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10 highlights from the V&A’s The Future Starts Here exhibition – Dezeen
Ahead of new V&A exhibition The Future Starts Here, the curators pick 10 objects in the show that can help us predict what’s in store in years to come. The 10 designs make up a handful of the 100 objects … Continue reading
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Black-oriented films can be highly profitable when marketed to all audiences – ScienceBlog.com
Despite the persistent notion in Hollywood that films starring people of color aren’t marketable to a broad audience, the success of Black Panther — a Marvel movie starring a Black superhero and with an almost entirely Black cast — provides … Continue reading
Dublin’s Sweep of Public Mural Removals Prompts Wave of New Artworks – Colossal
For the past several months, a collective of artists in Dublin known as Subset has been coming up against the letter of the law, as the Dublin City Council (DCC) issues orders requiring Subset to paint over their colorful murals … Continue reading
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How Beethoven’s ‘mistake’ became one of our most famous tunes
The last movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony gave us ‘Ode to Joy’, one of the most famous tunes of all time. But the composer initially thought he’d made a grave mistake with it. Source: How Beethoven’s ‘mistake’ became one of … Continue reading
Sending Brazil’s Lula to prison is nonsense — The Transnational
By Jonathan Power April 10, 2018 President Barack Obama said that the then president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva, was “the most popular president on earth”. Now, while fighting for a new term in office, he has been … Continue reading
Artist Okuda San Miguel Sets an 82-Foot Sculpture Aflame for the Falles Festival in Valencia
Earlier this month in the city of Valencia, Spain, the annual five-day Falles Festival hosted the construction and burning of some 400 sculptures in neighborhoods across the city amidst fireworks, parades, and enormous bubbling skillets of paella. The festival is … Continue reading
Under Threat of Military Coup, Brazil’s Supreme Court Sends Lula to Prison | Radio Free
Source: Under Threat of Military Coup, Brazil’s Supreme Court Sends Lula to Prison | Radio Free
First visuals revealed of Populous’ spherical London arena
The first images of Populous’ MSG Sphere venue, which is planned for near the Olympic Park in east London, have been released. Source: First visuals revealed of Populous’ spherical London arena
MLK’s Granddaughter At March For Our Lives: ‘I Have A Dream That Enough Is Enough’ — HelloBeautiful
Source: Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Eleven-year-old Naomi Wadler wasn’t the only Black girl that stole the show at the March For Our Lives rally on March 24. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 9-year-old granddaughter, Yolanda Renee King, wowed the … Continue reading
Banksy Emerges in New York and Calls Attention to Imprisoned Turkish Artist Zehra Doğan – Colossal
Banksy (previously) has emerged this week on the streets of New York, creating at least two new artworks, his first pieces in the city since his ‘residency’ five years ago. In one large work spanning the length of the famed mural space at the … Continue reading