He won an Oscar for the stirring score to 1981's Chariots of Fire, which was followed by Blade Runner a year later. Paying tribute, US composer Austin Wintory wrote on Twitter that Vangelis "changed an entire era of music". - BBC
"Their domestic partnership was not a secret. Lewis often was and sometimes still is made over into Cather's secretary (she wasn't) rather than being recognized for what she was: a highly compensated professional woman with a demanding office job who was also Cather's romantic partner and her editor." - Literary Hub
Einstein had been a well-paid man. His Princeton salary of $10,000 – roughly $180,000 in today’s money – was set by the university to exceed that of any American scientist. But his earnings in life were insignificant compared to his earnings in death. - The Guardian
The mythology that has developed around the Tudor dynasty has made that seem an improbable question, but there are bits of evidence suggesting that, at least at the very end of his life, the King did indeed repent of the prosecution and execution of his second wife. - Mental Floss
With Christopher Hogwood's Academy of Ancient Music, Preston and his Choir of Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford released landmark period-instrument recordings of Handel's Messiah, Bach's Magnificat, Vivaldi's Gloria, and several Haydn Masses. As soloist, among his 100+ recordings were the complete organ works of Bach and Handel for DG. - Gramophone
While not on any sanctions list, the Ukrainian-born billionaire’s links to sanctioned Russian oligarchs were the focus of discussion among officials involved in a multimillion pound donation by him that helped ensure a trove of literary treasures were saved for the nation. - The Guardian
Douglas Chrismas was considered to be at the forefront of the Los Angeles art scene in the 1980s and 90s at his now-defunct Ace Gallery. But financial troubles overtook his reputation and Chrismas was repeatedly sued by his artists for non-payment and theft of artwork. - The Art Newspaper
He has directed twenty-seven features in twenty-six years. Hong has achieved abundance through a radical reduction of means. He funds each movie with the proceeds of his previous films, and he makes his films as he goes. - The New Yorker
Marcuse ran several bookstores, but Common Concerns, in Dupont Circle during the Reagan and (H.W.) Bush years, was the most important for a community looking for a home. His (Ed) "Meese is a Pig" T-shirts and posters were top-sellers. - Washington Post
Yeoh, on Everything Everywhere All at Once: "When we were doing the butt-plug fight sequences, I was on the ground, laughing my head off, going like: 'Oh my God! Would I have ever thought that one day I would be doing this kind of martial arts?'" - The Guardian (UK)
Haley Lu Richardson was a dancer when she and her mom moved from Phoenix to L.A. Her success has been a slow burn. "I’d rather be doing a smaller independent film with people that I really feel like I can collaborate with and I really trust." - The Guardian (UK)
Berganza won fame in Rossini and Mozart, and of course in Carmen, but her "vast repertoire as a recitalist included German lieder, French and Italian art songs and, most notably, Spanish music — zarzuelas, arias and Gypsy ballads — which she consistently championed." - The New York Times
"He's an unknowable icon, the internet's adorably tragic boyfriend, a prolific actor who never seems to be acting. ... Wesley Morris and Alex Pappademas discuss memorable examples of Keanu being Keanu (including the time he literally played himself) — and why we see ourselves whenever we look at him." - The New York Times
During the second of the two concertos, he experienced acute heart failure while performing, but Toradze kept on playing, unaware of the medical danger. - ClassicFM
