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Sandra Oh Recalls Traumatic Experience of Starring on Greys Anatomy: I Have a Good Therapist – Us Weekly

August 28, 2021 medical

Dancing it out wasnt enough to solve it. Sandra Oh reflected on the repercussions of achieving a new level of fame when she began starring on Greys Anatomy.

To be perfectly honest, it was traumatic. It was traumatic, the Chair actress, 50, explained in a sneak peek from her Sunday Today With Willie Geist interview, which airs Sunday, August 29. And the reason why Im saying that is the circumstances you need to do your work is with a lot of privacy. So when one loses ones anonymity, you have to build skills to still try and be real. I went from not being able to go out, like, hiding in restaurants, to then being able to manage attention, manage expectation, while not losing the sense of self.

Oh credited her focus on mental health with helping her navigate the ordeal. Well, I have a good therapist, she noted. Im not joking. Its very, very important.

The Killing Eve star also learned how to set proper boundaries in her professional life. You just have to work at finding your way to stay grounded, she said. And a lot of times thats by saying no.

Oh played Cristina Yang on Greys Anatomy from 2005 to 2014. She left after 10 seasons on the ABC drama, and unlike some of her former costars who have also departed through the years, she has no plans to return.

No, she insisted about a potential reprisal of her role during a May episode of the Los Angeles Times Asian Enough podcast. I love it, though, and this is also why I really appreciate the show that I still get asked this.

Oh then elaborated on why she does not want to venture back to her past. Its very rare, I would say, to be able to see in such a way the impact of a character, she acknowledged. In some ways, you do your work as a bubble and you let it go. I left that show, my God, seven years ago almost. So in my mind, its gone. But for a lot of people, its still very much alive. And while I understand and I love it, I have moved on.

The American Crime alum ultimately encouraged her fans to evolve with her. So please come with me to Killing Eve and on to The Chair and on to the other projects, she said. Come see the characters that Im playing that are much more deeply integrated in the Asian American experience.

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Product Review of ADAM Interactive Anatomy – The Tech Edvocate

August 28, 2021 medical

Since technology is not going anywhere and does more good than harm, adapting is the best course of action. That is where The Tech Edvocate comes in. We plan to cover the PreK-12 and Higher Education EdTech sectors and provide our readers with the latest news and opinion on the subject. From time to time, I will invite other voices to weigh in on important issues in EdTech. We hope to provide a well-rounded, multi-faceted look at the past, present, the future of EdTech in the US and internationally.

We started this journey back in June 2016, and we plan to continue it for many more years to come. I hope that you will join us in this discussion of the past, present and future of EdTech and lend your own insight to the issues that are discussed.

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‘Grey’s Anatomy’: If George Had Survived, Here’s Where He Might Have Ended Up – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

August 28, 2021 medical

Greys Anatomy is one of the most beloved medical dramas on the air, a show that has earned significant critical acclaim. Over the years, the core cast of Greys Anatomy has changed a great deal, with many characters being written off the show or killed off in new and interesting ways.

One of the shows original characters, a mainstay in the first few seasons of Greys Anatomy, was Dr. George OMalley. While fans loved George, he was killed off in the sixth season still, that hasnt stopped longtime viewers of Greys Anatomy from wondering what would have happened to George if he had lived.

George OMalley was first introduced to Greys Anatomy viewers in 2005 as a surgical intern at Seattle Grace Hospital. Along with other early-season interns, George worked his way up the ranks, eventually becoming a resident. As played by actor T.R. Knight, George quickly became a mainstay, one of the shows most beloved characters.

Knight received overwhelmingly positive reviews thanks to his work as George, even getting a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards. Georges storyline was as inspiring as Knights, and the character went on to become an expert in trauma surgery. Unfortunately, his story came to an end in 2009, after a horrendous bus accident renders him brain-dead.

Fans have never forgotten George, and in a recent Reddit thread, diehard viewers speculated about what the character would be doing now, if he had lived. Discussing what specialty George would have chosen, one fan wrote trauma for sure! But if they chose to develop a different storyline for him leading up to the exit, general or peds couldve been interesting 🙂

Another fan wrote definitely Trauma. He was great under pressure at work, he wouldve been a good trauma surgeon. But if not trauma then peds would be good because hes good with kids. Many other Reddit posters agreed that George would have thrived as a trauma surgeon with one noting that George had, in many ways, already chosen his specialty before he died: He very specifically signed up for the army to be trained as a trauma surgeon. Thats choosing a specialty.

