by LouiseGund | Oct 7, 2024 | Broadway, Uncategorized
Whether it’s royalty, presidents, or distinguished executives, audiences have always enjoyed stories about people in powerful positions. Hamilton, which earned a record 16 Tony Award nominations in 2016, tells the story of Alexander Hamilton and the founding...
by LouiseGund | Oct 22, 2023 | Broadway, Uncategorized
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch is one of the many productions that debuted during the 2023-24 Broadway season. The comedy, directed by Kenny Leon and starring Leslie Odom Jr. as a Black traveling preacher in the 1950s trying to save...
by LouiseGund | Dec 10, 2020 | Animals, Environment, Uncategorized
In 2020, Singapore observed World Elephant Day, which takes place every year on August 12, by destroying a large cache of illegal ivory its government had seized. The crushing of the 9 tonnes of ivory is estimated to be the biggest such wildlife contraband destruction...
by LouiseGund | Dec 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
In 1831, 22-year-old Charles Darwin set out on a five-year voyage that would change his life—and ours. Hired as the ship’s naturalist aboard the HMS Beagle, he traveled with the British navy ship on a round-the-world tour that gave him the insights that would later...
by LouiseGund | Nov 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
With all the bad news we’ve seen lately about increasing numbers of species threatened with extinction, here’s something that will be refreshing: as the New York Times reported on September 12, 2020, the road to extinction sometimes allows for turning back....
by LouiseGund | Nov 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Innumerable studies show the outsize harm that domestic cats do to local bird populations. But stray and feral cats are also a big problem, and for that, state officials in Hawaii have the grim receipts. Endangering an Endangered Species In September 2020, the...
