What someone wears speaks volumes about who they are as a person, and the same can be said for the styles associated with various movements and cultures. Read more...
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November 29, 2:06 pm
‘Succession’ season 3 recap – episode 7: ‘Too Much Birthday’
There have been happier birthdays than this. After last week’s conservative convention, “Succession” enters the final third of its latest season with a Kendall-centric episode that mainly takes place at his 40th birthday bash. Read more...
Photo: Jeremy Strong plays Kendall Roy in “Succession.” (Courtesy of Macall B. Polay/HBO)
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November 22, 2:48 pm
‘Succession’ season 3 recap – episode 6: ‘What It Takes’
When you’re rich, life is just a game. For the Roys who are swimming in money, high-stakes matters are treated like board games. Following the semi-disaster of a shareholder’s meeting, during which Waystar Royco essentially fired the president of the United States, the latest episode of “Succession” follows the Waystar team as they navigate a summit to decide upon a new presidential candidate. Read more...
Photo: Matthew Macfadyen and Jeremy Strong play Tom Wambsgans and Kendall Roy in “Succession.” (Courtesy of Macall B. Polay/HBO)
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November 22, 2:43 pm
Theater Review: Geffen playhouse production ‘Paradise Blue’ delves into the dark side of paradise
This post was updated Nov. 28 at 10:33 p.m. Paradise isn’t always what it seems, especially in this Detroit jazz club. Running until Dec. 12, the Geffen Playhouse’s production of “Paradise Blue” transports audiences to 1949 Detroit’s Paradise Club as the city faces demographic restructuring due to gentrification. Read more...
Photo: Shayna Small (left) and Wendell B. Franklin (right) play Pumpkin and Blue in “Paradise Blue.”(Courtesy of Jeff Lorch)
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November 19, 10:05 pm
Pioneering Pictures: Unconventional casting provides charismatic authenticity in ‘PEN15’
This post was updated Nov. 21 at 10:55 p.m. Hollywood has often relied on convention, with an emphasis on the three-act structure, which is a model often used to break up a narrative into three parts: setup, confrontation and resolution. Read more...
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November 19, 8:18 pm
Album review: Adele delivers emotion of motherhood, divorce through sonic variety in ’30’
Each decade comes with its own highs and lows. Adele is no stranger to this fact and almost six years after “25” was released, she has returned with “30.” The English artist’s fourth studio album explores themes previously uncharted for her, including the pain of divorce and the simultaneous joy and sorrow of motherhood. Read more...
Photo: Adele released her fourth studio album, “30,” on Friday, an album filled with sonic variation and emotional maturity. (Courtesy of Columbia Records)
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November 19, 6:03 pm
Film review: Love isn’t a low score in Venus and Serena Williams’ ‘King Richard’
Richard Williams takes center court and center stage in “King Richard.” Played by Will Smith, the titular father figure is in full view in the new tennis biopic executive produced by Venus and Serena Williams. Read more...
Photo: (From left to right) Will Smith, Demi Singleton and Saniyya Sidney play Richard, Serena and Venus Williams in “King Richard.”(Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)