NYT journalist Masha Gessen convicted in Russia for criticizing the military
American journalist and author Masha Gessen was convicted in absentia by a Moscow court on Monday of spreading false information about the military and sentenced to eight years in prison. Moscow-born Gessen is a US-based reporter for The New Yorker, a columnist for The New York Times and a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir […]
Playwright Christopher Durang, a Tony winner for ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,’ dies at 75
NEW YORK (AP) – Playwright Christopher, a master of satire and dark comedy who won a Tony Award for “Vanya and Sonja and Masha and Spike” and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for “Miss Witherspoon,” Mr. Duran passed away. He was 75 years old. Duran died Tuesday at his home in Pipersville, Pennsylvania, due to […]