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An Israeli weapon used in the strike damaged Iranian air defenses without being detected, officials said.

Seiji Ozawa, Captivating Conductor, Is Dead at 88

He led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 29 years, toured widely and helped dispel prejudices about East Asian classical musicians.

Seiji Ojawa conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in 1997. He led the orchestrra for 29 years.Credit...Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

By James R. Oestreich

Feb. 9, 2024, 6:28 a.m. ET

Seiji Ozawa, the high-spirited Japanese conductor who took the Western classical music world by storm in the 1960s and ’70s and was music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1973 to 2002, died on Feb. 6 in Tokyo. He was 88.

“Emile and the Field,” by Kevin Young. Illustrated by Chioma Ebinama.

From its exquisite endpapers, awash with wildflowers, and its sublime first words, this book about the profound love between a boy and a field captivates.

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Captive tigers have been slaughtered and their bones used to infuse rice wine

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Tigers bred in Laos are are still being trafficked for use as food, medicine and decoration
The kings of the jungle, an endangered species, are still being trafficked for use as food, medicine and decoration

"It was like she was expressing frustration on behalf of the rest of us," says a Beijing-based commentator55

One Woman Rolls Her Eyes and Captivates a Nation

The big take-away from the National People’s Congress in China: a disdainful look that flashed through the internet; ‘expressing frustration on behalf of the rest of us.’

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Polish novelist, poet, and Nobel Laureate Czesław Miłosz was born in Szetejnie, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire on this day in 1911.

“The work of human thought should withstand the test of brutal, naked reality. If it cannot, it is worthless. Probably only those things are worthwhile which can preserve their validity in the eyes of a man threatened with instant death.”
―from THE CAPTIVE MIND

A Boy and His Steed, Far From Humane Society

By BEN BRANTLEY

"War Horse," the hit London play about the horrors of World War I, and its captivating star come to life at Lincoln Center.

Romance or Film Noir? Both, and a Thriller

By STEPHEN HOLDEN

The plot of "The Double Hour" is so complex that only a vigilant detective could piece it together.

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It's now almost 21 years since this adaptation of Pride and Prejudice captivated the world.

The scene that changed Jane Austen forever

It is 20 years since Mr Darcy strode sodden from the lake in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. Television – and Jane Austen – have never been the same, writes Nicholas Barber.

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But will that exposure lead Mr. Obama to take a different tack from his predecessors in his dealings with Israel?
That question, which has captivated a wide spectrum of people, from America’s Israel lobby to Palestinian-Americans to the Muslim world, will take center stage on Monday, when Israel’s hawkish prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has his first face-to-face meeting with Mr. Obama since he became president.



But despite Ms. Callan’s efforts, Lehman’s stock keeps falling: It tumbled 9.5 percent more on Tuesday, in a deluge of selling, bringing its loss for the last 12 months to 59 percent.
The battle over Lehman has captivated Wall Street and left the bank struggling over what to do next.


Qaddafi’s End Places Focus on Arab Spring’s ‘Hard Road’
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s capture captivated the Arab world, but images of his bloody corpse were a reminder of the Arab Spring’s many still-unresolved conflicts.

captivate
verb [T]
to hold the attention of someone by being extremely interesting, exciting, charming or attractive:
With her beauty and charm, she captivated film audiences everywhere.

captivating 
adjective
a captivating performance


captivating

a.
Having power to captivate or charm; fascinating; as, captivating smiles. -- Cap·ti·va·ting·ly, adv.