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  • NewsHilary Hagerman

    Lupita Nyong’o’s Met Gala hair definitely wasn’t a tribute to Audrey Hepburn

    Lupita Nyong’o is clapping back at Vogue for comparing her hair to Audrey Hepburn’s. At Monday night’s Met Gala, the always stunning Nyong’o walked the red carpet in a breathtaking sequined gown by Calvin Klein – but it was her gravity-defying hair that really got people talking. On the red carpet, the “12 Years A Slave” star told Vogue that the updo was inspired by “the sculptural hairdos from all around the continent,” and that it was also a nod to Nina Simone.  Nina Simone (Photo by Michael O

  • NewsSam Lane

    15 Stylish Jazz Musicians to Celebrate International Jazz Day

    It’s International Jazz Day! From the famous New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to a concert series held in Namibia, Africa this weekend, the whole world is celebrating decades of jazz history, and the iconic performers who helped shape it. Jazz has its roots in African American communities in New Orleans, where African and European musical traditions merged to create a wholly American art form. In the 20th century, particularly during the 1940s bebop movement, jazz as we now know it began to

  • NewsTom Butler

    First Poster For Zoe Saldana’s Nina Simone Biopic Stirs Up ‘Blackface’ Controversy

    The first poster for ‘Nina’, the long-awaited Nina Simone biopic starring Zoe Saldana in the title role, has been revealed by Entertainment Weekly and it’s stirred up the controversy surrounding the film once again.