Tag: 09.10.19

‘Unmanly Grief’ — Performing A Trans Hamlet

“Jenet Le Lacheur — a transfeminine Brit who earned recognition, before coming out, in the West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child — has … [recently starred] as Hamlet in Daniel Winder’s dystopian production of the Shakespeare play … The fact that Winder’s Hamlet was nonbinary and transfeminine was largely subtextual — a subtle but important thread running through the production.” – HowlRound

Facing “Severe Cash Flow Issues”, Nevada Public Radio Lays Off All Staffers In Reno

The Las Vegas-based network, which operates a classical station in the city and a news station which is re-transmitted throughout the state, expanded into Reno (a market that already had two NPR affiliates) when it bought an available frequency in 2017 and operated it as a “music discovery” station. (That station, NV89, will now air a direct feed from the Las Vegas news station.) Nevada PR CEO Flo Rogers, an 18-year veteran, has resigned. – Reno Gazette Journal

People Are Moving Out Of America’s Largest Cities

There’s little mystery about where people are heading, or why: They are mostly moving toward sun and some semblance of affordability. The major Texas metros—Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin—have collectively grown by more than 3 million since 2010. The most popular destinations for movers are now Phoenix, Dallas, and Las Vegas, which welcome more than 100,000 new people each year. – The Atlantic

Susan Kamil, Beloved Editor Of Famous Authors, Dead At 69

Among the writers she worked with, first at Simon & Schuster and then at Random House, are Ta-Nehisi Coates, Ruth Reichl, Salman Rushdie, Lena Dunham, Gary Shteyngart, Allegra Goodman, Tom Rachman, and Elizabeth Strout. Says Random House editor-in-chief Andy Ward of her work, “It was like a magical transference of belief, and I’ve never seen anybody do it better. She made writers believe in themselves.” – The New York Times