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☆ Manet and Degas: A Masterful Pas de Deux at the Met
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Holland Cotter | More About Holland Cotter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

And if gestures of tribute speak louder than words, Degas made a powerful one. In his increasingly reclusive later years he set about assembling a personal collection of Manet’s work, a sampling of which, in a section called “Degas after Manet,” concludes the show. The painting was so polemically pointed that Manet had to keep it hidden in storage. Degas and Manet, at the start of their careers, first met in the galleries of a grand public museum. In the end, they kept company in a small private one, the shadowy rooms of Degas’s Paris apartment.

Persons: Degas, “ Degas, Manet, ”, Berthe Morisot, Bizet’s, Carmen ”, Maximilian, Austrian archduke, Napoleon III Locations: Austrian, Mexico, London, Paris

☆ A pig farm on the site of a Nazi 'Roma camp' is finally demolished. After decades of campaigning, Czech victims of Roma Holocaust are getting their memorial
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

He had spent decades campaigning for the pig farm to be torn down. Jana Kokyová is the chair of the Committee for the Redress of the Roma Holocaust in the Czech Republic. “During communism and even long after the revolution, nobody wanted to admit there was such a thing as a Roma Holocaust, it was not something you would speak about openly.”Many of Rudolf Murka's ancestors perished in the Roma Holocaust. However, it took another two decades for the government to finally act on the most obvious symbol of anti-Roma discrimination, the Lety pig farm. Čeněk Růžička poses with a pick during the official start of the demolition of the industrial pig farm on the site of the Lety camp.

Persons: Czech Republic CNN — Čeněk, “, ”, Jana Kokyová, Růžička’s, Ivana Kottasova, Bětka, Bětka’s, grandma, ” Kokyová, Kokyová, Růžičková, Růžičková’s, Čeněk, ” Růžička, Rudolf Murka, ” Murka, Jana Horváthová, –, Horváthová, “ It’s, Sinti, Murka, “ We’d, we’d, Rudolf Murka's, Josef Serinek, Zdenek Serinek’s, Josef, Zdenek, Marie Zemanová, grandpa, ‘ White, ’ ” Zdenek, Tomas Novak, Andrej Babiš, ” Václav Klaus, ” Horváthová, Růžička, Tibor Danihel, Václav Havel, Tibor Berki, ’ ”, Berki’s, Petr Pavel, Havel’s Organizations: Czech Republic CNN, Nazi, Communist, Roma, Czech Committee, CNN, Moravian Roma, Czech, of Romani, Czech government’s, Roma Minority Affairs, Czechoslovak, Former, Czech Helsinki Committee, CNN Roma, Getty Locations: Czech Republic, Lety, Prague, Roma, Bohemia, Moravia, Europe, Auschwitz, Germany, Czech, German Nazi, Hodonín, Brno, Europe’s Roma, West Germany, Czechoslovak, Czech Helsinki, Písek, South Moravia, “

☆ Naomi Watts marries ‘The Morning Show’ actor Billy Crudup
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Naomi Watts and Billy Crudup are officially married. Watts confirmed the news on Saturday by sharing a photo on her verified Instagram page showing her with “The Morning Show” actor on the steps of what appears to be a Manhattan courthouse. “Hitched,” the caption read, alongside a photo of the newlyweds standing arm in arm with beaming smiles. Watts was previously married to actor Liev Schreiber for 11 years before announcing their split in 2016. Crudup previously dated “Weeds” actor Mary-Louise Parker, with whom he shares a son.

Persons: Naomi Watts, Billy Crudup, Watts, “, la, Crudup, Mark Ruffalo, Sunny Coigney, King Kong, Liev Schreiber, Schreiber, Mary, Louise Parker, Andy Cohen, ” Watts, Jennifer Coolidge, Katie Holmes, Octavia Spencer Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Screen Locations: Manhattan, King

☆ Tyne Daly and Liev Schreiber to Lead Broadway ‘Doubt’ Revival
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Michael Paulson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Tyne Daly and Liev Schreiber will star in a revival of “Doubt: A Parable” on Broadway this season. The play, by John Patrick Shanley, is about a nun who suspects a priest has sexually abused a student at a Catholic school. (All Broadway theaters are planning to dim the lights of their marquees for one minute at 6:45 p.m. tonight in Haimes’s memory.) Daly, who will play the nun who serves as the school principal, and Schreiber, who will play the parish priest, are both Tony winners. “Doubt” will be one of three plays staged by Roundabout on Broadway this season.

