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Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save For her groundbreaking presentation at the 2022 Venice Biennale, American sculptor Simone Leigh took a page from history, borrowing a theme from the sordid 1931 Paris Colonial Expo. That early-20th-century carnival put the cultures of African and Asian peoples colonized by Western powers on display…

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Country music superstar Jason Aldean found himself facing an unexpected wave of controversy when his song, “Try That in a Small Town,” gained widespread attention in July following the release of its music video, which depicts protesters confronting police officers. Supporters believe the song champions the values of small towns during uncertain times, while critics…

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Royal family desperate for attention after Harry, Meghan exit? Royal family has faced a sustained decline in public opinion, which some experts believe is linked to the departure of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from their official royal duties. Market research firm Ipsos reported a subtle yet notable drop in the monarchy’s overall popularity between…

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Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Just take a minute and revel in the glorious panoply of movies that is descending upon us this fall and winter. Gloriously weird, that is. Emma Stone as a (literal) reborn woman, fornicating her way across Europe toward enlightenment. Annette Bening hallucinating the Taj Mahal…

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Jada Pinkett Smith’s recent revelations about her separation from Will Smith led Saturday Night Live to take a dig at her. Jada, portrayed by Ego Nwodim, was welcomed by Michael Che during the show’s new segment Weekend Update where he asks her about her new book Worthy. “Sorry if I seem a little tired. I’ve…

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Michelle Williams plays Lizzy, a ceramic artist stressed out by the impending opening of her solo exhibition, and Hong Chau (“The Whale”) is her blithely oblivious neighbor, fellow artist and landlord in this sharply observant art-world comedy-drama from the slow-cinema virtuosa Kelly Reichardt. Michael O’Sullivan says: “There’s a lot of talk about nothing. But it’s…

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Prince Harry is avoiding ‘overshadowing’ Meghan Markle Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s bid to prefer neutrality since returning from Dusseldorf has just been referenced. These insights and warnings have been issued by royal author April Glover. She touched on everything in one of her pieces for Honey9. The conversation arose once Ms Glover started referencing…

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Smithsonian’s Folkways label and American History Museum are releasing Robert ‘Mack’ McCormick’s tapes, research and writings as part of Folkways’ 75th anniversary October 14, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT From left, Robert “Mack” McCormick, Roosevelt Sykes, Sunnyland Slim holding McCormick’s daughter, Susannah, and Robert Shaw at the Montreal Expo in 1971. McCormick spent decades building…

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