Picture this: It’s summer 1985. You’re sitting in morning traffic on the 101. Aretha Franklin’s “Freeway of Love,” a top 10 hit that year, plays, ironically, in the background. When it cuts to commercial, you turn the dial — because there were dials back then — to 89.3 KPCC-FM and a new show called “AirTalk.” … Read more
A funny thing happened on the way to being blown away by Audra McDonald in the new Broadway revival of “Gypsy.” For much of the production, directed by George C. WolfeI was quibbling and quarreling with the reigning queen of Broadway. I expected to be agog, because whenever McDonald is on stage, no matter if … Read more
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Two men have been convicted of murder-for-hire as part of an Iranian government plot to silence a critic in the United Statesfederal prosecutors said Friday. Their target was Masih Alinejad, a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Alinejad is a journalist affiliated with Voice of Americaa U.S.-government funded news outlet whose director has described … Read more
Greenland won the right to hold a referendum to gain full independence from Denmark in 2009, but a poll at the time also found that many were divided on the pace at which to do so. Greenland currently is in charge of its own domestic affairs, while Denmark controls decisions on foreign and defense policy. … Read more
By Washington Post book critic Ron Charles With spring just around the corner, it’s time for a new crop of fresh books: Doubleday Eric Puchner’s “Dream State” is one of those big family novels you just want to fall into. It starts, very charmingly, with the planning for a wedding at a summer house in … Read more
