When the 82-year-old artist Howardena Pindell was a child, she saw herself in the face of a mummy. This was at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in the late 1940s or early 1950s — she can’t quite remember the year. But she clearly recalls the painting, an eerily naturalistic Fayum portrait from Roman Egypt, which…
May 11, 2025; Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman (15) celebrates his three run home run in the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images German Marquez tossed seven efficient innings Sunday and Hunter Goodman knocked in five runs as the Colorado Rockies snapped an…
My favorite Paris guidebook is not from Lonely Planet, Wallpaper or Monocle. In fact, I’m sure you have never heard of it. Titled “Paris Here I Come!” and published by the Afro-American Company in 1953, it is a slim volume, a mere 30 pages set inside a cheerful yellow cover emblazoned with a white line…
Apr 26, 2025; The Woodlands, Texas, USA; Haeran Ryu of Korea reacts after holing out on the ninth hole during the third round of The Chevron Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images South Korea’s Haeran Ryu went wire-to-wire in winning the inaugural Black Desert Championship by five strokes on Sunday in Ivins, Utah,…
When the team behind this Met Gala and exhibit theme began planning “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”, it was just after the legendary fashion editor and figure André Leon Talley had passed away at 73, DEI was alive and well in the United States and funding to museums was not under fire. Inside the new “Superfine:…
By AFP Published May 5, 2025 It’s the first Monday in May, which means it’s time for the Met Gala, the extravagant Manhattan charity ball that this year spotlights Black style through the lens of dandyism’s subversive history. AFP The blockbuster night’s theme explores the rich and complicated history of the sharply tailored dandy aesthetic…
Apr 26, 2025; The Woodlands, Texas, USA; Haeran Ryu of Korea hits a tee shot on the first hole during the third round of The Chevron Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images South Korea’s Haeran Ryu, who has led the Black Desert Championship since the opening round, will take a two-stroke lead into…
Senior Tour star Jim Dent shows off the trophy for winning the second annual BellSouth Senior Classic with a 54-hole total of 205, 13-under-par at Opryland’s Springhouse Golf Course on June 11, 1995. It was Dent’s first Senior Tour title of the year and brought him the biggest check of his 25-year tour golf career…
Apr 27, 2025; The Woodlands, Texas, USA; Haeran Ryu of Korea hits a tee shot on the first hole during the final round of The Chevron Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images Haeran Ryu carded a bogey-free, 9-under-par 63 on Thursday to take the first-round lead at the inaugural Black Desert Championship in…
Robert Douglas, who founded The Black Dog on Martha’s Vineyard and transformed a tavern’s logo of his Labrador retriever mix into an international emblem for summertime, died on Wednesday at his family’s home on the island. He was 93. His son Jamie Douglas said the cause was prostate cancer. Robert Douglas moved to Martha’s Vineyard…