Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index U.S. Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Advertisement Supported by California Today ByAdam Nagourney and Matt Stevens June 19, 2018 Good morning. (Want to get California Today by email? Here’s the sign-up .) They have not quite finished counting the votes in the primary that took place in California on June 5. But a verdict is in on the state’s unusual election system from one prominent voter: It doesn’t work. (If we used emojis at The Times, a big “thumb’s down” would be inserted here.) That verdict comes from Mayor Eric M. Garcetti of Los Angeles, who assessed California’s jungle primary during a freewheeling conversation on national, state and city politics with New York Times reporters during a visit to the newspaper’s offices in Los Angeles last week. “If the intention was to get more moderate candidates, it’s … [Read more...] about California Today: Garcetti Is Not a Fan of the Jungle Primary
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Review: Dirty Dancing to Henry James in ‘The Beast in the Jungle’
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Theater Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Advertisement Supported by The Beast in the Jungle Off Broadway, Musical 1 hr. and 45 min. Closing Date: June 16, 2018 Vineyard Theater, 108 E. 15th St. 212-353-0303 More Information ByBen Brantley May 23, 2018 Tony Yazbeck is a rarity in show business. He’s a complete, romantic dancing actor, or acting dancer. Like such hallowed predecessors as Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, he’s as expressive with his twirls and jetés as he is with his face and voice, bringing balletic wonder to ordinary rituals of love and courtship. Unfortunately, there are few shows around these days to provide a worthy showcase for the distinctive talents of Mr. Yazbeck, who received a Tony nomination as a pirouetting sailor (played by Kelly on screen) in the delightful 2014 Broadway revival of “On the Town.” Fans awaiting … [Read more...] about Review: Dirty Dancing to Henry James in ‘The Beast in the Jungle’
At Home in the Jungle, Everything Is ‘Alive and Has a Spirit’
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Advertisement Lens Supported by The photographer Misha Vallejo has been documenting a people who live in the Ecuadorean Amazon, the Sarayaku Kichwa, for three years. ByDavid Gonzalez April 20, 2018 The Sarayaku Kichwa who live in the Ecuadorean Amazon believe in the “Living Jungle,” where rivers, land, animals and even the wind are interconnected. “Everything in the jungle is alive and has a spirit,” said Misha Vallejo, who has been documenting this indigenous community for three years. “If you destroy something, you will see the consequences somewhere else.” Like at news conferences, at international forums and on social media. These venues have been used by this indigenous group to fight oil exploration in one of the world’s most diverse ecosystems. They scored a victory in 2012 when the Inter-American Court … [Read more...] about At Home in the Jungle, Everything Is ‘Alive and Has a Spirit’
CBS News Logo Box office report: “The Jungle Book” has legs
Disney is already having a very good year at the box office. The studio's latest offering -- a live action/CGI retelling of Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book" -- nabbed to top spot at the box office for the second week in a row, besting the debut of "The Huntsman: Winter's War" "The Jungle Book" brought in $60.8 million, bringing its total two-week take to $191.5 million, while the follow-up to 2014's "Snow White and the Huntsman" only earned $20.1 million. "Barbershop: The Next Cut," also in its second week, landed at third with $10.8 million, bringing it to $36 million since opening. "Batman v. Superman" opens to $170 million despite bad reviews Disney's previous release, "Zootopia," also spelled success for the studio, coming in fourth during its eighth week of release and bringing its international gross to an impressive $900.7 million. With "Captain America: Civil War" opening in two weeks -- and already breaking advance ticket sales records for Marvel films, according to … [Read more...] about CBS News Logo Box office report: “The Jungle Book” has legs
List of Oscar nominees: Casey Affleck earns nod for ‘Manchester by the Sea’
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page January 24, 2017 And the Oscar nominees are . . . List of nominees for the 89th annual Academy Awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, according to the Associated Press. Best picture: ‘‘Arrival,’’ “Fences,’’ “Hacksaw Ridge,’’ “Hell or High Water,’’ “Hidden Figures,’’ “La La Land,’’ “Lion,’’ “Manchester by the Sea,’’ “Moonlight.’’ Advertisement Actor: Casey Affleck, ‘‘Manchester by the Sea”; Denzel Washington, ‘‘Fences”; Ryan Gosling, ‘‘La La Land’’; Viggo Mortensen, ‘‘Captain Fantastic”; Andrew Garfield, ‘‘Hacksaw Ridge.’’ Get The Weekender in your inbox: The … [Read more...] about List of Oscar nominees: Casey Affleck earns nod for ‘Manchester by the Sea’