Michael Cleveland was born blind and mostly deaf. That was only the beginning of his journey to become one of modern bluegrass’s most compelling musicians.
Category: Content Type: Personal Profile
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Why Jaromir Jagr Won’t Quit Playing Hockey
The New York Times – Sports:The former N.H.L. star recently turned 51 and is wrapping up his 35th season playing pro hockey with Rytiri Kladno of the Czech Extraliga. As the team’s owner and its biggest draw on the ice, Jagr knows his hometown club’s survival is all on him.
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100 Gecs Shook the Underground. Can the Duo Explode … With Rock Music?
The New York Times – Music:Laura Les and Dylan Brady’s debut spurred a subgenre called hyperpop and earned them a major-label deal. Swerving again, they’re returning with a different sound on “10,000 gecs.”
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Andie MacDowell Is Still Scaling New Heights
The New York Times – Movies:The star of the movie “My Happy Ending” gets a boost from Sam Harris and bell hooks audiobooks, the music of the 1970s and the quiet intelligence of “EO.”
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How a Trade Changed Everything for Two N.B.A. Players and Their Dogs
The New York Times – Sports:Professional sports can be a tough business. When Mikal Bridges was dealt from the Suns to the Nets, his friend Cam Payne had to give the news to Sonny and Uno.
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Diana Shnaider Is Mixing College Tennis With the Pro Tour, for Now
The New York Times – Sports:A freshman at North Carolina State, Shnaider, a Russian, is the first woman ranked in the top 100 of the pro game to play college tennis since 1993.
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Meet the Runner Who Leads Every Pack, Then Drops Out
The New York Times – Sports:Erik Sowinski is a human metronome, pacing the world’s best runners to the world’s fastest times. He’s in high demand.
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Thomas H. Lee, a Pioneer in Leveraged Buyouts, Is Dead at 78
The New York Times – Business:Born into wealth, he turned it into even greater wealth in founding a Boston firm and was remembered as a “kinder, gentler” corporate raider.
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Ricardo Darín: Argentina’s Lucky Charm at the Oscars
The New York Times – Movies:When the country has a nominated film, it has usually starred this veteran. But the actor says other people have believed in his talent more than he has.
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Tina Barney: The Photographer’s Origin Story
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:With a show at Kasmin and a new book of rediscovered photographs, both called “The Beginning,” the ethnographer of the elite reflects on finding her voice.
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Letting Go of Her Ballet Dream
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:A writer confronts her “Nutcracker” childhood and the unforgiving culture that went with it.
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Delbert Anderson’s Mission: Putting ‘Native Sound Back Into Jazz’
The New York Times – Music:The trumpeter’s trio takes inspiration from traditional Navajo songs. Its work has stirred up global interest, as well as conversations about the responsibilities of Indigenous artists.