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The Thomas and Kavanaugh Hearings Restaged as a Theatre of Fact

The Thomas and Kavanaugh Hearings Restaged as a Theatre of Fact

Published by Sam Flores

Black man, white man, Black woman, white woman: the cardinal points of our racial and sexual situation. None of the principals in this production can “talk” to one another, so to speak. But the constant movements of the actors into different pairings allow for some searing expository work, especially in the case of Clarence “high-tech lynching” Thomas, and Anita Hill, who was called a liar, a fabulist, a whore, and, above all, traitress of the advancing race. Recordings of the hearings sometimes cut through the human performance in “The Ford/Hill Project”; we hear one senator’s voice speaking at both hearings. (I think it was the Democrat Patrick Leahy, of Vermont.) The recurrence of the voice across nearly three decades renders the government a frieze of unchanging agents, power entrenched. The years 1991 and 2018 are made to rhyme. We do not need to see the suits that Hill and Ford faced to understand this show’s argument against certain soothing myths about the inevitability of progress. The script emphasizes the fatuousness of procedure, how childish the …

Thomas Kaplan’s 18th Rembrandt is St John on Patmos

Thomas Kaplan’s 18th Rembrandt is St John on Patmos

Published by Jenni Sidey

Thomas Kaplan, the world’s largest Rembrandt collector, has by long made a habit of collecting and selling the Dutch artist’s work. Now, it has been revealed that the American businessman and owner of the Leiden Collection was in fact the buyer of Rembrandt’s St John on Patmos (ca. 1660), which sold for $9 million in December last year, according to The Art Newspaper. Kaplan said he acquired St John on Patmos, making it his 18th piece of work by Rembrandt, to preserve the artwork by ultimately “returning to the public domain, a breathtaking late masterwork that has been hidden from sight for over a century” while adding to “the core narrative of our collection.” The last time the painting was exhibited was in 1923. Source link

Henry Golding to narrate new Thomas the Tank Engine animated series

Henry Golding to narrate new Thomas the Tank Engine animated series

Published by Daniella Wilson

Actor Henry Golding is set to lead the voice cast for a brand-new animated iteration of Thomas The Tank Engine. The blue train, which has entertained young audiences for more than 80 years, will return to screens featuring an updated visual look and a new voice cast. Titled Thomas & Friends Railway Stories, the latest series in the long-running franchise debuts on YouTube on Thursday with a 30-minute special episode named ‘Really Helpful Engines’. The show will subsequently be broadcast on Channel 5’s Milkshake! in October, before the full series debuts in early 2027. Golding, best known for his roles in Crazy Rich Asians and The Gentlemen, takes over as narrator, a position previously held by Sir Ringo Starr. Henry Golding will narrate the new Thomas the Tank Engine series (Getty) The 39-year-old British actor said that he was in the “shadow of giants” as he followed Sir Ringo and Pierce Brosnan, who narrated a movie special in 2008. “I think we bring a new spin and a new sort of excitement to Thomas, and …

Jeremy Thomas death: Oscar-winning movie producer dies aged 77

Jeremy Thomas death: Oscar-winning movie producer dies aged 77

Published by Daniella Wilson

Oscar-winning producer Jeremy Thomas, known for films including The Last Emperor and Sexy Beast, has died aged 77, his publicist has said. A statement to the Press Association confirmed that Thomas “passed away peacefully” surrounded by his family and loved ones at his country home in Oxfordshire on Friday. Thomas was a celebrated figure in the film industry who had worked with international directors including Bernardo Bertolucci, David Cronenberg and Matteo Garrone through his decades-long career. His other best-known films include 1990 drama The Sheltering Sky, led by John Malkovich and Debra Winger, as well as 2015 dystopian thriller High-Rise, starring Tom Hiddleston and Jeremy Irons. The British producer carved a name for himself with the mainstream success of The Last Emperor, a 1987 biographical drama film about the life of Puyi, the final monarch of China’s Qing dynasty. The film, directed by Bertolucci and starring Joan Chen, Peter O’Toole and Vivian Wu, received high critical acclaim and won nine Academy Awards including Best Picture. Thomas went on to have four other collaborations with Bertolucci …

The First Teaser Trailer for Michael B. Jordan’s Remake of The Thomas Crown Affair Is Here

The First Teaser Trailer for Michael B. Jordan’s Remake of The Thomas Crown Affair Is Here

Published by Sam Flores

On Tuesday, Michael B. Jordan, Academy Award winner and very muscular movie star, posted the poster for the upcoming remake of The Thomas Crown Affair, a film he directed and in which he also stars as the titular character. And on Wednesday, Amazon MGM Studios released the teaser trailer for the movie, which will arrive in theaters in March 2027. The minute-and-a-half-long clip features everything you’d expect from an MBJ film: tons of action scenes, some glamour shots of his upper body, and a stunning love interest, which in this case is Adria Arjona. It also features most of what one would expect from The Thomas Crown Affair: the interior of a beautiful museum, which here looks like the Great Hall steps of The Metropolitan Museum of Art; a prized art piece, which here seems to be one of, or a reference to, Vincent van Gogh’s famous sunflower paintings; and some heist-adjacent behavior. There is, however, one key piece of the puzzle missing: the fashion. This is the fourth version of The Thomas Crown Affair. …

