Month: February 2023

Teresita Gómez learned piano in secret at the exclusive fine arts school where her parents worked. She’s now a celebrated classical pianist and a longtime promoter of music by Colombian composers.

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The Ballet Company of Gyor began rehearsing at a local Audi factory last month after being forced to shutter its rehearsal hall in response to soaring energy prices.

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Rosie Perez is a cultural icon, from Do the Right Thing to her new role on Showtime’s Your Honor. She’s done it all, but can she answer our questions about advice columnists?

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NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to actor Billy Crudup about his new Apple TV+ show “Hello Tomorrow!,” in which his character tries to master the real estate business… and outer space.

This is a film that’s easy to love: It has a killer soundtrack, a magnetic protagonist and a gorgeous cinematic backdrop. It’s a coming of age story that contemplates the impermanence of who we are.

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Sometimes the Q. & A. part of a talk can be a little disconcerting.

Hollywood publicist Howard Bragman has died at 66. Over his career, he developed a specialty helping people publicly come out of the closet, during a time when doing so could jeopardize their careers.

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WASHINGTON—Announcing the decision to end its sex-trafficking investigation into the Republican congressman, the Justice Department stated Friday that it concurred with Rep. Matt Gaetz’s defense that 17-year-olds were pretty much ready to roll. “After two years of pouring over every detail within this highly sensitive…

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According to a new report, Americans’ credit card balances increased by $61 billion to $986 billion in the last quarter of 2022, the highest quarterly growth on record, with the data showing payment delinquencies on the rise as well. What do you think?

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