"Bosson received five Emmy Award nominations in as many years for her supporting role, as she portrayed a character who reinvents herself to help crime victims and takes on a cheeky confidence with signature sentence-starters such as 'Hey, buster.'" - Washington Post
"For a man whom the BBC had erroneously identified as British only a few weeks before, it was quite a moment. The two-minute interaction, posted on Twitter, has been viewed one million times and set off a conversation across Ireland about the state of one of Europe's most endangered languages." - The New York Times
"(He was) the founder of Catch a Rising Star comedy club in New York City where a generation of stand-up comics — Billy Crystal, Richard Lewis, Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams, Richard Belzer and countless others — honed their craft in the 1970s." - MSN (The Washington Post)
As a young hornist in the 1970s, he helped launch the first French-horn soloist competition in America, inspired by the performances of European players. He conducted the Albuquerque Philharmonic, and started a renowned annual French-horn workshop that drew top talent from across the country. - The Wall Street Journal
Following a legal victory for the actor — prosecutors had to downgrade the involuntary manslaughter charge because the enhanced charge they sought was not yet law when the shooting occurred — observers believe that Baldwin will reject any plea deal or bench trial (i.e., judge but no jury). - The Hollywood Reporter
“Sometimes my work is considered as activism,” he adds. “It is not. There are people who do that. My work is just trying to engage my identity.” - BachTrack
"(She was) known for her voluptuous figure and graceful comic touch in such films as The Nutty Professor with Jerry Lewis and the cruise-ship disaster story The Poseidon Adventure. ... Ms. Stevens became more of a character actress in the second half of her career." - MSN (The Washington Post)
Muriel Box - the first woman to win an Oscar for screenwriting - "directed 13 feature films in the 1950s and early 60s and remains Britain’s most prolific female director." Yet, though she's appreciated in France and Spain, she's relatively unknown in the UK. - The Observer (UK)
"Israel is now considered a global hotbed of contemporary dance, with Batsheva still at its center. But when Ms. Gluck arrived in 1954 as a recent Juilliard graduate and a newlywed, Israel, as a young country, was still seeking and constructing its identity." - The New York Times
"Trevino painted portraits of Chicano life in San Antonio that have been exhibited across the country, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum. His towering murals on prominent city buildings are reflections of the city in which they hang." - Washington Post
Last year the 67-year-old actor retired after receiving a formal diagnosis of aphasia. His condition has now worsened: he's suffering progressive loss of nerve cells in his brain's frontal and temporal lobes. There is currently no treatment for the disorder. - The Hollywood Reporter
This campaign against Rowling is as dangerous as it is absurd. The brutal stabbing of Salman Rushdie last summer is a forceful reminder of what can happen when writers are demonized. And in Rowling’s case, the characterization of her as a transphobe doesn’t square with her actual views. - The New York Times
He was artistic director at some of the German-speaking world's most illustrious institutions: Hamburg's Thalia Theater, the Ruhrtriennale, the Salzburg Festival, and the Berlin State Opera. He also staged productions at many of the world's leading opera houses, including an acclaimed 2000 Fidelio at the Met. - The New York Times
"I realized when I came along, I wasn't Meryl Streep who had been put into a bikini. I was somebody that got rocketed into the spotlight and superstardom overnight. I knew this was going to give me an opportunity and I should make the best of it." - Yahoo! (Los Angeles Times)
