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The reviews are rolling in for The Winter's Tale at Central Park's Delacorte Theater, which officially opened August 11. Staged by The Public's Free Shakespeare in the Park, the starry Daniel Sullivan-directed production is running through August 23. See what critics have to say about the production below.

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https://playbill.com/article/read-the-reviews-for-the-winters-tale-at-free-shakespeare-in-the-park

Culture Sauce (Thom Geier)

Lighting and Sound America (David Barbour)

The New York Times (Alexis Soloski)*

New York Theatre Guide (Joe Dziemianowicz)

The Recs (Carl Sullivan)

TheaterMania (Kenji Fujishima)

I made a friend through my cat sitter. It was her sister who was literally penniless and disabled. She was trying to cook to make enough money to feed herself. We met, had a ball and I started supporting her as she went to multiple doctors appointments (she has so many health problems...) and reapplied for disability. When she was finally evicted March 2025 she moved into my spare bedroom. She got her disability and pays me $500 a month rent. She's also supposed to help with cooking and minor chores.

I'm a retired senior with no family left and she decided to call me mama. My son died decades ago and it was kinda nice to have family even though she wasn't. She's 47 and not a kid herself. But trouble started almost right away when she decided my flour was contaminated and IF she needed to cook for someone with allergies she couldn't. She refused to listen to the obvious - just buy another bag and had a meltdown as I put my foot down. My house - my rules.

A month later she got upset and refused to believe that I'm what's called a "super taster." It's genetic and means you can't stand bitter or sour foods and that spices hurt more than people think they should. She was so unpleasant and insistent she gave me a panic attack. I fought back and she had the N-response of "I didn't do it, that's not true, it's not my fault and you're weird."

She brought in a boyfriend who seemed like a nice enough guy. He followed her around like a puppy and did nothing. He promised some repairs that he never got around to but he ate on my dime. He started to make me uncomfortable but I didn't know why. One day he nearly wrecked my car and verbally assaulted me with such rage that he scared me. He refused to apologize so I banned him from the house. She made excuses but I was firm. I did try hard to understand why he would act like that out of the blue.

I found out recently when she flat told me that I'm passive aggressive and all her friends agree. ?? No I'm not. But it appears that anything that is not a compliment is an attack. She apparently tells me I'm the most wonderful person on earth and her friends that I'm mean, hold her to an impossible standard and am making her miserable.

She was skating on thin ice when we tried a family therapist last week. The woman was awful but I suddenly learned that the very serious surgery she decided not to have because of the low chance of success was being blocked by me because I wouldn't let her boyfriend in to take care of her. That was a flat lie. New audience let's let them know how bad I am, I guess.

I asked her about it yesterday and she melted down...again...that it's true and she told me. No. No she didn't. Hysterectomy planned for October but no spinal surgery. I'm hurting her because he can't come in to help with her aftercare. Trying to reason with her is impossible. Straight to DARVO. It's my fault. I'm mean and all her friends agree. I looked and her and said "This isn't working. You need to leave."

That would have shut me up and made me evaluate my life choices but she went ballistic blaming me for everything. I pointed to the door and just said, "Out!" She did manage to ask if there was a timeline before she stamped out of the house. I said no, you have time. She's avoided me completely for two days. She has friends who she has convinced that she's wonderful, so let one of them take her and her horde. Yes, she's a horder and we've had a LOT of discussions about get your shit out of the living area.

So, I feel much lighter but the shit hasn't hit the fan yet. She gets just under $2,000 a month. She's saved nothing. She got $30,000 back pay from disability, ignored me about putting it in a high interest savings and tied it up for three years in an IRA. She's earning .05% more than I am and I have access to my money. She said it was none of my business what she did with it so, it's not my problem.

Have any of you evicted a narc and how did it go? My dream of a family is trashed but she's really screwed. I have no heirs and was going to leave her my house and money. Oh well...

AI Consciousness: People are seeking examples of emergence but what does that mean. What does an example of emergence/consciousness look like? What would be proof?

People have sought examples of emergence but what does that mean. What does an example of emergence/consciousness look like? What would be proof?

I have a level 80 druid and thought making a speed set would be a nice change from questing. I've looked everywhere and am told I need longstrider but I can't find out what that actually is. Is it on the Heart of Azeroth, if so at what level do I get it? How high do I need to get the Heart of Azeroth? I'm at level 52 and don't see any change in abilities - or maybe I'm not looking in the right place. All the guides assume that you know what you're doing but if you never made a speed druid before they aren't that helpful.