Wrote a news article with Nora Donnelly for Ramble On, a new arts and culture magazine at the College of William & Mary (2019).
Breaking News: Most interesting person since Anderson Cooper comes to William & Mary.
Stepping off of the Beverly Hilton Stage at the Golden Globes and stepping onto an uneven brick sidewalk, Glenn Close will be gracing the William & Mary campus for this year’s commencement – an event that makes some seniors think “Huh, maybe this was all worth it.” Close graduated from William & Mary in 1974, where she majored in theatre and anthropology. This demonstrates the commonly held William & Mary idea that there’s enough room to pick a major that satisfies you and one that satisfies your parents. While at the college, she appeared on the gone-but-never-forgotten Phi Beta Kappa stage in productions, like “Antony and Cleopatra” (not in space) and “The House of Bernarda Alba.” In 1989, Glenn Close returned to William & Mary to receive an honorary doctor of arts degree and to speak at commencement. Coming back again for commencement, unlike The Mummy (2017) and Godzilla (2014), this is one remake we can get on board with.
Close’s arrival is paired with the revival of the long-lost restaurant, Oishii, often nicknamed “real food,” “a beacon of light,” and “the only thing keeping me alive.” Oishii plans to reopen its doors on May 9, 2019, a day before Close’s campus return. Glenn Close - more like Glenn Open. Her arrival will also coincide with the first time a female president has presided over commencement. Boundaries haven’t been this pushed since Close appeared in a cameo as a bearded pirate in the 1991 adventure film, Hook. (Yeah, we checked)
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