Singers can specialize, or they could be like mezzo Marina Viotti, who was a heavy metal singer and who sang at the opening of the Paris Olympics, and is now "a rising opera world star with a versatile range that includes Baroque, bel canto and operetta.” - The New York Times
Leonardo DiCaprio (not present for the most global military of reasons) said via a prerecorded speech, “Movies still matter, not content, but cinema. Stories made by people meant to be shared in a dark room in a communal experience.” - Seattle Times (AP)
“Milanese café owner Achille Gaggia cracked the code after WWII, with a small, steamless lever-driven machine that upped the pressure to produce the concentrated brew that is what we now think of as espresso.” - Open Culture
“The strength required by dance admits vulnerability, and proves that fluidity, not rigidity — movement, progress, exchange — is beauty. It is a courtship of athleticism and physicality from which one emerges revitalized, lofted, ecstatic.” - The New York Times
Brian King Joseph wrote on social media, "Getting fired or getting blamed or shamed or threatened or anything like that, simply for reporting sexual misconduct or safety threats at work, is not OK.” - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo)
“I saw entire families, many in pajamas. Friends young and old. Lots of couples. There were Hellfire Club T-shirts, Demogorgon crowns and popcorn buckets (purchased in advance, from Target). Everyone was taking group selfies, posting photos or Instagram Reels of how crowded the concession area was.” - The Guardian (UK)
Alert: The drawl wasn't actually that old. "For white speakers ... the peak southern accent was among ‘Baby Boomers born right after World War II.’ For Black speakers, the accent was strongest among Gen X, and began to disappear only among Millennials and Gen Z.” - The Atlantic
“Firewood stacking can be a folk art, with master stackers using different-colored or -sized pieces to make patterns on the side of a straight stack. There’s even an annual contest in Norway—one of the world capitals of wood stacking—for the most artful woodpiles.” - Slate
“Ambition is everything. Fiction isn’t ballet. It’s not marathoning. You don’t have to start small, with drills or exercises; there’s nothing you need to perfect before moving on. Your budget for characters and sets and props and visual effects is infinite.” - The Guardian (UK)
In disguised artist Róis’s 2025 Irish-language album, she merged “experimental, electronic production with traditional singing ... drew inspiration from ancient mourning practices." - BBC
Julie Halston, who’s playing Parker in mid-January: "Theater is my church and in its noblest form, theater is a service. It is a place to learn, to connect with others, and to experience joy as a performer and an audience member.” - The New York Times
The new state law also requires cinemas “to clearly identify those screenings in their advertising.” Those who aren’t in the Deaf or hard of hearing communities but are used to captions as they stream (and use, er, second screens) will benefit as well. - Seattle Times
