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A Top Impressionist, Melissa Villaseñor Is Finding Her Own Voice On ‘SNL’
She’s known for celebrity imitations: Hillary Clinton and Owen Wilson, Jennifer Lopez and Bjork, and so on. Now, as she joins Saturday Night Live’s full cast, she’s learning what else she can do. Continue Reading A Top Impressionist, Melissa Villaseñor Is Finding Her Own Voice On ‘SNL’
BOOK REVIEW: Wartime Sins And Secrets Haunt ‘Transcription’
Kate Atkinson’s new novel follows a young woman recruited to Britain’s MI5 spy agency during World War II. Juliet’s wartime deeds may come back to haunt her — but she still has her old spy skills. Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: Wartime Sins And Secrets Haunt ‘Transcription’
A Curator As Intriguing As His Museum Of Un-Natural History
The ordinary becomes extraordinary — and sometimes the offensive every Saturday in Walla Walla when Gerald Matthews opens his curiously creative Museum of Un-Natural History. Continue Reading A Curator As Intriguing As His Museum Of Un-Natural History
FILM REVIEW: In ‘Love, Gilda’ A Comedy Legend Comes Through In Her Own Words
This by-the-numbers documentary misses a step by focusing on the late Gilda Radner’s celebrity over her comedy, but it’s effective when it lets her recently discovered journals do the talking. Continue Reading FILM REVIEW: In ‘Love, Gilda’ A Comedy Legend Comes Through In Her Own Words
After The Wildfires: Artist Captures Plight Of Napa’s Undocumented Workers
When wildfires ripped through California’s Napa Valley in October 2017, local artist Arleene Correa Valencia was shocked to hear that farm workers were continuing to work in the vineyards — even as smoke surrounded the area, and the locals were evacuating. Continue Reading After The Wildfires: Artist Captures Plight Of Napa’s Undocumented Workers
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Lake Success’ Is A Roadside View Of America On The Verge Of Trump
Gary Shteyngart’s spectacular, sprawling new comic novel centers on a billionaire businessman, who, on the verge of ruin, embarks on a cross-country trip aboard a Greyhound bus. Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: ‘Lake Success’ Is A Roadside View Of America On The Verge Of Trump
From Poverty To Rocket Scientist To CEO, A Girl Scout’s Inspiring Story
When she was a Brownie, Sylvia Acevedo was inspired to earn her science badge. In her new memoir, the Girl Scouts CEO says this experience led directly to her career at NASA. Continue Reading From Poverty To Rocket Scientist To CEO, A Girl Scout’s Inspiring Story
FILM REVIEW: Compelling Documentary Evokes Brutal Past Of Arizona Town In ‘Bisbee ’17’
Filmmaker Robert Greene combines documentary and theatrical performance to tell the tale of a deadly mass deportation of copper miners in 1917. Continue Reading FILM REVIEW: Compelling Documentary Evokes Brutal Past Of Arizona Town In ‘Bisbee ’17’
A Memoir Of An ’80s California Childhood — And Being Steve Jobs’ Daughter
In ‘Small Fry,’ Lisa Brennan-Jobs insists that hers is a universal story about growing up with an artistic, itinerant single mom — and the co-founder of Apple, before he was ready to be her father. Continue Reading A Memoir Of An ’80s California Childhood — And Being Steve Jobs’ Daughter
‘Crazy Rich Asians’: Love, Loyalty And Lots Of Money
The best-selling novel about Southeast Asia’s super wealthy is now a movie. Jon Chu is the director. The movie’s themes of identity, class and family are universal. Continue Reading ‘Crazy Rich Asians’: Love, Loyalty And Lots Of Money
NPR Tiny Desk Concert: Yo-Yo Ma’s Life Led With Bach
If the celebrated cellist could soundtrack his life, the music would be J.S. Bach’s six Cello Suites. Yo-Yo Ma explains why they mean the world to him while he played the music at the NPR offices. Continue Reading NPR Tiny Desk Concert: Yo-Yo Ma’s Life Led With Bach
Aretha Franklin, The ‘Queen Of Soul,’ Dies At 76
One of the most powerful and beloved voices of all time died Thursday in Detroit. Continue Reading Aretha Franklin, The ‘Queen Of Soul,’ Dies At 76