In 2020, fans were treated to a heartbreaking moment when Meredith speaks to George via her subconscious mind. In the dream, George confirms that he wasnt ready to die, in a scene that ripped fans hearts in two. George talking about how he would have chosen to live just smashed my heart into a thousand pieces, one fan wrote.

While George is no longer around on Greys Anatomy, T.R. Knight continued acting after he left the show in 2009. After rising to fame early on, Knight decided to focus his attention on television and stage. He has also worked as an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. A few of the TV shows that he appeared in after leaving Greys included The Good Wife, The Catch, When We Rise, Will & Grace, and, most recently, The Flight Attendant. For his work in The Flight Attendant, Knight earned accolades from critics, proving that in the years since he left the set of Greys Anatomy, he hasnt lost any of his skill at developing fascinating characters. Stay tuned to Showbiz Cheat Sheet for all the latest entertainment news!

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‘Grey’s Anatomy’: Is Dr. Webber Actually Immortal? Somehow, He Still Lives – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

August 28, 2021 medical

Over 17 seasons (soon to be 18), many people have come and gone from Greys Anatomy. Some of our favorite characters have left without warning. But others who have faced death are still holding on. For instance, for all that Dr. Webber has been through, he still manages to live. Which some people feel must make him immortal.

Dr. Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) was a part of the original cast of Greys Anatomy. On day one, he gave the speech that he gives to all new interns. A month ago, you were in med school being trained by doctors. Today, you are doctors, he told them.

He is a major player, part of virtually every episode. And hes someone audiences can count on to always be there. Part of his solidity is the fact that no matter what may come his way, he is invincible. Surviving alcoholism, sleeping in his office because his wife Adele (Loretta Devine) kicks him out, watching her develop Alzheimers and subsequently die, and much more. There is always a story being played out with him in the center of it all.

However, it is the fact Dr. Webber has more lives than a cat that baffles some of the Greys Anatomy fandom.

Dr. Webber was the hospitals chief when the show began. His pending retirement was mentioned as early as season 1, episode 2, though it really became a storyline in season 2. However, it remains a topic of discussion, like at his 65th birthday in season 10, when Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd) gives him a brochure on retirement.

As pointed out by a Reddit user recently, since the start of Greys Anatomy, Webber has battled a brain tumor in season 1, an electric shock in season 9, and even cobalt poisoning in season 16. During the cobalt poisoning, Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) also finds Webber about to cut himself with a scalpel because he is the only one who can fix what is wrong with him.

Among those near-death experiences, he was threatened by a gunman in season 6, episode 24. The lead-in was that the shooter wanted revenge against those who took his wife off life support. Webber convinced Clark to kill himself instead with the one remaining bullet.

In season 11, episode 20, Webber is driving to work and is close enough to see a plane crash as it goes basically over his car. Although it isnt a near-death for him, he retells the story throughout the episode, with each telling slightly more dangerous for himself.

Every show deserves to have a teddy bear-type character that everyone can turn to. For the staff at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, that teddy bear is, has, and always will be Dr. Webber. Therefore, whether you love him or not, the one thing we can always count on is that he will simply be invincible and immortal.

In fact, most fans would be very upset if they were to tune in and one day find that he was leaving the show. We laugh with him, we cry with him, and we will always want more of him. He is just as significant as the two other always there characters: Meredith, who is the designated star of the show, and Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) who we love for her spunk. Webber has simply been through too much for us to stand for him being gone from the show.

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‘Virgin River’: These 3 Actors Also Starred in ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

August 28, 2021 medical

Virgin River has swept fans off their feet since it debuted on Netflix in 2019. The drama series which is based on the book series by Robyn Carr follows Melinda Mel Monroe(Alexandra Breckenridge), a nurse/midwife who leaves her life in Los Angeles for a new chapter in Virgin River. Upon settling in, Mel finds herself drawn to Jack Sheridan(Martin Sheridan), a retired Marine who now owns the towns bar.

While fans of Carrs books will certainly recognize the characters, fans who have been hooked on Greys Anatomy for 17 seasons will also see some familiar faces.

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Virgin River has dominated the ratings chart since the third season debuted on Netflix in July 2021. However, Netflix has remained silent about renewing the show for season 4, let alone revealing a release date. Yet, fans shouldnt despair just yet. With such massive ratings, its almost inevitable that Netflix will renew the series. Moreover, some fans are convinced that filming for season 4 is already underway.

