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  • Henry Holland: Wow, no “fucking Brits” tag? Tsk, tsk, tsk. He’s kinda cute, despite the bad... 11:25 PM
  • La Cieca: Our own JJ’s take. 11:01 PM
  • WindyCityOperaman: RIP actor James Gandolfini httpv://www.youtub e.com/watch?v=qbS2 N88paTs 10:14 PM
  • CruzSF: Congratulations to Jenkins on his retirement and to Lang for his appointment. I wish continued success to... 9:06 PM
  • m. croche: Déjà commence la mauvaise langue. 7:59 PM
  • CruzSF: Ok. 7:58 PM
  • manou: Yankless In Seattle. 7:42 PM
  • CruzSF: Maybe no Americans they liked were interested in the position. 7:31 PM

Even smiling makes my face ache

Call it brio, joie de vivre, zest, élan vital, perhaps Lebenslust. You might even call it “fun.” But no matter what you call it, that’s not the mood Renée Fleming was in when she dropped in for lunch with Muse at Bloomberg.

Evil mutants

“Lyric Opera of Chicago announced today that the respected stage, film and television actor Patrick Stewart will co-host The Second City Guide to the Opera on Saturday, January 5 with internationally renowned soprano and Lyric Opera creative consultant Renée Fleming…. Fleming will perform with live musical accompaniment, and both she and Stewart [pictured] will share emcee duties and appear in satirical vignettes.” [Broadway World]