Dr. Laura MacDonald
@lauramacdonald.bsky.social
Musical theatre historian
Assistant Professor, RCAH @ MSU
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Companion of Sally the Sheltie
Assistant Professor, RCAH @ MSU
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Companion of Sally the Sheltie
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ACTUAL GOOD MEDIA NEWS
Helen Shaw Named New York Times Chief Theatre Critic
The outlet has been using various writers in lieu of one primary lead voice since predecessor Jesse Green was reassigned earlier this year.
playbill.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
ACTUAL GOOD MEDIA NEWS
Every little girl should be so lucky to have a role model like I did in Colleen Jones. As someone from my hometown, traveling the world as a journalist and athlete, she showed me what it looked like to take risks and never stop being yourself.
‘Hurry and love hard’: Nova Scotia curling legend Colleen Jones dies at 65
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
‘Hurry and love hard’: N.S. curling legend Colleen Jones dies at 65
During illustrious curling career, Jones won six national titles and two world championships
www.saltwire.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Every little girl should be so lucky to have a role model like I did in Colleen Jones. As someone from my hometown, traveling the world as a journalist and athlete, she showed me what it looked like to take risks and never stop being yourself.
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Colleen Jones was a Canadian icon and trailblazer for women in sports — a two-time world champion, six-time Canadian champion, and an esteemed reporter with CBC for nearly four decades.
My thoughts are with her family, her community in Nova Scotia, and her fans across Canada.
My thoughts are with her family, her community in Nova Scotia, and her fans across Canada.
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Colleen Jones was a Canadian icon and trailblazer for women in sports — a two-time world champion, six-time Canadian champion, and an esteemed reporter with CBC for nearly four decades.
My thoughts are with her family, her community in Nova Scotia, and her fans across Canada.
My thoughts are with her family, her community in Nova Scotia, and her fans across Canada.
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Colleen Jones asked me to interview her a couple of months ago during a chemotherapy appointment.
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
Colleen Jones was something wonderful to happen for anyone who knew her | CBC Sports
Colleen Jones was a tour de force. When you were with her you felt invincible and that anything was possible. She made you a believer.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Colleen Jones asked me to interview her a couple of months ago during a chemotherapy appointment.
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
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Yes. I have done this.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Yes. I have done this.
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US measles cases top 1,600 as South Carolina outbreak grows
The total represents the most US infections since 1992.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: CDC/ Cynthia S. Goldsmith; William Bellini, Ph.D.
The total represents the most US infections since 1992.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: CDC/ Cynthia S. Goldsmith; William Bellini, Ph.D.
October 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
US measles cases top 1,600 as South Carolina outbreak grows
The total represents the most US infections since 1992.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: CDC/ Cynthia S. Goldsmith; William Bellini, Ph.D.
The total represents the most US infections since 1992.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: CDC/ Cynthia S. Goldsmith; William Bellini, Ph.D.
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1/ A deadly #Listeria outbreak has been linked to precooked pasta, and four people have already died. 20 others became severely ill, with all but one landing in the hospital.
Katelyn here, Your Local Epidemiologist, and here’s what you need to know about this and other public health news this week👇
Katelyn here, Your Local Epidemiologist, and here’s what you need to know about this and other public health news this week👇
October 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
1/ A deadly #Listeria outbreak has been linked to precooked pasta, and four people have already died. 20 others became severely ill, with all but one landing in the hospital.
Katelyn here, Your Local Epidemiologist, and here’s what you need to know about this and other public health news this week👇
Katelyn here, Your Local Epidemiologist, and here’s what you need to know about this and other public health news this week👇
September 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Restorative weekend home in Canada to take in a few Stratford productions. Before ANNIE (the only production set in the U.S.) the orchestra played “O Canada” to push back against American threats. We all jumped up and I was overcome by the unexpected chance to sing with fellow Canadians.
September 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Restorative weekend home in Canada to take in a few Stratford productions. Before ANNIE (the only production set in the U.S.) the orchestra played “O Canada” to push back against American threats. We all jumped up and I was overcome by the unexpected chance to sing with fellow Canadians.
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They love poison, waste, destruction, and stupid, and coal is a great way to get them all in one package.
Good thing our Insane Clown Posse is keeping the coal industry alive by issuing emergency orders. Like the coal fired energy plant in Michigan at $1million/day.
A coal-fired plant in Michigan was to close. But Trump forced it to keep running at $1m a day
A town had big plans for the facility site, until the Trump administration ordered it to stay open, a move it extended this week
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
They love poison, waste, destruction, and stupid, and coal is a great way to get them all in one package.
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Quick Takes: US COVID uptick, new polio cases in 4 countries, measles outbreak in Michigan
The CDC said COVID-19 activity is rising in several parts of the country and test positivity and emergency department visits are up nationally.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
The CDC said COVID-19 activity is rising in several parts of the country and test positivity and emergency department visits are up nationally.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Quick Takes: US COVID uptick, new polio cases in 4 countries, measles outbreak in Michigan
The CDC said COVID-19 activity is rising in several parts of the country and test positivity and emergency department visits are up nationally.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
August 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Quick Takes: US COVID uptick, new polio cases in 4 countries, measles outbreak in Michigan
The CDC said COVID-19 activity is rising in several parts of the country and test positivity and emergency department visits are up nationally.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
The CDC said COVID-19 activity is rising in several parts of the country and test positivity and emergency department visits are up nationally.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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The second edition of Performance and the Disney Theme Park Experience: The Tourist as Actor is now available for purchase! You can get the e-book today, and the hardcover should be available in the coming weeks.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Performance and the Disney Theme Park Experience
This celebrated anthology, now in its second edition, re-centers the Disney park experience around its protagonist: the tourist.
