‘The people’s painter’ left mark in Black art internationally — but shined in NC hometown
Langston Hughes is known as the people’s poet. I would say Biggers is the people’s painter. The man and the work are one.” ...
10 things you didn't know about 'Shucked' (and its St. Louis ties) coming to the Fox
“Shucked” got nominated for nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, but it only claimed one. Alex Newell, who played Lulu in the original Broadway production, won for Best Featured Actor in a ...
A new CT restaurant is owned by a renowned celebrity chef. His goal? ‘To make people feel special’
As much as celebrity chef Chris Santos wants to say it’s all about the food at his new restaurant in Connecticut, “it’s not,” ...
100 Years of How Black Painters See Themselves
Koyo Kouoh, who will curate the 2026 Venice Biennale, has assembled a huge survey at the Bozar Centre for Fine Arts in ...
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‘Homelands: Connecting to Mounds Through Native Art’ opens at McClung Museum
The McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is hosting a new exhibition, ...
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Roz Chast on George Booth’s Cartoons
Charles Addams hit me like a meteor when I was around nine years old, and I have a particular affection for the great George ...
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Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...
Heatwole Threshing Show celebrates 42 years of old-time farming
What’s old is new again. After a year off, the Heatwole Threshing Show returns this weekend for its 42nd year. It’s a salute to the farming methods of yesterday. This year’s ...