Posts by Sophie Clearwater
A Mother, Her Gay Son, and the Off-Broadway Show About Them
[ad_1] Matt Doyle and Caroline Aaron in Conversations with Mother. Carol Rosegg Playwright Matthew Lombardo has often built shows around strong women, some of them real-life figures. In 2002’s Tea at Five it was Katherine Hepburn, played by a Grade-A Kate Mulgrew. And in 2010’s Looped, it was Tallulah Bankhead, played by Valerie Harper in…
Read MoreNew York Yankees Make Historic Update to Facial Hair Policy – E! Online
[ad_1] Razor blades have finally left the Yankee Stadium…well, sort of. The New York Yankees recently updated one of their oldest aesthetic policies: staff members and players are now allowed to wear “well-groomed beards” on the field. The MLB team’s owner Hal Steinbrenner confirmed the news in a Feb. 21 statement on Instagram, noting he…
Read MoreFormer Austin police officer's murder charge dismissed in Michael Ramos death
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — The District Attorney’s Office dismissed murder charges Friday for former Austin police officer Christopher Taylor in the 2020 shooting death of Mike Ramos during a confrontation Ramos had with police, according to Taylor’s attorneys. That weeks long 2023 murder trial ended in a hung jury. The District Attorney’s Office brought the…
Read MoreUSPS warns of fraudulent text messages about unclaimed packages
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Friday, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) warned people about fraudulent text messages being circulated. “If you receive a text claiming to be from USPS about a package ‘awaiting action,’ please delete it immediately and do not open the link. These messages have no affiliation with USPS and compromise your personal…
Read MoreHow George Clooney Initially Felt About His and Wife Amal Clooney’s 17-Year Age Gap – E! Online
[ad_1] Kristin Cavallari & Mark Estes One thing that’s not unwritten? The way Kristin felt about her 13-year age gap with boyfriend Mark Estes. “Me dating a 24-year-old is not something that I was searching out,” The Hills alum said on a March 2024 episode of her podcast Let’s Be Honest. “It’s not something that…
Read MoreJensen Huang Donates a Lifeline to San Francisco’s Last Nonprofit Arts College
[ad_1] Jensen Huang helms A.I. powerhouse Nvidia. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images David Howse, president of the California College of the Arts (CCA), delivered grim news last summer to his faculty and students: given rapidly declining enrollment, the college’s future was in serious peril. Less than a year later, the nonprofit arts college has…
Read MoreFrieze L.A. Takes Off at Santa Monica Airport With Dynamic Sales and Community Support
[ad_1] Frieze Los Angeles opened on February 20 at the Santa Monica Airport. Casey Kelbaugh/CKA Following Felix Art Fair’s energetic opening, Frieze Los Angeles took off at the Santa Monica Airport with an unmistakable sense of momentum. Just one month after a tragic event shook the city, ninety-seven galleries from twenty countries pressed forward, reporting…
Read MoreHailey Bieber, Bella Hadid and Stassie Karanikolaou Share 3-Way Kiss During Girls’ Night Out – E! Online
[ad_1] The pair, who had also celebrated Valentine’s Day together days earlier, have been the subject of breakup rumors in recent weeks, which were fueled further in January when Justin appeared to unfollow his wife of six years on Instagram. He later clarified the situation. “Someone went on my account and unfollowed my wife,” Justin wrote…
Read MoreAustin expected to house 2K people in overnight shelters amid cold snap
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — The city of Austin is expecting to provide around 2,000 shelter beds for those seeking reprieve from this week’s cold snap, officials with the city of Austin’s Homeless Strategy Office told KXAN Friday. Greg McCormack, program manager for Austin’s Homeless Strategy Office, said the overnight shelters experienced peak numbers throughout the…
Read MoreJudge Extends Temporary Block to NIH Research Funding Cuts
[ad_1] BOSTON — A federal judge on Friday extended a temporary block of the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and delay new lifesaving discoveries. U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley had issued a temporary restraining order earlier this month in response to separate lawsuits filed by…
Read MoreNotorious B.I.G.’s Mom Voletta Wallace Dead at 72 – E! Online
[ad_1] In wake of the tragic death of her son—who was also known as Biggie Smalls—Voletta detailed that she was unexpectedly thrown into the spotlight, and previously scoffed at the preconceived public perception of her. “They weren’t looking for an intelligent mother, a school-teacher mother,” she told the Pocono Record in 2003. “They were looking…
Read MoreLCRA considering more outdoor watering limits in March
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — Due to ongoing drought conditions, the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) said it would consider moving to Stage 2 of its drought response March 1. The switch would require LCRA customers to increase water-saving measures and limit outdoor watering to once a week. The restriction would impact cities, businesses, industries and…
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