Earth appears as a generous single woman with endless love to offer; Humanity is the magnetic rogue who takes far more than he gives. Their damaging romance unfolds in Hot Mess, a musical by Jack Godfrey and Ellie Coote. The show functions both as an offbeat romantic comedy with wide appeal and as a pointed metaphor for our exploitation of a once-thriving planet now pushed toward exhaustion. After becoming a sensation at the Edinburgh Fringe last summer and transferring to London, it stands at

WASHINGTON (AP) — For over four decades, a series of sketches by American illustrator Norman Rockwell depicting scenes from the White House visitors’ lobby hung inside the West Wing, viewed by every president from Jimmy Carter through Donald Trump. Now, the artwork will be accessible to the public for the first time after a nonprofit group purchased the sketches for more than $7 million when they were placed up for auction following a family disagreement over ownership. The four drawings,