Journal. But The Straits Times is already four years old and in its pages you can find all manner of things. Bayonets for sale. Horsehair petticoats. Punkas. Gunpowder. If you're not interested in such items, you can read dispatches from New York, the long, formal letters written to the editor, or the birth of a child under the quaint subhead of Domestic Occurrence. The first newspapers arrived around the 17th century and in time most lands had their version of a Dispatch, Courier, Inquirer, Examiner, Advertiser, Tribune, Gazette, Herald, Chronicle and Post. We are simply The Straits Times. In 1845, the year Elizabeth Barrett received her first love letter from a fellow poet named Robert Browning – 'I love your verses with all my heart, dear Miss Barrett', it began – we started our own relationship with this city. The playwright Arthur Miller, author of Death Of A Salesman, said that 'a good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself'. Very quietly, of course. This conversation began at dawn, for the newspaper is a city's start to the day, though now, in its digital form, it is an all-day companion. The newspaper, often trying to be all things to all people, glues us all. As people unwrap – or click on – the pages, they are in fact wrapping themselves in the city. The writer Alain de Botton put it neatly: 'To look at the paper is to raise a seashell to one's ear and to be overwhelmed by the roar of humanity.' Families snatch sections and fold themselves into corners of rooms. News is opened, Sports rifled through, Business examined. Bylines become ignored or turn into trusted friends, a case of two strangers intimately connected by words. Once a taxi driver berated me on discovering that I had not read the latest Sumiko Tan column . The Straits Times has been a 180-year ritual and for readers, through time, everything must be in the right place. When the box scores were removed from Sports, letters of protest followed. When a masthead font is changed, a grumble rises. As if one's morning tea has been fiddled with. In the beginning The Straits Times' front page was crammed with wordy advertisements and to surf through the paper's long history is to be met with all manner of curiosities. On Jan 20, 1920, a new stock of Colt automatic pistols was announced. In 1954, a headline shouted 'Podgy stockbroker kept his mistresses on the loot from phantom oil'. On one corner of the front page was a box titled The Law Of Storms which requires explanation. 'The Editor of The Straits Times,' it was written, 'will feel greatly obliged by Captains of Vessels furnishing him with particulars (extracted from the Ship's Log, including observations of Barometer and Thermometer) of occurrences of typhoons or hurricanes in the China Seas; more especially for notices of typhoons from the Bashee Group northwards to Chusan or Shantung.' The Straits Times was read, then perhaps carried on a bus where it was bent and pleated, and then at day's end probably used to swat flies. A newspaper has historically had many uses. It lines drawers but is also cut and framed and put behind glass, as May and Colin Schooling did with the story on Joseph going to train in America. Phil Graham, the great publisher of The Washington Post, once told Newsweek correspondents, 'So let us today drudge on about our inescapably impossible task of providing every week a first rough draft of history that will never be completed about a world we can never really understand.' The Straits Times did this every day, becoming a city's habit and its reassurance. Now we bookmark pages on our phone, then the page of a particular edition was occasionally kept and forgotten. In the insides of old cupboards we often find these clippings after our parents pass. It tells us what they cared about, these pages their precious written proof of extraordinary days. The Straits Times has been a citizen's inheritance. Parents read it and children in time picked it up or downloaded its app. A bit like trying on your father's shoes. It became a first introduction to Singapore, telling stories of its moods, its grievances, its cosy corners, its grimy nooks. Reporters have wandered the ports of this city, the riot-strewn streets, the circus tents, the sporting fields. Like those the paper has reported on, it is itself fallible. There are more opinions of a paper than there are those within it. Yet everything has been done in the service of the reader. It is why The Straits Times has overseas correspondents in 11 nations. In time the world has become our beat. But primarily Singapore is our world and how far Singapore has come and who Singaporeans are as a people have always been recorded in headlines, photographs, illustrations, videos