Netflix Lifeis reportingthat the cast and crew have been filming new episodes since July 2021 and that production is slated to end in November 2021. Also,The Watershed Grill in North Vancouver, which is the location used for Jacks bar announced on Instagram that they would be closed for filming on Aug. 17 and 18.

If Netflix Life is correct, wed estimate that Virgin River Season 4 will premiere in the spring of 2022.

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Fans of Greys Anatomy were probably delighted when they saw some very familiar faces on Virgin River. Fans of the medical drama will certainly recognize Henderson as Dr. Nathan Riggs who was Merideths (Ellen Pompeo) first love interest following the death of her husband Derek (Patrick Dempsey). Henderson starred in a total of 48 episodes of Greys from 2015 to 2017.

Though Zibby Allen portays Jacks sister Brie in Virgin River, in the second season of Greys Anatomy, she appeared in five episodes of the series as Nurse Zibby. Fans might be a little confused by this since Allens character initially wore a name tag that read Angela.

Jenny Cooper might star as Mels protective older sister Jo on Virgin River, but in Greys, she portrayed the villainous Bethany Tanner. Cooper appeared in episode 112 titled, Sledgehammer. Not only did she refuse to accept her daughters sexuality, but she also upset doctors so much that they were forced to call Child Protective Services.

RELATED:Virgin River: Fans Are Convinced Paige Is Already Dead

Greys Anatomy isnt the only place that Virgin River has sourced its actors. Daniel Gillies, who portrayed Elijah Mikaelson inThe Vampire DiariesandThe Originals also plays a pivotal role in the Netflix drama series. On the show, Gillies stars as Mark Monroe, Mels late husband who often appears in flashback sequences. In the first season of Virgin River, fans learned that Mark was a doctor and he and Mel had a whirlwind romance.

However, that fairytale was shattered when their first baby was stillborn. From there, amid their respective grief, the pair never got back in sync especially after continuous rounds of IVF proved unsuccessful. Sadly, in a flashback, we learn that Mark dies in a tragic car crash when a truck hits the vehicle that he and Mel are driving in.

Though Gillies only has a recurring role in the series, we expect to see a lot more of him in season 4 since Mel is pregnant and her pregnancy might be the result of an embryo that she and Mark created prior to his death. Heres what Ill say, somewhat enigmatically: the good news about being the dead husband is that you can appear at any time. Ill leave it at that, Gillies toldMr. WarBurton Magazine.

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‘Grey’s Anatomy’: Why Sandra Oh Wanted to Play Cristina Yang – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

August 28, 2021 medical

When the long-running medical drama Greys Anatomy began in 2005, the first batch of interns in the show was the most integral to the show. The show began exploring the surgical world and reality through the experiences of Meredith, Christina, Izzie, George, and Alex. In this group of five, Sandra Oh played the role of Christina Yang, an ambitious intern who aspired to be a cardiothoracic surgeon. Looking back at her career now, the Emmy-winning actor revealed why she was attracted to Yangs character in the show in a recent interview with Vanity Fair

At the outset, the drama had Meredith Grey, the titular character of the show, as the central role in the plot. Cristina emerged as Merediths closest friend and as the seasons progressed, her person. They were similar in some but different from each other in several ways and that became a driving force in their friendship. Oh said it was that difference between Cristina and Meredith that attracted her to the role.

In the pilot episode, Cristina and Meredith work together on a difficult diagnosis and at the end, Meredith gets to scrub in the surgery. Meredith had told Cristina before they teamed up that the latter could have the surgery if they found the right diagnosis. But in the end, she couldnt refuse the opportunity to participate in surgery on her very first day and took it when it was offered to her.

After the surgery though, both Meredith and Cristina have a mature conversation about how neither of them wanted to compromise on their ambition when it came to surgeries. And just like that, both of them knew that things were good between them. In typical Meredith and Cristina fashion, they decided to not let that be a moment.

The reason why I wanted to play Cristina[Yang] in Greys Anatomy is because dramaturgically at least in the pilot, and again, you never knew if it would go past a pilot, she was the antagonist, Oh said after looking at the clip from the end of the pilot episode.

Oh continued that she found Cristina very interesting and prickly. She saw qualities in her that she didnt see in herself. She also thought that it was better to be able to play the role of a student because of the scope of possibilities a role like that offered.

