In today's #NotSanewashedNews

"Empty Promises of Independence at '60 Minutes' After Those Who Express Opposition Are Fired"

FFS, #NYTimes why are you quoting this "promise" after #CBS has terminated two journalists and the executive producer who expressed opposition?
#MediaMustDoBetter

New ‘60 Minutes’ Chief Promises Independence in Bid to Reassure Staff https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/business/nick-bilton-60-minutes-memo.html

Nick Bilton, New ‘60 Minutes’ Chief, Pledges Independence

Nick Bilton said he had consulted with the program’s remaining correspondents: Lesley Stahl, Jon Wertheim and Bill Whitaker. All three were deliberating whether to stay with the show, two people said.

The New York Times

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『38 Tony Nominees Reveal the Strangest Skills They’ve Picked Up』
The stars of “Giant,” “Fallen Angels,” “The Rocky Horror Show,” “Ragtime” and more prove they’ll go to great lengths to be believable in a role.

 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/theater/tony-nominees-2026-photos.html

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38 Tony Nominees Reveal the Strangest Skills They’ve Picked Up

The stars of “Giant,” “Fallen Angels,” “The Rocky Horror Show,” “Ragtime” and more prove they’ll go to great lengths to be believable in a role.

The New York Times

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『2026 Tony Awards Predictions: Who Will Win?』
Expect wins for the musical “Schmigadoon!” and the play “Liberation,” and for the “Ragtime” stars Joshua Henry and Caissie Levy.

 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/theater/tony-awards-2026-predictions.html

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2026 Tony Awards Predictions: Who Will Win?

Expect wins for the musical “Schmigadoon!” and the play “Liberation,” and for the “Ragtime” stars Joshua Henry and Caissie Levy.

The New York Times
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『‘Girl, Interrupted’ Review: A Musical That’s a Little Too Tranquilized』
While the 1999 movie went for melodrama, this stage adaptation with songs by Aimee Mann honors the memoir’s coolly clinical prose.

 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/theater/girl-interrupted-review-mann-majok-king-princess-canfield.html

#nytimes #theater

‘Girl, Interrupted’ Review: A Musical That’s a Little Too Tranquilized

While the 1999 movie went for melodrama, this stage adaptation with songs by Aimee Mann honors the memoir’s coolly clinical prose.

The New York Times
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#Jazz #Music #BeBop #Bop . . .

If you like to listen to jazz music, you should already know something about #CharlieParker aka #TheBird but even if you think you know everything that you need to know about him, here's a link to a very nice primer about him (with audio hyperlinks) printed in the #NYTimes that may tell you more . . .

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/arts/music/charlie-parker-jazz-music.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nlA.gONk.10YkXLUWNyFR&smid=url-share

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Charlie Parker

Bird helped usher in bebop and transformed the alto saxophone into an instrument of startling possibility. Here’s an 11-song primer on his enduring legacy.

The New York Times

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『Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf on Their Tony-Nominated ‘Death of a Salesman’』
The stars Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf talk with the show’s director, Joe Mantello, about the exhilaration of collaborating and the trap of sentimentality.

 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/theater/lane-metcalf-mantello-death-of-a-salesman-broadway.html

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Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf on Their Tony-Nominated ‘Death of a Salesman’

The stars Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf talk with the show’s director, Joe Mantello, about the exhilaration of collaborating and the trap of sentimentality.

The New York Times