and graphs. Der Spiegel, the German news magazine, means The Mirror and like it this paper reflects how Singaporeans have lived, stumbled, improved and changed as a society. In October 1972, a front-page headline read: 'It's dearer after two: Govt acts to cut down size of families'. By January 2013 the shift was clear: 'The big push for more babies' insisted the front page. The Straits Times has been this city's voice, its explainer of the world, its guide, its informant and connective tissue. How many things do you have in common with your great-great-great-grandfather? This paper might be one. It has outlasted cinema halls, parks, roads, and is as intrinsically local as a curry puff or an HDB building. It is loved and loathed and people shut doors on reporters even as they recognise them as allies of a sort. After all, as Gay Talese wrote in The Kingdom And The Power, his history of The New York Times: 'News, if unreported, has no impact. It might as well have not happened at all.' This paper has proclaimed war, announced freedom and declared independence. It has also noted that an 'Enraged buffalo falls to six police bullets'. From news on Mahatma Gandhi's assassination trial to the winning goal scored by a school footballer, we have found room for the global saint and the local hero. Inside its pages births have been listed, deaths catalogued, weddings announced and jobs advertised. One might say a nation lives and loves and works in its newspaper pages. In a shaken-up media world, bruised mostly by a digital revolution which ensures news – not necessarily verified or fairly presented – is available 24 hours on the phone, over 2,500 newspapers have closed in the United States since 2005. The Straits Times has endured yet takes nothing for granted. As a city's landscape alters and its citizens' lives change, so have our designs, our ambition, our sections, our ideas. To stay relevant is to adapt. When this paper began, typewriters had not been invented. Now we don't use them any more. Old journalists could adroitly change a ribbon and impale rejected stories on a metal spike (thus the term 'spiking a story'). Their inheritors design magical graphics and can film and edit on their phones in a flash. The paper can be found at your doorway and in neat piles on supermarket shelves but it's also online and in the digital universe of Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube and LinkedIn. News no longer rides on a solitary vehicle. Old-timers still like to feel the actual paper. But everything alters, even the sound of newspapers: once it was only a rustle, now the digital 'ting' is an alert to a new story on the phone. And so The Straits Times comes to your home but also to your phone. We're happy to meet you wherever you go and however you find information. If your world is Instagram, The Straits Times will see you there. If you prefer the app, then through myST you can personalise your newsfeed. The written word remains sacred but the newspaper world has expanded that idea. News is expressed digitally through podcasts, videos, graphics or complex, cutting-edge interactives, whether it's a ride through the 100 years of the Johor-Singapore Causeway or how a person on a wheelchair can navigate the MRT . The boundaries of creativity shift every day. 'Live' blogs follow events as they unfold and during the 2025 General Election , The Straits Times often sent three reporters to a rally. One to write for the newspaper, two to make videos. Perhaps one for Instagram and the other for TikTok. No one, the newspaper understands, sees the world the same way, through the same medium and for the same length of time. The traditional and the modern are intertwined. The old-fashioned, door-knocking journalism that defined newspapers remains but it is bolstered by revolutionised newsrooms where entire teams are devoted to breaking news. But nothing works at a single speed. Reports on a disaster may arrive on the website in seconds, but an imaginative construction of Max Maeder's waterworld might require nine months. But irrespective of form and tools, we know what is expected of us. One hundred and eighty years is a privilege and a weight. Tastes alter and so does a nation's pulse. It is our job to have a sensitive, intelligent, reliable finger on it. When we don't meet a high standard, we expect you to tell us. Of course, we cannot guarantee we will always get it right, but there are some things we can say for certain. Like a repeat of the front page of the very first edition of The Straits Times on July 15, 1845, is unlikely. It noted, among other things, that two milch goats were for sale. They were, it was boasted, in excellent condition.
