Art Why Are We Still Talking About ‘Cancel Culture?’ Cancel culture, or consequences? Getty After a blissful period of relative silence, “cancel culture” discourse has returned with a vengeance. The old debate was reignited by a now-infamous letter published by Harper’s Magazine, which proposed that professors, editors, writers and others, are in danger of being silenced by … somebody. The most striking thing about […] Written by imesocial July 14, 2020July 14, 2020
Art Rob ‘Problak’ Gibbs Writes Graffiti In Boston To Send A Powerful Message Of ‘Anger, Pain, And Healing’ To The World 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 […] Written by imesocial July 14, 2020July 14, 2020
Art The Helmut Newton Biopic Traces The Life Of A Rebellious Photographer A photo by Helmut Newton Kino Lorber As the German photographer Helmut Newton once said: “I hate good taste. It’s the worst thing that can happen to a creative person.” He also frequently said “Warum nichts?” meaning “Why not?” And that seemed to be his approach to much of his photography, and his life. Now, […] Written by imesocial July 14, 2020July 14, 2020
Art Looking For Creative Inspiration? Zoom For Free With Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright And Screenwriter Suzan-Lori Parks 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 […] Written by imesocial July 14, 2020July 14, 2020
Art New, Free Shakespeare In The Park Production Of ‘Richard II’ To Debut Tonight As Four-Part Radio Play The Public Theater’s production of Shakespeare’s Richard II, originally slated to begin its 2020 Free Shakespeare in the Park season at the Delacorte Theater in New York’s Central Park, will still go on, as a four-part radio play debuting on WNYC at 8 p.m. EDT tonight. Andrew Holland will star as Richard II in […] Written by imesocial July 13, 2020July 13, 2020
Art Quarantine Creativity Transforms A London-Based Theater Cooperative Into A Global Collaboration 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 […] Written by imesocial July 13, 2020July 13, 2020
Art Chance The Rapper Supports Kanye West’s ‘Presidential Run,’ For Some Reason Chance the Rapper hugs Kanye West during the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. (Photo by Kevin … [+] Mazur/WireImage) WireImage Few seem to be taking Kanye West’s alleged bid for the presidency seriously, with the exception of West himself. Elon Musk once voiced support for West on Twitter, but in a since-deleted Tweet, acknowledged that […] Written by imesocial July 13, 2020July 13, 2020
Art By Documenting Vietnam War Reenactments, This Vietnamese-American Photographer Is Fighting For World Peace 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 […] Written by imesocial July 13, 2020July 13, 2020
Art Three Game-Changing Innovations In The World Of Horology 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 […] Written by imesocial July 13, 2020July 13, 2020
Art 18 Gorgeous, European Hidden Gems To Visit When Travel Bans Lift, According To European Best Destinations 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 […] Written by imesocial July 12, 2020July 12, 2020
Art Video Walt Disney World ‘Welcome Home’ Video Gets Torn Apart On Twitter All hail the Mouse. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ASSOCIATED PRESS Florida has reported a record increase of more than 15,000 new cases of COVID-19 in a single day, but that hasn’t stopped the Walt Disney World Resort from opening its doors to paying customers. MORE FROM FORBESFlorida Shatters National Record With Over 15,000 New Coronavirus CasesBy […] Written by imesocial July 12, 2020July 12, 2020
Art Using Nature’s Perfect Innovation Systems To Design The Future US Janine Benyus, President of Biomimicry Institute talks during a session of the 5th edition of … [+] the Women’s Forum at the Deauville International Center on October 15, 2009 titled “Think again, Think ahead”. The forum is held from 15 to 17 October. AFP PHOTO MYCHELE DANIAU (Photo credit should read MYCHELE DANIAU/AFP via […] Written by imesocial July 12, 2020July 12, 2020
Art Mike Shinoda On The Poetry Of The Instrumental, Trent Reznor, His Favorite Comedians And More PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 09: Mike Shinoda performs at Le Zenith on March 9, 2019 in Paris, France. … [+] (Photo by David Wolff – Patrick/Redferns ) Redferns If there has been one silver lining for music fans in the pandemic of 2020 it’s getting a chance to see a different side of some of […] Written by imesocial July 12, 2020July 12, 2020
Art A Movie About Family And Fame Starring Catherine Deneuve And Juliette Binoche Ethan Hawke as Hank, Juliette Binoche as Lumir, Catherine Deneuve as Fabienne, and Clémentine … [+] Grenier as Charlotte in Hirokazu Kore-eda’s THE TRUTH. An IFC Films Release. Courtesy of IFC Films. Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest film, The Truth (La vérité) is now available on streaming platforms, and on MUBI in the U.K. This is Kore-eda’s […] Written by imesocial July 11, 2020July 11, 2020
Art Netflix Confirms Its Final Sixth Season And This Is How Far The Story Will Go Netflix After announcing that the upcoming fifth season of Netflix’s critically-acclaimed royal drama The Crown would be the last, its creator and writer, Peter Morgan, has confirmed that it will be extended for a sixth season, as was originally planned. Let’s start with the spoilers: Seasons five and six of the series about the British […] Written by imesocial July 10, 2020July 10, 2020
Art Ray Wylie Hubbard Joined By Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh & More On Big Machine Debut ‘Co-Starring’ 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 […] Written by imesocial July 10, 2020July 10, 2020
