People & culture
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A Digital Archive Features Hundreds of Audio Cassette Tape D…
[ad_1] Audio cassette tapes first appeared on the market in the early nineteen-sixties, but it would take about a decade before they came to dominate it. And when they did, they’d changed the lives of many a music-lover by having made it possible not just to listen to their albums of choice on the go,…
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Do You Know Relentless?
MEETING TYLER PERRY (Part2) The importance of this project is not just for one person’s success as it is about a movement. The Relentless movement has been an ongoing journey that stretches from Mount Vernon, NY to the bustling entertainment capital of Atlanta, Georgia. Relentless Aaron is still hungry, his talent is as powerful as…
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Working With Sound, Video and Media Artists — BC Alliance fo…
[ad_1] The Alliance invites you to join CultureBrew.Art and Visceral Visions for the March edition of their Monthly BIPOC Chat and Chew series: Working with Sound, Video and Media Artists. The online event is an invitation for BIPOC artists to chat about the potential of using sound and video in creative endeavours. Led by industry experts Chris Gatchalian and Anju Singh, this free…
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Meeting Tyler Perry (Part 1)
DAY 9 #TYLERPERRYMARATHON Today was bearable outside, altho temperatures are reaching 90 degrees here in Atlanta, I’m cool as Gil Scott Heron on my crusade. We only have one life to live, so if you deserve your space at the table, You’d better SHOW UP! And show up with RECEIPTS! Don’t fall in line with…
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A HACKER SAVED US?
Marcus Hutchins’ journey from an obscure hacker to a global cybersecurity hero is a tale of redemption and moral complexity. Born and raised in a quiet English village, Hutchins was always drawn to the world of computers. By the age of 13, he was already exploring the dark corners of the internet, learning to code…
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Eric: Bringing Light to the Darkness and Facing Our Monsters
[ad_1] Eric is a time capsule of just about every newsworthy topic of the mid-1980s. And the show’s setting in New York, specifically in 1985, is important. I should know—I watch ’80s years like a hawk. The blatant use of 1985 stung because it meant I couldn’t use Eric for my upcoming comparison of 1984…
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George Clooney and Brad Pitt star in ‘genially watchable but…
[ad_1] Apple TV Ocean’s Eleven stars Clooney and Pitt reunite as underworld fixers who have more in common than they’d like to admit – the result is a laidback bromantic comedy which lacks spark. Fancy hanging out with George Clooney and Brad Pitt as they tease each other about how old they’re getting, while still…
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a throwback to the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris
[ad_1] In 2024, the Olympic Games have returned to Paris after a hundred years. To celebrate, the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge is hosting a fitting exhibition titled ‘Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body’.The 1924 games, held between two World Wars, had a significant impact on art, film, photography, fashion, and other forms of visual culture.…
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‘The Deliverance’ is a Trashy Hoot
[ad_1] Lee Daniels has never been a director afraid of high camp. Heightened drama and borderline exploitation cinematic tropes are used to extract and display his characters’ trauma. This allows for a kind of Sirkian highwire act, where he knowingly plays up the melodrama but shrewdly boils the subtext underneath the surface. But his latest…
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Best New Vampire Books For Teens & Adults
[ad_1] Sharing is caring! Follow us on Social Media Last Updated on August 1, 2024 by Jella Erhard Read the most anticipated new vampire books you won’t be able to put down. Explore the most exciting new vampire book series for adults, steamy new vampire romance novels, and dark ya vampire books for teens. PIN…