See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A heated debate has erupted online over whether sheep shearing is ...

In short: NSW shearer Jeanine Kimm has set a benchmark Australian women's shearing record after she shore 358 ewes, making her average 80.8 seconds per ewe. The 31-year-old is the first Australian ...

George Shearing enjoys an international reputation as a pianist, arranger and composer. Equally at home on the concert stage as in jazz clubs, Shearing is recognized for inventive, orchestrated jazz.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On a sunny spring day in early March, thousands of Western Slope sheep line up in a corral unknowingly waiting for their annual haircut. Herders gently prod ...

New Yorkers, prepare to get fleeced—in the best way possible. The 14th Annual Sheep Shearing Festival returns to Queens County Farm Museum this Sunday, May 18, from 10am to 5pm, with a full day of ...

Reports that some shearing contractors are paying workers in bundles of cash and drugs have sparked concerns about regulation in the wool industry. Australia's shearing workforce is in decline, with ...

The great pianist George Shearing (1919-2011) helmed a classic jazz quintet from 1949 through 1978. The best of these recordings were made while Shearing was contracted with Capitol between 1955 and ...