Elizabeth Blair
Stories
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Arts & Life
Comic D.J. Demers jokes a lot about hearing loss — but won't be 'the hearing aid guy'
Comedian D.J. Demers is hard-of-hearing. He's appeared on Conan, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and America's Got Talent. He recently dropped his fourth comedy special and he's about to tour the U.S. Demers gets a lot of his material from his experiences living with a disability but doesn't let it define his act.
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Arts & Life
'Demure' is Dictionary.com's word of the year. If that's news to you, here's the backstory
Usage of the word soared after TikToker Jools Lebron used it in her signature catchphrase "very demure, very mindful."
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Television
Comic D.J. Demers jokes a lot about hearing loss — but won't be 'the hearing aid guy'
Comedian D.J. Demers is hard-of-hearing. He stars in a CBC sitcom he created and recently dropped his fourth comedy special.(Story aired on All Things Considered on Nov. 25, 2024.)
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Arts & Life
Comic D.J. Demers jokes a lot about hearing loss — but won't be 'the hearing aid guy'
Demers was diagnosed with hearing loss when he was 4 years old. As a kid, he saw nothing funny about it — but then he learned to make people laugh. He just dropped his fourth stand-up special.
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Arts & Life
What arts funding might look like during Turmp's second term
Many arts organizations in the U.S. receive grants from various federal agencies, but the amount the government spends on the arts can change. So what will arts funding look like in Trump's next term?
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Guidebook author Arthur Frommer has died at 95
Arthur Frommer, who revolutionized travel with his 1957 guidebook Europe on 5 Dollars a Day, has died at 95, his daughter confirmed Monday.
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Arts & Life
My Little Pony, Transformers, Phase 10 join the National Toy Hall of Fame
The three 1980s staples are new National Toy Hall of Fame inductees. Hess Toy Trucks, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the trampoline, and balloons were among the finalists.
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John Leguizamo saw his parents hustle for the American dream. It informed his new play
In his new play The Other Americans, John Leguizamo plays a Colombian American laundromat owner whose son is released from a mental wellness facility after suffering a trauma.
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Arts & Life
The National Ballet of Ukraine aims to represent its country and culture on U.S. tour
The National Ballet of Ukraine is on its first-ever tour of the U.S. since the country's independence from the USSR in 1991. Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. calls the tour a "symbol of resiliency."
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Books
Kate McKinnon's middle-grade book is for a love letter to her fellow weirdos
In her first children’s book, SNL star Kate McKinnon shows her affection for outsiders. It features Millicent Quib, a mad scientist with worms in her hair and oysters in her bathtub.
