High School Musical: The Musical: The Series is an American mockumentary
musical drama television series created by Tim Federle for Disney+,
which was first released on November 8, 2019. The first season centers
on a group of teenage theater enthusiasts (played by Olivia Rodrigo,
Joshua Bassett, Matt Cornett, Sofia Wylie and others) who participate in
a staging of High School Musical: The Musical as their school
production. The series is set at a fictionalized version of East High
School (pictured), where the original High School Musical film series
was filmed. Several cast members from the film series appear in guest
roles. Critics have highlighted the performances of Bassett and Rodrigo,
and have compared the series to Glee for its music and themes. There has
been a mixed reception to the program's mockumentary format. The series
won a GLAAD Media Award and was nominated for five Children's and Family
Emmy Awards. The third season premiered in July 2022; a fourth season
is in production.
Read more:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_School_Musical:_The_Musical:_The_Series>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1863:
Confederate forts at Grand Gulf survived a bombardment by Union
gunboats, preventing David Dixon Porter's troops from crossing the
Mississippi River at that point.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Grand_Gulf>
1903:
A rockslide buried part of the Canadian mining town of Frank
under 110 million tonnes of rock, killing around 70 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Slide>
1975:
Vietnam War: North Vietnam concluded its East Sea Campaign by
capturing all of the Spratly Islands held by South Vietnam.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Sea_Campaign>
2006:
Cyclone Mala made landfall near Thandwe, Myanmar, causing 37
deaths.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Mala>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
pole star:
1. (astronomy) The star visible to the naked eye which was in the past,
is now, or will be in the future nearest a celestial pole of a planet.
2. (figuratively) A person, principle, or thing which acts as a guide; a
guiding light; also, something which attracts much attention; a centre
of attention.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pole_star>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The fact is: almost everything is funny. You just have to have a
way of looking at it.
--Jerry Seinfeld
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jerry_Seinfeld>