I just was also at a point where I did not want to play a character of authority, Oh said. I was more interested in the role of the student because you have to find stuff out, you dont have answers. Youre the person trying to find stuff out. Thats where the story is.

Exactly as Oh planned, Cristinas character arc develops perfectly from a student to a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon and a teacher.

Oh also revealed in her interview that after auditioning for Cristina and impressing the show creator Shonda Rhimes with her acting chops, Oh first said no to the role. Her team informed her after her auditions that they couldnt get the studio to make the deal that they thought she deserved.

It was later that Rhimes asked for Oh specifically that she got the part. Fortunately, for the shows fans, Oh eventually played the part that became a favorite character for many.

RELATED: Greys Anatomy: Sandra Oh on Why Playing Cristina Yang Was a Gift

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Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Season 2: Grey’s Anatomy, Buffy, and Glee Stars Set to Compete! – TV Fanatic

August 28, 2021 medical

ABC is ready to spin the celebrity wheel of fortune again.

The network on Thursday announced the full list of contestants for the forthcoming second season, and there are some big names.

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune returns with season two on its new night, Sunday, September 26 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC.

Hosted by pop-culture legends Pat Sajak and Vanna White, the primetime edition welcomes celebrity contestants to spin the worlds most famous Wheel and solve word puzzles for a chance to win up to $1 million.

All of the money won by the celebrity contestants will go to a charity of their choice.

The celebrity contestants include Jason Alexander (Seinfeld), Tatyana Ali, Anthony Anderson, Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Cheryl Burke (Dancing With the Stars), Brooke Burns, Lacey Chabert, Mario Cantone, Laverne Cox (Orange Is the New Black), Marcia Cross (Desperate Housewives), and Joey Fatone.

Other big names appearing include Vivica A. Fox (Empire), Jeff Garlin, Anthony Michael Hall, Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina the Teenage Witch), John Michael Higgins, Vanilla Ice, Tara Lipinski, Loni Love, Von Miller, and Michael Mizanin.

Wanya Morris, Jason Mraz, Haley Joel Osment, Donny Osmond, James Pickens Jr. (Grey's Anatomy), Caroline Rhea, Andy Richter, Amber Riley (Glee), and Tori Spelling Beverly Hills, 90210) also star.

Shawn Stockman, Curtis Stone, Jodie Sweetin, Raven-Symon (That's So Raven), Karl-Anthony Towns, Michelle Trachtenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Nia Vardalos, Johnny Weir, and Ali Wentworth round out the cast.

This is an impressive cast for the series, which launched to bumper ratings during its inaugural celebrity run, so it will be fun to see whether it can keep up the pace in the fall.

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune kicks off ABC's primetime lineup on Sundays and will be followed by a new season of Supermarket Sweep.

The Rookie rounds out the night for the network with its fourth season.

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune is produced by Sony Pictures Television, a Sony Pictures Entertainment company. Wheel of Fortune is distributed by CBS Television Distribution.

ABC also announced during its turn at TCA that Steve Harvey will be hosting a primetime court show titled Judge Steve Harvey.

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Watch a Scary Story Come to Life in Candyman – The New York Times

August 28, 2021 medical

In Anatomy of a Scene, we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go into making key scenes in their movies. See new episodes in the series on Fridays. You can also watch our collection of more than 150 videos on YouTube and subscribe to our YouTube channel.

Want to hear a scary story?

That enticing question (or horrifying one, depending on your point of view) begins this scene from the new Candyman (now in theaters), which is both a continuation and a reimagining of Bernard Roses 1992 horror film.

The update is directed by Nia DaCosta and co-written by Jordan Peele (with DaCosta and Win Rosenfield). It still involves the menacing figure who comes after you if you say his name five times in front of a mirror, but this scene reaches back to the story of the original film.

Brianna (Teyonah Parris) and her brother, Troy (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett), are both hanging out one evening with their boyfriends when Troy turns down the lights and turns up the dread to tell a story. It concerns Helen Lyle, one of the main characters (played by Virginia Madsen) from the earlier film, and how one day she just snaps. Killings and snow angels in blood ensue.

Troys story retraces the steps of the earlier films narrative, with some embellishments. Rather than flashing back to footage from the 1992 movie, moments are depicted with shadow puppetry. Narrating the sequence, DaCosta said that she wanted each shadow puppet segment to be specific to the teller because she saw it as someones way of thinking about the story. Its not necessarily the truth. In this scene, hands move the puppets to convey a sense of how the storyteller, Troy, is also manipulating his tale.

