Attention Must Be Paid: Liberace
“Everybody only has the nicest things to say about Liberace. Surprisingly bad pianist, though .…
Celebrating the Living: Bob Mackie
With Bob Mackie, it’s a bit tempting to just put up a slide show. Some…
Attention Must Be Paid: Angela Morley
It’s not terribly surprising that the first few people to transition while working in the…
Celebrating the Living: Sue Perkins
It’s got to be a bit frustrating to have essentially your entire professional career linked…
Attention Must Be Paid: Rudolf Nureyev
When The Muppet Show was airing on Nickelodeon, I would tape episodes—the ‘90s, everyone—as I…
Celebrating the Living: J. August Richards
There’s something charming to hearing someone asked if they researched their character in a superhero…
Attention Must Be Paid: Harriet Parsons
It is frustratingly difficult to find pictures of Harriet Parsons. Mostly, you can find pictures…
Celebrating the Living: Fanta Régina Nacro
For many Americans, African film is our great blind spot. That and South American. (A…
Attention Must Be Paid: Hank Worden
I am not proud of the fact that Hank Worden made it onto the schedule…
Celebrating the Living: Adam Arkin
Adam Arkin first appeared in an Oscar-nominated short directed by his father called “People Soup.”…