Source: Robert Prange / Getty I’m writing to you, Naomi Osaka and Taylor Townsend, as a Black woman who has spent the bulk of my career doing all I can to carve out spaces where Black people and stories get told and elevated. Along the way, I’ve come to understand something that aligns with the […]
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If there was anything at stake conceptually on this technically clunky, tonally wonky Oscars show, it was the question of whether the kids would be alright. The vibes were old-fashioned on a night where the big winners were putatively progressive. Paul Thomas Anderson gave one acceptance speech after another—three in all, for writing, directing, and […]
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Ben Hania uses the actual audio recording of Hind’s call to the Red Crescent with performers playing the staffers (Amer Hlehel and Clara Khoury) who attempted to save her. It is a harrowing, claustrophobic experience and a hauntingly effective choice, imbuing an emotional intensity it might not otherwise have. The waveform of Hind’s actual voice—small, […]
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