The show, based on the films ‘The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie’ and ‘The Exterminating Angel,’ will begin performances this September.
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T-Mobile acquires Mint, partly owned by Ryan Reynolds
The cash-and-stock deal worth as much as $1.35 billion.
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Stormy Daniels meets with prosecutors investigating Trump
Meanwhile, Michael Cohen, the ex-president’s former attorney, testifies before a grand jury.
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Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe, writer of poetic fiction, dies at 88
His darkly poetic novels were built from his memories during Japan’s postwar occupation and from being the parent of a disabled son.
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Award-winning South African jazz singer Gloria Bosman dies
The Soweto-born Bosman was praised for her soothing, silky vocals and versatility in crossing over to various music genres.
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Mainer moves writing conference from New York City back home
Shanna McNair is bringing The Writers Hotel conference to Boothbay Harbor after years in New York City. Maine writers scheduled to lead sessions include Tess Gerritsen, Cathie Pelletier and Lily King.
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Oprah Winfrey reflects on book club, announces 100th pick
Though a pick no longer ensures blockbuster sales, it retains a special status within the industry.
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Mainer who won Oscar recovering from urgent surgery after ceremony
Eric Saindon left a Los Angeles hospital Sunday, fighting pain, to attend the Academy Awards and pick up his first Oscar, for visual effects in the movie ‘Avatar: The Way of Water.’
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Rolly Crump, Disney designer who helped define the look of Disneyland, dies at 93
Animator-turned-theme park designer Rolly Crump, who was instrumental in the design of early Disneyland, died Sunday in his Carlsbad home, where he had been in hospice care, said his son Christopher. Crump was 93. Crump received his big break at the Walt Disney Co. in 1952, when he was 22. Those at the animation studio […]
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Imprisoned Russian leader Navalny learns that documentary about him wins Oscar
The documentary portrays Alexei Navalny’s career of fighting official corruption, his near-fatal poisoning with a nerve agent in 2020, his 5-month recuperation in Germany and his 2021 return to Moscow, where he was immediately arrested at the airport.