CinemaBlend
Fences and just watched
Ma Raineyâs Black Bottom. Whatâs next? Well, in case you didnât know, youâve actually just watched two whole decades worth of the black experience, as these two films make up 20% of the famous playwright, August Wilsonâs, Pittsburgh Cycle, which is also known at the Century Cycle.
Back in college, I was obsessed with two playwrights named August, and they were August Strindberg and August Wilson. And while Strindberg definitely messed with my headspace with plays like
Miss Julie and
A Dream Play, it was August Wilson who I actually connected with, which is why Iâve read every play in the Century Cycle. So, I just wanted to give you a little history lesson of each play in chronological order, as well as which actors and actresses might be a good fit to fill in key roles, for the ones that haven t been adapted. Denzel Washington has gone on record saying that he wants to turn every one of these plays into a movie
Ubly wins regional title, heads to state semis
Bearcats will take on Johannesburg-Lewiston Jan. 16 at site to be determined
FacebookTwitterEmail
1of6
The Ubly Bearcats claimed their second straight regional championship and punched their ticket to the state semifinals on Saturday with a 36-6 win over Carson City-Crystal. Show MoreShow Less
2of6
The Ubly Bearcats celebrate their regional championship Saturday at Herp Field in Ubly. The Bearcats beat Carson City-Crystal, 36-6, to advance to the state semifinals. Show MoreShow Less
3of6
6of6
UBLY – The Ubly football team captured its second straight regional championship and earned a trip to the Division 8 semifinals with a decisive 36-6 victory on Saturday over the Carson City-Crystal Eagles on Saturday at Herp Field in Ubly.
International luxury brokerage Engel & Völkers is making its debut in Pennsylvania with an office in Malvern on the Main Line, the company announced Thursday.
The new shop will be led by licensed partner and managing broker Jim Becker, who has led The Jim Becker Group with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach since 2013 on the Main Line. Under the Engel & Völkers brand, Becker and his team will now service clients in Merion, Ardmore, Wynnewood, Haverford, Bryn Mawr, Narberth, Rosemont, Villanova, St. David’s, Wayne, Strafford, Devon, Berwyn, Paoli, Malvern and West Chester.
Jim Becker | Credit: LinkedIn
“Engel & Völkers has cultivated a globally recognized brand that is synonymous with providing luxury real estate experiences,” Becker said in a news release. “This will undoubtedly resonate with the Main Line’s clientele from both here and abroad. We have seen an influx of international buyers thanks to the large healthcare and pharmaceutical companies that have
Embed
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Billions of tiny plastic pellets have been spilling into oceans and rivers the world over, where birds and fish eat them. They are the building blocks of all plastic. Melt 350 of them, you get a yogurt cup. A thousand gets you a water bottle. But an NPR and PBS Frontline investigation found the oil and plastic industry has long known they re an environmental problem. NPR s Laura Sullivan brings us this story about how the oil and plastic industry evaded regulation despite decades of spills.
Originally published on December 22, 2020 8:01 pm
Look on the side of a highway sometime and you might see them. Or along the railroad tracks or a stream. Maybe even between your toes at the beach. Tiny pearl-shaped pieces of plastic, known as pellets, are the building blocks for almost everything plastic, and they re everywhere.
They ve spilled out of petrochemical plants, rail cars, shipping containers and trucks. Large spills have soiled beaches in Louisiana and South Carolina. New research suggests more than 230,000 tons of pellets enter the ocean each year, contaminating the water and sickening birds, fish and other wildlife.
The oil and plastic industry, which makes the pellets, says it has programs in place to prevent any spills. But NPR and PBS