Erin Cronican says, "It’s a very complicated acting challenge. In rehearsals when I open up, I just start crying. We don’t want to create that situation where I’m so fragile all the time." And omicron has made it all so much more fraught. - American Theatre
Probably you watched many of them already (you did, didn't you?), but if you want to see, for instance, In the Heat of the Night again, here's your info. - Los Angeles Times
Raven Leilani, author of Luster: "I knew I was going to write about Edie’s experience in the middle of this open relationship, but the book kept changing as I was writing." - The Guardian (UK)
She and husband Alan wrote the words for popular films' songs, including The Way We Were. The New York Times obit adds that "For many years their words were also heard every week over the opening credits to hit television shows like Maude, Good Times and Alice." - Variety
The comedian's deeply raunchy standup was a far cry from his job as "America's dad" on Full House and America's Funniest Home Videos. He did a two-hour show on Saturday night and was found dead in his hotel room on Sunday. - CNN
Thanks a lot, omicron. Not only is the season delayed, but "the canceled performances will not be made up; the season will still end as originally planned." - The New York Times
But it's price-fixing of ... DVDs? Yes. There's millions in BluRay and DVD sales, apparently. "The conspirators communicated with each other to eliminate competition and raise prices." - The Verge
Julien starred as an ex-convict turned pimp, but he also wrote and co-starred in a feminist western. He didn't like the name "blaxploitation" and wanted every aspect of Black life portrayed on screen. - The New York Times
We can't watch them - for very good reason, as the organization that put them on is ... problematic, to say the least - and publicists have been avoiding them. Do they matter to Hollywood? - Vulture
Search out painters, sculptors, and other artists you like, and buy what you can. For fun. For your own space. For falling in love with art. "If a vaguely affordable picture speaks to me, the tips of my fingers seem to tingle and burn." - The Guardian (UK)
The year is 1995. And, well. "Every part of that song is a hook. That song broke every conceivable barrier in pop music. You can’t deny that." Then there was the dance. - Slate
The star of many films says that she's ashamed she didn't go into poetry, and that she's thinking about retraining to be a caretaker (or carer). - Irish Times