Time of India
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Wordle Answer Today, July 9: Hints and clues to solve today's #1481 puzzle
How Wordle Works: A Quick Primer Green: Correct letter in the correct position Yellow: Correct letter, but wrong position Grey: Letter not present in the word Wordle Hints for July 9, 2025 Does Today's Word Have Vowels? Live Events Are There Any Repeating Letters? What Is the First Letter? Final Clue to Push You Over the Line Today's Wordle Answer for July 9, 2025 Word Meaning: Strategy Breakdown: How Solvers Reached NOVEL 'O' and 'E' were correctly placed in green by the second guess 'N' and 'L' appeared in yellow, signaling their presence but incorrect placement Tips to Master Wordle Daily 1. Begin with Balanced Words 2. Isolate Vowels Early 3. Track Letter Positions 4. Consider Uncommon Words 5. Use the WordleBot Tool FAQs When does Wordle update daily? Where can I play past Wordle puzzles or track my stats? (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel In its latest iteration, puzzle #1481 of The New York Times' beloved daily word game, Wordle, delivered a modest challenge that tripped up many casual solvers while rewarding literary-minded players with a satisfying 'aha' two vowels, no repeated letters, and a clue evoking timeless literary works, today's five-letter word offered just the right amount of mystery. Whether you're preserving your winning streak or merely indulging in a midweek mental workout, puzzle #1481 proved to be a compelling entry in Wordle's ever-growing developed by Josh Wardle and now operated by The New York Times, challenges players to guess a five-letter word in six attempts. Each guess is followed by color-coded hints:These color indicators help narrow down possibilities and force players to balance logic with revealing the solution, many turn to gentle nudges. If you're struggling to crack today's code, here are the Wordle hints tailored to puzzle #1481 for Wednesday, July 9, as per a report by Beebom:Yes. The word contains two vowels, which appear in non-consecutive There are no repeated letters in today's answer, which simplifies things a bit for word starts with the letter 'N' — a solid anchor for identifying possible you're still unsure, here's a more direct hint:'Pride and Prejudice,' 'Jane Eyre,' and 'Moby-Dick' are all examples of those ready to confirm their guesses or reveal the solution:The correct answer to Wordle puzzle #1481 is: to something new, original, or unfamiliar — or, more commonly, a long-form fictional narrative in prose. In this puzzle, both meanings applied, with the literary clue serving as a nudge to guide players toward the who used thoughtful opening words found themselves on firmer footing early. Starting guesses like SALTY, DINER, and POUCH revealed useful information:From there, guesses such as LONER refined the order, eventually leading to the answer NOVEL. Most experienced Wordlers would rate this as moderately difficult, a 3 out of 5 in challenge improve consistency and enjoy the puzzle even more, here are proven strategies:Use opening words that include a mix of common vowels and consonants. Suggestions like AISLE, CRANE, or SALTY offer excellent starting your first guess yields limited results, quickly test for vowels (A, E, I, O, U). Knowing which vowels are present can rapidly narrow down repeating greyed-out letters. Take advantage of the colored clues to build your guesses typical logic fails, consider thematic or less obvious connections. Wordle often draws from cultural references, idioms, or niche NYT's own WordleBot analyzes your guesses and suggests more efficient alternatives. It's a valuable learning tool for honing your resets every day at midnight local time based on your device's time the main site only hosts the current puzzle, third-party archives exist. However, for official tracking, the NYT site allows you to maintain a streak and check your daily success rate if you play from the same browser.
Boston Globe
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
22 bucket list activities in Greater Boston, for visitors (and residents, too)
.bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } American Repertory Theater "Moby-Dick" at American Repertory Theater. Maria Baranova The A.R.T. at Harvard University is arguably the country's best feeder of shows to the Great White Way. Big-time productions of , and many more originated here. But these aren't half-formed shows in mid-workshop — they're fully realized, gorgeous, and intimate, thanks to being staged in the roughly 550-plus-seat theater at the Loeb Drama Center. Lauren Patten's take-no-prisoners performance of 'You Oughta Know' in the middle of Jagged Little Pill — and the thunderous ovation that followed — was the sound of a star being born. She went on to win a Tony for the same role on Broadway. Address: 64 Brattle Street, Cambridge Phone: 617-547-8300 Find online: .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } Black Heritage Trail Black History Trail in Boston NPS Photos At the trail's starting point, the stirring monument to the Massachusetts 54th Regiment opens the door to the vibrant Black community that lived on Beacon Hill around the Civil War. You'll encounter homes of activists for equal rights and navigate narrow warrens where fugitives hid as they fled to freedom on the Underground Railroad. End your 1.6 mile walk at the African Meeting House and Abiel Smith School, spiritual and educational anchors of the community. Register for free National Park Service ranger tours in summer and early fall, or go your own way with the free NPS app audio tour. Address: Starts at corner of Beacon and Park streets Phone: 617-429-6760 Find online: .