Month: October 2023

Black Tish originally formed in 1988 in Brussels, Belgium as a sort of experimental/post metal fusion project that incorporated early industrial sound into their work before industrial was really a thing. Founder and scientist Bob Coecke used cutting edge sampling techniques for the time, a host of synth and sound loops and metal-style guitars to
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Photography by Getty Images for Rare Beauty“Rare Beauty is so much bigger than a makeup brand.” By Souzan Michael Galway Date October 4, 2023 Facebook Twitter “When I created the Rare Impact Fund [in 2020], I knew it was something I had to give my full heart to,” says Selena Gomez over a video call.
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Beginning in the nineteenth century, Buddhism captured the imagination of an eclectic range of people around the world—from African-American writers and British nobles to devout clergymen, socialist freethinkers, radical pacifists, and imperial adventurers. Within colonial India, a new generation of equally diverse figures forged their own Buddhist publics. These included migrant laborers, anti-caste activists, self-styled
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Two decades later, School of Rock is not just a great comedy, but a surprisingly prescient film. By Ted Scheinman October 4, 2023 Photograph: Everett Collection We all keep our favorite artists in a little cabinet, arrayed in loose categories. One of the most cherished shelves in mine contains artists I think of as elephant-ballerinas:
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Photography courtesy of Getty ImagesFrom accessible athleisure wear to elevated going-out attire, flared leggings are rising to the top of the fashion heap. Here’s where to get yours. By Natalie Michie Date October 4, 2023 Facebook Twitter Millennials, are you OK? Flared leggings are back in style. Anyone who lived through their reign in the
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October 4, 2023, 3:16pm Earlier today, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the 2023 class of fellows, often known as recipients of the “genius grant”—an $800,000, no-strings-attached award to extraordinarily talented and creative individuals as an investment in their potential. Each of the recipients receives the whopping 800k purse over five years
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Sega announced its cancellation of Hyenas last week, which developer Creative Assembly attributed to overambition and a saturated market. Reportedly the most expensive game Sega ever published, it briefly had a big-name Hollywood filmmaker on the project aswell. District 9 and Elysium director Neill Blomkamp reportedly gave input on Hyenas’ story, massively influencing the game’s
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