Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Here Are Tim Curry’s Most Unforgettable Movie and TV Roles
Acting alongside legends like Carol Burnett and Bernadette Peters, Curry cemented himself as a scheming villain, the type of role he would continue to play in movies like Home Alone 2, Muppet Treasure Island, and The Three Musketeers. In a 2020 interview with Forbes, Curry reminisced on the experience: “Rooster was a hustler, and people…
Read MoreWhat to Do When Someone Gives You the Silent Treatment
When things are calm, make a plan for next time When communication resumes, you might be so relieved that you simply pretend nothing happened. But unless the pattern itself is addressed, the next disagreement might end the same way. Needle suggests leading with curiosity: “Can you help me understand what was happening for you when…
Read MoreWhy Jennifer Garner “Panicked” Over Her Career After Ben Affleck Divorce
Once upon a time, Jennifer Garner had to build a new path for herself. The Five-Star Weekend actress candidly looked back at the period following her and Ben Affleck’s divorce, admitting she initially wasn’t sure how she’d be able to balance a renewed focus on her acting career with raising their three kids Violet, 20,…
Read MoreAhead of Jackson Hole, Central Banks Are Rebuilding Reserves Around Gold
As reserve managers turn toward gold, the financial infrastructure needed to lend, finance and transfer the metal has yet to catch up with its growing monetary role. Bettmann Archive This week, central bankers gather in Jackson Hole to debate the future of money: the mechanics of policy, the promise of financial innovation, the architecture of…
Read MoreDollywood President Shares Theme Park’s Fate After Dolly Parton’s Death
“A world without Dolly doesn’t feel possible, real, or right. But because of the eternally generous way she spent her time on this earth and the countless lives she changed for the better, her legacy will be an everlasting one,” Swift said in a statement to E! News. “She was truly the gift that kept…
Read MoreCarol Burnett, Rosie O’Donnell and More Celebs React to Tim Curry’s Death
Tim Curry, 79, Makes Rare Outing at ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ 50th Anniversary Celebration Stars are remembering the actor who taught them not to dream it, but to be it. After Tim Curry, an English star known for his iconic roles as Frank-N-Furter in 1975’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and Pennywise in the…
Read MorePortland’s Homegrown Triennial Returns With Outside Curation and Hyper-Local Soul
An installation by Trisha Baga at Portland’s Converge 45 Triennial 2026. Photo: Mario Gallucci Portland’s Converge 45 Triennial is one of those art happenings conceived for its community: a hyperlocal event designed to empower the local creative ecosystem while activating new connections with the broader international art world. Founded in 2016 by gallerist Elizabeth Leach…
Read MoreDolly Parton Was the Real-Life Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Well, of course Buffy resonated with Dolly. In many ways, she was the real-life equivalent of Buffy Summers. Creator Joss Whedon (a man whose relationship to feminism is notoriously complicated at best) conceived the character as an empowered antidote to the hot, scantily clad victim types of 1980s slasher flicks. He has said that he…
Read MoreTaylor Swift Revealed Her Coping Mantra. Here’s How to Find Yours
Taylor Swift already told us she can do it with a broken heart. That might be due to grit, stamina—or a little psychological trick called a coping mantra. When she feels stressed by her circumstances, “I go through several processes and coping mechanisms,” Swift revealed in August during the Icon Sessions, a conversation presented by…
Read MoreBrian Austin Green Details Neurological Battle, Says His Brain and Body “Completely Disconnected”
Brian Austin Green’s health crisis is still a head scratcher for him. Years after Green first revealed his lengthy-year-long battle with a mysterious neurological condition, the Beverly Hills 90210 alum revealed the scare was “never completely diagnosed.” “It was, like, stroke-like symptoms,” Green shared during his upcoming appearance on the Really Famous podcast, per People.…
Read MoreReid Walker On the Infrastructure Gap Holding Back Native American Art
Sarah Rowe, For My Fleabitten Diamond. In the collection of the Great Plains Art Museum. Courtesy the artist and Walker Youngbird Foundation The Santa Fe Indian Market is arguably the country’s most historic and significant event devoted entirely to Native American art, bringing generations of artists into direct contact with collectors and broader audiences while…
Read MoreHeroes Cast Celebrate Hayden Panettiere During “Deeply Emotional” Reunion After Her Death
In his own tribute, Oka, who played Hiro Nakamura, echoed Panettiere’s infectious energy, writing in a post on X Aug. 17, “I’ll always remember her for her beautiful spirit, immense talent, and the joyful energy she brought to everything she did and the people around her.” In the days since Panettiere’s Aug. 16 death, her…
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