He was creative director of an ad agency when the boss complained that his sons could remember rock lyrics but not multiplication tables and asked Newall to have the tables set to music. Newall gathered a songwriting team, the agency's art director made cartoons, and the rest is TV history. - Deadline
This was also his first trip to Venezuela in six years. Inciting the wrath of President Nicolás Maduro, Dudamel had become politically persona non grata after speaking out about the violence and repression he felt was not being addressed by the government. - Los Angeles Times
He was a lifelong alcoholic, so the common assumption has been that he died of alcohol poisoning or related organ failure — but medical observations of his last few days don't resemble typical alcoholic deaths. There are two other theories, one from the time and the other from much later. - MSN
His books — some nonfiction, some historical novels, several with co-author Larry Collins — sold 50 million copies. Among them are Is Paris Burning? (about the city's WWII liberation), City of Joy (about slum life in Kolkata), and Five Past Midnight in Bhopal (about that city's 1984 chemical leak). - MSN (The Washington Post)
"Though she had an impressive body of work," — most notably, lead roles in the sitcoms Cheers and Veronica's Closet and in the surprise hit movie Look Who's Talking and its sequels — "the later part of her career was marked by Alley's penchant for stirring controversy, especially through social media." - CNN
Miguel Tomasín's distinctive artistic vision comes from his family, fellow musicians and friends said, from having been born with Down syndrome. His story shows how art can help overcome social barriers, with an effort to elevate a person’s talents, rather than focusing on their limitations. - The New York Times
"McGrath played the friendly neighbor Bob Johnson, serving as a Sesame Street mainstay across five decades and 47 seasons of broadcast television. His final series appearance came in 2017, but McGrath did not step away from his association with the series." - Variety
Mayer "rejected formalism for the avant-garde. She expanded the parameters of poetry by incorporating other elements into her work, including photography, collage, letters from friends, audio recordings and personal datebooks." - The New York Times
Reichert, a documentarian, said, "I always wanted to understand how people worked because I often thought I was like a Martian. I was intensely curious about people because I felt so different from everybody else." - Washington Post
Friends since they met as 10 and 11-year-olds at prep school in 1971, the actor and writer-director "have just in the last few years realized their long-held desire to collaborate on feature films." - AOL (Los Angeles Times)
Kominsky-Crumb "was known for work that was not only autobiographical but often bracingly sexual — focusing on her insecurities — and explicit." - Los Angeles Times
Emma Corrin: "It’s hard to be discovering something in yourself at the same time you’re navigating an industry that demands a lot of you." - The New York Times
The writer of Sweat and the most-produced play of this year, Clyde's, had three productions in New York this year. She says, "The mindfulness and yoga that I practiced during the pandemic really prepared me to deal with juggling three big shows without feeling overwhelmed." - Los Angeles Times
Well, let's be honest: He just (finally) became king. Britain is not having the popular series' narrative anymore. (Also ... he's played by Dominic West.) - The New York Times
He was famous for his posts at the Riverside Church and the Crystal Cathedral, but he was most admired among colleagues for quickly figuring out how to make unfamiliar organs sound their best — so he was regularly invited to inaugurate new instruments, as at Walt Disney Concert Hall. - The New York Times
