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Arthur Miller is back on Broadway with “The Price,” a rarely-revived play written in the 1960s, with strong references to the 1930s, that still reverberates with meaning for the 2010s. Let’s just say that the dramatic themes and human conflicts are timeless.

Polish the silver, prep your afternoon tea and dig out your best set of pearls — the new Downton Abbey sequel film has made its streaming debut. Downton Abbey: A New Era premiered in theaters on May 20 and now has officially landed on Peacock on Friday, June 24.  Watch Now After a massively successful original film which premiered in 2019 — and served as a continuation of the hit Master Class series, Downton Abbey — the Crawley family is back in a (unsurprisingly) big fashion, now with more drama and an even grander adventure to the South of France in Downton Abbey: A New Era.

Norman Rockwell This article is more than 8 years oldMary Doyle Keefe, model for Norman Rockwell's Rosie the Riveter, dies at 92This article is more than 8 years oldKeefe, who posed for the iconic painting that represents American working women in the second world war, passed on Tuesday in Connecticut Mary Doyle Keefe, the model for Norman Rockwell’s iconic 1943 Rosie the Riveter painting that symbolized the millions of American women who went to work on the home front during the second world war, has died.

The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in Johannesburg, South Africa, is being rocked by allegations of abuse. Sowetan reporter Gertrude Makhafola explains the facts of the case and takes listeners inside the investigation. Related NPR Stories ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7r7zRZ6arn19nfXGDjmpoaGhhZH52hJJwaG1qX6S9s63HZq6ippansrq%2FjKWcmpyVp8Cptc9mmJyZlJq6unnIp62eq6SetKLAxJ0%3D

Last week the Dallas Zoo announced that it was shipping one of its largest, most popular residents to the Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens in Columbia, South Carolina. Patrick, a 430-pound silverback male gorilla who has lived in Dallas for 18 of his 23 years, just doesn't like the company of other gorillas. He's underscored his preference for solitude by nipping or biting the females. The Riverbanks Zoo has a reputation for helping in cases like this and Patrick will move there soon.

Lavigne has been keeping a low profile in recent months as speculation surrounding her marriage to Chad Kroeger continues. After celebrating her 30th birthday solo in Las Vegas, a source revealed to E! News that the couple's relationship is not in the best place. "Things still aren't good. But Avril's friends are encouraging her to try and work it out," the insider revealed. "They don't like Chad, but she's already been through one painful divorce and they don't want to see her going through another unless there's no other option.

Lost in showbizJames FrancoThe actor and poet has cleared up the confusion about his sexuality. Sort ofThere are many things in life today that can bring a Proustian whiff of the 1990s flooding back to one’s cultural nostrils. The Groucho Club. A Gallagher brother arguing ferociously about an immutable truth with an inanimate object. Cargo pants for girls. But nothing brings the decade back in such a heady rush as a man playing at being gay because it makes him look cool.

StageObituaryJohn Moffatt obituaryClassical actor who graced the stage with decorum and stillnessAlthough perhaps best known as Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's moustache-twirling detective, on BBC radio, John Moffatt, who has died aged 89, was a devastatingly clinical and classical stage actor of irreproachable taste and valour. He seemed something of a throwback, but there are very few today who could rival his armour-plated technique, his almost uncanny empathy with comic style ranging from the Restoration to Rattigan – his trademark stillness and decorum on stage was at odds with false notions of flounce and frilliness – or his incisive articulation.

Maddy Burciaga Avant Chirurgie : Introduction Maddy Burciaga, a popular figure in the world of reality TV, has caught the attention of many with her stunning looks. But before becoming a household name, Maddy had made some changes through cosmetic surgery to enhance her appearance. Maddy Burciaga: Qui est-elle? Maddy Burciaga is a French reality TV star known for her appearances on shows like “Les Marseillais” and “Les Anges de la Télé-Réalité”.