Persons: Tyne Daly, Liev Schreiber, John Patrick Shanley, Scott Ellis, Todd Haimes, Daly, Schreiber, Tony, “ Cagney, Lacey, ”, ” Schreiber, “ Ray Donovan, Glengarry Glen, Theresa Rebeck, Danny DeVito, Lucy, Kenny Leon, Williams Organizations: Broadway, Roundabout Theater Company, American Airlines Theater Locations: Glengarry Glen Ross

☆ When the Circus Came to a Ghost Town
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Debra Kamin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

No HurryGypsy Wood, an Australian burlesque dancer who performs in OPM, arrived at the February dinner party in her red convertible with her dog Marcello. Like many of Spiegelworld’s artists, circus life was handed down to her by her parents, who were traveling performers in her hometown Adelaide, Australia. Gypsy is her given name — “I wouldn’t have chosen this as my stage name. “Circus life is like being on a bus trip that you can’t get off. But you can’t leave, and there are like three coffee shops so you see everyone all the time.

☆ ‘R.M.N.’ Review: A Bleak Diagnosis for Romania
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Manohla Dargis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Deep into “R.M.N.,” an anatomy of the human condition, this powerhouse of a movie gets deeper, creepier and unnervingly familiar. At that point, dozens of residents in a Romanian village have gathered for an impromptu town hall. I’ve called the movie an anatomy, but this scene is more of an autopsy. “R.M.N.” is set in motion by Matthias (Marin Grigore), a hulking brute who stalks the movie like a threat. He moves back in with his wary wife and young son, and pursues and beds a former lover.

☆ I've been a fortune teller since I was 4 years old. I've had plenty of skeptics — but for me, it's not about predicting the future.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Melissa Petro | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Jezmina Von Thiel is a fortune teller from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Von Thiel began her training as a fortune teller at age 4, and started working professionally at 16. I started my fortune teller training when I was just 4 years oldRoma are a diasporic ethnic group originally from Northern India around the 10th century. Courtesy of Jezmina Von ThielMy grandmother taught me that fortune telling was something that I could always fall back on if needed. Fortune telling is an undeniable part of the history, culture, and achievements of our people.

☆ Actor Marisa Abela to portray Amy Winehouse in new biopic
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - British actress Marisa Abela will portray Amy Winehouse in a biopic about the late singer, with filming due to begin in London on Monday, production and distribution company Studiocanal has said. The six-time Grammy Award winner died from alcohol poisoning at her north London home on July 23, 2011. Winehouse, who struggled with drink and drug problems through much of her career, was 27 years old. Considered one of the most talented singers of her generation, Winehouse's untimely death shook the music world. "We are thrilled that Studiocanal, Focus Features and Monumental are making this movie celebrating our daughter Amy’s extraordinary music legacy and showcasing her talent in the way that it deserves," The Amy Winehouse Estate said on Friday.

☆ Final farewell: From Sidney Poitier to Pope Emeritus Benedict a look back at the influential figures who died in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +55 min

Other world leaders who died in 2022 include former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died in August. The final days of 2022 saw the loss of some exceptionally notable figures, including Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2022 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available):___JANUARY___Dan Reeves, 77. A Cuban-born artist whose radiant color palette and geometric paintings were overlooked for decades before the art world took notice. A prolific character actor best known for playing villains and tough guys in “The Manchurian Candidate,” “Ocean’s Eleven” and other films.

☆ Fury taunts Usyk after beating Chisora to retain WBC title
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Fury was popping in the jabs freely in the second round, with Chisora unsteady on his legs in the third when both fighters tumbled accidentally to the canvas. "Total dominance," said former WBA champion David Haye, commentating ringside for BT Sport after six rounds of pummelling. "Where's Oleksandr Usyk, the rabbit?," Fury roared at the crowd. "I needed some rounds," said Fury, whose last fight was a sixth-round stoppage of compatriot Dillian Whyte at Wembley in April. Chisora thanked the referee for taking matters into his own hands.

☆ Fact Check-Photo does not show Paul Pelosi’s attacker David DePape filming the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

However, the image shows DePape filming a wedding at City Hall in San Francisco in 2013. In the photos, DePape appears to be wearing the same blue clothing as in social media posts. DePape, 42, is accused of attacking Paul, 82, with a hammer after forcing his way into the couple’s home in San Francisco on Oct. 28. The image does not show DePape filming the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Read more about our work to fact-check social media posts (here).