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } Boston Harbor Islands The Fort Independence returns to Boston after dropping off passengers on Spectacle Island. Lane Turner/Globe Staff For a quick escape from the city, or even an overnight getaway, look no further than the Boston Harbor Islands. Take the ferry to Georges Island and explore the 19th-century fort that's rumored to be haunted; listen to live jazz on Spectacle Island; picnic on Cathleen Stone Island (formerly known as Thompson Island); or reserve a campsite on Peddocks Island and sleep over in one of the yurts. Whatever you choose, at least one island adventure should be on your to-do list. Address: Ferry departs from 66 Long Wharf, Downtown Phone: 617-227-4321 Find online: .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } Boston Public Garden Boston Public Garden. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff Cascading willows, Victorian fountains, sunbathing turtles — it's a postcard of Boston come to life. Not much changes within the garden's picturesque gates and tulip-lined pathways — and that's the charm. From a child's first visit to the Make Way for Ducklings sculpture and pleasure cruise on one of the iconic Address: 4 Charles Street, Beacon Hill Phone: 617-635-4505 Find online: .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } Boston Symphony Orchestra Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall. Winslow Townson At over 140 years old, the Boston Symphony Orchestra is one of the city's longest-standing cultural treasures, and for most of the year, the lights are on at the gilded auditorium of Symphony Hall. For most of the fall and spring, the orchestra (music directed by Andris Nelsons since 2014) offers symphonies, concertos, and even opera in concert, and world-class soloists are a regular presence. The winter holidays, late spring, and a big slate of special events — including the annual July 4 Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Shell — belong to the Boston Pops, conducted by Keith Lockhart since 1995. In summer, both orchestras head for Tanglewood, their bucolic summer home in the Berkshires where concertgoers can either reserve a seat in the Koussevitzky Music Shed or lounge on the lawn. You should join them. Address: Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Back Bay Phone: 617-266-1200 Find online: .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } Courtyard Tea Room Courtyard Tea Room Patricia Harris/Globe file Sometimes it feels necessary to pretend to be a Bridgerton. You can do this at tea at the Central Library branch of the Boston Public Library, in a tea room run by The Catered Affair. The regal spot still serves cucumber sandwiches, scones, and petit fours — but the main attraction is a tea menu with everything from Earl Grey to a Address: Boston Public Library, 230 Dartmouth Street, Back Bay Phone: 781-763-1360 Find online: .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } Faneuil Hall Marketplace Fanueil Hall Marketplace. Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff If you've written off Faneuil Hall Marketplace and Quincy Market as just for tourists, take a second look. The historic meeting hall and the granite-and-brick market buildings constitute a shopping and dining destination unparalleled in downtown. Munch a pizza slice or a lobster roll while you peruse the pushcart vendors and applaud the street performers. Full restaurants, from an Irish pub to a seafood grille, cater to bigger appetites. Don't miss the historic meeting hall where speakers fomented revolution and demanded civil rights. Address: 4 South Market Street, Downtown Phone: Not available Find online: .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } Fenway Park Fenway Park. Erin Clark/Globe Staff The Red Sox (the team's principal owner also owns the Globe) have for years touted Fenway Park as 'America's Most Beloved Ballpark.' Curiously, the greatest affirmation of the slogan tends to come not when the Sox are faring well, but when they are not. That's when fans of visiting teams seize the opportunity to catch a game at the historic venue, built in 1912, and the broad appeal of Fenway is at its most obvious. If game tickets are unavailable or too pricey, a tour of Fenway is an excellent alternative. We recommend the Day Game Premium Tour, especially if you have kids. It includes a chance to meet mascot Wally the Green Monster and a photo op on the field. Address: 4 Jersey Street, Fenway Phone: 617-226-6000 Find online: .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } Handel + Haydn Society Handel + Haydn Society Sam Brewer H+H (as everyone calls it) musters a mighty chorus, energetic period-instrument orchestra, and smartly selected soloists to present performances of Baroque and classical music that crackle with life and color. Handel's Messiah is a beloved annual tradition, but that just scratches the surface; throughout the season, the orchestra offers refreshingly eclectic programs of concertos, cantatas, symphonies, oratorios, and more, making the old new again with every outing. Now that's worth a 'hallelujah.' Address: Performances usually at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall or Symphony Hall Phone: 617-262-1815 Find online: Advertisement .