Art and Entertainment
PHS Students Rehearse for School Musical
PANA—Using a collection of short plays and musical numbers, Pana High School (PHS) choir director Angela Chase will put on a one-of-a-kind musical called “We’re All in This Together” on March 22 at 6:30 p.m in the Pana Jr. High School auditorium.
Read MoreRiders can climb ‘halfway to the stars’ on San Francisco cable car dedicated to late Tony Bennett
JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A cable car recently dedicated to the late Tony Bennett rolls past the landmark Fairmont hotel where the singer in 1961 first performed the song that would forever tie him to San Francisco. San Francisco officials on Valentine’s Day dedicated one of the city’s iconic cable cars…
Read MoreA new Banksy mural sprouts beside a cropped tree in London. Many see an environmental message
JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A new Banksy mural drew crowds to a London street on Monday, even before the elusive graffiti artist confirmed that the work was his. The artwork in the Finsbury Park neighborhood covers the wall of a four-story building and shows a small figure holding a pressure hose beside…
Read MoreA second man is charged in connection with 2005 theft of ruby slippers worn in ‘The Wizard of Oz’
STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A second man has been charged in connection with the 2005 theft of a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz,” according to an indictment made public Sunday. Jerry Hal Saliterman, 76, of Crystal, Minnesota, was charged with theft of…
Read MoreTHS ‘42nd Street’ Performances This Weekend
Elizabeth Wood, Breeze-Courier reporter “42nd Street” will be performed in the TJHS gym on Saturday, March 16. There will be a matinee at 2:00 p.m and an evening performance at 7:00 p.m. Tickets can be reserved by calling Fergin at (217) 825-4857 or paid for at the door. Tickets at the door will be on…
Read MoreDebut novel `Headshot’ gives us head shots of the psyches of teenage girl boxers
ANN LEVIN Associated Press Rita Bullwinkel knows a thing or two about the human body and the abuse it can take. In an interview with The Paris Review, the author, who played water polo in college, talked about the beating her body took for a sport few people care about. “My nose and all of…
Read MoreTessa Hulls feeds her family’s ghosts by bringing them to light in rich graphic memoir
DONNA EDWARDS Associated Press When Tessa Hulls sets out to tell her family’s story, she’s feeding their ghosts in the best way she’s learned how: by pulling them into the light. Hulls’ graphic memoir “Feeding Ghosts” covers three generations of women, starting with her grandmother, Sun Yi, who herself was once a bestselling author of…
Read MoreClarkson, Manning to join NBC Paris Olympic coverage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer Kelly Clarkson and NFL legend Peyton Manning will bring a new flavor to NBC Universal’s upcoming Paris Olympics coverage this summer. Clarkson and Manning are expected to join Mike Tirico to host the opening ceremony, the network announced Tuesday night. The ceremony’s live coverage will air July 26 on NBC…
Read MoreThe New York Times is fighting off Wordle look-alikes with copyright takedown notices
WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and GAETANE LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times is fighting off Wordle “clones” — arguing that numerous games inspired by the mega-popular word-guessing game infringe on its copyright protections. Hundreds of copycats have emerged since Wordle skyrocketed to internet fame less than three years ago. And now the…
Read More“42nd Street” to be Performed at THS
Elizabeth Wood, Breeze-Courier reporter TAYLORVILLE—Taylorville High School will be performing “42nd Street” for their annual musical this Thursday. March 14, at 6:00 p.m in the Jr. High gym. “42nd Street” is a musical set in New York during the height of the Great Depression, and highlights the struggles and triumphs of the four main characters…
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