At 85, he retains, as Daphne Merkin once wrote in The New York Times, a louche glamour, “like a lounge lizard who reads Flaubert.” The house Stoppard shares with his third wife, the charming Sabrina Guinness, is exactly what you would expect: elegant, erudite, fey and library-quiet. - The New York Times
"One of the most celebrated writers of tales of horror, psychological thrillers and stories, ... he was the winner of numerous prizes, including the Bram Stoker Award for lifetime achievement in 2006, and was named an International Horror Guild 'living legend' in 2008." - MSN (The Washington Post)
"(He) was the cable news channel's lead anchor for two decades until his retirement in 2001. During his tenure, Shaw anchored major breaking news events, like the attempted assassination of President Reagan in 1981, the Tiananmen Square student revolt in 1989 and every presidential election." - The Hollywood Reporter
He wrote on whether Black art had grown “kitschy” and whether Cy Twombly was a “fraud.” He defended Jeff Koons, whom he once called a “prophet,” and he labeled the New Museum “the Mr. Potato Head of contemporary art museums.” When the critic Hilton Kramer died, he ran a column called “Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead.” - ARTnews
Plácido Domingo has issued a statement apologizing to the Arena di Verona for his recent performances, which resulted in an onstage protest from the orchestra and a subsequent letter from the local union lambasting the showcases as “humiliating.” - OperaWire
After taking second prize at the 1990 Leeds International Piano Competition, he performed concertos, recitals, and chamber music at leading venues for years. In the 2010s he took up conducting and became music director of England's Royal Northern Sinfonia and, subsequently, the Orchestre de chambre de Paris. - BBC Music Magazine
"In more than 20 books, (she) explored a sweep of topics that echoed her varied background as a feminist political activist and scientist with a doctorate in cellular immunology. She returned over and over, though, to cast a critical eye on chronic inequities in U.S. society." - The Washington Post
"The art of drag has firmly entered the mainstream, turning some performers into global celebrities. But go back half a century and the picture was different. On the fringes, performers' lives were often strewn with difficulties. ... Five veteran drag queens share their experiences from decades on the scene." - The Guardian
"The rampant and cruel misinformation that has spread about (Naomi's) death, and about our relationships with her, ... will only worsen if the details are disclosed by the Tennessee law that allows police reports, including family interviews, from closed investigations to be made public." - The New York Times
A South African actress who began modeling at age 6, she played the assassin Syonide in the DC Comics TV series Black Lightning and had her first big-screen leading role in director Ruben Östlund's award-winning film, alongside Harris Dickinson and Woody Harrelson. - Variety
"Onstage and off, Schumer is uncommonly open. Money, I.V.F., adolescent shoplifting, alcohol-induced blackouts, attending the Met Gala high on mushrooms, pooping her pants: all the things that most people keep desperately private, Schumer airs with no evident discomfort." - The New Yorker
Informed that the English village where he lived was considering ending mail delivery on Sundays, the great novelist wrote, basically, that if he couldn't receive his fan mail seven days a week, well, he just might have to sell his house and leave town. - BBC
Scottish actor Kate Dickie says, "I’ve had people tell me, ‘Oh, I saw a film you were in and I didn’t even realise it was you.’ That’s great because it means that you’re doing your job properly – although it’s maybe not so great for networking." - The Observer (UK)
Nate Brubaker, 27, was putting Baltimore and D.C. "on the industry map for its ability to make high-quality films" when he and fellow filmmaker Martin Whittier, 37, were killed driving back from a networking event in Philadelphia. - Baltimore Sun
The ashes of the woman who played Lieutenant Uhura at the behest of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, and who died last month at 89, will go on a rocket "set to travel between 150 million and 300 million kilometers into space beyond the Earth." - The New York Times