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } Harvard Art Museums Harvard Art Museums. David Lyon Harvard's art museums became one roughly a decade ago, in the airy Renzo Piano-designed addition and redux of its storied Fogg Museum on Quincy Street. What lies inside is nothing short of a world-class institution that, true to form, continues to push forward with innovative treatments of its renowned collection that probe the outer limits of a museum's place in the world. Here, everything from the Renaissance to German Expressionism to Impressionism — to one of the most thoughtful collections of American Modernism in the country — rub up against contemporary art, thought, and self-examination in a way that routinely makes for one of the most stimulating museum-going experiences in the world. Oh, and did we mention? It's always free. Address: 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge Phone: 617-495-9400 Find online: .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } Hub Town Tours Hub Town Tours in Boston Krishna Hemant Durgasharan Even history buffs (and longtime locals) will learn a thing or two on a Hub Town Tour. On the jaunt that follows the Freedom Trail, guides shape their passion for history into a compelling narrative that dramatizes the events leading up to the American Revolution. Small groups spark conversation and make it easier to navigate crowded sidewalks. Want to learn more? Check the schedule for a Beacon Hill walk that elucidates the Civil War and the Abolitionist movement. Address: Start at Boston Common, opposite 50 Beacon Street, Downtown Phone: 844-482-8696 Find online: .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } Institute of Contemporary Art The ICA Watershed. Lane Turner/Globe Staff There's so much to love at the Institute of Contemporary Art, you need a ferry to see it all. At its main building in the Seaport, stroll the mix of contemporary works and soak in the breathtaking view from its glass overlook. The ICA Watershed (open from late May through Labor Day) across the harbor in East Boston deepens the experience. Housed in a former copper pipe factory, its seasonal, large-scale exhibits are immersive and free. A water shuttle ($20 for non-member adults, ticket includes general ICA admission) operates between the two. Address: 25 Harbor Shore Drive, Seaport Phone: 617-478-3100 Find online: .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff A confection of eccentricity, this faux Venetian palazzo on the fringe of the Fenway was first Mrs. Gardner's home and then, once it was packed full enough of jaw-dropping European paintings to be a museum, it, well, became a museum. (Mrs. Gardner lived in suites upstairs the last years of her life as the public perused her collection below.) A perennial magnet for tourists, locals may tire a tad of the palazzo's static display (a display studded, it should be said, with Titian, Botticelli, Rembrandt, and Sargent, to name a few; just goes to show how spoiled for art we are in this town). But if that's the case, the museum's vibrant temporary exhibition space in its Renzo Piano-designed contemporary wing keeps things fresh, as does a robust roster of concerts, lectures, and performances in its state-of-the-art theater. Address: 25 Evans Way, Fenway Phone: 617-566-1401 Find online: .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } Jacque's Cabaret A performer at Jacques Cabaret. Jodi Hilton for The Boston Globe The nightly drag shows at Jacque's Cabaret are the old heel-stomping grounds of famous Boston-bred queens Katya, Jujubee, and Plane Jane. With shows such as The Dollhouse featuring an all-trans cast and MT Hart's open-stage Drag Stroll welcoming 'drag kings, queens, and things,' Jacque's continues its legacy as a hotbed for the up-and-comings of the drag world as well as established local favorites. Come with cash for tips; leave with photos (tag those queens!), glitter in unexpected places, and a little piece of drag herstory from Boston's oldest operating LGBTQ establishment. Address: 79 Broadway Street, Theater District Phone: 617-426-8902 Find online: .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff More than six decades have elapsed since Massachusetts sent one of its own to the White House, but those glory years of energy, hope, and limitless possibility still burn brightly at the Kennedy Library and Museum. Relive the launch of the Peace Corps and space program, chat about glamorous state events, see the stark challenges of Cold War diplomacy, and watch Kennedy's mesmerizing command of the television medium. Address: Columbia Point, Dorchester Phone: 617-514-1600 Find online: .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } Mount Auburn Cemetery Mount Auburn Cemetery. A cemetery?! Your out-of-town guests may initially be alarmed by the idea of such an outing, but just wait til they wander through this 175-acre oasis of willows, secret gardens, rococo tombs, and monuments. Serene and exquisitely landscaped, Mount Auburn Cemetery is part arboretum, part wildlife sanctuary, and entirely fascinating. The venerable burial ground is the final resting place for an extraordinary array of folks, including abolitionist Harriet Jacobs, Christian Science founder Mary Baker Eddy, painter Winslow Homer, pioneering cookbook author Fannie Farmer, writer Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and many more. Rain or shine, this is a special place to visit. Address: 580 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge Phone: 617-547-7105 Find online: .