Arts and Entertainment

Harlem Beauty

Harlem Beauty Harlem Beauty

Celebration on the streets.

Aug 31, 2022 / OppArt / Daniel Bonilla

The Secret Powers of William Klein

The Secret Powers of William Klein The Secret Powers of William Klein

Using the street as his studio, he did more than just freeze a time and place in one frame. His photographs captured the world in motion.

Aug 31, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Searching for Local Identity in “The Bear” and “Chicago Party Aunt”

Searching for Local Identity in “The Bear” and “Chicago Party Aunt” Searching for Local Identity in “The Bear” and “Chicago Party Aunt”

The FX drama and Netflix animation both attempt to embody the city of Chicago. That’s an increasingly difficult task when the city itself is a jumbled simulacrum of its own past.

Aug 25, 2022 / Ryan Zickgraf

“El Gran Movimiento” Is a Masterful Portrait of Capitalism at Work

“El Gran Movimiento” Is a Masterful Portrait of Capitalism at Work “El Gran Movimiento” Is a Masterful Portrait of Capitalism at Work

Kiro Russo’s new film takes us to La Paz, following unemployed miners, mystics, and others hoping to find solace in the shadow of a rotten economy.

Aug 25, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Eli Rudavsky

United We Rise

United We Rise United We Rise

A diverse country lifts everyone.

Aug 24, 2022 / OppArt / Anonymous and Walker Maffit

Howard Zinn speaking

Howard Zinn at 100: Remembering “The People’s Historian” Howard Zinn at 100: Remembering “The People’s Historian”

Zinn made no pretense of neutrality. He believed that “in a world of conflict,” it was the historian’s job to advocate for the oppressed.

Aug 24, 2022 / Robert Cohen and Sonia Murrow

Nation Poetry

dear little b, dear little b,

I love to see you sat there pregnant with promise & nobody’s business: be bodacious if you feel like it. be camouflaged, if not. some might say you should be louder, bolder, ta…

Aug 23, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Victoria Adukwei Bulley

Salman Rushdie speaks on stage at a 2019 discussion of

Salman Rushdie Joins Indian Writers on 75 Years of Independence Salman Rushdie Joins Indian Writers on 75 Years of Independence

Shortly before he was attacked, Rushdie joined with dozens of Indian literary artists to lament the rise of Hindu nationalism and the fragile state of the country's democracy.

Aug 18, 2022 / Pranay Somayajula

Nation Poetry

How to Fornicate How to Fornicate

I.After killing your god, hotbox the gun smoke. Cough out any vestigial prayer. Remember that spooky shit Ole Boy hissed mid-smite, bullet-plowed, curling away. It’s true. You bel…

Aug 18, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Kemi Alabi

Celebrating Harlem’s Renaissance

Celebrating Harlem’s Renaissance Celebrating Harlem’s Renaissance

125th Street Subway Station Mosaic

Aug 17, 2022 / OppArt / Faith Ringgold

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