Art ‘The Far Side’ Cartoonist Gary Larson Returns After 25 Years, Just In Time For 2020 Cartoonist Gary Larson autographs his book “Beyond the Far Side.” Credit: The Denver Post (Denver Post via Getty Images) The comics landscape has fundamentally shifted since the day the newspapers died, but one of the masters of the golden era of newspaper comics, Gary Larson, has returned to the scene. Larson has embraced the digital […] Written by imesocial July 10, 2020July 10, 2020
Art Brian McKnight On ‘Exodus,’ His Final LP Of Original Material, And How His Wife Inspired It 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 […] Written by imesocial July 10, 2020July 10, 2020
Art Track By Track On ‘Om Records – 25 Years’ Anniversary Compilation Renowned imprint Om Records is celebrating its anniversary today with the release of Om Records – 25 Years, a 26-track compilation of new tracks, unreleased material and Om classics. The label was initially started on San Francisco’s Haight Street above Tweekin’ Records by Chris Smith and Steve Gray. Smith says the scene at the time […] Written by imesocial July 10, 2020July 10, 2020
Art Gareth Emery Releases ‘The Lasers’ Gareth Emery. Courtesy of Derek Bahn. Derek Bahn Today, world renowned DJ, producer and songwriter Gareth Emery released his awaited fourth album, The Lasers. The record takes a step away from Emery’s traditional DJ production method where he works with numerous collaborators and songwriters as he wrote and produced every song himself. “This is really […] Written by imesocial July 10, 2020July 10, 2020
Art Jenny Slate On ‘The Sunlit Night,’ Addressing Racism And Her Hopes For Art After The Pandemic Jenny Slate as Frances. The Sunlit Night arrives on VOD from Quiver Distribution on July 17, 2020 Eirik Evjen If you’re looking for something beautiful to watch while at home, look no further than Rebecca Dinerstein’s The Sunlit Night, which comes out on Video on Demand July 17th. While the film in no way directly […] Written by imesocial July 9, 2020July 9, 2020
Art Relationship Between Cultural Giants James Baldwin And Beauford Delaney Explored In Depth For First Time At Knoxville Museum Of Art 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 […] Written by imesocial July 9, 2020July 9, 2020
Art Little Dragon’s Yukimi Nagano On Psychedelics, Isolation And Connection Yukimi Nagano Mous Lamrabat One would think that, in the midst of a global pandemic where most of us are living in a state of forced isolation, a sense of dread and impending doom may cloud our everyday lives and interactions. Pessimism and hopelessness abound, and it gets harder and harder to stay positive. But […] Written by imesocial July 9, 2020July 9, 2020
Art New Series Offers Fresh Look At World Famous Artworks The subject of one film in the new YouTube art series, Great Art Explained is Leonardo da Vinci’s … [+] “Mona Lisa” also known as La Gioconda at the Louvre Museum in Paris. AFP via Getty Images In addition to being a source of time wasting cat videos and minutiae, YouTube can also be an […] Written by imesocial July 9, 2020July 9, 2020
Art The Animated Musical Series ‘Central Park’ Is Precisely The Show We Need Right Now The creators of ‘Central Park’ have brought together “the Avengers of musical theater.” Apple TV+ Feeling a bit down? Do you look around and feel like the world is falling apart before your eyes? Do you experience each successive day as yet another iteration in an endless span that extends out as far into the […] Written by imesocial July 9, 2020July 9, 2020
Art 10 Inspiring Photos, Winners Of Audubon Photography Awards 2020 Grand-Prize Winner, Double-crested Cormorant , Los Islotes, Mexico. Photo::Joanna Lentin, New York, USA – Audubon Photography Awards 2020 This year’s winners of American Audubon Photography Awards are, once again, a magic show of the splendor of avian life through photographs featuring a range of birds — including the rare, bare-throated tiger heron and the greater-sage […] Written by imesocial July 8, 2020July 8, 2020
Art 18 Spectacular Photos Of July’s Buck Moon And Penumbral Lunar Eclipse The buck moon rises behind Lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City as seen from … [+] Kearny, New Jersey. Getty Images This is a great time for astronomy fans, moon aficionados, stargazing amateurs and photographers all levels to look for the moon in the sky at night. The full moon […] Written by imesocial July 8, 2020July 8, 2020
Art Shopping Rachel Zoe’s Box Of Style Is A Timely Alternative To In-Store Shopping Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, consumers have been trained to only go out in public when they have to. Prescient as always, celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe has had that covered since 2015: every quarter, Zoe creates a seasonal Box of Style filled with fashion-forward needs and beauty products. Summer 2020’s box contains beautifully curated […] Written by imesocial July 8, 2020July 8, 2020
Art Blake Shelton To Launch New Encore Live Drive-In Concert Series With Gwen Stefani, Trace Adkins 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 […] Written by imesocial July 8, 2020July 8, 2020
Art J.K. Rowling Has Transcended Into A Living Meme Let’s talk about trans people, for some reason. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole) ASSOCIATED PRESS Scrolling through J.K. Rowling’s Twitter page is a surreal experience. The Harry Potter author is currently celebrating the success of her new children’s book, The Ickabog, engaging her young fans by retweeting and praising their artwork. In between these adorable, enthusiastic retweets, […] Written by imesocial July 7, 2020July 7, 2020