United Talent dropped Sarandon after remarks at a rally in New York City: “There are a lot of people that are afraid, afraid of being Jewish at this time, and are getting a taste of what it feels like to be a Muslim in this country, so often subjected to violence,” she said. - The New York Times
"Palestinian poet/essayist Mosab Abu Toha, whose 2022 poetry collection Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza won an American Book Award and was a National Book Critics Circle finalist, has been released after being detained by the Israel Defense Forces, his publisher has confirmed." - Publishers Weekly
"(His) verbal inventiveness and keen eye for complicated emotional transactions ... or struggling to connect the world of their Jewish immigrant parents with the realities of American life, ... established him as one of the most promising of the young American writers to emerge after World War II." - The New York Times
"A self-described workaholic, (he) brought a mellifluous voice and commanding presence to more than 200 movies and television shows, in addition to starring in musicals on London’s West End and performing onstage with the Old Vic and the Royal Shakespeare Company." - MSN (The Washington Post)
Somehow, the friendship has survived - and "honesty, even at its most uncomfortable, is far more compelling than just another celebrity swan song." - Washington Post
Del Tredici "became best known for a midcareer shift toward a style that came to be called the New Romanticism, which yielded a series of rich-hued, tuneful pieces based on Lewis Carroll’s Alice stories." - The New York Times
With a 15-year stint as the editor of Games magazine, his founding of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, a 30-year tenure at The Times and his weekly appearances on the NPR program “Weekend Edition Sunday,” it’s safe to say that he is as entrenched in professional puzzle making and editing as anyone can be. - The New York Times
"Dame Antonia Susan Duffy, who wrote under the name AS Byatt, authored complex and critically acclaimed novels, including the Booker Prize-winning Possession and her examination of artistic creation, The Children’s Book. Over her career, she won a swathe of literary awards." - The Guardian
"Hart got his start telling jokes during amateur night at a local comedy club in his native Philadelphia. Today, his standup fills stadiums, cracking up audiences with stories about dating, marital strife, his daughter's first curse word, trying to play tough while standing just over 5', …" - NPR
The honor is conceived and presented by the Vaclav Havel Center in New York City, which advances the late playwright and Czech president's legacy in human rights and freedom of expression. Alaa Abdel-Fattah, the imprisoned Egyptian activist, was given the Disturbing the Peace Award to a Courageous Writer at Risk. - AP
In her new role, Wadsworth, 50, will oversee a $2.6 billion foundation that gives millions of dollars in grants each year to arts, journalism and community organizations. - Poynter
"A choreographer of complex maelstroms that moved at lightning speed and an uncommonly dedicated teacher who influenced generations of dancers," He impressed critics and audiences with his company, the Kevin Wynn Collection, but had a greater impact in his 30-plus years as a professor at Purchase College. - The New York Times
“I thought, Well, I wonder if you can build a business based exclusively on what you want to read,” he says, understatedly. “That led me to understand, I think correctly, that best sellers were overvalued and works that endured forever were undervalued.” - The New York Times
As a diva, Streisand has consistently defied instructions not to do something by doubling up her efforts. For example, at the start of her career when she was auditioning for record labels, one of the executives said she had a nice voice but was “too ethnic”. - The Conversation
