And they brought the house down: “Ms. Herzfeld’s students surprised the audience, singing an emotional rendition of ‘Seasons of Love,’ from the musical Rent. They received a standing ovation, and left some in the crowd in tears.”
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Net Neutrality Ends Today
Barring some last minute miracle, the protections of net neutrality will become something people in the US used to have instead of something they still enjoy. “Internet service providers will be much freer to block, speed up or slow down access to certain content” – but only until state regulations come in to prop up the freedom of the internet waves.
Inside The Architecture Of North Korea Is A Pastel Fairyland Built To Forget The Agony Of Its Citizens
“‘Pyonghattan’ was the joke nickname given by foreign diplomats to a cluster of shiny cylindrical towers that emerged in the capital in 2012, assuming this was a one-off publicity stunt. But since then, almost every year has seen the grand unveiling of another lavish trophy project, each more futuristic than the last, with parades of jaunty towers dressed in sci-fi costumes and crowned with cosmic symbols, worthy of scenes from The Jetsons.”
Jackson Odell, A 20-Year-Old Actor Recently On ‘The Goldbergs,’ Has Died At 20
The actor had been involved in show business since he was 12. “Odell was found unresponsive in his Tarzana residence in San Fernando Valley June 8, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office confirmed to Variety. The cause of death has not been released, pending an autopsy. No foul play is suspected.”
Perhaps You Don’t Like SpongeBob Square Pants And Wonder If The Broadway Musical Genre Is Doomed
What a ridiculous idea. “These hoary hand-wringings are a cumulative canard bigger than the worldwide branding of Donald Duck (you knew I’d get to Disney eventually). They betray a lack of perspective for Broadway history and, most disconcerting to me, a bias against children and their predilections.”
Netflix Is Eating TV Alive, And Here’s How
Whew. This in-depth piece definitely calls the future of storytelling in favor of Netflix: “TV has gone through major transformations in the past — cable and Rupert Murdoch’s Fox toppled the hegemony of the Big Three broadcast networks in the 1980s, for instance — but this leap dwarfs all others. Netflix doesn’t want to be a streaming, supersized clone of HBO or FX or NBC. It’s trying to change the way we watch television.”
It’s Time To Eliminate The Casting Couch, Says SAG-AFTRA, And Gets TV Networks To Agree
One lawyer characterizes it as “the very first step in a very long marathon” toward a finish line of ending sexual harassment and assault in the industry – but it’s a good step. “SAG-AFTRA struck a new deal with ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox, which limits private meetings in off-site locations, including hotel rooms and private residences.”
Why Did The New York Times’ Former, And Famously Difficult, Critic Decide To Write A Book?
Michiko Kakatuni couldn’t stand the lies – the lies coming from the White House about journalists, and a lot more. She says, “It was an evolution of what I did at the Times, where I tried to take part in the conversation of ideas, both in fiction and nonfiction. This was like running a marathon instead of doing a lot of sprints.”
Here’s The Full List Of Tony Award Winners
Apparently the juggernaut that is Harry Potter will never end, and The Band’s Visit gets a big award as well. (And if you want to read more about the speeches, the tone, and … uh … De Niro, here you go.)
How Architecture Paved The Way To Brexit
A facade of Europeanization couldn’t fix everything: “The new Europe … never really made it into everyday life, into council estates and suburbs, other than when the former were demolished to make way for something more ‘aspirational’. If the centre of Manchester became like a cheaper, rainier Barcelona, its suburbs and satellites remained resolutely part of 80s England, with all the retail parks, developers’ housing, and dreary jobs that entailed. Lottery-funded arts complexes couldn’t replace skilled work, secure housing and a sense of purpose.”