Unsung Heroes

The backyard of Juliet's house in Verona with the famous balcony full of tourists.

Letters from Juliet offer love, hope and human connection

November 14, 2019Arts, Culture & Media

For decades, volunteers with the Juliet Club in Verona, Italy, have been responding to letters seeking advice from the city’s most famous literary resident. They sign them, “All my love, Juliet.”

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Cue-card guy, Wally Feresten during a "Late Night" sketch on May 11, 2016.

Live, from New York, it’s Cue Card Wally

May 22, 2018Unsung Heroes

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