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Jimmy Fallon: Puerto Rican episode a 'love letter' to island

By LYNN ELBER island came from Miranda, and "Tonight" took on the
Associated Press who is of Puerto Rican heri- complicated, costly epi-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy tage and told Fallon last sode when he's not from
Fallon said a "Tonight Show" year of his plan to stage Puerto Rico. He has a ready
episode taped in Puerto an island run of "Hamilton," answer.
Rico with "Hamilton" cre- which opened Friday in San "But I'm American, and
ator Lin-Manuel Miranda is Juan. we've got to step up, we've
a love letter to the island Miranda, with a little one- got to help each other," he
still in hurricane-recovery time help from Fallon, per- said. "That's the message
mode. forms "The Story of Tonight" that Lin and Jose are send-
"It's a real celebration of number from his Broadway ing through their charities
Puerto Rico," Fallon told The hit on Tuesday's broad- and what they're doing."
Associated Press of Tues- cast. Miranda is raising re- The pleased reaction from
day's episode of the NBC lief money in the U.S. terri- Puerto Ricans to the show's
late-night show. "It's not tory for artists and cultural presence was overwhelm-
just a pity party, it's a party groups that were devas- This image released by NBC shows Jimmy Fallon, host of "The To- ing, he told the AP on
party." tated by 2017's Hurricane night Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," left, with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Monday: "I said 'gracias'
The show aims to boost Maria. center, and a member of the cast from the musical "Hamilton," so much, my Spanish got
at the Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center in San Juan, Puerto
tourism and let viewers Music artists Bad Bunny, Rico. much better."
know about other ways to Jose Feliciano and Ozuna Associated Press The episode reflects the
help in the rebuilding, Fal- also are featured, and Fal- show's effort to stay fresh,
lon said. In return, the host lon showcases island activi- filmed in San Juan's historic The show aims to highlight Fallon said.
promised, they'll get a "full- ties and plays foodie with district and includes march- Puerto Rico's culture as well "We're always changing,
on variety show." chef-activist Jose Andres, ing bands and dancers, the as what it still faces after always doing something
"It's one of the best shows, who led a grass-roots ef- host said. the disaster, including res- different and always grow-
if not the best show, we've fort to feed residents of the "Tonight" closes with Felici- toration costs estimated by ing. And I think it's good, as
ever done. It's amazing," he devastated island. ano and Ozuna singing the the government at more my mom would say, to get
said. A music video with Fallon, beloved Puerto Rican tune than $130 billion. out of the house" and, for
The inspiration to take New Bad Bunny and "Tonight" "En Mi Viejo San Juan" ("In Fallon said he's been asked Fallon, hit the road to meet
York-based "Tonight" to the house band The Roots was My Old San Juan"). by some people why he the show's viewers.q

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue moves to May publication

By MARK KENNEDY Graham.
NEW YORK (AP) — The up- Over the years the issue
coming Sports Illustrated has tried to stay fresh, with
Swimsuit Issue is moving its painted bikinis, plus-sized
publication date, pushing models, unedited photos,
it from the chill of February tiny swimsuits, amputee
to warmer May, closer to models, older models and
bikini-weather. the addition of professional
Editor of the issue MJ Day athletes and celebrities in
tells The Associated Press relationships.
the shift makes more sense "Creating is always a chal-
for greater impact. "This is lenge, right?" Day said. "But
where it works, this is where I think that's what inspires
it's great," she said. "It's al- you to do better, to do
ways hard to think about more and to do different.
buying a swimsuit when its If it was the same formulaic
18 degrees out." thing year after year I think
Day, who spoke by phone that's boring to the creators
from a warm but undis- as well as the viewership."
closed spot where some of Last year, in a nod to the
the upcoming swimsuit is- #MeToo movement, the
sue will be photographed, issue featured the likes of
said May is the time when gymnast Aly Raisman and
many readers start to think model Sailor Brinkley Cook
about beaches and pools. In this Feb. 14, 2018 file photo, model Danielle Herrington, from left, Sports Illustrated editor-in-chief posing nude with words like
The switch also unlocks oth- Chris Stone, S.I. Swimsuit editor MJ Day, and model Tyra Banks attend the 2018 Sports Illustrated "Every voice matters," ''Sur-
er locations in the world for Swimsuit Issue launch party in New York. vivor" and "Abuse is never
the models and photogra- Associated Press OK."
phers, who usually need to The annual swimsuit issue
have wrapped up photo- have been off the table for Back then, it was picked to endar," Day said. "We were has endured showing off
graphing eight weeks be- us because their summers liven up a slow sports winter just a stopgap." beautiful people wearing
fore the issue goes to print. are when we're not shoot- month. The original swimsuit issue very little despite pageants
"We were so limited with our ing." "The February placement ran in 1964. It has been a like Miss America drop-
timing," said Day, who has There was no special rea- for the swimsuit issue ... was launching pad for models ping the swimsuit portion
been with the magazine son the month of February chosen by the head of such as Kathy Ireland, Chris- of the competition and de-
since 1998. "There's been was initially chosen 55 years Sports Illustrated from years tie Brinkley, Elle Macpher- emphasizing contestants'
a whole set of places that ago for the swimsuit edition. ago to fill a hole in the cal- son, Kate Upton and Ashley physical appearance.q