The Arts

Wall Street’s Fearless Girl Statue To Remain Until 2018

New York’s popular bronze ‘Fearless Girl’ statue will continue to defiantly stare down Wall Street’s ‘Charging Bull’ until 2018, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. The city initially permitted the installation of the statue—funded by asset managers State Street Global Advisors—for one week from March 7 to commemorate International Women’s Day. The plaque

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

A haggada for those who want more

Redemption, Then and Now: Pesaḥ Haggada with Essays and Commentary by Rabbi Benjamin Blech;  Menorah Books, Jerusalem, © 2017, ISBN 978-1-940516-73-8, p. 310, $24.95 By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California –  Considering the long arc of Jewish history, the Haggada, a book containing the Passover Seder, the traditional ordered meal recreating God’s redemptive acts through the

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion

Fans celebrate lives of Carrie Fisher and mother Debbie Reynolds at joint memorial service

LOS ANGELES — Under clear blue skies, hundreds of fans made the pilgrimage Saturday to Forest Lawn’s Hall of Liberty in the Hollywood Hills to pay tribute to actress Carrie Fisher and her mother, Debbie Reynolds. “These were my girls …,” Todd Fisher, who helped organize the public memorial, told those who had gathered to

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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

The CBS spring renewal announcement could mean terrible news for “Criminal Minds” fans

Even though “Criminal Minds” has had a 12-season run on CBS, pulling in sold ratings each week, the show could be coming to an end. On Thursday, the network released its renewal announcement, and the show was not listed among the 16 renewed programs. RELATED: “Criminal Minds” fans finally found out what happened to Thomas

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Chuck Barris, creator of ‘The Gong Show’ and ‘The Dating Game,’ dies at 87

Chuck Barris, “The Gong Show” creator and host who claimed — though never too seriously — that he doubled as a CIA assassin during the height of his game show popularity, has died at his home in Palisades, N.Y. He was 87. The popular game show creator, producer and host died Monday of natural causes,

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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

In Britain, protesters shut up Falk

After tumultuous event at one college, former UN special rapporteur who accuses Israel of ‘apartheid’ and ‘ethnic cleansing’ sees premature curtailment of London book tour By Jenni Frazer LONDON — A British campus speaking tour came to an abrupt end on Tuesday for Professor Richard Falk, when Middlesex University canceled his appearance scheduled for Wednesday.

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Middle East

Creator of Britain’s Inspector Morse dies aged 86

London (dpa) – Writer Colin Dexter, creator of the Inspector Morse character who inspired a popular British television series, has died aged 86, his publisher said on Tuesday. “It is with immense sadness that Macmillan announces the death of Colin Dexter who died peacefully in Oxford this morning,” publisher Pan Macmillan said. Dexter was a

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry Enjoy Date Night In London

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were recently spotted together in London when the couple stepped out for a romantic date night at the Natural History Museum. The “Suits” star traveled to London Thursday to spend the weekend with the royal and is staying with him at his Kensington Palace home. During the museum visit, the

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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Robert Silvers, founding editor of The New York Review of Books, dies at 87

Robert Silvers, the founding editor of The New York Review of Books and a towering patron of intellectual thought who championed writers including Norman Mailer and Joan Didion, has died at the age of 87. Silver died Monday at his Manhattan home after a brief illness, the literary publication announced. Under his guiding editorial hand,

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, USA

A country legend’s wife gives a heartbreaking update on his condition

Glen Campbell is widely regarded as one of the best guitarists of the past 50 years, but his advancing Alzheimer’s disease has robbed him of the ability to play. Glen’s wife of 34 years, Kim Campbell, opens up about Glen’s condition in a new interview with “The Tennessean.” He can still play a little air

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA