by CU Newswire | Apr 25, 2026 | Culture Pop!
NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Adjoa Andoh, the inaugural Director’s Resident at the Folger Shakespeare Library, about Shakespeare’s relevance in modern times, and specifically to people of color.
by CU Newswire | Apr 25, 2026 | Culture Pop!
The carousel was first desegregated when part of Gwynn Oak Amusement Park outside Baltimore in 1963. It was moved to the National Mall after the park closed.
by CU Newswire | Apr 25, 2026 | Culture Pop!
Sophy Romvari’s semi-autobiographical drama touches on her childhood in British Columbia and her family’s experience of tragedy. Blue Heron has won numerous prizes at international film festivals.
by CU Newswire | Apr 25, 2026 | Yesteryear
Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958) was a master of English genre painting, renowned for his extraordinary attention to detail and his sympathetic portrayal of everyday life.
Often described as a “microscopic” realist, Spencelayh specialized in domestic interiors, typically featuring elderly men surrounded by a lifetime of cluttered possessions: clocks, antiques, and curiosities. His works are more than just paintings, they are intimate time capsules that capture the quiet, contemplative moments of the Victorian and Edwardian eras.
With a touch of gentle humor and a profound sense of nostalgia, Spencelayh turned the mundane corners of a dusty room into a rich narrative of human history and personal memory. Step into the cluttered, cozy, and incredibly detailed world of Charles Spencelayh, where every object tells a story and every brushstroke defies the limits of the human eye.
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| The Old Dealer (The Old Curiosity Shop) |
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| Time on His Hands |
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| A Bargain |
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| A Broken String |
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by CU Newswire | Apr 25, 2026 | Yesteryear
Michael J. Fox and Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles had a brief romantic relationship in 1986 at the height of their respective fame. Fox has publicly stated he does not remember dating Hoffs, citing memory loss associated with his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis in 1991. This period represents a notable 1980s pop culture coupling.
They dated for a short period when Fox was starring in Back to the Future and Hoffs was rising to fame with The Bangles. In a 2023 interview with The Sunday Times, Fox mentioned, “I mean, I dated Susanna Hoffs from the Bangles, and I can’t even remember it.”
By 1988, Fox married his Family Ties co-star Tracy Pollan, and they have been together ever since. The “Manic Monday” singer married Austin Powers director Jay Roach in 1993.