Vale, Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman, the British actor best known for his roles as Hans Gruber and Severus Snape, has died at the age of 69 after battling cancer. Rickman began his career on stage, portraying the manipulative Vicomte de Valmont character in “Les Liaisons Dangereuses”—a role he later won a Tony Award for. A year later, he garnered international attention co-starring with Bruce Willis in the action …

Annie Leibovitz’s “Women: New Portraits”

A continuation of the photographer's stunning photo series

It’s been over 15 years since Annie Leibovitz and Susan Sontag created the original “Women” project, featuring a selection of women from all sections of American society. Now, Swiss bank UBS has commissioned a follow-up to that seminal work: “Women: New Portraits.” The exhibition, which will travel to 10 cities over the next 12 months, just opened in London and was introduced by Leibovitz herself—with …

FloFilz feat. Barney Artist + Anthony Drawn: The Verb

Aachen, Germany-based producer and jazz-lover FloFilz, who also happens to be a classically trained violinist, wowed us with his 2014 album “Metronom”—full of tranquilizing two-to-three minute hip-hop instrumentals (be sure to also check out his take on D’Angelo’s “Left & Right“). From his new album Speakthru (now available via Jakarta Records) FloFilz shares a music video for “The Verb“—you won’t find him in it, but …