Chilean circus has fought LGBTQ discrimination for 54 years

SANTIAGO – The transformation begins as night falls on this semi-desert esplanade on the outskirts of Chile’s capital, with Arturo, Alejandro and René applying makeup and donning wigs, feathers and sequins to become “Verónica Power,” “Alexandra” and “The Crazy Purse Woman.” The characters are classics of the Timoteo Circus, a show that has fought prejudice … Read more

Carnegie Hall returns to pre-pandemic full schedule in 23-24

NEW YORK – Carnegie Hall will reach its pre-pandemic level of 170 concerts during a 2023-24 season that includes a focus on the fall of the Weimar Republic. The hall said Tuesday the season will open Oct. 4 with the Riccardo Muti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s in Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with Leonidas Kavakos and … Read more

Rapper Kodak Black ordered into drug rehab by judge

A Florida judge ordered rapper Kodak Black to drug rehab for 30 days on Tuesday after he allegedly tested positive for fentanyl while awaiting trial on a drug trafficking charge. Broward County Judge Barbara Duffy allowed the performer to remain free until March 7 so he could perform at the Rolling Loud concert near Los … Read more

San Antonio Botanical Garden introducing new sculptures

Guests can find an over 20 foot dragon in the Lucille Halsell Conservatory, a mermaid in the Hill Country and a peacock in the Rose Garden, the garden said. SAN ANTONIO — Interesting, artistic and creative plant sculptures will be making their way to San Antonio’s Botanical Garden, the garden announced in a statement.  The sculptures … Read more

Taylor Jenkins Reid writes her own Hollywood success story

“I’m jealous you get to meet her,” an employee working behind the scenes at a recent press opportunity for “Daisy Jones & the Six” told some journalists. The “her” in question was not Riley Keough, the star of the Amazon limited series, or any of the show’s other female stars. It was Taylor Jenkins Reid, … Read more