Arts and culture

“In acting, there's a lot of, with permission, there's a lot of touching,” Sajewski said. “We do partner warm ups, to get the voice open and ready by, patting them on the back really hard and doing all of this physical activity with your partner where you're in very close corners. [Then], the pandemic hits. We are now home, my lovely scene partner and I, that we're working on the Greek [acting class] and are now doing it over Zoom, which is incredibly hard because you can only see their face.”partial reimbursement from the spring semester.wrote that “these technique classes require specific equipment and a certain amount of space in order to be able to execute the exercises efficiently. Dancers also require physical attention and corrections from our instructors which is almost impossible to do on Zoom.” … [Read more...] about Arts Students Lament COVID Shutting Down Practices, Performances

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the Achilles’ heel is located nowhere near a person’s foot but rather higher up, as many U.S. presidents and presidential contenders can attest. Stories of illicit sex—including sexual assault—have wafted around our political leaders since the days of the Founders. But if past is prologue, presumed Democratic nominee Joe Biden needn’t worry about the allegations of his former staffer Tara Reade, who claims that in 1993 he pushed her up against a wall and penetrated her with his fingers. As I explore in my forthcoming book, Sex with Presidents, we Americans have gasped in outrage at the bad sexual behavior of political candidates and then blithely ignored them at the ballot box, voting instead on the issues. … [Read more...] about Congrats, Philanderers: Sexual Hijinks Won’t Slow Your Path to the White House

“The president has taken COVID seriously,” McEnany assured him. “It was, after all, the president who put in place travel restrictions, acted early when the Democrats were calling that move ‘xenophobic,’ but with regard to the rally in particular, Oklahoma is entering phase 3. This is permitted under those guidelines.”  … [Read more...] about Even ‘Fox & Friends’ Is Worried About Trump’s Tulsa Rally

McEnany explained that “certain measures” will be implemented including temperate checks, hand sanitizer, and masks, but did confirm that supporters will not be required to wear those masks during the indoor rally. “They will be given a mask,” she said. “It’s up to them whether to make that decision.”  … [Read more...] about Kayleigh McEnany Dismisses Tulsa Rally Concerns: ‘That’s Part of Life’

My favorite thing about Tucson is Hi Corbett Field. Yes, that’s a bit biased coming from the sports editor, but there really isn’t a better place to be a spring evening. The sun sets perfectly behind the right-center field wall and paints the entire sky with the most unique colors, creating the perfect backdrop for a baseball game. … [Read more...] about OPINION: Highlighting some of the best aspects of Tucson