(Photo credits: www.artbusiness.com) by Viviane Faver One of the most extensive African American art galleries in the United States, the ZuCot Gallery in Atlanta, announced this week an exhibition by Chukes, one of the most dynamic artists in the country in […]
Upon news Thursday that Showtime is developing a limited series about the life of singer, actress and activist Lena Horne, we’re revisiting her Tony Award-winning 1981 Broadway musical that also portrayed her life story and will be included in the series. Showtime’s “Blackbird: Lena Horne and America,” from […]
The shuttering of theaters has caused the dance world untold damage, yet there has been an upshot: the increased accessibility of high-end dance, as productions stream online, free. In a way, the moment harkens back to an earlier time, when the kind of […]
At a glance, it may look like many Americans have long forgotten about the dangers of coronavirus. Crowds packed beaches in Florida, Maryland, Georgia, Virginia and Indiana over the weekend — many venturing out without masks and others failing to keep their distance even as […]
New York City has become one of the epicenters of the COVID-19, or novel coronavirus, pandemic in America. Due to mandatory stay-at-home restrictions, any business deemed “non-essential” has been closed down. Restaurants have been especially hit hard, with many struggling to stay afloat during the […]
In 2016, the young Afghan director Shahrbanoo Sadat won a prize at the Directors’ fortnight in Cannes for her quasi-autobiographical debut Wolf and Sheep, about shepherd children in the mountains of central Afghanistan. Now Sadat, who is 29, has directed a sequel, following the life […]
Bob Dylan has announced his first album of original songwriting in eight years. Rough and Rowdy Ways will be released on 19 June. It follows three albums of cover versions – Shadows in the Night (2015), Fallen Angels (2016) and triple album Triplicate (2017) – with his previous album of his […]
(CNN) — The fight against the coronavirus continues, and the world faces an uncertain future as scientists race to find a vaccine to mark the end of the crippling pandemic. But as we adjust to today’s new normal, businesses are scrambling to find a way to […]
Much-acclaimed Japanes novelist Haruki Murakami will host a radio special next week to try to lift the nation’s spirits under the coronavirus lockdown. Murakami, the author of books including Norwegian Wood and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, and a perennial favourite to win a […]
By Audrey J. Bernard Julia Jansch Congratulations to director Julia Jansch whose brilliant short documentary “My Father The Mover” won top honors at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) presented by AT&T. The film — in which kids find their superpowers through beats […]
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