Anthony Roth Costanzo, who introduced  tickets, brings opera with a difference to Philadelphia

Anthony Roth Costanzo, who introduced $11 tickets, brings opera with a difference to Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — Anthony Roth Costanzo, the man who brought $11 opera tickets to Philadelphia, hopes to keep surprising audiences during the company’s new season. “It is very much opera. It’s dramatic, it’s cathartic, it’s collaborative in interdisciplinary ways,” Costanzo said of Opera Philadelphia’s 50th anniversary season — the first he’s been able to plan since…

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‘We are facing the biggest energy security threat in history,’ IEA chief tells CNBC

‘We are facing the biggest energy security threat in history,’ IEA chief tells CNBC

“We are facing the biggest energy security threat in history,” Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), told CNBC Thursday. “As of today, we’ve lost 13 million barrels per day of oil … and there are major disruptions in vital commodities,” he told Steve Sedgwick virtually at CNBC’s CONVERGE LIVE in Singapore. Birol…

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People who are miserable in the relationships say ‘no’ to 4 questions

People who are miserable in the relationships say ‘no’ to 4 questions

Many of us already know the components of a healthy relationship — things like strong communication, total honesty, and unwavering commitment. But most people don’t actually know what these qualities look like in practice. As a result, couples may find themselves in a miserable situation. Even worse, they don’t recognize it due to unhealthy habits…

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Online age-verification tools for child safety are surveilling adults

Online age-verification tools for child safety are surveilling adults

Thomas Trutschel | Photothek | Getty Images New U.S laws designed to protect minors are pulling millions of adult Americans into mandatory age-verification gates to access online content, leading to backlash from users and criticism from privacy advocates that a free and open internet is at stake. Roughly half of U.S. states have enacted or are advancing…

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