The women who say Harvey Weinstein first molested or raped them and then ruined their careers are fighting back and getting somewhere in Hollywood again, sometimes decades after he took them down. Mira Sorvino, for instance: “Since Weinstein no longer has the clout to hang up on directors who mention her name, Sorvino is in perpetual motion. This year, she’s got major roles in nine movies, a guest spot on the hit sitcom Modern Family, and, fingers crossed, a star network gig as a top-ranked marine lawyer in the CBS pilot ‘The Code’.”
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Eli Leon, Champion Of African-American Quilt Makers, Has Died At 82
He haunted flea markets in Oakland and found quilts at the stall of Rosie Lee Tompkins. Eventually, she let on that they were her work. “He began to buy whatever she would sell him while also buying from other members of a large community of African-American quilt makers in the Oakland area. Over 30 years he accrued a collection of around 3,500 quilts, including some 200 by Ms. Tompkins. (With his death, how that collection will be disposed of is not yet known.)”
Untangling The Broadway Fight Over ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’
In short, Harper Lee agreed to let Aaron Sorkin write a script, but it wasn’t supposed to change the characters or “denigrate” them. Lee’s dead, but her lawyer says the script (of a play that’s supposed to open on Broadway in December) goes too far. “What happens now? The two sides could settle the dispute. Or the case could go to trial. In the meantime, we asked seven lawyers with relevant expertise to help us untangle the thicket — how much change is permissible, and who gets to decide whether the script crosses that line?”
A Teenager Took Hundreds Of Photos Of The Beatles In Their First U.S. Tour – And The Photos Are Just Now Being Seen
And sold, of course. Mike Mitchell “took shots of the band as they arrived for their first US concert at the Washington Coliseum two days later, using natural light because he could not afford a flash. He was there again when they played the Baltimore Civic Center on 13 September, even getting on to the stage to secure a better view.”
John Luther Adams Explains How He ‘Hears The Desert In Music’
The composer: “You are in a strange landscape. You don’t know how to read the weather or the light. You are unsure how long you will be here, or how challenging the journey may be. ‘This is beautiful,’ you think. ‘But will anything ever happen?'”
Margot Robbie, Star Of I, Tonya, Plans A New Shakespeare Series Focusing On Women For Australian TV
Robbie’s plan is to emphasize diverse Australian talent. She said, “I’m taking a lot of meetings with the lesser-known talent at the moment, the indie film-makers, first- and second-time film-makers, mainly women. … I’m in a lovely position where I can actually help get things greenlit, so I want to work with people who we haven’t seen yet.”
The San Antonio Symphony Seems Likely To Meet Its Fundraising Goals
At least for this season – which ends August 31 – things are looking good. “Donations have come primarily from individuals, including some six-figure contributions from people who have requested anonymity, said Mark Tolley, treasurer for the symphony society. There have been no large corporate donations to this point.”
Henry Moore, Tate Trustee, Insulted Barbara Hepworth’s Sculpture And Promoted His Own
Henry Moore was a canny and vicious manipulator of the Tate, a former director’s diary reveals: “In 1945, the Tate’s board was considering whether to purchase a wooden sculpture by Barbara Hepworth. Moore, then a gallery trustee, interjected with the damning words: ‘If sculpture [was] nothing more than that, it would be a poor affair.’ The ploy worked. The Hepworth was rejected by the board, while every one of seven sculptures the Tate bought that year was by none other than Henry Moore.”
The Real Euro Disney Comes Back Home
Euro Disney comics, that is, which are multitudinous and a little weird for those used to U.S. Disney style and storyline. For instance, “the 200-page volume features a story about Mickey battling against a poison rainstorm.”
Speaking Of Surreal: Britain Has Put A Temporary Ban On Shipping Dali’s Lobster Phone Out Of The Country
No, really: “Michael Ellis, the arts minister, has put a temporary export bar on the artwork, Lobster Telephone (White Aphrodisiac), by Dalí and Edward James, to give buyers a chance to keep it in the UK.” (By the way, if you have £850,000, you can save it for the UK.)