link.springer.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The second edition of Performance and the Disney Theme Park Experience: The Tourist as Actor is now available for purchase! You can get the e-book today, and the hardcover should be available in the coming weeks.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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US measles total reaches 1,046 cases
Texas and New Mexico reported more outbreak cases, as other states raised alerts about exposures linked to new illnesses.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Texas and New Mexico reported more outbreak cases, as other states raised alerts about exposures linked to new illnesses.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
May 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
US measles total reaches 1,046 cases
Texas and New Mexico reported more outbreak cases, as other states raised alerts about exposures linked to new illnesses.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Texas and New Mexico reported more outbreak cases, as other states raised alerts about exposures linked to new illnesses.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
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US measles outbreak grows to 1,024 cases
Texas remains the country's hot spot, with 718 cases.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Texas remains the country's hot spot, with 718 cases.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
May 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
US measles outbreak grows to 1,024 cases
Texas remains the country's hot spot, with 718 cases.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Texas remains the country's hot spot, with 718 cases.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
New Julia Izumi tonight!
May 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM
New Julia Izumi tonight!
It’s a packed conference program at National Taiwan Normal University, and very exciting to be among so many experts on musical theatre in East Asia.
April 25, 2025 at 5:49 AM
It’s a packed conference program at National Taiwan Normal University, and very exciting to be among so many experts on musical theatre in East Asia.
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Indiana reports measles outbreak as cases rise in Ohio and Michigan
Indiana now has six connected cases from Allen County, including 4 children and 2 adults.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: CDC / Tatiana Lanzieri, MD, MPH
Indiana now has six connected cases from Allen County, including 4 children and 2 adults.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: CDC / Tatiana Lanzieri, MD, MPH
April 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Indiana reports measles outbreak as cases rise in Ohio and Michigan
Indiana now has six connected cases from Allen County, including 4 children and 2 adults.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: CDC / Tatiana Lanzieri, MD, MPH
Indiana now has six connected cases from Allen County, including 4 children and 2 adults.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: CDC / Tatiana Lanzieri, MD, MPH
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Kansas, 2 other states report more measles cases
Health officials in Kansas report 6 more cases, while Colorado and Hawaii confirm infections in unvaccinated children and adults.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Health officials in Kansas report 6 more cases, while Colorado and Hawaii confirm infections in unvaccinated children and adults.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
April 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Kansas, 2 other states report more measles cases
Health officials in Kansas report 6 more cases, while Colorado and Hawaii confirm infections in unvaccinated children and adults.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Health officials in Kansas report 6 more cases, while Colorado and Hawaii confirm infections in unvaccinated children and adults.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
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WHO alert on US measles outbreak adds new genetic details
The genotype in the Texas outbreak has also been identified in samples from patients in New Mexico and Kansas.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
The genotype in the Texas outbreak has also been identified in samples from patients in New Mexico and Kansas.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
March 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
WHO alert on US measles outbreak adds new genetic details
The genotype in the Texas outbreak has also been identified in samples from patients in New Mexico and Kansas.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
The genotype in the Texas outbreak has also been identified in samples from patients in New Mexico and Kansas.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Seth’s anagram for federal government, “Large fervent demon,” earned a round of applause at KIMBERLY AKIMBO in Detroit tonight.
March 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Seth’s anagram for federal government, “Large fervent demon,” earned a round of applause at KIMBERLY AKIMBO in Detroit tonight.
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I am, of course, delighted that Kahane Corn Cooperman acknowledges she got the idea for her doc “Creede, USA” from one of my articles, but would it kill her or the reviewers to mention my name? A real person researched and wrote the piece, not some NY Times AI bot. www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/t...
Friday Night Footlights: How Theater Bonds a Colorado Town (Published 2021)
Silver mining may have disappeared, but Creede Repertory Theater has been an economic and cultural boon to its community for 50 years.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I am, of course, delighted that Kahane Corn Cooperman acknowledges she got the idea for her doc “Creede, USA” from one of my articles, but would it kill her or the reviewers to mention my name? A real person researched and wrote the piece, not some NY Times AI bot. www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/t...
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💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
Dutch pension fund ABP sells all Alphabet and Meta shares, CEO tells newspaper FD
ABP, the Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in tech companies Meta and Alphabet , its CEO told Dutch newspaper FD in an interview published on Monday.
www.reuters.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
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Canada announces avian flu vaccine buy as USDA confirms first H5N1 detections in rats
Also, Canada's vaccine advisors issued preliminary guidance on use of the vaccine in high-risk groups.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
Also, Canada's vaccine advisors issued preliminary guidance on use of the vaccine in high-risk groups.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
February 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Canada announces avian flu vaccine buy as USDA confirms first H5N1 detections in rats
Also, Canada's vaccine advisors issued preliminary guidance on use of the vaccine in high-risk groups.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
Also, Canada's vaccine advisors issued preliminary guidance on use of the vaccine in high-risk groups.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
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Job Opportunity:
Teaching & Research Fellow in Black British History at The University of Edinburgh
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLU474/t...
Teaching & Research Fellow in Black British History at The University of Edinburgh
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLU474/t...
Teaching and Research Fellow in Black British History at The University of Edinburgh
Recruiting now: Teaching and Research Fellow in Black British History on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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February 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Job Opportunity:
Teaching & Research Fellow in Black British History at The University of Edinburgh
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLU474/t...
Teaching & Research Fellow in Black British History at The University of Edinburgh
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLU474/t...