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Artist Rob “Problak” Gibbs stands in front of his mural “Breathe Life 2” (2020) on the side of his … [+] alma mater, the Madison Park Vocational School in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. Copyright Caitlin Cunningham Photography LLC An exuberant Black girl in a green dress, emblazoned with lettering celebrating Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood, and […]
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In his collection of essays, Notes of a Native Son, James Baldwin wrote “I consider that I have many responsibilities, but none greater than this: to last, as Hemingway says, and get my work done.”  Suzan-Lori Parks Photo by Tammy Shell For more than a decade Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, novelist and screenwriter Suzan-Lori Parks has been […]
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Screenshot of Zoom performance, featuring English actor Jacqueline Berces as Miriam (right) and … [+] voice of English director Polly Nayler as Control (left), in American playwright and writer Michael Maiello’s “The First Poet in Space” (2020), presented by London-based The UnDisposables. The UnDisposables Spinning as if she were in a zero-gravity environment, Miriam, performed by […]
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Growing up during the Vietnam War, the Vietnamese-American photographer An-My Lê saw her homeland assaulted and divided. Her point of view was complicated: For much of the war, she and her family took refuge in France, a nation that had previously colonized Vietnam. Returning after the Paris Peace Accords of 1973, she lived in Saigon […]
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Here are three groundbreaking innovations that are setting the benchmark for tomorrow’s watchmaking. Zenith Defy El Primero Double Tourbillon Zenith Defy El Primero Double Tourbillon Photo courtesy of Zenith Boasting a long heritage in high-frequency escapements, Zenith has for the first time incorporated two separate tourbillon escapements in a timepiece. The first at 10 o’clock beats at […]
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Bohinj, Slovenia BED The touristic tendency post-coronavirus, according to European Best Destinations, is toward traveling far from cities, away from crowds and stress.  “People long for freedom, nature, wide open spaces,” explains the organization, which is part of the European Commission’s EDEN Network (“European Destinations of Excellence”) working to promote sustainable tourism on the continent.  To respond […]
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Ray Wylie Hubbard has partnered with Big Machine to release new music. Co-Starring, his 10-track Big … [+] Machine unveiling, boasts an A-list roster of musicians including Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh, Don Was, Chris Robinson, Ronnie Dunn and Pam Tillis. David McClister For the first time since his 1976 debut album, revered country singer-songwriter Ray […]
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PHOENIX, AZ – MARCH 23: Brian McKnight performs onstage during Celebrity Fight Night XXV on March … [+] 23, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Celebrity Fight Night) Getty Images for Celebrity Fight Night After a three-decade career as a prolific recording artist, singer-songwriter Brian McKnight is taking a break of […]
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James Baldwin and Beauford Delaney, Paris, circa 1960. Photographer anonymous, photo cropped. Estate of Beauford Delaney As America reckons with its racist history in a way it never has previously, the wisdom of James Baldwin (1924-1987) resurfaces. His novel, “If Beale Street Could Talk,” was adapted into the Academy Award-winning film from 2018. An unfinished […]
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Blake Shelton will help launch the new Encore Drive-In Nights concert series with a special … [+] performance on July 25 featuring Gwen Stefani and Trace Adkins. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Getty Images for The Recording Academy Blake Shelton will help launch the new Encore Drive-In Nights concert series with […]