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Though he’s been dead for nearly six years, the iconic musician Prince continues to make headlines. This week, the artist’s estate thrilled fans with the announcement that the legendary Syracuse tour stop on the “Purple Rain” tour will be released in three new editions with a tour book that includes …

Will Smith accepts the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for “King Richard” onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images) Wow. If I’m honest—and I’m gonna …

Don’t call it a comeback—though if anyone knows how to orchestrate a revival, it’s renaissance man Dapper Dan. Since the Harlem-based design icon’s long-overdue return to the top of the fashion game several years ago, he’s been unstoppable; his enduring popularity well-proven by the fervor that arose over his first …

To say the 2022 Oscars made for a dramatic Sunday night would be an epic understatement. There may not have been many shocking wins, but it will not be a ceremony soon forgotten—and we can probably all agree the whole Moonlight/La La Land debacle of 2017 has now been well …

It’s the 94th annual Academy Awards—also known as the Oscars—and Black excellence is running high among this year’s nominees. Will this year’s Oscar winners include Denzel Washington, Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, or even Beyoncé? We don’t know, but while we await those results, we’ve been equally interested in what our …

The year 2021 may or may not have eased ambiguity surrounding health and social restrictions, but in 2022 we are in a significantly better place, and for that, we give thanks. One area yielding more wiggle room is international travel and the return thereof. Now that vaccine passports are in …

Two rare pairs of sneakers designed and signed by the late visionary Virgil Alboh are up for auction at Sotheby’s and bids have already soared well past original estimates of $10,000. As reported by TMZ, among the prized collectibles featured in the auction house’s Modern Collectibles catalog are an autographed …

In both pop culture and the art world, the tangible pieces of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s legacy are simultaneously priceless and ubiquitous. While the late artist’s painting “Untitled” broke records at a 2017 auction for garnering the highest sum ever for an American artist’s work, his art and iconography can just as …

A new book by New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns examines tensions between President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their respective teams, issues that began, they report, even before Inauguration Day, according to Politico. This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America’s …

Book lovers haven’t heard the last of The Last Black Unicorn. Actress Tiffany Haddish, who scored a bestseller with her aforementioned first memoir, is returning to bookstores this November with her second offering, a book of essays titled I Curse You With Joy. Photo: Getty Images The Hollywood Reporter had …