Off-screen, she’s buoyant, goofy and inordinately fond of puns. Onscreen, she plays the sort of roles that lead her to crack, “I’m just working my way through the DSM-V” – and she produces what one colleague calls a “tsunami of emotion”. How does she do it?
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Samuel Johnson’s Angry Letter To His Patron
“Is not a Patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it.”
Paul Simon Remembers Seamus Heaney
“Songwriters have melody, instrumentation and rhythm to color their work and give it power; poets accomplish it all with words. Seamus, though, was one of those rare poets whose writing evokes music.”
Malevich’s Burial Site Uncovered
“The burial site of the Russian avant-garde artist and theorist Kazimir Malevich, in a field near Moscow, has been covered in concrete by a real estate developer to make way for luxury housing, says an enthusiast who spent years looking for the site.”
Architect Renzo Piano Named Senator For Life In Italy
the 75-year-old was among four distinguished Italians whose achievements in the cultural and scientific fields would allow them to contribute to the nation’s parliament “in absolute independence of any party political considerations”.
Opera Director Lofti Mansouri, 84
“In 1983, as the head of the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto, he introduced supertitles – projected translations, modeled on the subtitles found in foreign films. These projections quickly became a standard feature of operatic performance throughout the English-speaking world.”
Oslo Philharmonic’s New Music Director Offends Women Everywhere
“After being asked why he thought there were no women among five new conductors in Norway: Men, he explained, ‘often have less sexual energy and can focus more on the music. A sweet girl on the podium can make one’s thoughts drift towards something else’.”
Poet Seamus Heaney, 74
At the close of his Nobel address he spoke of “poetry’s power to do the thing which always is and always will be to poetry’s credit”
Australian Artist Matt Doust Dies In L.A. From Epileptic Seizure
The 29-year-old, considered one of Australia’s best young artists, was in California to prepare for his first solo show in the U.S.
Fleeing Beatings And Death Threats, Iraqi Artist Finds Refuge In Phoenix
This past spring, Bassim al-Shaker spent two weeks in the hospital after an attack by three Mahdi Army members outraged by his life drawing sketches. “In June, he was in Italy, his oil paintings gracing the Iraq Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale. In July, he arrived here in the American West, one of six foreign artists plucked from their countries to share their knowledge and create.”