Munich (Germany)

The debate over Gwyneth Paltrow's leggy look

2013-04-21 00:00:00

In last week's Fashion Diary column, I wrote about the wardrobe choices of Gwyneth Paltrow during her recent publicity tour through L.A., when she appeared at events promoting her new cookbook and personal trainer Tracy Anderson's new fitness studio....

Uncertainty around Kent Nagano's tenure at Montreal Symphony

2013-04-08 06:45:00

Kent Nagano's tenure at the Montreal Symphony Orchestra appears uncertain following reports that the American conductor will depart the orchestra when his current contract as music director expires in 2016. But the orchestra's management has vigorously...

Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist dies; Hitler assassination plotter

2013-03-13 18:07:00

Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist, the last known surviving member of the German resistance group that tried unsuccessfully to assassinate Adolf Hitler during World War II, has died. He was 90. He died Friday at his home in Munich, his wife, Gundula von Kleist,...

A Wagner 'Ring' that's sustainably powered

2013-02-23 10:00:00

MUNICH, Germany — Wagner's "The Ring of Nibelung" is no picnic. The epic four-evening mythic drama is the macho challenge with which operas prove themselves. It practically did in Los Angeles Opera when the company finally got around to mounting...

'Lincoln' writer Tony Kushner on working with Steven Spielberg

2012-12-13 08:00:00

Tony Kushner had a decade's worth of plays behind him when his epic two-part masterpiece, "Angels in America," exploded in the mainstream in 1992, going on to win the Pulitzer Prize, two best play Tonys and a clutch of other stage awards. In adapting...

2012 another bad year for U.S. disasters, and it may get worse

2012-12-24 05:00:00

Tornadoes and wildfires. Droughts and hurricanes. The United States saw almost every sort of calamity this year as 11 billion-dollar natural disasters struck the country. Superstorm Sandy hit New York, ruined parts of the New Jersey coast and closed the...

Free-speech advocates worldwide protest Russian punk band's sentence

2012-08-17 09:23:52

Gustavo Dudamel, Kent Nagano in leadership change at Gothenburg

2012-08-30 12:19:00

Conducting titles at the world's top orchestras are often convoluted and mystifying. In the case of Sweden's Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, a newly announced leadership change is baffling even by classical standards. For five years, Gustavo Dudamel has...

Teofilo Stevenson dies at 60; Cuban boxer was three-time Olympic heavyweight champ

2012-06-12 00:00:00

Cuban boxer Teofilo Stevenson, the three-time Olympic heavyweight champion with a devastating right hand and a gentlemanly demeanor, died Monday. He was 60. "The Cuban sporting family was moved today by the passing of one of the greatest of all time,"...

U.K. military at Olympics outnumber U.K. troops in Afghanistan

2012-07-27 05:05:00

The Summer Olympic Games in London kick off today with the opening ceremony extravaganza, march of athletes, lighting of the flame and security and surveillance so pervasive it would make Britain’s great prophet of dystopia, George Orwell, cringe in...

Horst Faas dies at 79; Pulitzer Prize-winning combat photographer

2012-05-14 00:00:00

As chief of photo operations for the Associated Press in Saigon for a decade beginning in 1962, Horst Faas didn't just cover the fighting — he also recruited and trained new talent from among foreign and Vietnamese freelancers. The result was...

In the Abstract

2012-01-01 16:37:59

Bayern Munich's players attend a training session at the Allianz Arena stadium during the FC Bayern Munich's open media day in Munich, southern Germany, on May 14, 2013.

2013-05-14 00:00:00

Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery celebrates after FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique, background right, deflected a shot into the goal in the Champions League semifinal on Wednesday.

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Munich's Arjen Robben celebrates after scoring the 3-0 lead during the UEFA Champions League semi final first leg soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona in Munich, Germany.

2013-04-23 00:00:00