SNEAKERTOPIA Los Angeles | For the Love of Kicks!
Once upon a time, not long ago, if you wanted the new pair of Nike SB “N.E.R.D”’ dunks or the NIKE SB “Milkcrate” Blazers,…
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Tribute | Virgil Abloh, A True Architect
Virgil gave us SB Blazers, graphic T-shirts, New Era hat wearing – who listens to rap music with no fashion design background? Kids hope that we could all become Artistic Directors and Designers for large fashion houses if we stay true to ourselves. Virgil was a true architect in building a bridge for our culture to thrive in different spaces we were not welcomed to in the past.
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Film Review | Disney’s Encanto
Encanto is a film five years in the making and it shows in the quality of the animation, songwriting and storytelling throughout its runtime. It is the sort of heartwarming tale you will want to watch again and again, the kind you put on when it’s cold outside and all you want to do is snuggle under a blanket with a loved one and escape somewhere magical. Encanto’s magic will soon be available from the comfort of home, available to stream on Christmas Eve.
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Film | The End of Blindness – Focusing on Healing in Ethiopia
There is a Crisis in Ethiopia. Culture Honey explores the film The End of Blindness about Dr. Samuel who has dedicated his life to serving the poor in his country. Dr. Samuel performs up to 60 cataract surgeries a day for those who would otherwise be forgotten.
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LACMA | The Obama Portraits Tour & Black American Portraits
Being a Black man in America many of those stories resonate with me. They make me feel at home when I attend these exhibits. Viewing the pieces also build confidence and pride in being Black. It causes me to celebrate the strength within our culture, how we have persevered through tough times, how we have remained strong throughout our journey here.
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Film Review | Rear Window
Inside everyone is a bit of a detective and a bit of a voyeur. Rear Window, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and released in 1954,…
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New York Fashion Week 2021 | A Beautiful Failure
New York is the big city of dreams and if you can make it there you can make it anywhere, but I believe that’s because it challenges an individual to be uncomfortable which pushes people to become fearless and gain confidence to get up and try again after they get knocked down.
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San Francisco State University Fine Arts Gallery | Power of Community – Chinatown Then & Now
San Francisco State University Fine Arts Gallery | Power of Community – Chinatown Then & Now
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Thorns on the Rose | Documentary Review
Thorns on the Rose is a powerful new documentary on police brutality in the City of Roses. Josh Potter gives us a breakdown of the film.
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The Sanchez Art Center and Art Guild of Pacifica
Driving through the fog and along the winding roads of Pacifica just south of San Francisco, amidst the trees and near the ocean lies the Sanchez Art Center. Created in 1996 when a group of artists, volunteers, and local residents leased an abandoned elementary school building, that they later converted into gallery…
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Film Review | Five Feet Apart
A film with timely echoes, “Five Feet Apart” tells the story of Stella and Will – two teenagers with cystic fibrosis – their struggles, and the love that blooms between them in the most star-crossed of places. CF patients must stay five feet away from each other at all times in order to avoid catching each others’ specific strains of bacteria which can lead to serious infections, removal from the transplant list, and a much quicker death.
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Tupac | #LoveHard, #LoveStrong
Tupac Shakur was an American rapper and actor who came to embody the 1990s gangsta-rap aesthetic, and who in death became an icon symbolizing noble struggle. Consistently placing on editorial lists as one of the greatest rap musicians of all time, Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) wrote much of his work highlighting the poverty and inequality of life in the inner city.
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