Artists Explore The Influence And History Of Ebony And Jet Magazines
"Think about the fact that since the 1940s, Ebony has been published, every month, and continues to be," explained Lauren Hayes, curator at the Studio Museum in Harlem, in an interview with The...
View ArticleJon Hamm Is Not Interested In Playing A Superhero
According to a recent interview with the Radio Times, Jon Hamm has "been in contention for quite a few" superhero parts in Hollywood blockbusters, but feels confident about his decision to stay out of...
View ArticleJ.K. Rowling Posts New Stories About Potions And Cauldrons On Pottermore
J.K. Rowling posted a new riddle on Pottermore yesterday, the next in a promised series of 12 pre-Christmas clues that, when unlocked, will lead to new material including writing about the world of...
View ArticleSasheer Zamata Points Out The Lack Of Black Emojis On 'Weekend Update'
We can all stop pretending that the emoji selection on our iPhones makes any sense. There are zero representations of black people but we need to have two different types of dragons to choose from?...
View Article36 Santa Photos That Did NOT Go As Planned
Year after year, parents tote their kids to their local malls or department stores to pose for festive holiday photos with Santa. And time after time, many families end up with hilarious photos of...
View ArticleThe 22 Best Movies Of 2014
Nine official adaptations, three moving romances, two historical dramas, and one horrifying storybook are among some of the films on HuffPost Entertainment's list of 2014's best movies. In a year...
View Article8-Year-Old Dance Wizard Has All The Right Moves
We’ve raved about the killer moves of 8-year-old dance extraordinaire Aidan Prince Xiong, aka Bah Boy, before. But really, there are some good things that you can just never get enough of. Just look at...
View ArticleThe 23 Best Albums Of 2014
HuffPost Entertainment's Jessica Goodman and Ryan Kristobak pick their favorite albums of the year, in no particular order. "LP1" by FKA Twigs We’ll be bold: FKA Twigs is the most interesting artist of...
View ArticleWhat's Expiring On Netflix In January 2015?
January is a time for New Year's resolutions and new beginnings. But it also means we have to say goodbye to some of the most beloved parts of the previous year. As you gear up for all the fantastic...
View ArticleHere's What Your Inferiority Complex Looks Like
Care to cross the Stream of Self-Consciousness or scale the Insecurity Fence? Welcome to cartoonist Grant Snider's "The Inferiority Complex," a place our low self-esteem can call home. "My comics often...
View ArticleWhat's New On Netflix In January 2015?
A new year means new Netflix titles! After you've finished catching your favorite flicks leaving the site at the end of December, ring in the new year with the following films, specials and TV shows...
View ArticleYour Kids May Not Be Able To Say If They're Having Trouble -- But They Can...
Parents already know that their kids' artwork is an endless source of amusement (see here, here and here), but there could be more to those mini masterpieces, according to new research. A study...
View ArticleWatch A Mashup Of Darlene Love Singing David Letterman's Favorite Christmas Song
On Friday, Darlene Love will sing "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" for David Letterman one last time. The nearly annual tradition started in 1986, and Love has spent the last 27 years performing the...
View ArticleBotched Restoration Of Jesus Fresco Miraculously Saves Spanish Town
This article originally appeared on artnet News. By Christie Chu In 2012 Cecilia Giménez, an 83-year-old widow and amateur painter, attempted to restore Ecce Homo, an almost century-old fresco of Jesus...
View ArticleModern Film Adaptations Of Jane Austen, Ranked
Dec. 16 is Jane Austen’s 239th birthday, and in the past two centuries, her seminal novels have been read and reread passionately by generations. More than that, however, they’ve captured the...
View ArticleAn Ode To 'Basic' Joys, Starting With Kelly Clarkson's 'Since U Been Gone'
Welcome to a new HuffPost series, chronicling a slice of life we all know well. In launching "Popular Things That Are Also Good," we were inspired by a recent piece in The Atlantic, a love note to a...
View Article19 Free Art Museums You Should Visit Over The Holidays
“Art is a nation’s most precious heritage," Lyndon B. Johnson famously proclaimed, while signing into existence the National Endowment for the Arts. "For it is in our works of art that we reveal to...
View ArticleJudy Blume Has A New Novel For Adults
Judy Blume, who introduced generations of young readers to the world of bras and hormones with novels such as Deenie, will publish her first adult novel in nearly 16 years, debuting summer 2015....
View ArticleWildly Intricate Steampunk Sculptures Reveal An Apocalyptic Side Of Art
Where the industrial revolution meets the impending apocalypse, with a little bit of Rococo flair thrown in, that's where you'll find the endlessly embellished sculptures of Kris Kuksi. The artist...
View ArticleGod Told David Oyelowo He Would Play Martin Luther King, But He Didn't Stop...
David Oyelowo hasn't been shy about discussing how God spoke to him in 2007 and said the actor would eventually play Martin Luther King Jr. in what would become "Selma." "The reason I'm talking about...
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