Day: February 10, 2023

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Best-bets for Feb. 12: It’s a super Sunday

1) Super Bowl, 6:30 p.m. ET, Fox. At first, the Kansas City Chiefs seemed like Super Bowl regulars. They were in the first one (in 1967) and lost, then in the fourth and won. And then came a half-century drought. The Chiefs finally returned in 2019, winning behind 24-year-old quarterback Patrick Mahomes. They lost with him in 2021 and now return — facing the Philadelphia Eagles, who have a 24-year-old quarterback (Jalen Hurts, shown here) of their own. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / February 10, 2023
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New York poaches a superstar

Los Angeles is used to the arrival of new superstars, ready to dazzle.
That happens in sports, mostly – Kareem, Magic, LeBron, Gretzky, Beckham, etc. But it also happened in the classical-music world: In 2007, Gustavo Dudamel (shown here), 26, was designated as the incoming music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Jason Schwartzman, the actor-director-producer, once recalled that debut concert. “It was so exciting and exilarating,” he said. “The second he began, there was such a contagious feeling in the room.”
Now that excitement will cross the continent. It was announced this week that Dudamel will move to the New York Philharmonic, beginning in 2026. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / February 10, 2023