Entertainment
The steep walls of the pyramid
Success, acclaim and wealth can be a dream come true for many artists. But when Jonathan Saiz’s artistic career began to take off, he...
Only in dreams
There are two moments in Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood that take your breath away. The first is visual: A series of neon...
Love is a battlefield
Improv can be tough for the introverted theatergoer. The lights come up and a group of actors break the fourth wall, looking hungrily at...
The American dream
Xavier Dphrepaulezz is the son of a Somali-Carribean immigrant, and he’s got a story to tell.
“I think my story is the American dream,” says...
‘A resting place for worried minds’
"I know it’s hard to believe, but these days I feel upset a lot of the time,” says artist Kathryn Jill Johnson with a...
That familiar feeling
Musicologists may argue about how to define folk music, but let us offer this simple suggestion: Folk music is a feeling more than a...
‘Friends are the family you choose’
Stories of how movies get made are as varied as the movies themselves. For Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, two first-time writer/directors, the story...
Keeping tradition alive
Troy Andrews was handed a trombone at the age of 4, and he’s never looked back.
“I think at that time that was one of...
Get uplifted
There’s a panel at this year’s ARISE Music Festival called The End of Loneliness, and in a way it sums up exactly what ARISE...
‘And she was loved!’
With the wisdom of the wise and the smile of a sage, Toni Morrison sits before the camera. No background behind her, nothing in...
The hope in play
America was reborn after World War II. Industries that thrived producing goods during and for the war sought new means of production. Everyday Americans...
