Classic.

Nothing less than the best. picked by Moe 2 years ago

The large and congested metropolitan area of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas is also home to one of the most important sites for dinosaur fossils in the country. Paleontologists have descended to the fossil site and recently made a major discovery of a nearly 100 million year old crocodile skull with two and a half inch long teeth. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

The arrest of 16 Chinese people operating in two groups on suspicion of burglaries has caused a 30 percent reduction in the number of burglaries and thefts in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Among those arrested was Zhu Hui, 37, a student, who is believed to be the ringleader. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Rosemary Greenway has been playing passages of opera and orchestral symphonies on the radio to the animals at her stables for more than 20 years, convinced that it helps soothe them. picked by kakana 8 months ago

I just noticed 'A Night At The Opera' is playing on 'TCM' and I began wondering why Harpo Marx never spoke. In fact, he did and had a surprisingly pleasant voice. (slightly NSFW language) picked by palmieres 2 years ago

New Line founders Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne are developing an adaptation of Isaac Asimov's 1951 novel Foundation, the first in Asimov’s classic space opera saga. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Shaye said, “our idea is to renew the worldwide audience’s appetite for the story” but he added that it is a complex novel, "this is not a script you can knock out in six... read full post picked by psycmoe 12 months ago

Virtually every part of the state—from metropolitan New York City, which largely thrived until recently, to Buffalo, which is economically depressed—suffers from net domestic outmigration picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

The song tells part of the fictitious story of Robert Orin Charles Kilroy (ROCK), in the rock opera Kilroy Was Here. The song is performed by Kilroy, a rock and roll performer who was placed in a futuristic prison for "rock and roll misfits" by the anti-rock-and-roll group the Majority for Musical Morality (MMM) and its founder Dr. Everett Righteous picked by IcePigs 1 year ago

Pavarotti gave his last performance in an opera at the New York Metropolitan Opera on March 13, 2004 for which he received a 12-minute standing ovation.
In February 2006, at the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics in Turin, he brought the house down with his trademark Nessun Dorma aria. picked by Dangerman 2 years ago

The hills of Sabden came alive with the sound of opera music as an Italian tenor performed to a rather different audience – a herd of cows.

Marcello Bedoni jetted in from Germany to Cockshotts Farm for the performance to the 50-strong dairy herd in a bid to improve their milk productivity. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

A burglar who broke into a Greek Orthodox bishop's car made off with quite a haul, but fencing one of the stolen items could prove difficult. Among the items stolen from Bishop Metropolitan Isaiah's car was a jeweled crown of gold and silver, which Isaiah estimated to be worth between $6,000 and $10,000. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Across the country and the metropolitan area, people are joining the national urban chicken movement, sometimes turning outlaw to raise the birds. picked by bornbad 7 months ago

The priceless Wilton anime armour of about 1544 is on loan from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was only discovered to be Henry's in 2003.

The Tower of London exhibition marks 500 years since his accession. picked by bingo 8 months ago

British opera star sings Croatian national anthem. Unfortunately, he gets the words wrong, and ends up singing 'my penis is a mountain'. Croatia win. picked by Lilo 2 years ago

It was on Sept. 6, 1609 — 400 years ago Sunday — when this, the first known and recorded murder in what became metropolitan New York, was committed. Colman was killed only four days after the first Dutch and English sailors had arrived. picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

Scientists from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and elsewhere are treating microscopic artwork from as far back as ancient Egypt with silver nanoparticles to reveal the brilliant dyes used to color now-drab pieces of art. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

In the course of a five-month inquiry, the AP discovered that drugs have been detected in the drinking water supplies of 24 major metropolitan areas. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

A masterpiece! picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Forget the opera. Cancel dinner at Bouley. How life has changed since my CEO husband went on the government dole.

It's rumored that the author is Liz Peek, wife of CIT Group executive, Jeffrey Peek. picked by suebe 7 months ago

If you or I bottled tap water and started selling it on the street for a buck a pop, that would be a crime. When the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Waterworks does it, it's called a public awareness campaign. picked by WordsnCollision 2 years ago