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Rock is dead, but the photographer’s iconic images of Bowie, Blondie and more live on
Mick Rock, iconic photographer of rock stars, has died. He was known for his images of David Bowie, Lou Reed, Queen and Blondie. He was…
How the Attica prison uprising started — and why it still resonates today
A new documentary goes behind the walls of the deadly 1971 uprising. Attica filmmaker Stanley Nelson and former prisoner Arthur Harrison reflect on the five-day…
She guarded the Black Lives Matter memorial. Now, she’s working to protect its art
Nadine Seiler, one of those who watched over a fence at what became Black Lives Matter Plaza, is working to find homes for more than…
Smithsonian Acquires Rare Antique Portraits From First Black Photographers
The Smithsonian American Art Museum has bought a collection of early photographs, including very rare daguerreotypes from three early Black photographers dating to the mid…
PHOTOS: Mexican Artists Create Fantastical Masks To Show The Many Faces Of COVID
Two professors invited indigenous artisans to make masks portraying the agent of the pandemic — the coronavirus — through the lens of their cultural traditions….
Mike Richards Resigns As Host Of Jeopardy!
Richards has been scrutinized over earlier allegations of a hostile work environment, as well as inappropriate comments he allegedly made about women on a podcast…
The Music Industry Is Holding DaBaby Accountable
After making homophobic comments during a performance, rapper DaBaby has been widely criticized and dropped from multiple festivals. The fallout could mark a cultural shift…
Feeling Lost? These 3 Fantasy Novels Will Help You Be The Hero Of Your Own Story
Sometimes books can be a literal escape, not just a figurative one. Our critic Alethea Kontis recommends three fantasy novels that helped her along the…
Celebrate Life On Earth With 4 Films That Look Into The Great Beyond
The new film Nine Days — at its essence, a reminder to celebrate every moment you’re given — is both deep and fun. Here are…
Michael Wolff’s Third Strike At Trump White House Has Hits And Misses
The author has gifts as a writer: a novelistic eye for scene and detail, an ear for realistic dialogue. His story keeps moving, free of…
How It Went Down: Authors Go Deep Into Doomed 2020 Trump White House
By haranguing all who will listen, in interviews or rally rants, Donald Trump even now is demonstrating his abiding and preternatural confidence in his own…
This 1983 Feminist Film Was Set In The Dystopian Future, So Basically Right Now
Born in Flames was made by pioneering underground filmmaker Lizzie Borden. She vanished from screens for decades, and now her work is being rediscovered. (Image…
Young Love Shines In The Dark In This New Story Collection
Six best-selling Black YA authors pooled their talents for Blackout, a collection of linked stories about teens navigating life, love, and just getting to a…
3 Documentaries You Should Watch About The Tulsa Race Massacre
Monday is the 100th anniversary of one of the worst acts of racial violence in American history. A spate of books and documentaries are marking…
A Kinder ‘Cruella’? Film Reimagines The Dalmatian Villain With Spotty Success
Emma Stone gives her all in a tricky role as the puppycidal fashionista of Disney’s Dalmatians franchise. Cruella isn’t a bad movie, but it fails…
The ‘Friends’ Reunion That Lost Its Nerve
After a year of delay, the Friends reunion is on HBO MAX. And while there are some poignant moments of reminiscing, there’s entirely too much…
Cher, An Elephant, And The Power Of Celebrity
When the pop star got involved in saving an elephant in an Islamabad zoo, detailed in a new documentary, she also had to fight an…
How Black Players Propelled Cleveland’s Baseball Team To Win The 1948 World Series
In 1948, Cleveland’s baseball team won the World Series. It wouldn’t have made it without the team’s first two Black players, and the team owner’s…
Sacha Baron Cohen On ‘Borat’ Ethics And Why His Disguise Days Are Over
Baron Cohen has been chased, sued and nearly arrested while in character. A scary experience at a gun rights rally while filming Borat 2 solidified…
New Translation Shares The Voice Of A Poet Who Wrote As Intensely As She Lived
Danish poet Tove Ditlevsen took her own life in 1976. A newly translated version of her three-part memoir traces the sometimes amusing, sometimes painful turns…
‘Resident Alien’: The Truth Is Way, Way Out There
The great Alan Tudyk gets a role he can sink his sharp pointy alien teeth into on a darkly funny series boasting an ensemble cast…
Poet Amanda Gorman Reads ‘The Hill We Climb’
The 22-year-old composed a poem that acknowledges the recent insurrection attempt, but turns toward hope. “While we have our eyes on the future, history has…
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