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Still Life (1974) - Sohrab Shaheed Salles Still Life is the
Still Life (1974) - Sohrab Shaheed Salles Still Life is the monotonous, uneventful life of a switchman living in a remote, desolate spot. For the old...

It’s no secret that Detroit has been hit very hard by the
It’s no secret that Detroit has been hit very hard by the recession. But did you know that at one time, Detroit had a very large working class indus...

This is Les Blanks (lesblank) most gastronomically obsessional
This is Les Blanks (lesblank) most gastronomically obsessional film portrait yet. An exhaustive, lip-smacking foray into the history, consumption, cul...

Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo were an explosive couple. He carried
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo were an explosive couple. He carried a pistol. She carried a flask. He romanticized Detroit. She rejected it. But what th...

The sheer persistence of police killings of black youth
The sheer persistence of police killings of black youth contradicts the assumption that these are isolated aberrations. Trayvon Martin in Florida and ...

The 1954 session is notable as the only time Thelonious Monk made
The 1954 session is notable as the only time Thelonious Monk made a studio recording with (Miles) Davis – the two men did not get on well, as Davis ...