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The legendary director presented ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ at the Cannes Film Festival. Starring Denzel Washington, it’s a vibrant retelling of Akira Kurosawa’s classic ‘High and Low’
Samuel L. Jackson, the activist who became the highest-grossing actor in history
At 75 and with a few projects in the pipeline, the actor who became famous thanks to ‘Pulp Fiction’ and has had a string of box office hits since has no plans to retire, or to stop airing his opinion on whatever subject he wants
From protests to power: Chi Ossé, the youngest council member in New York history
He started by documenting the protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd, was elected at 23 as a representative for his Brooklyn district, and by 26 had successfully passed a law aimed at facilitating housing access for millions
Farewell to the ‘Halle Berry effect’: Actress who made Oscars history stages comeback after two decades in the wilderness
The first Black performer to win the statuette for Best Actress stars as an action heroine in Netflix hit ‘The Union’ at the age of 58, turning around a career that seemed doomed to oblivion
A quick history of the baseball cap: from the ballpark to ‘the people’s crown’
Originally designed to protect a player’s eyes from the sun, the crown plus visor combination has evolved into a fashion accessory
The real story behind the iconic Air Jordans
This is the beginning in a long story that’s still being told after more than 30 pairs of shoes and billions of dollars in revenue
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