new video loaded: Behind the Onscreen F-Bomb This four-letter obscenity has a distinct way of adding emphasis, rhythm and shock value. But using it in a PG-13 movie can be complicated. Julia Jacobs explores the rule that has been maintained for decades by the Motion Picture Association and how filmmakers make do. By Julia Jacobs, … Read more
It’s a moment Steven Fisk and his wife, Edith, surely won’t forget. Upon sinking a birdie putt Sunday on the 18th in the final round of the Sanderson Farms Championship, the PGA Tour rookie sweetly embraced his biggest supporter on the green at The Country Club of Jackson in Mississippi, where he captured his first … Read more
Broadway shows usually come with a back story about the yearslong slog it took to get them there. Not so with Heidi Schreck’s new translation of Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya,” which arrived at Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theater not even 12 months after its inception. Directed by Lila Neugebauer, it is Schreck’s first Broadway show … Read more
What’s the first thing you think about when waking up in the morning? For a third of parents, it’s this: “I have so much to do today.” That’s according to a recent survey of 1,500 parents of school-aged kids and 500 teachers – 97% of whom are parents of school-aged children themselves, and more than … Read more
Royal family members and dignitaries gathered at Westminster Abbey for a somber service. Presidents, prime ministers, princes and princesses, and other public figures sat side-by-side to pay their last respects — a testament to her far-reaching appeal and deft diplomacy. The funeral, which served as both a state and religious service and marked the culmination … Read more