An Intimate Look at the Life of Thomas Jefferson in This Anniversary Year

An Intimate Look at the Life of Thomas Jefferson in This Anniversary Year

Published by Sam Flores

“Being Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History” Book by Andrew Burstein New York: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2026480 pages, $33.00 Over a long life encompassed by countless books while a student, professor or a researcher, it is only “once in a blue moon,” this reviewer encountered a magnificent book. One such is Andrew Burstein’s latest, “Being Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History.” I can only sing praises of this monograph. I had difficulty putting it down. This poignant book is a must read for those wishing to learn more about the author of several significant achievements that still ring the cause of freedom in the United States of America. Particularly in this 250th anniversary year of Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence, “well-armed with pulsating phrases,” one should spend time getting reacquainted with this man of particular talent and devotion to the cause of liberty. It is also the 200th anniversary of Jefferson’s death. Between these two anniversaries lie a testament to greatness, and devotion to his country. There are numerous history book offerings in this anniversary year, but surely this …

Thomas Rom On His Top Exhibitions in Venice for the Biennale This Year

Thomas Rom On His Top Exhibitions in Venice for the Biennale This Year

Published by Jenni Sidey

This year’s Venice Biennale vernissage week brought more than the usual round of openings for art adviser and Performance Space New York board chair Thomas Rom, as the institution’s Visionaries Circle co-hosted a performance by theater impresario-turned-artist Jordan Roth at Palazzo dei Fiori. We asked Rom to share his reflections on everything he saw in La Serenissima—from the Biennale’s main exhibition, “In Minor Keys,” to quieter collateral shows, like Kan Yasuda’s “Isole del Silenzio.” What follows are his observations, lightly edited for clarity. It is said that Venice is the place where one goes to lose oneself elegantly. I have always found it to be the place where I go to find my friends, while ideally keeping a certain degree of elegance intact. In May I arrived at the Biennale opening week with that exact objective in mind, leading a group of patrons, collectors, and artists on behalf of Performance Space New York’s Visionaries Circle through the canals, islands, and palazzos of Venice in search of inspiration, beauty, and connection. Venice, as ever, rewarded the …

‘Paradise’ Star Thomas Doherty Teases Season 3

‘Paradise’ Star Thomas Doherty Teases Season 3

Published by Daniella Wilson

When you see Thomas Doherty on screen, it’s easy to become starstruck with his piercing blue eyes, charismatic personality and magnetic presence. He may appear as this unattainable heartthrob, but you may be surprised to learn you have more in common with the 31-year-old Scottish actor than you realize. He’s really just a fanboy at heart.  He was going through all the emotions during his latest project, taking on the role of Link in season two of Hulu’s post-apocalyptic political thriller Paradise. It was not only a new challenge for him as an actor, but he also got to cross a few things off his bucket list, like working with some acting greats.  “They always say, ‘Never meet your idols,’ but she’s near and dear to my heart,” Doherty says of his co-star Shailene Woodley, before continuing his praise of the show’s mainstays, Sterling K. Brown and Julianne Nicholson.  But before Doherty got fully lost in all his enthusiastic compliments of his co-stars while chatting with The Hollywood Reporter over Zoom on a Monday morning in late April, he quickly caught himself. “It’s annoying because you watch interviews and you watch people in shows and they’re like, ‘Yeah, we’re like a family.’ I’m like, ‘Fucking bullshit. No way. You guys don’t even like each other,’” he says. But now he understands where those people are …

The Reinvention of Thomas Mann | Adam Kirsch

The Reinvention of Thomas Mann | Adam Kirsch

Published by Jenni Sidey

In his study of The Magic Mountain, the critic Morten Høi Jensen writes that in 2018 he resolved “to figure out why Mann’s novel is so important to me.” That meant beginning “at the source,” in Davos, the town in the Swiss Alps where the book takes place in the years before World War I. Today Davos is best known as the site of the World Economic Forum, where the rich and powerful gather every year “to improve the state of the world,” in the words of its mission statement. But Jensen discovered that Davos hasn’t forgotten The Magic Mountain, published in 1924: the town boasts a Thomas Mann Way and a Thomas Mann Place, as well as a series of plaques displaying passages from the novel. At his hotel he even found that the “sanatorium-world” Mann wrote about “is still intact.” His room came with a balcony and a wooden lounge chair for taking a rest cure, just as patients did a century ago. In 1912 Mann’s wife, Katia, was one of them. Her …

Thomas the moray eel goes to the doctor

Thomas the moray eel goes to the doctor

Published by Jenni Sidey

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. Routine checkups for humans are usually straightforward. The doctor tells you what to do, and unless you’re a squirming baby or terrified of needles, you pretty much follow instructions.  But what happens when the patient is a giant yellow-orange eel with sharp teeth? Things get a bit slippery. At the New England Aquarium, experts need to follow a complicated process in order to get Thomas, a green moray eel (Gymnothorax funebris), ready for his yearly checkup.  The first step consists of retrieving Thomas from the aquarium’s giant ocean tank. Divers get him into a plastic barrel.Thomas and the barrel are then submerged into a different water tank with powdered anesthetic water, Melissa Joblon, New England Aquarium’s director of animal health, tells Popular Science.  …