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } Museum of Fine Arts, Boston An exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts. Jack Kaplan for the Boston Globe Already one of the most important museums in the country, the MFA's overhauls of its core collections in the past few years have helped make it more whole than it's been in ages: Visit the recent re-dos of its best-on-the-planet displays of Greek and Roman, Egyptian Pyramid Age, and Japanese art, and marvel at rare and special pieces. Its American and European collections are icing on the cake: Replete with Van Goghs, Monets, Gauguins, Copleys, and Sargents — to name but a few — a day is never enough to work your way through its myriad riches. Plan a week, and you'll still be coming back for more. Address: 465 Huntington Avenue, Fenway Phone: 617-267-9300 Find online: .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } Paddle Boston Paddling on the Charles River. David L Ryan/Globe Staff For visitors and longtime residents, a paddle on the Charles River, Mystic River, or Boston Harbor offers a new perspective on the city. With several locations including in Allston, Cambridge, and Somerville, Paddle Boston rents out canoes, kayaks, and paddle boards and also offers group outings and guided tours. Nothing says Boston quite like paddling alongside a collegiate crew or duck boat. Address: 1071 Soldiers Field Road, Allston Phone: 617-965-5110 Find online: .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market There are few more pleasant ways to occupy a summer Sunday than meandering, iced coffee in hand, among the dozens and dozens of artisan stalls, farm stands, and food trucks of SoWa Open Market. But all year 'round, the (indoor) SoWa Vintage Market next door is a labyrinth spilling over: gorgeous mid-century modern armchairs jostle for space with chipped beer mugs, vintage ball gowns, and old license plates. It's a magpie's heaven. Address: 500 Harrison Avenue, South End Phone: 857-378-4449 Find online: Related : .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } The Sports Museum The Sports Museum at TD Garden. Fittingly, Boston sports history is celebrated in the same building where much of it has been made. The Sports Museum can be found mainly on levels 5 and 6 of TD Garden, a few elevator stops up from where the Bruins and Celtics play on level 3. Displays include a tribute to the 'Impossible Dream' 1967 Red Sox, and of course, an homage to Boston's most recent sports champion, the 2024 Celtics. Both Sports Museum and TD Garden Arena tours are being offered this summer, and all now include a visit to Boston Bruins Heritage Hall, an experiential venue celebrating a century of Bruins hockey. Address: 100 Legends Way, West End Phone: 617-212-6814 Find online: .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } USS Constitution and USS Cassin Young The USS Constitution. Erin Clark/Globe Staff The oldest active warship in the world is a definite Boston must-see. The USS Constitution earned her 'Old Ironsides' nickname in the War of 1812 because British cannonballs bounced off her hull. Once you've trod the wooden decks of this majestic relic of the Age of Sail—it's free, but ID required for adults—be sure to board the USS Cassin Young (closed mid-November to late May). This World War II-era destroyer elucidates the dramatic changes in naval warfare over more than a century and a half. Address: 1 Constitution Road, Charlestown Phone: 617-426-1812 Find online: Boston Globe Best of the Best winners for 2025 were selected by Globe newsroom staff and correspondents, and limited to Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and Brookline. 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Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Met Opera attendance dropped in spring as tourism fell, coinciding with immigration crackdown
NEW YORK (AP) — Metropolitan Opera season attendance dropped slightly following the Trump administration's immigration crackdown that coincided with a decrease in tourists to New York. The Met sold 72% of capacity, matching 2023-24 and down from its 75% projection. 'We were on track to continue to improve,' Met general manager Peter Gelb said Friday. 'We were disappointed by the sales in the last two months of the season — our projections were much higher and I attribute the fact that we didn't achieve our sales goals to a significant drop in tourism." New York City Tourism & Conventions last month reduced its 2025 international visitor projection by 17%, the Met said. International buyers accounted for 11% of sales, down from the Met's projection of 16% and from about 20% before the coronavirus pandemic. 'It's unfortunate, but this is the times in which we live,' Gelb said. The Met said factoring ticket discounts, it realized 60% of potential income, down from 64% in 2023-24 but up from 57% in 2022–23. 'We were able to sell an equal amount of tickets the last year, but there were more discounted tickets,' Gelb said. 