When we read her work, we come to understand her in part through her acts of self-discovery, how, not unlike Montaigne, she comes to know herself by reckoning with the ways in which she may have remained unknown to herself. - The Point
Many of those myths — that he was an outsider to the publishing world, a loner, reluctant to do press — come from a 1992 feature article published in The New York Times Magazine which was, it turns out, quite misleading. (However, McCarthy really was a lousy boyfriend and husband.) - The New York Times Magazine
Pinto Colvig, who got his first job as a clown when he was 12 and visiting the Lewis & Clark Centennial Expo in Portland, also voiced Grumpy and Sleepy, and a whole host of other characters. - OPB
Writer and activist Schulman: "People raised to dominate are told – and taught – that they should never feel uncomfortable. If you ask them to question themselves or reflect on how they relate to others, it’s as if you’re attacking them, mistreating them." - El País English
Deniz Goktas was still convicted, but he says, "In a strange way, there’s something encouraging about it. If leaders can be this fragile about jokes, it’s a sign of the power of comedy." - The New York Times
“Has any artist offered so much of her unfiltered self to the public? ... If you’ve followed her career, you likely know uncomfortably intimate details of her life.” - T — The New York Times Style Magazine
At a time when scholarship and creative writing are often treated as separate pursuits, Carson has shown how deeply they belong together. Her work is a reminder that thought and imagination don’t compete with one another, but continually enrich each other. - The Conversation
The move came less than a day after a particularly damning email message from Botstein to Jeffrey Epstein became public and a Congressman called for an investigation. Botstein had been president of the college for 51 years until last May and was still a professor and a mainstay of Bard’s music programs. - The Guardian
Botstein, embattled and polarizing, has held on. He has continued to teach at Bard, the liberal arts college 100 miles north of New York City. (He is on sabbatical now to complete a book on Mahler.) He remains the artistic co-director of the Bard Music Festival and runs The Orchestra Now. - The New York Times
“A multifaceted actress, Ms. Saint combined the luminous dazzle of a fashion model with the subtle and textured depths of a seasoned dramatic performer. She drew the admiration of some of the biggest directors of the 1950s and 1960s, including Alfred Hitchcock, Elia Kazan, John Frankenheimer and Otto Preminger.” - The Washington Post (MSN)
“Often in repeated partnerships with directors such as Stephen Frears, Ken Loach, Nora Ephron, Richard Attenborough, Nicholas Hytner and Neil Jordan, Fenton amassed a large and remarkable body of work that stretched across more than 100 feature films, plus documentary, theatre, TV news and more.” - The Guardian
“Possessed of huge drive, vast wealth and immense personal charm, Archer bounced back from disaster and, more than once, rebuilt a shattered life. But for all his talents, he will be remembered as a man affected by a defective moral compass, whose public humiliation was entirely self-inflicted.” - BBC (MSN)
Mazzullo was "an Italian actor who for more than 40 years provided the endearing voice of the floppy-eared mouse puppet Topo Gigio, a TV character beloved by children all over the world," not to mention by Ed Sullivan. - The New York Times
Errázuriz was "a patron, adviser, connector and tastemaker whose influence expanded beyond Picasso and Stravinsky to fashion and interior design. She ... opened doors, offered criticism and used her considerable wealth to steer artists toward the work that would make them famous." - The New York Times
