“A Sad and Beautiful World” is, in a simple sense, a love story. But it would be reductionist to solely call it that. What is it, then? A romantic comedy? A dramatic romantic comedy? A drama that is both romantic and funny? Nino and Yasmina’s love story spans 30 years and follows them as…
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When you think of Manhattan’s Upper West Side, you probably think of shows like Seinfeld or Gossip Girl. If you are into the arts and culture scene, you might think of the Lincoln Center. Maybe you imagine a nice, romantic walk through Central Park, America’s most visited park. But what (or rather, who) you…
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“A Sad and Beautiful World” is, in a simple sense, a love story. But it would be reductionist to solely call it that. What is it, then? A romantic comedy? A dramatic romantic comedy? A drama that is both romantic and funny? Nino and Yasmina’s love story spans 30 years and follows them as…
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When you think of Manhattan’s Upper West Side, you probably think of shows like Seinfeld or Gossip Girl. If you are into the arts and culture scene, you might think of the Lincoln Center. Maybe you imagine a nice, romantic walk through Central Park, America’s most visited park. But what (or rather, who) you…
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A woman was asked on television if she would rather marry a Black or White man. She says that either would be fine. She is then asked if she would rather fall in love with a Black or White man. She responds with the answer, “a White man”. The interviewer follows up with the…
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What if we could increase voter turnout by increasing literacy rates? That was the question running through my head as I came away from the screening for “Reading the World”, which tells the story of rural Brazilians who learned to read in the 1960s using the methods of educator Paulo Freire and his collaborators.…
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The citizens of Boca Vieja, a small village in southern Mexico, cherish their land. They are true stewards of “Old Mouth”, which is the English translation for Boca Vieja. They love Mother Nature. But does Mother Nature love them back? It’s a reasonable question to ask, considering that the world of the people who…
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The 15th edition of the BlackStar Film Festival concluded recently in Philadelphia, and many of the films — true to BlackStar’s ethos of elevating the films of people of color while standing up to historically unbalanced power structures — carried a thread of what happens to the targets of inequality when an unequal world…
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The 15th edition of BlackStar Film Festival starts in a few days, and it could not be more accessible for those in the industry and the general public alike to participate in the festivities. Consistently one of Philadelphia’s summer highlights, the festival returns to the city’s Avenue of the Arts district from August 6th-9th…
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What happens when two lost people, deeply unhappy with their current lives, find each other? They start a cult. As one typically does in this scenario, of course. Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles pair up to create a belief system called “Heaven’s Gate” stating that its followers aim to elevate to “The Evolutionary Level…
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Social media is one of those things that almost everyone uses in some form; this is inevitable in 2026. Many of the same people who use these platforms agree that, while there are ways in which they are helpful to everyday life, these same platforms are also deeply flawed. It makes you wonder if…
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The first time that I ran across the design work of threeASFOUR was in 2022 during the first month of recording episodes of The Manic Metallic Podcast. threeASFOUR had released its latest show, titled KUNDALINI – dividing the collection between the seven spiritual chakras – at New York Fashion Week’s Spring/Summer 2022 shows, and…
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