'This really was the result of the last two months of the season.' There were 76,000 new ticket buyers, a drop from 85,000 in 2023-24, and the average age of single ticket buyers was 44, the same as in the previous season and a drop from 50 before the pandemic. Subscriptions accounted for just 7% of ticket sales, down from 12-15% before the pandemic, Gelb said economic uncertainty impacted sales for next season. 'The stock market jumping up and down made people feel insecure,' he said. 'In one week we saw an enormous decline in our advance for next season. Then it picked up again.' Met music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin earned $2,045,038 in the year end last July 31, up from $1,307,583, in the previous fiscal year, according to the company's tax return released Friday. Gelb earned $1,395,216, roughly the same as his $1,379,032 in 2022-23,and he also accrued $798,205 listed as retirement or deferred compensation. Assets declined by about $40 million to $467 million, primarily because of an endowment draw following the pandemic. Among individual productions last season, the highest percentage of tickets sold were for the English-language version of Mozart's 'The Magic Flute' and a new staging of Verdi's 'Aida,' both at 82%, followed by the company premiere of Jake Heggie's 'Moby-Dick' at 81% Other new productions included Strauss' 'Salome' (74%), John Adams' 'Antony and Cleopatra' (65%), Osvaldo Golijov's 'Ainadamar' (61%) and Jeanine Tesori's 'Grounded' (50%). The best-selling revivals were Puccini's 'Tosca' (78%), Tchaikovsky's 'Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades)' and Puccini's La Bohème (77% each), Beethoven's 'Fidelio' and Rossini's 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia' (76% each) and Mozart's 'Le Nozze di Figaro' (71%). Lagging were Strauss' 'Die Frau ohne Schatten' (68%0, Verdi's 'Rigoletto' (64%), Offenbach's 'Les Contes d'Hoffmann' and the German-language version of Mozart's 'Die Zauberflöte' (62% each) and Verdi's 'Il Trovatore' (59%).
Winnipeg Free Press
13-06-2025
- Business
- Winnipeg Free Press
Met Opera attendance dropped in spring as tourism fell, coinciding with immigration crackdown
NEW YORK (AP) — Metropolitan Opera season attendance dropped slightly following the Trump administration's immigration crackdown that coincided with a decrease in tourists to New York. The Met sold 72% of capacity, matching 2023-24 and down from its 75% projection. 'We were on track to continue to improve,' Met general manager Peter Gelb said Friday. 'We were disappointed by the sales in the last two months of the season — our projections were much higher and I attribute the fact that we didn't achieve our sales goals to a significant drop in tourism.' New York City Tourism & Conventions last month reduced its 2025 international visitor projection by 17%, the Met said. International buyers accounted for 11% of sales, down from the Met's projection of 16% and from about 20% before the coronavirus pandemic. 'It's unfortunate, but this is the times in which we live,' Gelb said. The Met said factoring ticket discounts, it realized 60% of potential income, down from 64% in 2023-24 but up from 57% in 2022–23. 'We were able to sell an equal amount of tickets the last year, but there were more discounted tickets,' Gelb said. 'This really was the result of the last two months of the season.' There were 76,000 new ticket buyers, a drop from 85,000 in 2023-24, and the average age of single ticket buyers was 44, the same as in the previous season and a drop from 50 before the pandemic. Subscriptions accounted for just 7% of ticket sales, down from 12-15% before the pandemic, Gelb said economic uncertainty impacted sales for next season. 'The stock market jumping up and down made people feel insecure,' he said. 'In one week we saw an enormous decline in our advance for next season. Then it picked up again.' Met music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin earned $2,045,038 in the year end last July 31, up from $1,307,583, in the previous fiscal year, according to the company's tax return released Friday. Gelb earned $1,395,216, roughly the same as his $1,379,032 in 2022-23,and he also accrued $798,205 listed as retirement or deferred compensation. Assets declined by about $40 million to $467 million, primarily because of an endowment draw following the pandemic. Among individual productions last season, the highest percentage of tickets sold were for the English-language version of Mozart's 'The Magic Flute' and a new staging of Verdi's 'Aida,' both at 82%, followed by the company premiere of Jake Heggie's 'Moby-Dick' at 81% Other new productions included Strauss' 'Salome' (74%), John Adams' 'Antony and Cleopatra' (65%), Osvaldo Golijov's 'Ainadamar' (61%) and Jeanine Tesori's 'Grounded' (50%). The best-selling revivals were Puccini's 'Tosca' (78%), Tchaikovsky's 'Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades)' and Puccini's La Bohème (77% each), Beethoven's 'Fidelio' and Rossini's 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia' (76% each) and Mozart's 'Le Nozze di Figaro' (71%). Lagging were Strauss' 'Die Frau ohne Schatten' (68%0, Verdi's 'Rigoletto' (64%), Offenbach's 'Les Contes d'Hoffmann' and the German-language version of Mozart's 'Die Zauberflöte' (62% each) and Verdi's 'Il Trovatore' (59%).
