Why do Hollywood stars keep silent about Palestine’s Gaza? It has to do with Hollywood’s roots. The entertainment industry often depends on funding from studios and producers, some of which may have ties to Israel or have a specific political agenda. This could influence the selection of projects and the way certain issues related
More and more Palestinians are being killed every day since Israel launched its brutal offensive on Palestine’s Gaza on October 7, 2023. This animation illustrates how Palestinians are trapped in a tiny, besieged enclave that’s being constantly bombarded, with most of them forcibly displaced to the city of Rafah as forthcoming Israeli attacks loom.
Just Kidding: Everything is Fine As a time of huge technological and social change unfolds around us, the overarching culture we encounter in daily life has begun to bear the signs. Observing this change within the landscape of New York City, director Jared Malik Royal satirizes the increasingly bizarre behaviors that have emerged as
LoveSick: HOWLS When a relationship meets its dissolution, the sense of loss left in its place can mirror true grief in its impact. In short film HOWLS, Argentinian directors Alexan Kevork Sarikamichian and Benjamin Baccetti trace the reverberations of a broken relationship, exploring a young woman’s emotional terrain as she reflects on what came
Sound & Vision: AUGURE: Infinite Trolling A journey into belief, grief and cultural identity, told through the phantasmagoria of Africa and four characters stigmatized for witchcraft, Baloji’s AUGURE is set for its UK and US theatrical release this April. Taking the Prix de la Nouvelle Voix (New Voice) at Cannes 2023, and as Belgium’s 2024 Oscars submission,
Limber Up: Central Brooklyn Soccer Club Recognizing basketball as an unofficial symbol of New York City, frequently captured through a cinematic lens, director and photographer Dylan Johnston sought a different facet of the city’s sporting culture. Documenting an authentic New York story from a local level, Johnston found himself in Brooklyn, connecting with the
Workshop of Wonders Behind the doors of her Mayfair townhouse, New Zealand-born diamond jeweler Jessica McCormack has built a space where craft and imagination takes flight. At 7 Carlos Place, the basement workshop has been remodeled through the lens of wonderment that occupies each floor of the flagship site, playing with color, uniformity and industrial
Just Dance: Love Letter (on shuffle) A melancholic love story, told through contemporary ballet, American choreographer Kyle Abraham’s Love Letter (on shuffle) returns to the David H. Koch Theater on 15 May as part of the New York City Ballet’s 75th anniversary season. Translating the production’s central solo for a new dance short of the
Skater’s Paradise: Don Bosco In the Tanzanian capital, Dodoma, the Don Bosco Skate Park stands as one of just three in the country – with an unusual origin story connected to the Catholic church. As the first concrete-built park in Tanzania, its development grew from an initiative offering an escape for local youth living
Inner Worlds: Erling Kagge Trekking the North Pole, South Pole, and the summit of Mount Everest on foot – and as the first to reach all three – Erling Kagge’s curiosity and penchant for risk-taking has taken him to some of the most extreme environments on earth. A prolific Renaissance man who can lay
