Not My Job: Singer Sarah Brightman Gets Quizzed On A Different ‘Phantom’
Before Brightman originated the lead role of Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera, the band Kiss starred in their one and only TV movie, Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park.
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15 Things That’ll Make Your Breath The Freshest It’s Ever Been
18 Tweets From This Week That Are Spectacularly Funny
“Those renaissance painters were painting the exact same thing…lmao bro be ur own person.”
13 Wedding/Marriage Objection Stories That’ll Make You Cringe Hard
Fresh Air Weekend: Turning To Religion After Tragedy; Chef José Andrés
Elaine Pagels reflects on loss and faith in her book, Why Religion? Ken Tucker reviews Interstate Gospel by Pistol Annies. Andrés talks about growing up in Spain and why he thinks vegetable are sexy.
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An American And Her Filipina Translator Exhume A Massacre In ‘Insurrecto’
Gina Apostol’s new novel is a story about the Philippine-American War set in the present day, told from two dueling perspectives. Turns out the idea of multiple identities is close to her own heart.
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‘City Of Ash And Red’ Will Pull You Into Its Nightmare
Hye-young Pyun’s new novel, about an exterminator on a work trip to a nameless dystopian country, has overtones of Kafka, Stephen King and J.G. Ballard. It’s grim, it’s gross, and it’s unputdownable.
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What to Expect When You’re Not Expecting Because You Don’t Want Kids
Casey Rand writes a humorous list of what a woman can expect to happen in her life when she decides not to become pregnant or have children.
Michelle Obama Tells NPR She ‘Never Ever’ Would Have Chosen Politics For Herself
“It was very difficult being married to a man that felt like politics was his destiny,” the former first lady tells All Things Considered host Audie Cornish in a wide-ranging interview about her life.
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