“As theater professor Cheryl Black explains, she became a household name for her naturalistic on-stage portrayals of historic women, like Queen Victoria and Mary Queen of Scots. ‘She was very, very human and really did seem to have that ability to tap into the soul of a character. She was ahead of her time in her simplicity.'” (podcast)
Tag: 09.06.18
‘Julia’ – Diahann Carroll’s Sitcom Was Both Milestone And Millstone For Blacks On American TV
When the NBC series about a widowed nurse and her son debuted in 1968, it was an immediate hit, and the first show to take an ordinary African-American family (and one whose breadwinner didn’t work as a servant) as its main subject. But for its entire three years on the air, both Julia and its star were attacked for showing a sanitized, middle-class version of black American life at a time when a third of African-American families were below the poverty line.
The Joke I Most Regret: 13 Comedians Share Their Biggest Mistakes And What They’ve Learned From Them
“As the discourse rages on about whether or not political correctness is destroying comedy (spoiler alert: it isn’t), these 13 comedians decided that self-interrogation is ultimately a good thing. They opened up about the material they’ve performed that hasn’t aged particularly well and how owning up to it has helped grow their comedic voices.”
South Australia Government Slashes Money And Staff At State Arts Funder
The conservative state government that took over in Adelaide in March has announced cuts of nearly $5 million in state spending on culture and reduced the number of employees at Arts South Australia by 42%.
Your Reading Comprehension: Print Versus Screen Versus Audio
If you’re reading, it’s pretty easy to go back and find the point at which you zoned out. It’s not so easy if you’re listening to a recording. Especially if you’re grappling with a complicated text, the ability to quickly backtrack and re-examine the material may aid learning, and this is likely easier to do while reading than while listening.
L’ubomir Gašpar’s Cimbal Project: Jazz At The Crossroads Festival
Jazz fusion from Slovakia on a sort of hammered dulcimer? Yes.
Call To Action: Want To Help The Fire-Ravaged National Museum Of Brazil?
Here’s an action list from the museum in Rio de Janeiro.
What Needlework Gave To Novelist Kate Atkinson
Atkinson says that doing needlework, even when she was young,”revealed something to me — the deep pleasure of creation, of taking disparate ingredients and transforming them into something else, something better. And something beautiful (in the eye of the beholder, anyway).”
Did Museum Insiders Steal Thousands Of Bugs?
Ex-employees of a Philadelphia museum have been questioned in the theft of thousands of living insects and lizards, and investigators appear close to wrapping up the case, a police spokesman told The Daily Beast.
New York City’s Streets Are Lined With Vacant Storefronts. They’re Changing The City’s Culture
Soaring rents and competition from online shopping have forced out many beloved mom-and-pop shops, which many residents say decimates neighborhoods and threatens New York’s unique character. Then there is the blight that shuttered stores bring, including vagrants, graffiti and trash.