Daily Archives: 09/18/2018


Music Brings Joy to Poor Children

In Baltimore, a free after school music program called OrchKids is being used as an instrument of change for children in underprivileged neighborhoods. In the past 10 years, more than 1,300 children have received free group music lessons, and free …


‘Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ Win Top Emmy Honors

“Game of Thrones” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” won the top prizes at the Emmy awards on Monday on a night of upsets for the highest honors in television. HBO’s “Game of Thrones” was named best drama series, beating last …


At Toronto Film Festival, ‘Popular’ a Relative Term

For a festival that can be a hotbed of Oscar-predicting hysteria, the scuttling of the “best popular movie” category by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences barely registered at the Toronto International Film Festival.   Most were too …