Author Margaret Atwood will speak at the Detroit Opera House on January 26, 2026. The event will feature a moderated conversation about her career and new memoir, "Book of Lives." This appearance ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

New Orleans, always known for a vibrant music scene, was the first to usher in the dramatic art form of opera to an appreciative young nation. One reader’s question: Was New Orleans the first American ...

The Corriedale crash is already going to be huge, but there’s one detail that completely steals the focus. In the middle of all the wreckage, sirens, and gridlocked traffic, a van pulls up and inside ...

Kaukauna native Carson Van Dinter announced his commitment to Wisconsin. He spent the past two seasons at Iowa State. The safety has three years of eligibility remaining. Van Dinter played 180 ...

Ms. Graves, a mezzo-soprano, is an opera singer. After more than 40 years of singing in opera houses around the world, I have decided to retire from the stage. My last performance will be as Maria in ...

Carl Webster hasn’t exactly had an easy time since he rolled into Coronation Street, and Christmas is about to make things even more complicated. Emotions are all over the place, old issues refuse to ...

Dick Van Dyke just turned 100 years old. Fellow comedian and long-time friend Mel Brooks reflects on their relationship and what it feels like to head toward the century mark. Then, Grammy-winning ...

Detroit Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield will be sworn in at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9, at the Detroit Opera House, marking the official beginning of the next chapter for Michigan's largest city. During the ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The Metropolitan Opera has invited 70 influencers to help convince a younger, online audience that opera isn’t scary or even unaffordable. The Metropolitan Opera has invited 70 ...

Arne Slot has condemned the “reckless challenge” from Tottenham‘s Micky van de Ven which left Alexander Isak requiring surgery, with a ’10 out of 10′ chance of injury. Van de Ven’s attempt to block ...