BlackStar Film Festival Celebrates BIPOC Filmmakers From three drive-in screenings (Be Water, The Forty-Year-Old Version and Miss Juneteenth) at Philadelphia’s Mann Center to the online presentation of more than 90 films and live panels, the BlackStar Film Festival returns for its ninth installment from 20 to 26 August. Founded by Maori Karmael Holmes as a platform for independent work by Black filmmakers, the festival does more …
Presenting personal stories from more than 75 of the world’s most celebrated chefs, PHAIDON’s Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient: Chefs and their Music serves up the importance of music as a creative force. Each tale comes complete with a custom playlist and recipe from the chef’s repertoire. From the team behind the 11-year-running podcast—brothers Darin and Greg Bresnitz, as well as co-author (and producer) …
On the 100-year anniversary of the 19th Amendment (securing some women’s right to vote in the USA, though it’s crucial to note that Black women would have to wait almost 50 years), the New York Public Library has released their list of Essential Reads on Feminism. With books and essays for kids, teens and adults, the lengthy selection includes “first-hand accounts and histories” that trace …