Life & Love

“Why can’t ballet be a roller coaster?” Helen Pickett said of her and James Bonas’s full-length work, premiering this week at American Ballet Theater. Source link

In “Tootsie,” “After Hours” and other films, she played truly unhinged characters while also layering in sadness or drama. Source link

Garr, who could easily command attention onscreen with her expressive eyes, later became known as a spokeswoman for multiple sclerosis research. Source link

Writing for anglers and amateurs alike, he found that the sport can reveal as much about people as it does about fish. Source link

Scott Burton, one of America’s leading sculptors, entrusted his estate to the museum in 1989, when he was sick with AIDS, to ensure his place in art history. It turned out to be a bad idea. Source link

An Oscar nominee for her role in “Tootsie,” she was also a favorite guest of David Letterman and Johnny Carson and a three-time host of “Saturday Night Live.” Source link

Prosecutors have accused the star Atlanta rapper of leading a gang in the longest trial in Georgia history. The case has been further delayed by plea negotiations. Source link

Fill up your holiday playlist with spooky and satisfying tracks from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Sonics, Geto Boys and more. Source link

Maurizio Pollini didn’t think his farewell on disc would be an album of music by Schubert with his son, Daniele. Now, it serves as an emotional coda. Source link

The result was a séance with a past that now seems more ancient than ever. The Grateful Dead has not truly been the Grateful Dead for nearly 30 years, since the 1995 death of the founding singer and guitarist Jerry Garcia. The final concerts with the four remaining original members …