Stage manager is arguably the most stressful job in live performance. Here’s why

In one research project, more than 93% of stage managers interviewed said they had ‘probably’ or ‘definitely’ experienced burnout.

Here are five of Australia’s top library influencers. One is a 72-year-old rare books librarian

Libraries are turning to social media to connect with their communities – with brilliant, often hilarious results. On the way, they’ve launched some unlikely stars.

How sugar from outer space became one of the backbones of life on Earth

Ribose molecules came to Earth in meteorites and eventually became key parts of RNA. But how they survived in between has been a mystery.

As El Niño strengthens across the Pacific, Australian farmers could face fierce frosts

Papua New Guinea’s frost disaster suggests heat and drought aren’t the only symptoms of a changing climate.

Can governments ever convince women to have more babies? Here’s what other countries can teach us

Australia is on track to have more deaths than births by the 2060s. Other countries grapple with the same problem. Are they doing better than…

News orgs banned from White House accuse Trump of First Amendment violation

WASHINGTON — The three news organizations that President Donald Trump barred from entering the White House grounds earlier this month have asked a federal judge…

Trump LOSES IT as Appeals Court RULES AGAINST Him in Jan 6th Fund Case!!!

America’s Accountability Crisis: Jack Smith, Cornell 7, Child Labor & AI

Screen Grabs: The starry floodgates open with Mill Valley Film Fest 49

Oscar bait, celeb sightings, and some real gems. Plus: Tsui Hark flabbers gasts, Joan Crawford's Hag-stravaganza, more movies The post Screen Grabs: The starry floodgates…

Thune on Trump not visiting battleground states

Remembering Chris Fischer of Funkiphino

Lauded local keyboardist, co-founder of Funkiphino and member of multiple tribute acts, passed away over the weekend. The post Remembering Chris Fischer of Funkiphino appeared…

Chicago Physicist Vincenzo Vitelli Selected For MacArthur Foundation Fellowship

Vitelli works with "unusual systems" and "odd objects" to better understand agents like humans, robots and even molecules. He's one of 20 people chosen for…

In Conversation with Timothy Snyder: On Tyranny, Trump, and the Midterms

Watch now (36 mins) | What the author of “On Tyranny” told me about Trump, Tyranny, and the Midterm elections, five weeks from today.

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Not ‘One More Cent’: Chicago-Area Elected Officials Rally Against Peoples Gas Rate Hike

City alderman and state lawmakers decried ‘outrageous’ shareholder profit rate and sought reforms to pipe retirement program.

Republican STORMS AWAY after “gotcha” on Jack Smith BACKFIRES

Trump Cries “Hoax” on Iran Deal.

BREAKING: Police admit NO explosives in Fairford trucks

The government’s and media’s warmongering narrative about the supposed ‘terrorist’ (and likely ‘false-flag’) incident at the Fairford military base already collapsed in farce yesterday after…

🚨Trump SPEECHLESS As HISTORIC FLORIDA BOMBSHELL DROPS

Nathaniel Philbrick on Retracing Washington’s Steps