Honoring the Sanctity of Life
Today marks the anniversary of the two most tragic Supreme Court decisions in American history,
Roe v. Wade and
Doe v. Bolton. (Pro-lifers around the nation observe Sanctity of Life Sunday this weekend.) Those decisions sparked a contentious debate between those who would deny legal protection for babies in the womb and those who rightly acknowledge that those babies constitute âlifeâ as understood throughout history and affirmed in our Declaration of Independence. Tragically, that right has been denied to 60 million pre-birth babies sacrificed on the altar of âchoiceâ since 1973.
Though this issue will never be resolved until the yearly number of abortions is zero, there are encouraging prospects to note as we consider the sanctity of human life. And
Danny Huston Talks Growing Up with The Maltese Falcon
As John Huston s directorial debut turns 80 years old, his son speaks to its lasting legacy in film history.
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Anjelica Huston and
Danny Huston are not shy about recognizing the talent that has been a part of their family since the dawn of Hollywood with their grandfather
Walter Huston and subsequently their father
John Huston.
Dodsworth, And Then There Were None, and
The Outlaw. John followed his father’s lead in Hollywood but began behind the camera. He wrote screenplays with some of the best filmmakers of the studio era and eventually took on directing his own films, many of which we consider classics to this day.
Peninsula Players Announces Artistic Director Greg Vinkler to Retire
Linda Fortunato, a dedicated company member of 17 seasons at Peninsula Players, has been appointed associate artistic director.by BWW News Desk
Peninsula Players Theatre s Board of Directors made dual announcements today. When the theater s 2021 season comes to a close, Artistic Director Greg Vinkler will step down from administrative duties and retire. Linda Fortunato, a dedicated company member of 17 seasons at Peninsula Players, has been appointed associate artistic director and will work alongside Vinkler throughout the 2021 season. Upon Vinkler s retirement at the end of the 2021 season, Fortunato will take over as Peninsula Players next artistic director. Vinkler will continue to be a part of the theater s artistic company as an actor or director.
From staff reports
Live theater returns Friday with the Mid-Ohio Valley Players presentation of “And Then There Were None” by mystery writer Agatha Christie.
The story is about 10 strangers invited to a remote island where a mysterious recording reveals their deadly secrets. As they are haunted by a sinister nursery rhyme, a murderer amongst them picks them off one by one.
“And Then There Were None” opens Friday with performances at 7 p.m., followed by Saturday, Jan. 28, 29 and 30 and a 3 p.m. matinee on Sunday at the Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theater, 229 Putnam St., in Marietta.
Auditions for the play were held a year ago. The production was delayed because of the COVID-19 restrictions imposed on live theaters and other venues to prevent the spread of the virus.
Our fave mystery books to cozy up with during the cold weather
Winter weather is the perfect time to catch up on your reading. There s nothing like curling up in a heap of blankets and puzzling over whodunnit? Whether you re obsessed with shows with dramatic twists and turns like
Riverdale or
Pretty Little Liars, or you ve read every
Nancy Drew book written, channel your inner Enola Holmes and check out these mystery books that will have you hooked for hours.
A Good Girl s Guide To Murder
Everyone knows that Sal Singh murdered Andie Bell, and then took his own life. Case closed. Five years later, Pippa Fitz-Amobi is determined to prove Sal s innocence and find the real killer. Her list of suspects is long, and it s hard to tell who really is innocent. Filled with twists and turns, and starring loveable and quirky good girl Pip,