Even though Strayed hasn’t written “Dear Sugar” for years, people still ask her questions – one in particular right now being focused on a certain president-elect. Strayed: “I don’t have a crystal ball. … I think sometimes people ask questions not because they even believe there’s an answer but because they want to be heard.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
TV Needs Its ‘Weak’ Women Characters
No, not the “unlikeable” ones like Cersei Lannister on “Game of Thrones,” whose walk of shame partially redeems her, but the ones on dark comedies like “Fleabag” and “Transparent,” wherein the characters offer “a way of challenging audiences to confront their own biases against historically less sanctioned forms of female behavior.”
The Steps On The Journey Of A ‘Minority’ Actor (Bonus When One Step Means Being In Star Wars)
Riz Ahmed, one of the stars of “Rogue One,” says he’s reached a level he didn’t even consider. “The action figure is like an extra level you didn’t know was there.” But he still gets searched every time he flies – the last time he was searched twice, only to get on the plane and find his face on the cover of the in-flight magazine.
Erdogan’s Terrible Crackdown On Turkish Journalists And Teachers Has Mostly Left Novelists Untouched
In Turkey since the failed coup, thousands of academics, teachers and journalists have been jailed, and pro-Kurdish books have been pulped. But “only three authors are behind bars, none of them for their books.”
A Jewish Family, Still Battling A Spanish Museum Over Nazi-Looted Art
“In the epic, 16-year battle over a priceless painting looted by the Nazis, there is one point on which all sides agree: When Lilly Cassirer and her husband fled Germany ahead of the Holocaust, they surrendered their Camille Pissarro masterpiece in exchange for their lives.”
Sudha Khandwani, Who Died In November, Was A Tireless Advocate And Catalyst For Indian Dance In North America
Khandwani was a trailblazer who founded the Toronto-based Kalanidhi Festival for South Asian contemporary dance. “She was rabid about people coming to new things, for them to broaden the horizons of their artistry. She was a pioneer, a city builder, a cultural catalyst.”
Awards Season Heats Up: Los Angeles Critics Pick Moonlight As Best Pic
The results show that the battle might be between “La-La Land” (which won the New York Film Critics Circle award) and “Moonlight,” though “Manchester By the Sea” was a runner up in many categories as well.
Oh, Do You Think Hollywood Is Different Now Than When Brando And Bertolucci Abused Maria Schneider?
Yeah, no, not really. “Everyone knows about the big cases: the conviction and exile of Roman Polanski, the (denied and unproven) accusation of Woody Allen. But there is also a vast unacknowledged history of normalised abuse – virtually every female star and many male stars have endured a casting-couch assault, although the MO has of course been offscreen.”
Put Down ‘Miracle On 34th Street’ And Watch These Almodovar Movies At The Holidays
Now that all 19 of the director’s feature films are available for streaming on iTunes, here’s a survival guide to making it through the holidays with family, friends, and Almódovar.
A Bricklayer’s Son Who Taught Himself To Dance By Imitating Michael Jackson Moves Just Won An Australian Ballet Prize
Callum Linnane didn’t have a contentious relationship with his dad, though: “It’s been a quick rise to public notice for the country boy, who began tap-dancing classes at the age of seven and started ballet classes when he was 11. His father reportedly learnt to love ballet and even made the sets for his performances as a child.”