The Binge
Jessica Zafra
WHAT A COMFORT it is after an intense and contentious election to hear a musical that makes you want to give standing ovations to the idea of nationhood. The hairs on my arms rose, there were icy sparks down my backbone, and an irresistible force propelled me out of my seat to applaud this work. And I was all alone in my room.
WITH THEIR SIGHTS set on a $63-billion TV advertising market, streaming video services like Hulu and Crackle are now defining themselves as TV networks, arguing they’re just as prevalent in the living room as ESPN and MTV.
MIAMI — Being on the heavier side may not be as dangerous as it was in the 1970s, at least when it comes to the risk of dying, according to a study on Tuesday.
LONDON — Britain’s Royal Botanic Gardens warned Tuesday about the threats facing the world’s plant kingdom in the first global report of its kind aimed at drawing attention to often-overlooked species.
THE BROADWAY HIT Hamilton is making millions. It could be making millions more if not for scalpers snapping up seats and hawking them for $2,000 a piece or more.
HAVANA — The number of US visitors to Cuba has nearly doubled this year, its tourism minister said on Wednesday, as the island races to build hotels and expand Havana airport to keep up with booming demand.
JOHANNESBURG — A fortnight after the first Starbucks in South Africa opened in a trendy Johannesburg district, queues still snaked onto the pavement, a sign of the craving for international brands despite an economic slowdown.
NEW YORK — Pop superstar Justin Timberlake returned Friday with his first new song in three years, a cheery pop number that will appear on his upcoming movie Trolls.
By Amanda Gordon, Bloomberg
ELEVEN Yale business school students spill out of a Broadway theater after a performance of American Psycho The Musical. They’ve just watched a 1980s investment banker sing and chop through a coworker and homeless man and now they’re sorting out what the satire says about the real Wall Street, where some of them are looking for work.
