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Bullied At School, Samuel Marino Can Now Say He Has One Of The Rarest...
Mariño, a sopranist, once begged his mother to take him to the doctor to fix his voice. Now, he says before a residency in...
Theatre Critic Misha Berson Of Seattle, And Much Farther Afield, Has Died
Berson was a theatre critic for the San Francisco Bay Guardian for a while, and then she spent 25 years at the Seattle Times,...
Yes, Even Julianne Moore’s Book About Freckles Is Being Banned
Her children’s book is now banned at Department of Defense schools by order of the president. "I am truly saddened and never thought I...
Wait, How Did Romance Get So Mainstream That Even The New Yorker Is Weighing...
“I’m not the only one feeling it—romance is zeitgeisting. Over the past few years, authors and booksellers have noticed a change in the genre’s...
Every Show Canceling, Or Being Actually Canceled, At The Kennedy Center
It’s not just artists canceling their shows: "A National Symphony Orchestra concert described as a ‘celebration of love, diversity, and the vibrant spirit of...
The Deeply Human Desire That Makes Social Media A Real Problem
Everyone, deep down, has “a desire for recognition to be seen as human by other humans. This is a driving, animating desire. Attention is...
All The BAFTA Updates You Could Ever Want
Who’s wearing what, who’s winning what, who says what in acceptance speeches - updated as it happens. - The Guardian (UK)
How Severance Shows Off The Linguistics Behind The Special Language Of Work
“This unifying means of speaking is as likely to create division between insiders and outsiders as it is to foster workplace cohesion.” - Salon
Leonard Cohen’s Estate Sues Former Attorneys For Fraud And Forgery
Millions of dollars were - and perhaps are - at stake. “The dispute highlights allegations of the vulnerabilities that artists face when they entrust...
As The Breakfast Club Turns Forty, Its Status As Teen Movie Blueprint Remains
“Hughes’ unvarnished take on youth culture, replete with joints and F-bombs, arrived in 1985 to fill a vacuum of movies about young people in...
Lea Salonga Says She’ll Never Tire Of Sondheim
Salonga, longtime Broadway star, is pleased with her newest role. “I’m getting the chance to sing some of the most incredible lyrics ever written....
Lorne Michaels Thinks He Knows A Thing Or Two About Managing Creative People
Fifty years of Saturday Night Live will do that to a person. "Writers don’t just conceive and pen sketches—they also produce and direct them,...
Sing Sing Star Colman Domingo Found Himself In Theatre
As a 19-year-old at Temple University, Domingo says, “just taking an acting class as an elective, it gave me a voice. ... And it...
The Martha Graham Dance Company Is Moving To Times Square And Getting A Lot...
"The company announced on Friday that it would leave its offices in the West Village of Manhattan and relocate to a 30,000-square-foot space in...
Edith Mathis, Soprano Whose Recordings Show Absolute Service To The Text, Has Died At...
“Edith Mathis a light-voiced Swiss soprano who sparkled in Bach, Mozart and Weber and was the agile-voiced favorite of several of the conducting...
Will Tonight’s BAFTAs Be A Good Predictor Of The Oscar Winners?
Maybe - things can be very different when Britain has a homegrown movie, like this year’s Conclave, to award. - Variety
The Stolen F. Scott Fitzgerald Statue Is Recovered, But In Pieces
Maybe trying to sell a famously stolen statue from St. Paul at a local Twin Cities metal recycling business isn’t the best idea? -...
Netflix Responds, Sort Of, To The Fallout Over Emilia Perez Star’s Social Media Posts
Chief content officer Bela Bajaria: “I think it’s really a bummer for the 100 incredibly talented people who made an amazing movie. … And...
The Not So Secret Gay History Of Saturday Night Live
“It all started when a drag performer named Connie Chutzpah sent Lorne Michaels a bouquet of flowers.” - Washington Post
Ken Wydro, Who Helped Create An Enduring Staple Of Off-Broadway Theatre, Has Died At...
Wydro was "a playwright, director and producer who with his wife, Vy Higginsen, poured their life savings into the Off Broadway gospel musical Mama,...
What Canada Thinks About The New Kennedy Center Guy
Author Louise Penny of the Inspector Gamache series: “I was supposed to launch The Black Wolf at the Kennedy Center in DC, but in the wake...
The Tiny British Publisher That Took A Big Risk – And That Is Now...
“Tilted Axis has carved out a unique literary niche, and has caught the attention of critics and prize juries, landing major awards and winning...
The Cleveland Museum Will Finally Send A Statue Back To Turkey
After years of lawsuits that included information about just how the statue was trafficked into the United States from a site in Turkey that...
What Fernanda Torres’s Oscar Run Means For Brazil
“In January, Torres made history as the first Brazilian actor to win a Golden Globe. Brazilian fans have been euphoric ever since, exalting every...
How Does Portland’s Jazz Station Stay Alive?
“The mistake that I’ve seen a lot of jazz stations make is that they’re too close to the music to be broadcasters. When we...
