“It’s almost like mosaic work. … You have all these pieces; sometimes they’re going to be laid out in a very similar order to the book, sometimes a completely different order. Sometimes you’re going to deconstruct and rebuild completely.” - The New York Times
Eijiofor: "You can’t hold onto your 30-something self, obviously, but if you still maintain a bit of that quality, it assists you in navigating these waters.” - The New York Times
That means “channels such as CBS, CBS Sports, and Nickelodeon and add-ons like Paramount Plus, Showtime, and BET Plus will stick around after all” for YouTube TV subscribers. - The Verge
Mariño, a sopranist, once begged his mother to take him to the doctor to fix his voice. Now, he says before a residency in Australia, "I like to describe my voice as a light lyric soprano, with a bit of coloratura.” - The Guardian (UK)
Berson was a theatre critic for the San Francisco Bay Guardian for a while, and then she spent 25 years at the Seattle Times, along with writing books and creating theatre discussions at both regional and national publications. Says an editor, “Her writing was clear, clean, and imaginative.” - Oregon ArtsWatch
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 would see this in a country where freedom of speech and expression is a constitutional right,” the actor said. - Variety
“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 cultural perception.” - LitHub
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 LGBTQ+ community’ that was scheduled to take place during World Pride 2025, has been removed from the website.” - Washington Post
Everyone, deep down, has “a desire for recognition to be seen as human by other humans. This is a driving, animating desire. Attention is like right next to it, and so it tastes enough like it to keep you going for it without ever delivering the thing you want.” - Slate
Millions of dollars were - and perhaps are - at stake. “The dispute highlights allegations of the vulnerabilities that artists face when they entrust their business affairs to managers and others.” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
“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 which they could see lifelike facsimiles of themselves.” Of course, the movie's casual homophobia, sexism, and racism are still around too. - The Guardian (UK)
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. I’m getting to dip, not just a toe, but my entire body, into this incredible work.” - The New York Times
