The comedian and actor, whose turn with Tiffany Haddish in the 2018 Oscars was one of the beset moments of the night, can even imitate SNL (and now Amazon) co-worker Fred Armisen imitating her. Part of her skill comes from a tragic – and highly public – childhood.
Blog
What’s Coming To A Mall Near You? Memory Rooms
Or even memory towns. The plan is to help those with memory issue – Alzheimer’s and other age-related dementia – in “reminiscence therapy.” The hope? “Dozens of faux ‘memory towns’ will sprout around the U.S. in coming years. Amid a retail meltdown, the malls where teenagers used to hit up American Eagle and Orange Julius could morph into escapist domains for the elderly.”
What A Nation Loses When Its Museum Goes Up In Flames
For generations, the children of Rio de Janeiro – and those farther afield – have been defining themselves and their history at the National Museum. “A former colonial slave traders’ home that was later turned into a royal palace, the building itself was the site of key moments in the country’s history, part of the national narrative, and therefore a place of deep symbolism and pride.” Now it’s almost all gone.
The Big Emmy Races To Watch
Some are repeats – Handmaid’s Tale vs. Game of Thrones – and others are familiar questions: Will The Americans win? Now, what about Atlanta?
For High Schools That Experience Natural Disasters, Samuel French Launches A ‘Script Bank’
From hurricanes to fires to tornadoes, high school theatres have been asking Samuel French to help them rebuild their lost play libraries. That was catch as catch can for years – but now it’s official (and those in the path of Hurricane Florence are likely to need it).
A New Canvas For The 5Pointz Artists
Nearly five years after a developer sneaked crews in during the night to paint over the graffiti murals, there’s a new space in town: The Museum of Street Art. “The museum, which fills the stairwell of a new hotel, will showcase 20 artists, all of whom painted at 5Pointz. It is meant to be a vertical love letter to the Lower East Side and the Bowery.”
When The Weinstein Movies Broke, Some Movies Were In Distribution – And They’re Still In Limbo
Can the movies – “orphaned” because of the terrible behavior of their company’s founder – get any U.S. release? Hm, maybe … on Netflix. “Streaming and other digital-only releases appear to be an increasingly attractive distribution option for these titles, since it offers producers a revenue stream minus the media attention that comes with a traditional theatrical release.”
Marilyn Strauss, Tony Winner And Founder Of Kansas City’s Shakespeare Festival, Has Died At 91
Strauss, who grew up and lived much of her life in Kansas City, was an independent Broadway producer who won a Tony for the Irish play “Da,” which ran for nearly two years. Then, “with the encouragement of the late Joseph Papp, founder of the New York Shakespeare Festival, Strauss returned to Kansas City to found a festival.” She built the 26-year-old fest from the ground up.
When You’re About To Finish A 900-Plus Page History Of The United States, And Then It’s Election Night
Historian Jill Lepore on writing a history of the entire country in less than 1000 pages, but still having to change the ending thanks to the presidential election of 2016: “It was just a watershed political moment. To not adjust to end there just seemed wrong, like a dereliction of duty as a historian.”
An Artist Takes On Borders As ‘Anathema To Art’
Mary Kelly, who has been creating conceptual and feminist art for decades – often with compressed lint from the dryer – says closing borders is devastating for artists. “Living all over very different places gives you insight about how different cultures and political systems work, but it also shows you in some way how things are connected. … Internationalism is, I believe, always connected to movements that are progressive and the opposite goes for closing down.”