Tuesday, April 30, 2019

2019 Tony Award Nominations: What to Watch For


By MICHAEL PAULSON from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/2vvclm5

Why It’s So Hard to Learn French in Middle Age


By PAMELA DRUCKERMAN from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2VvjXUl

Sri Lanka lifts social media blockade imposed after Easter Sunday blasts

Social media had remained blocked in Sri Lanka where a string of powerful blasts tore through three churches and as many luxury hotels on April 21, killing 253 people and injuring more than 500 others.

from Hindustan Times - world http://bit.ly/2V4xrXM

US envoy to Sri Lanka says threat is real as security forces maintain high alert

Sri Lankan security forces also said they were maintaining a high level of alert amid intelligence reports that the militants were likely to strike before the start of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan.

from Hindustan Times - world http://bit.ly/2GIws5s

James Holzhauer Is Dominating ‘Jeopardy!’ But What’s Life Like After the Show?


By NIRAJ CHOKSHI from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2DFDnM9

Your Tuesday Briefing


By CHRIS STANFORD from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2J5f6Cs

Teen pays tribute to fallen Marines with prom dress design


Teen pays tribute to fallen Marines with prom dress design



A high school student is honoring 25 fallen Marines with her prom dress – which reportedly took her two years to make.

via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2J2VFKv