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Rachel Bloom turns pandemic trauma into art and even laughs in her new off-Broadway show

27Sep

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Rachel Bloom turns pandemic trauma into art and even laughs in her new off-Broadway show

NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Bloom was fiddling around with songs and sketches for a new musical stand-up special she was hoping to take on the road when the pandemic hit in 2020 and, as she describes it, “the world exploded.” The actor and writer, best known for creating and starring in “My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” had recently brought her newborn home after time in the neonatal intensive care unit and was feeling grateful that her daughter was OK. At home during quarantine with her new family, she got the devastating news that her close friend and musical collaborator, Adam Schlesinger, had died after being hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms.The singer-songwriter known for founding the band Fountains of Wayne and writing and composing many songs for TV and film was only 52. As she g...

Rapper Travis Scott is questioned over deadly crowd surge at Texas festival in wave of lawsuits

HOUSTON -- Rap superstar Travis Scott was questioned on Monday in a deposition he is giving in connection with hundreds of lawsuits that were filed against him and others over the deaths and injuries at the 2021 Astroworld festival.Scott was questioned in Houston during a deposition that could take several days to complete, two people with knowledge about the litigation said.Lawyers and others connected to the lawsuits are under a gag order, preventing them from saying little beyond what happens during court hearings.An attorney for Scott did not immediately return an email seeking comment. A spokesperson for Scott said a statement about Monday’s deposition was being prepared.This was the first time Scott was questioned by attorneys for those who have filed lawsuits since a crowd surge at...

How Grand Canyon National Park Works to Prevent Heat-Related Deaths and Injuries

Watching weary day hikers start the long uphill hike from Phantom Ranch, a ranger station at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, Jeff Schwartz has learned to look for telltale warning signs.“They’ve got the salt stains all over their shirt, and clearly have a day pack on, and you’re like, ‘let’s prevent some search and rescue by talking with these folks,’” said Mr. Schwartz, a paramedic and backcountry park ranger who has worked at Grand Canyon National Park since 2012. After a dozen summers on the trail, he also knows what to offer: a comfortable seat in the shade of the ranger’s office, maybe something salty to eat. “It’s amazing what a bowl of ramen noodle soup will do,” he said.An unplanned overnight at the Ranch may be in order for those in truly dire straits. For everyone else, the rame...