The dining room at Canlis is a marvel of mid-20th-century modernist architecture, all pitched angles and Frank Lloyd Wright aesthetics. With sweeping views of Lake Union and the Cascades, the upscale Queen Anne restaurant has been a destination for anniversaries, birthdays, and other celebrations since it opened 70 years ago. Throughout the decades, the James Beard Award winner has become known for its impeccable service and elevated atmosphere that is refined without being too stuffy.
But almost a full year into a deadly pandemic, Canlis sits mostly empty. Through 2020 and early 2021, the restaurant has tried out different iterations of service, including transformations into a burger drive-thru, a drive-in movie theater, and an outdoor crab boil. In the fall, it became a makeshift studio for YouTube cooking classes and other instructional videos as part of an effort called Canlis Community College. Online clips weren’t limited to the culinary world: Stylists from Rudy’s Barber
In addition to her acclaimed work in film and TV projects like
Sounder and
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Tyson has long been hailed as a groundbreaking performer who broke barriers and opened doors for Black actors and actresses. She scored the first-ever recurring role for a Black woman in a drama series on
East Side/West Side in 1963, and she became the first Black woman to receive an honorary Oscar in 2018.
Tyson s former costars, including Viola Davis and LeVar Burton, were some of the first to share their tributes to the actress. Cicely Tyson tributes Credit: Ali Goldstein/Getty Images; Levar Burton/twitter
, but only one rivals the Jeopardy! spoofs as the all-time funniest: the 2019 skit What s That Name? featuring Bill Hader as host Vince Blight, with John Mulaney and Cecily Strong as contestants. The conceit is simple. We show you a person, says Vince, and you tell us their name.
But then Vince annihilates Mulaney s unsuspecting character, Doug, who loses out on huge cash prizes because he can t remember the name of his close friend s girlfriend or his wife s bridesmaids. His self-absorption and oblivious misogyny give the setup an extra bite. What kind of horrible game show is this? asks Doug. Replies Vince: It s What s That Name?
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