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Mos Def helping bring hip hop art gallery to South Bronx
The Compound Gallery was founded by Set Free Richardson, and he's making it happen in partnership with Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def). The first exhibition will feature the iconic work of photographer Jonathan Mannion.
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How Grand Theft Auto created a virtual underground clubbing scene
In 2002’s Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, the first record you hear on a car radio is Billie Jean, no matter what you drive. Unseen code binds this piece of music to an important point in time and the experience of being behind the wheel. When I first got my driving licence, I recreated the moment in my crappy Vauxhall Astra, so strong was the association. In video games such as GTA, as in real life, music and memories are closely interlinked.
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Nanette, self-deprecation and when not to use it
There are many elements of Australian culture that I truly value and they are often found in our sense of humour. Whether it is the irreverence, the irony, the larrikinism, or hyper-realistic mockery of cliché’s and stereotypes in Baz Luhrmann’s films, these comedic tools capture aspects of our culture that I truly hope we never lose.
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GTA 5 Has Made More Money Than Any Film, Book or Game, Says Analyst
Industry analyst Doug Creutz says Grand Theft Auto 5 has made money than any other form of media in history, with over 90 million units sold and $6 billion in revenue. Creutz, managing director and senior research analyst covering the media and entertainment sector at Cowen, told MarketWatch that the game has made more than blockbuster movies like Star Wars, and Gone With The Wind, which both brought in around $3 billion in theaters when adjusted for inflation. Creutz estimates that even with home entertainment sales, which he puts in the ballpark of $1 billion, the films don't come close to Rockstar's 2013 title.
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The Art of the Pan: What’s the Point of a Bad Review in 2019?
A scathing takedown can be cathartic, thrill-inducing, or necessary—sometimes all at once. But with the collapse of monoculture and the rise of social media, the critiquing game has changed. Have reviews gotten harsher? Softer? Writers from Pitchfork, The New York Times, and others reflect.
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15 Things You Might Not Know About Chewbacca
On Tuesday, April 30, actor Peter Mayhew—the actor who played Chewbacca for more than three decades—passed away at the age of 74 at his home in North Texas. As a tribute to the pop culture hero's iconic character, here are 15 things you might not know about Han Solo's BFF.
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Chernobyl Isn’t a Just Story About an Accident
Nuclear fission is Prometheus’s fire, updated and amplified for modernity. Under specific conditions, it’s a revolutionary source of power; out of control, it’s deadly and devastating. The first practical use of nuclear energy was as a weapon, designed for the express purpose of killing tens of thousands with the push of a button, and that legacy has enraptured humanity’s collective imagination ever since. Atomic power could save human civilization or destroy it, perhaps even accidentally, and we’ve lived under that threat for 75 years now.
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30 Seasons Of 'The Simpsons': How Matt Groening's Cartoon Family Of 5 Became A TV Institution
It’s been almost three decades since “The Simpsons” changed from a rough collection of clips to the lunkheaded family everyone knows. “The Simpsons” started as short cartoons, but when they got their own series in 1989, a historically popular program was born.
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'Askers' vs. 'Guessers'
In Ask Culture it's OK to ask for anything at all, but you gotta realize you might get no for an answer. In Guess Culture, you avoid putting a request into words unless you're pretty sure the answer will be yes.
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Is the age of the celebrity over?
From the ‘Imagine’ video onwards, the famous have been treated with ridicule and anger during these fraught times – but is this really the end of a love affair, asks Rachael Sigee.
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How ‘Mythic Quest’ Breaks the Sitcom Mold With ‘Backstory!’
Friday’s C.W. Longbottom–centric episode is a spiritual successor to last season’s excellent ‘A Dark Quiet Death.’ But don’t call either of them "departures" for the daring young series.
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Sunday Reading: Television in Popular Culture
From The New Yorker’s archive: a selection of pieces about notable shows and how they have helped transform our culture.
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Why ‘For All Mankind’ Is TV’s Next Great Drama
The third season of the alt-history series reinforces that ‘For All Mankind’ is not just an entertaining drama, but a truly great one, and an unlikely contender as the crowning achievement of Apple TV+.
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Florence Pugh releases first songs as singer-songwriter
Florence Pugh has released her first performances as a singer-songwriter, which are included on the soundtrack to her new film A Good Person. The British actor has written and performed two songs: the slow ambient ballad The Best Part, and the self-lacerating piano-driven number I Hate Myself. Each are presented in the film as being sung by her character, Allison, a promising musician whose career is set back by personal tragedy.
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