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There’s a ventilator humming in the maestro’s interview room – and it’s like a ticking time bomb.“It’s in E flat – and after a certain amount of time, it will drive me nuts,” says Simone Young, who says she’s a theatre tech’s worst nightmare. There will always be a fixture on a lighting grid somewhere that is gnawing at her ear. In F sharp. Fix it. Please.The Sydney Symphony’s trailblazing chief conductor is speaking with the Guardian ahead of a new documentary about her life, Knowing the Score, which charts her rise to…

My earliest reading memoryI was seven years old and already drawn to distant countries when I read The Children’s Tales from Other Lands, retold by FH Lee. These were simple fables from countries that filled me with wonder: Arabia, China, Egypt, Russia. I still have my disintegrated copy of the book, scrawled with my child’s crayons.My favourite book growing upIn my prep school library The Log of the Ark by Kenneth Walker was the one I loved, fascinated by its tale of Noah’s gathering the animals. Some of these were…

Star gymnast Simone Biles and the embattled telehealth provider Cerebral Inc. have parted ways, the company said, after announcing a partnership last year that sought to use Ms. Biles’s mental health advocacy to power growth at the startup.Ms. Biles, who became a widely discussed mental-health symbol after her stunning mid-event withdrawal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, had been unveiled in October 2021 as the “chief impact officer” for Cerebral. The company provides online access to…

Chadwick Boseman is well-represented in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.Image: Marvel StudiosLosing Chadwick Boseman during the build-up to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was more than just losing the star of the film. It lost its heart. The actor was everything to the franchise and his tragic passing could have very easily seen the film wiped away for good. But the team behind the movie didn’t let that happen and the resultingfilm is a celebration of his character and the actor himself.In keeping that balance of telling…

Flau’jae Johnson is a national high school basketball star, that also just happens to be making a big name for herself as a rapper, appearing on America’s Got Talent in 2018, and signing a deal with the Roc Nation-owned Equity Distribution. As her star has risen over the past few years—she’s set to play for Louisiana State University this fall—there have been a collection of news stories and TV profiles about her, but only one media outlet was given full access to the inside story of her journey as it’s been happening.In…

Dwayne Johnson’s daughter, Simone Johnson, known professionally as Ava Raine, officially stepped into the world of wrestling in 2020 and made her grand debut in the ring over the weekend. And her dad, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, is proud of his daughter as she continues her family’s legacy. In a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight during the DC League of Super-Pets screening on Wednesday, the wrestler turned actor shared, “She’s fourth, (generation). She’s made history. Very very proud of her.” Simone follows in…

President Joe Biden on Thursday presented the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom Biden served in the Senate, and gun-control advocate Gabby Giffords. “Today, she adds to her medal count,” Biden said as he introduced Biles, a former foster child whose 32 Olympic and World Championship medals make her the most decorated U.S. gymnast in history. “I don’t know how you’re going to…

President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles and the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom Biden served in the U.S. Senate. Biden will also recognize Sandra Lindsay, the New York City nurse who rolled up her sleeve on live television in December 2020 to receive the first COVID-19 vaccine dose that was pumped into an arm in the United States, the White House announced…

Simone Ashley’s character, Kathani “Kate” Sharma, married Lord Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) at the end of Season 2 of the Netflix series, and Ashley is hopeful that the couple will grow their family in the upcoming edition. Ashley told IMDb, “I’m excited to see Kate become viscountess and head of the household. I think she has much to learn from Anthony. They’ll be two little partners. I’d love to see them have a baby, to put it simply. Maybe that will happen, maybe it won’t.” Season 3 of the Regency-era sitcom…

Dwayne Johnson’s daughter Simone Johnson has shared her professional wrestling name ahead of her WWE debut.Johnson’s 20-year-old daughter has been preparing to make her first World Wrestling Entertainment appearance for two years.Following in the footsteps of her father, Simone signed her deal with WWE in early 2020. Her debut was postponed after she suffered injuries that required surgery.Simone shared her wrestling moniker, “Ava Raine”, in a post on social media. She is a fourth-generation wrestler. Before her father’s…