CNN —New York City’s Broadway theaters plan to dim the lights on Saturday evening in tribute to the late actress Angela Lansbury, who died this week. The Committee of Theatre Owners will dim the lights for one minute at 7:45 p.m. in her honor, the Broadway League said in a statement. Not yet 20 years old, Lansbury garnered her first Oscar nomination for her movie debut in “Gaslight” in 1944. She also accepted an honorary Oscar in 2013 and amassed 11 Emmy nominations for her role as Jessica Fletcher in “Murder, She Wrote,” but never won. She also hosted or co-hosted the Tony Awards five times, more than any other individual.

"We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Angela Lansbury," according to statement by Actors' Equity, the union representing live stage performers. "A star of stage, TV and movies, Lansbury was an Equity member for an astounding 65 years. Angela Lansbury stars as mystery writer and crime solver Jessica Fletcher on the CBS television crime drama series "Murder, She Wrote" in 1990. The TV academy nominated Lansbury for 12 Emmys for “Murder,” although she never took home the trophy. Edgar Lansbury was mayor of the London borough of Poplar, while George Lansbury served as Labour Party leader in 1932-34.

☆ 'Murder, She Wrote' actress Angela Lansbury dead at age 96
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Nearly seven decades after her first film, she was awarded an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement at age 88 in November 2013. "I feel really undeserving of this gorgeous chap," Lansbury said, referring to the golden Oscar statuette she was given. "Not since the heyday of Bette Davis had there been an actress of this range and accomplishment," wrote critic David Shipman. Lansbury was born in London in 1925 and went to the United States in 1940 to avoid the war with her mother, actress Moyna McGill, who appeared in several Hollywood films. Lansbury, who lived in Los Angeles, married actor Richard Cromwell in 1945 but the union lasted less than a year.

☆ Angela Lansbury, beloved star of ‘Murder, She Wrote,’ dead at 96
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Lansbury also amassed 11 Emmy nominations for her role as Jessica Fletcher in “Murder, She Wrote,” but never won. Mondadori Portfolio/Getty Images Lansbury, seen here in 1945, moved to United States from England in 1940. Ron Frehm/AP Lansbury celebrates the 100th episode of the TV series "Murder, She Wrote" in 1989. Mychal Watts/WireImage/Getty Images Lansbury, with various Broadway cast members, performs at the Light the Lights Broadway Is Back! Jonathan Brady/Getty Images Lansbury attends the 25th anniversary screening of "Beauty and the Beast" in 2016.

☆ UEFA anchetează echipa Istanbul Başakşehir pentru rasism
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-12 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Răsturnare de situație în cazul presupusului act de rasism în care au fost implicați arbitrii români, la meciul dintre Paris Saint Germain și Istanbul Bașakșehir. UEFA investighează și echipa turcă pentru presupuse remarci rasiste la adresa arbitrilor români, scrie publicația germană Allgemeine Zeitung. Însă, pe aceleași înregistrări oficiale se putea auzi și vocea unui membru din staff-ul echipei Istanbul Bașakșehir, care spune cuvântul „gypsy”, adică „țigan”, la adresa arbitrilor români. Acum, Allgemeine Zeitung relatează că UEFA a pornit o anchetă complexă în cazul scandalului, care implică și această declarație. El menționează că această brigadă de arbitri din România a fost delegată la meciuri importante din toate cele șase meciuri din acest sezon.

Persons: Sebastian Colțescu, Pierre Webó, Ovidiu Hațegan, George Dobre Organizations: Istanbul Bașakșehir, UEFA, Allgemeine, Zeitung Locations: Paris Saint Germain, Istanbul, Allgemeine Zeitung, România

☆ (foto) Ghid practic: Poartă fuste și fii mai feminină
▼ + stars: | 2015-05-22 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

O fustă poate fi arma fatală a unei femei, doar atunci când este de o lungime potrivită, corect asortată și bine croită. De aceea, îți propunem o mică lecție de stil în domeniul fustelor. Afară e tot mai cald, iar ținutele în care predomină fustele și rochiile, puțin câte puțin, scot din uz pantalonii. Este foarte important să alegi o fustă corectă, deoarece aceasta nu doar poate scoate în evidență anumite atuuri ale corpului tău, dar și poate ascunde unele mici imperfecțiuni. Există o multitudine de fuste, care merită a fi nu doar probate, dar și purtate, deoarece acestea adaugă feminitate unei doamne, transformând-o într-o ființă senină și vaporoasă.

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