Twice as Long - Marilyn at the NPG
A visit to the National Portrait Gallery's Marilyn Monroe exhibition, read through the parallel history of photography.
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The Day Dolly Died
Dolly Parton was a broad church. She found me as a boy reading on a Harare verandah while my father played 'Jolene' on vinyl, and she never really left.
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A week of awards
The Nobel Prize’s integrity is a reminder that excellence still prevails over politics. Amid funding cuts and cynicism, the MacArthur Fellows highlight America’s diversity and brilliance - an antidote to the relentless noise and despair of the news cycle.
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Africa is bigger than you think
The African Union has renewed support for the “Correct the Map” campaign, which challenges the Mercator projection for distorting the true size of continents. The campaign seeks to restore Africa’s rightful place in global consciousness.
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Balimaya Project
Mandé-jazz ensemble Balimaya Project at Snape Maltings. Their vibrant, genre-fluid sound recalls reference to African music that has, in part, soundtracked my life—joyous, evocative, and far beyond the rubric of “world music.”
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Visual Culture of Football
Reforming the visual culture of football through the success and popularity of the women's game.
Nightbirds Editorial - Nick Knight
Iconic fashion photographer Nick Knight shoots the latest couture collections featuring Lulu Tenney for Harpers Bazaar Italia.