Latest Met Aria: Bad Opera News Is No News
Date: 22 May 2012
By Daniel J. Wakin
Daniel Wakin
Opera News magazine said it would stop reviewing the Metropolitan Opera, a policy prompted by the Met’s dissatisfaction over negative critiques.
Replaying Monday, May 21, 2012
The May 21, 2012 was a Monday under the star sign of ♉. It was the 141 day of the year. President of the United States was Barack Obama.
If you were born on this day, you are 14 years old. Your last birthday was on the Thursday, May 21, 2026, 15 days ago. Your next birthday is on Friday, May 21, 2027, in 349 days. You have lived for 5,128 days, or about 123,075 hours, or about 7,384,536 minutes, or about 443,072,160 seconds.
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21st of May 2012 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on May 21, 2012
Met Reverses Itself on Reviews Ban by Opera News
Date: 22 May 2012
By Daniel J. Wakin
Daniel Wakin
The Metropolitan Opera on Tuesday said an “outpouring of reaction” from fans caused it to change course.
Optimistic Day on Wall St. Weakens in Last Hour
Date: 22 May 2012
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The S.& P. 500 is down as much as 8.7 percent from an almost four-year high in April, but remains up 4.7 percent for the year, lifted by strong economic and corporate reports.
Kodak Loses Patent Case Against Apple and RIM
Date: 22 May 2012
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
A judge said that RIM and Apple had not violated Kodak’s patent for digital image-preview technology, because the patent was invalid.
NATO Summit News Roundup
Date: 21 May 2012
By Jeffery DelViscio
Jeffery DelViscio
News and developments from the two-day NATO summit with a major focus on the future of Afghanistan.
News From the Advertising Industry
Date: 21 May 2012
By Stuart Elliott
Stuart Elliott
Account assignments, executive appointments and miscellaneous news from advertising agencies.
For an Ethiopia in Transition, Guarded Hope for Freer Journalism
Date: 21 May 2012
By Benno Muchler
Benno Muchler
The Ethiopian News Agency is planning a 24-7 TV news channel in four languages — if it earns government approval.
The Phone-Hacking Scandal Should Not Taint All Journalists
Date: 21 May 2012
By Alan Cowell
Alan Cowell
The journalists who cover massacres, wars, civil unrest or tell to a victim's story help others see and understand the world, and some, like Marie Colvin and Anthony Shadid, died doing this.
Win, Panic, Panic, Win: Perspective Is Lost With Heat
Date: 21 May 2012
By Harvey Araton
Harvey Araton
Courtesy of the obsessive news media, when the Miami Heat lose, all perspective is lost as well.
Waiting for an Edwards Verdict, and Getting Acquainted With Greensboro
Date: 22 May 2012
By Kim Severson
Kim Severson
While waiting for a verdict in federal corruption trial of former Senator John Edwards, the press corps has taken in minor league baseball and civil rights history.