‘Bridgerton’ Star Simone Ashley Chemistry and Representation Talks

[ad_1] Playing the fiercely independent Kate Sharma in the new season of “Bridgerton,” Simone Ashley has found a lot to connect with in her character, a young woman who doesn’t have time for love and struggles when confronted with it. “I’m still on the same journey, learning the balance between being serious and brave and …

Review: ‘Little Girl Blue’ Revisits Nina Simone Every Prime

[ad_1] Musicals are often based on familiar patterns—a patter song here, a “I Want” number there—and biographical musicals can be the most predictable of all. The songs are mixed with enough backstory to make the audience feel like they didn’t pay a lot of money to watch a cover act, and there’s traditionally a juicy, …

Sonic Sensations: Picture Books About Nina Simone and Jimi Hendrix

[ad_1] In other words, anger, pain, frustration, and confusion are given room to breathe (though Todd stays clear of Simone’s later struggles with mental health), but these aren’t the only forces that have shaped her art. Simone’s precocity, shimmering in the image of a diaper baby reaching out to touch a single key on the …

Before Loving Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir Loved Zaza

[ad_1] “You don’t meet a little girl who burns alive every day,” Sylvie thinks. Andrée is hotter than Sylvie from the very beginning – a more passionate, more emotional creature. A funny, intelligent, talented musician, without being intimidated by the nuns who teach them, seems to come from another world, one where the feminine codes …

Guan Chenchen Won Gold in Balance Beam. Simone Biles Receives Bronze.

[ad_1] Chinese Guan Chenchen, the youngest competitor Tuesday, won a gold medal in balance beam at the Tokyo Games, performing a routine that was filled with difficulty but gracefully. Simone Biles won the bronze in her much-anticipated return, and another Chinese athlete, Tang Xijing, took the silver. Guan, who is 16 years old and participated …