New York’s Metropolitan Opera said Sunday it was suspending its famed longtime music director James Levine after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. The premier US opera house said Levine would no longer appear at the Met this season and that it had hired a former US prosecutor to investigate the accusations. “Based on these new […]
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USABollywood icon Shashi Kapoor — a star of 1970s Indian cinema and a member of the Hindi film industry’s famous Kapoor family — died on Monday aged 79 after a long illness, his family said. The multiple award-winning actor died at a hospital in Mumbai on Monday evening, his nephew Randhir Kapoor told the Press
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International, Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & BroadcastPresident Donald Trump reportedly made Hope Hicks, now his communications director, steam his pants while he was still wearing them and scolded her when she forgot the wrinkle-erasing device. Hicks, who worked as his press secretary at the time, was in charge of making sure Trump’s pants and jacket were sharp when they flew on
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, USABy TOI staff An ultra-Orthodox singer caused a stir when he covered his eyes with masking tape in the middle of a concert in order not to see women who were dancing in front of the stage. Yonatan Razel was playing his keyboard and singing at Jerusalem’s International Conference Center on Sunday night when he
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He Writes, She Writes: A Dialogue of Contrasting Views Written in Verse by Natasha Josefowitz and Irwin Zahn; © 2017 Createspace; ISBN 9781975-785055; 79 pages plus introductory material; $7 on Amazon. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – After reading this collaboration by Natasha Josefowitz and Irwin Zahn, three descriptive words came immediately to
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Natasha JosefowitzAfter taking an overnight bus to Poznan in Poland for an exhibition on Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, two Portuguese sisters are now standing in front of a curious blue suggestion box. “Who can tell us what happened to the missing painting or where we can find it?” reads a sign next to
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International, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsGettyImages-467241645 In the wake of Matt Lauer’s firing due to numerous allegations of sexual misconduct, NBC News is attempting to erase all memory the disgraced anchor from their company’s legacy, Page Six reports. “Matt’s office is being completely demolished,” a source told the website. “Everything is going, including that button under his desk, his name
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The Four Virtues of a Leader by Eric Kaufmann; Sounds True, © 2016; ISBN 9781622-037285; 256 pages, $17.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Motivational speaker Eric Kaufman and I attend the same San Diego shul, Tifereth Israel Synagogue, and I thought I would do him a favor by reviewing his book. Turns out,
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. HarrisonBy Mimi Pollack The Disney/Pixar Companies have redeemed themselves after the 2013 debacle of requesting to trademark, “Dia de los Muertos”, with their new movie, Coco. In this movie, they finally get it right by hiring a mostly Latino cast and working with Latino consultants. Coco works on many levels. First, it is a delightful
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Mimi Pollack, Theatre, Film & BroadcastFORT WORTH, Texas December 2, 2017 – Robert May’s holiday standard, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer will be 78 next month. Rudolph first appeared in a 1939 booklet written by Robert L. May and published by Montgomery Ward, a retail and catalog department store in Chicago, Illinois The origins of Rudolph The author of one of
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USALauerHathaway As Matt Lauer’s fall from grace continues, footage resurfaced of comments he made to Anne Hathaway in 2012 — and it’s extremely brow raising. The actress dropped by “The TODAY Show” to promote her Oscar-winning role in “Les Miserables” when the news anchor lead her down a sketchy path. Watch the video RELATED: This
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABarack Obama Former President Barack Obama took shots at Fox News during a speech in India, joking that he wouldn’t have “voted for [himself]” if he watched the conservative-leaning news network. On Friday, Obama gave a speech in New Delhi, India, to the Hindustan Leadership Summit, during which he laid into the news network, saying
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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USASexual Misconduct-Geraldo Rivera Geraldo Rivera’s apology tour continues as he recently responded to allegations against him made by Bette Midler. The actress reportedly alleged that the TV host groped her during an encounter in the 1970s. Rivera took to Twitter with an apology to Midler and others who he may have hurt with the release
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Theatre, Film & BroadcastGarrison Keillor’s performance Tuesday in New Jersey was extra memorable for at least one audience member — and not only because it might end up being the humorist’s last public appearance for a while. Keillor was in the midst of his “Prairie Home Love & Comedy Tour” earlier this week when he was dropped by
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