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The reopening for this storied youth theater borrows from "Feast," “Home/Land” and others, scenes staged with music.

Hundreds of Georgetown students are supporting a petition demanding the university reconsider its tenure rejection of Dr. Mubbashir Rizvi. The petition contends that Rizvi, a professor in the anthropology department who has taught at the university since 2013, faced racial bias and Islamophobia within the tenure process.  A committee of five faculty members reportedly rejected the tenure application on the grounds of Rizvi’s “teaching performance” and “sustainable trajectory of researc...

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Not-so-secret life of pandemic pets By Dan Sewell - Associated Press Devika Ranjan smiles at her cat, Aloo, , in Andover, Mass. The formerly feral cat is believed to be around 3, and seems to be very comfortable with a slow-paced, high-attention pandemic life. “My working from home, I think he loves it,” she says. “I think he is just ready to settle down in life. If he were human, he’d probably sit on the couch with a PBR (beer) and watch TV all day.” Raghav Ranjan via AP Kate Hilts...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Olivia Hinerfelds dog Lincoln and Kate Hilts cat Potato have something in common: They both like to interrupt Zoom calls as their owners work from home. “Sometimes its better to preemptively put him on your lap so he can fall asleep," says Hilts, a digital consultant in the Washington, D.C., area. Jealous of the attention that Hinerfeld is paying to her video conference call, Lincoln, a golden retriever, will fetch “the most disgusting” tennis ball he can find from his...

Dan Sewell Kursten Hedgis walks her dog Bitsy in front of her home Dec. 9, 2020, in Decatur, Ga. Hedgis says Bistys behavior changed when Hedgis began working from home early in 2020 because of the new coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Ron Harris) December 31, 2020 - 10:56 AM CINCINNATI - Olivia Hinerfelds dog Lincoln and Kate Hilts cat Potato have something in common: They both like to interrupt Zoom calls as their owners work from home. “Sometimes its better to ...