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"How could I be anti-Semitic? My family lost members in the Holocaust. I mourn what happened to us, but do I not also mourn Palestinians who’ve died? I don’t choose one lot of humans against another. A dead child is a dead child": Miriam Margolyes.
https://t.co/R6CeY9BZZe
One of my favorite Dolly stories is one Julia Roberts told about being on the set of Steel Magnolias. It was, naturally, very hot and humid, and Julia turned to Dolly and said, "Aren't you hot? With the wig and everything? Just, you know, just say it's hot!"
And Dolly looked at her and said, "When I was a little girl, I used to dream about being famous and rich, and now I'm both of those things. So I'm not going to complain."
May we all be so grateful and gracious when our dreams come true.
Zara Larsson tells Perfect Magazine she rejects being presented as Best New Artist at the Grammys, saying it would minimize her 13-year career:
“I’m not a new artist”
if you sincerely think Dolly Parton was apolitical I have a bridge to sell you. apolitical is not the same as non-partisan. she did not do partisan-politics as was her right. she led with love and used her money to live her politics by investing in people and communities.
I’ve noticed, particularly in the clips from her variety show in the 70s, that Dolly would often say something like “let’s do it one more time” to indicate a final repeat of the chorus. That feels like a reflection, made pretty obvious in this clip, of how she grew up singing those Appalachian folk tunes around the house. Everyone singing and talking together, in conversation with one another. I think it’s part of what made her so alluring as a performer. She brought audiences live and on TV into that comforting circle of music and storytelling.