Category: people

“Obviously you want the writer to feel good when they leave workshop, but it’s not even about that. It’s about teaching writers about how to see the good and the promise and the potential in something. Because if you can’t see that in your own work you’re so lost.”

“If you’re Joe Clark’s family, you commission a Canadian composer to write a symphony for the National Arts Centre Orchestra and surprise him by announcing it during an NAC concert on his 75th birthday.”

“The subject of the week’s obituary is decided on Monday, and it must be written and polished by Tuesday. This 36-hour window is a marathon attempt to consume as much information as possible.”

She won the TV talent contest on Friday after winning millions of followers with her lively dance act and soulful renditions of lusty pop classics. Here’s her performance.

“U.S. District Judge William H. Steele of Mobile dismissed the case in a one-sentence order after lawyers for both Lee and the Monroe County Heritage Museum filed a joint motion seeking to end the suit. Lee last year accused the museum of taking advantage of her work by selling souvenirs and using the title of her only published book as its website address.”

“Pedro Pupa, a corps de ballet dancer with the Sarasota Ballet, died Wednesday night from injuries after he struck a delivery truck that police say turned in front of him while he rode his bicycle … near The Ringling museum.”

“[She was] known since the 1940s for the lyricism and drama in her choreography but even better known as a teacher of some of American dance’s leading performers and choreographers.”

Kevin Birmingham: “Without the diagnosis, Joyce’s letters make him seem as if he’s a grousing hypochondriac or someone who just isn’t particularly healthy. The truth is that he was in serious pain.”

That’s the title of the filmmaker’s new book, and that’s exactly what he did. He reports back to WNYC’s Brian Lehrer. (audio)