Grace Byers opens up about ‘Harlem’ sisterhood and why women see black joy onscreen
Actress and author Grace Byers is lending her talents to another sister circle-centric project created by writer Tracy Oliver. Harlem, which premieres on today’s Prime video, follows a group of four women who met in college and are now chasing their dreams against the backdrop of New York’s historically black enclave. ESSENCE met Byers who …
The unexpected inspiration behind Chewbacca
The inspiration behind the Wookiee called Chewbacca was the same as that of the character Harrison Ford in the “Indiana Jones” movies! In the 1970s, George Lucas owned an Alaskan Malamute named Indiana, which he took inspiration from for the fan-favorite Wookiee, obviously not in appearance but certainly in personality. While the dog’s actual appearance …
Pakistan attaches great importance to CPEC projects: PM
Home ” International ” Pakistan attaches great importance to CPEC projects: PM Posted By: Gopi December 2, 2021 Islamabad, December 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said the country attaches great importance to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, the prime minister’s office said in a statement. Presiding over a high-level meeting on Wednesday …
The importance of using citations and references in theses and research articles
Understanding citations and SEO is an urgent need for academics and industry and academics in these fields are increasingly engaged in academic writing. My goal is to present a series of articles (insights) related to citations and references. In this first series, I discuss the basics of Citations & References. My point is that a …
Director Mike Mills takes inspiration from journalism and Detroit in “C’mon C’mon”
Click to enlarge A24 Films Joaquin Phoenix and Woody Norman star in go! Go on. “I’m such an insecure writer, I need to talk to myself a lot about it,” says writer-director Mike Mills in an interview in a small recording studio at the Detroit Foundation Hotel. “And that’s why I have all these other …
Aspiration, sweat, inspiration – how these artists describe the road to creative success
Launched in 2014, PhotoSparks is a weekly column of Your story, with photographs that celebrate the spirit of creativity and innovation. In the previous 560 posts, we presented a Art festival, cartoon gallery. world music festival, telecoms fair, millets fair, climate change exhibition, wildlife conference, boot festival, Diwali rangoli, and jazz festival. The 18th edition …
The inspiration for bowling in the Big Lebowski to grab
One of the fun things I was a part of in high school was the bowling team, I loved it! there was something so fun about hanging out with the team, bowling and having a good time. I think we came in 3rd This might be your chance, owning a piece of history, I know …
highlight the importance of community action – FE News
Author, poet and animator, Lemn Sissay OBE, delivered a “historic lecture” yesterday on behalf of South East London colleges – inspiring college staff and students across the country to get involved in volunteering. As a great advocate for social mobility, Lemn spoke about his own experiences of growing in care and his inspiring journey to …
Simpsons writer explains importance of Smithers’ monumental gay love story
Smithers on The Simpsons (Photo: Fox) The Simpsons finally introduced Waylon Smithers’ first boyfriend last week, as the animation embarked on its first gay love affair with one of its main characters. Smithers has been a main actor in The Simpsons since his debut in 1989, but it took him 27 years to confirm his …
“Trouble in Mind” star LaChanze talks about the importance of the Broadway play
August Wilson is well remembered for noting that black theater is alive, vibrant, vital, and unfunded – that trade and common racism have long held American theater hostage to mediocrity of taste. On Broadway last Thursday, where Alice Childress’s 1955 play “Trouble in Mind” debuted 66 years late, American theater took a backward, but timely, …