The Washington PostCloris Leachman Cloris Leachman, Oscar-winning actress who played Frau Blücher (neighhh!) in ‘Young Frankenstein,’ dies at 94 verified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Adam BernsteinCloris Leachman, a multifaceted Oscar-winning actress who gave a tour de force performance as a desperately lonely Texas housewife in “The Last Picture Show” and a tour de farce portrayal of the grim-faced...
The Washington PostBooks When I find fiction too draining, I turn to books about books. They can be as thrilling as a whodunit. verified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Michael DirdaMuch as I value serious literary fiction, I find reading it to be exceptionally draining. All that raw emotion! Unhappy families being unhappy in their own ways! Bad things happening to good people! Tragic...
The Washington Postentertainment news Folger Theatre’s Janet Griffin announces her retirement after decades of devotion to Shakespeare verified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Peter MarksJanet Griffin, who has steered Folger Theatre on an adventurous Shakespearean course, announced Wednesday that she will retire March 31 after 30 years as its artistic leader. The announcement means the...
The Washington PostComic Books He dreamed of creating his own African superhero universe. Now it’s finally paying off. verified_publisherThe Washington Post - By David BetancourtRoye Okupe dreamed of creating an African superhero universe. He discovered superheroes from “Transformers” and “X-Men” cartoons while growing up in Lagos, Nigeria. He arrived in the United States in at...
The Washington PostRace & Ethnicity In ‘Just as I Am,’ actress Cicely Tyson reflects on 96 years of a life well lived verified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Tre'vell AndersonMy grandmother, Dorothy M. Holmes, would have been 78 years old this year. She was a Lowcountry pastor who carried with her a set of Bible-based mantras she’d committed to memory. She revered her God and...
