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Sunday, October 01, 2023

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week:

Lizzo Requests Dismissal of Former Dancers' Harassment Lawsuit

variety.com: Lizzo has requested a judge dismiss the lawsuit filed last month against her by three of her former dancers. The lawsuit filed by Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez accused the Grammy winner of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment — accusations Lizzo’s legal team vehemently denies in a new legal document filed on the evening of Sept. 27.

Disney Cast Member Helps Make Halloween Dress Up More Inclusive

Disney Parks Blog: Ariella Hendrix, licensed costumes product design manager for Disney’s Consumer Products, Games and Publishing, grew up loving the costumes she saw on stage. Now, she oversees the development of licensed Halloween costumes and roleplay items—in collaboration with costume companies like Disguise, FUN.com and others—using her creativity to immerse fans in the magic of their favorite Disney stories.

Use These Kinesthetic Methods to Retain What You Study

lifehacker.com: If you focus too hard on your “learning style,” you run the risk of getting boxed in by it. Whether you prefer to learn visually, auditorily, by reading or writing, or kinesthetically, there are benefits to using methods that align with all four of the main styles—and times when you’ll have to, whether you like it or not. Each style has something to offer, so embrace what works within each of them.

Free babysitting on Broadway? A nonprofit helps parents get to the theater

NPR: An arts non-profit has a big goal: to bring occasional free babysitting to every arts institution in the country. This weekend, PAAL, the Parent Artist Advocacy League for Performing Arts and Media, is trying the concept out on Broadway for the first time.

Touring Hasn’t Just Gotten Much Bigger, But Much Easier Too

www.forbes.com: No other tour in history tops Taylor Swift’s towering colossus in terms of visual sensationalism. But in terms of the sheer Mount Everest-ness of mounting a major artist’s tour, the further back you go in time the more daunting it gets.

 

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