The amazing world of animals Spiders Arachnophobe's nightmare as man hits wolf spider and hundreds of babies burst out of egg sac – video Have you ever had a nightmare involving spiders? Perhaps it went a bit like this ... A man attempting to kill a large wolf spider in Hallett Cove, South Australia, got a bit of a surprise when he squashed it with a broom and released hundreds of baby spiders from an egg sac. Read More...
Club cultureJazzObituaryBuddy Greco obituarySinger and pianist who was the consummate club and saloon performerRichard Rodgers’ and Lorenz Hart’s 1937 composition The Lady Is a Tramp has been performed by many singers, but the most widely known version is the 1960 recording by Buddy Greco, who has died aged 90. It encapsulated Greco’s jazz-inflected, finger-snapping, wisecracking, dynamic vocal style and went on to sell more than a million copies.
He was born Armando Greco in Philadelphia into a musical Italian-American family. Read More...
Classical music This article is more than 3 months oldChristian Thielemann picks up baton as director of Berlin State Opera from old rivalThis article is more than 3 months oldThe German conductor will take over from Daniel Barenboim who announced his resignation in January
The German conductor Christian Thielemann is to pick up the baton from the world renowned maestro and pianist Daniel Barenboim as general music director of Berlin’s State Opera. Read More...
