Month: March 2023

The Malaysian-born actor made history by winning the Academy Award for best actress in a leading role for her performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

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High school theater programs worry they’re the next culture war battleground. Plays have been canceled by officials who find the content inappropriate.

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with Samata Pattinson, CEO of RCGD Global about their partnership with the Academy Awards to encourage sustainable clothing on this year’s red carpet.

The 95th Academy Awards ceremony will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 12 at 8 p.m. Eastern time. Those of us at home can watch it on ABC or via streaming services.

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Sablan Pascale was told she’d never become an architect because she’s Black and a woman. Now she works for one of the world’s top firms and she wants more people who look like her to join the field.

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Persons A, B, and C are all ready to leave the house, and person D just needs two minutes to send an e-mail.

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With four nominations, more Asian performers were recognized by the Academy in 2023 than in any single year in its history. In other respects, this year was a step back from diversity at the Oscars.

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Nick Kroll is a brilliant comedian and one of the minds behind Big Mouth and History of the World, Part II. We Rick Roll Nick Kroll, that is, ask him questions about roles played by actors named Rick.

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Kristina Wong’s career is taking off after years of struggle. The Pulitzer prize-nominated artist’s new show “Sweatshop Overlord” is about how art can sustain us when traditional systems fail.