The actor, beloved for his portrayal of the character Lafayette, died from complications of heart failure, according to his manager. Ellis was talented: “On True Blood, Lafayette was a short order cook at Merlotte’s. In the books, he was killed off, but because Ellis made him such an enjoyable character, he survived in the series.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Chill Out And Let The Kids Watch TV
Even the American Academy of Pediatrics has started to relax a little about screen time. Also, the entire discussion is a status marker: “The ability of parents to limit screen time, like the ability to limit unwholesome food, has become more than a matter of health. It has become a statement of class, order, purity and parental authority.”
A British Poet Wants To Change The Discussion Around Motherhood
Hollie McNish, Ted Hughes Award winner: “It’s just to get rid of that shame. Like, be ashamed of things that you should be ashamed of, like being horrible to someone, but don’t be ashamed of these natural processes in your body.”
The 29-Year-Old Woman Who Now Heads The Cartoon Department Of The New Yorker Has A Tradition To Shepherd, And New Voices To Find
Emma Allen’s “ability to find new voices for Daily Shouts is what first drew the attention of The New Yorker’s editor, David Remnick. ‘She was bringing in people and things that I hadn’t heard before, and sometimes you need to reinvigorate parts of the magazine,’ he said by phone, adding, ‘We need to have a deeper exploration of the web, as far as cartooning.'”
A Sea Change In Theatre (Maybe)
Vicky Featherstone, artistic director of The Royal Court: “People feel they have much more right to put complex female characters on stage. I think that’s really exciting. Flawed women on stage, women that are asking questions that previously men would ask, about sex, about pornography – there’s really been an opening up about that. But I still feel we have a way to go.”
The Generation(s) That Came Of Age With ‘Legend Of Zelda’
Basically, “Zelda” taught people how to grow up: Link and Zelda “navigate spaces that over time have become more difficult to traverse and more populated, just as the real world expands as one ages. And so, it’s dawned on me: With its young characters, its longevity, its accessibility, and the evolution of its gameplay, The Legend of Zelda is hands-down the best franchise about the joys and frustrations of leaving youth and facing the challenges of adulthood.”
Open-Air Dance Party In New York
Two American Ballet Theatre dancers learned and choreographed a rumba routine between ABT duties. “Their routine, peppered with dramatic pauses, tricky partnering moves and quick, flashy turns, opened with a comic flourish. She stumbled on, teetering in her high heels, pretending to be drunk. He acted the part of the overbearing roué, dragging her onto the dance floor.”
The Horror Film Guy Who Produced ‘Get Out’ And Many More Low-Budget, High-Gross Films Is Turning To Publishing
Jason Blum “sees it as another way for the writers and directors he works with to tell a story. ‘We’re trying to be a home for our artists, and be an outlet for them no matter what they want to do: write a book, do a live event, do a television series, make a movie … Having a book division helps me keep books front of mind when we’re talking to people about how to get their stories out into the world.'”
Why Did This Guy Want To Take On The Job Of Artistic Director At A Theatre That Had To Hold An Emergency Fundraising Campaign?
David Ivers, who’s taking on the role at the Arizona Theatre Company (which runs both in Phoenix and Tucson): “When I became the unanimous candidate — the board’s words, not mine — I felt I had the opportunity … to say ‘I would like to fight on behalf of the staff before I take this job. So if you are serious about me doing this, we have to raise some money before we start. I won’t take the job unless we start to equalize cash flow problems. I’ll help, and I’ll do that even as a candidate, but I can’t in good conscience ask myself and my family to move here, or these families who live here, to continue if you aren’t serious about saving the theater.'”
What Happened To The Big Business Of R-Rated Comedies?
This summer has seen a string of utterly failed attempts to get adults into the theaters for raunchy, semi-dark comedies. Why? It might be that “the definition of what makes a good comedy has changed quickly and dramatically in the past year.”