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‘Candyman’ | Anatomy of a Scene – The New York Times

August 28, 2021 medical

Hi, my name is Nia DaCosta, and I am the director of Candyman. You guys want to hear a scary story? No. Too bad. So, this scene is Troy and Brianna theyre siblings and Briannas boyfriend, Anthony who is an artist and Troys boyfriend. And theyre all together trying to have a nice dinner, but Troy insists on telling a ghost story about the neighborhood that Brianna and Anthony have just moved into. You see Yahya Abdul-Mateen II playing Anthony, Teyonah Parris playing Brianna, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett playing Troy, and Kyle Kaminsky playing Grady. [LAUGHTER] This is a story about a woman named Helen Lyle. She was a grad student a white grad student doing her thesis on the urban legends of Cabrini Green. For research, she came down to Cabrini a few times. You know, asking questions, taking pictures of graffiti, people. And then one day she just snaps. So, the shadow puppets came about when Jordan Peele, whos the co-writer and producer on the film, he came to me and he was like, I think we should do shadow puppets instead of shooting actual flashback scenes. And I was super into it because I did not want to shoot flashback scenes, and I also didnt want to cut in clips from the first movie. And so, we kind of made a decision, O.K., the flashbacks will be shadow puppetry. But then, as I was working with the shadow puppets and trying to figure out where they fit, it turned out they actually were just going to be much more useful. So thats how they ended up in this scene. We wanted it to be very specific to the teller. So every shadow puppet scene has a very specific style and point of view because it is someones way of thinking about the story. Its not necessarily the truth. Helen arrives with a sacrificial offering. [BABY CRYING] And thats why we wanted to also create that separation between fact and fiction, real and fake. And thats why you see the hands moving because its about these people creating a story puppeteering the way we think about these people. And for Troy, because hes trying to tell a scary story, hes being very hyperbolic. Hes also saying things that didnt happen. We made the style very jagged and scary and very much not the sympathetic character of Helen that we know and love from the original film. Is my ros still in the freezer? You dont want the moscato? Moscatos a dessert wine. [CHUCKLES]

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An exceptional fossil confiscated by the Brazilian Police reveals new details about the anato… – Market Research Telecast

August 28, 2021 medical

A fossil that was confiscated in 2013 by the Brazilian Police during a raid in Santos (So Paulo state) turned out to be the specimen of the tapejrido clade, a subgroup of flying reptiles of the order of the pterosaurs. more complete and best preserved that has recovered so far in Brazil.

The limestone slabs in which the remains of Tupandactylus navigans were preserved in a way exceptional, they conserve the practically complete skeleton, including the skull and post-skull, as well as remnants of soft tissues adhered to the sagittal crest, a Brazilian research team detailed in a study published this Wednesday at PLOS ONE.

Although there is an abundant fossil record of these reptiles that thrived during the early Cretaceous, between 145 and 100 million years, in what is now Brazil. Most of them only preserve partial remains, so the confiscated specimen allowed paleontologists to describe for the first time the shape of the premaxillary crest, the proportions and shape of the dental crest, as well as the axial skeletal anatomy.

Some of the new features discovered, such as the length of its neck, the difference in size between the front and rear limbs, as well as the pronounced sagittal crest, suggest that the Tupandactylus navigans had a terrestrial foraging lifestyle, as These characteristics may have made it difficult to fly short distances, which is especially useful when escaping from predators.

However, the analysis of the fossil also showed that this pterosaur had the physiological adaptations to maintain a propelled flight, such as the presence of the notarium bone, formed by the fusion of the thoracic vertebrae, a wide anchoring surface for the pectoral muscles, as well as divisions in the composition of the wings that would have been fundamental during the glide.

Further research on the rare fossil will be necessary, the academics note, in order to determine how the newly discovered features contributed to a foraging lifestyle, as well as its potential to increase performance in flight.

From agreement to Victor Beccari, co-author of the publication, the sample studied was recovered along with 3,000 other fossils that were destined for the museums of the Global North [pases industrializados] or, worse still, for private collectors! However, thanks to the police intervention now the Tupandactylus navigans is protected by the Institute of Geosciences of the University of So Paulo and is part of the exhibition Fossils of Araripe

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