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Dutch Fashion Designer Iris van Herpen Moves Into Art
“There’s more to me than only couture,” she said, previewing her first exhibition of sculpture. Catch it while you can: The show will last only 45 minutes.
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A Rubens Returns to a German Castle, 80 Years After It Was Stolen
The oil painting of a saint, looted from the castle in the closing weeks of World War II by the ducal family that once owned it, is being returned by a Buffalo museum.
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Neighbors Fight Affordable Housing, but Need Libraries. Can’t We Make a Deal?
An uplifting new library in Manhattan comes with 12 floors of subsidized apartments. It’s a clever way to find community support for housing.
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Albany Road Interview: Christine Swanson and Renée Elise Goldsberry
It still feels oddly rare to see Black road movies. There are a couple of famous ones spanning genres like John Singleton’s swooning romance Poetic Justice or the comedic Johnson Family Vacation. But in total there are very few. Filmed in Champaign, Urbana, Albany Road, which had its World Premiere at Ebert Fest 2024, is…
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Marvel’s Black Villain Era
The question of villainy has always been a complicated issue for African Americans in film. Being seen as full characters has been a struggle, and Black people were so marginalized in American cinema they didn’t even get to be bad guys. The biggest notable exception of course is D.W. Griffith’s landmark film “The Birth of…
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Black Out: The Disappearance of Black Couples in Advertising
Have you been watching TV at all these days? If you have, odds are you have seen fewer and fewer Black couples living and enjoying life together in commercials. Seeing a Black man and a Black woman together is almost as rare as a UFO, Bigfoot, or unicorn sighting. There are many explanations for this…
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Donald Sutherland: The Consummate Character Actor
Actor Donald Sutherland died on Thursday in Miami, aged 88. Recognizable to six decades of film fans for his mellifluous voice and probing eyes, Sutherland was as close to stardom as character acting gets. Though seldom weighted with the burden of “opening’ a blockbuster film as the male lead, Sutherland nonetheless performed some of the…
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It’s About Reshaping: David Kirkman on Underneath: The Children of the Sun
What if Christopher Nolan and Spike Lee teamed-up to collaborate on a film together? The results would probably be a lot like the small micro-budget sci-fi film “Underneath: Children of the Sun” directed by St. Louis native David Kirkman. The film incorporates many elements of Afrofuturism which is a cultural aesthetic that combines science-fiction, history…
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A Stuffed Pepper Recipe That Goes Hard on Spiced Chickpeas
Blanketed with cheese, this filling recipe is perfect for summer and surprisingly light.
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How to Make Farinata
Crisp on the outside, tender on the inside, savory farinata brings a taste of the Mediterranean coast to your kitchen.