And as 2025 looms, everything feels like it remains in motion in the wider Middle East. Its only these images and the fleeting moments they capture, that remain frozen.
“I want to hate these muggers and murderers,” Trumpin Newsday. “They should be forced to suffer and, when they kill, they should be executed for their crimes.”
“It started with his demonizing five young boys, calling for the death penalty, and really exploiting the underlying racial animus that existed and racial anxiety in New York,” composer Anthony Davis said. “That’s become his playbook ever since, whether he’s demonizing immigrants or he’s demonizing trans people or he’s demonizing homosexuals or demonizing anyone that he can view as the other.”after evidence linked a serial rapist to the crime. As president in 2019, Trumpto the men, saying “they admitted their guilt.” The opera includes a performer portraying Trump.
“We didn’t make it more critical or less critical (of Trump),” Sharon said of the opera. “What they did with this piece is they took Trump’s own words and they set that to music. Ninety-five percent of the libretto is directly from the language that Trump used to insert himself in this story.”“The Central Park Five” played for three dates in May in Detroit and people associated with the production said they experienced no significant backlash. Some in the arts community said moving forward with the performance was a sign of resistance — a mirror of
at the Kennedy Center to protest Trump’s takeover.
“This is a stifling of the truth. This is a stifling of art,” performer Nathan Granner said of efforts to erase federal funding for arts programs.Tyrrell Hatton, of England, reacts on the 11th hole during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Augusta, GA. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Quincy Hall, of the United States, celebrates after winning the men’s 400-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)Quincy Hall, of the United States, celebrates after winning the men’s 400-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Tim Tszyu, of Australia, hits Sebastian Fundora in a super welterweight title bout Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)Tim Tszyu, of Australia, hits Sebastian Fundora in a super welterweight title bout Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)