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Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Highlight, profile, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes

Carvell Wallace on ‘Moonlight’ Writer Tarell Alvin McCarney’s Next Acts

by Danielle Jackson January 18, 2019October 12, 2022

Tarell Alvin McCarney’s Broadway debbut,, “Choir Boy,” is a tender coming of age story about a queer Black boy at a prestigious boarding school.

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Culture, Highlight

Filmmaker Barry Jenkins’ Adaptation of James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk”

by Danielle Jackson October 9, 2018October 19, 2022

“I think when I found film,” he said, “I found a way — I still hide a bit — but a way to not hide as much. I felt like I could put these things into the work because it’s the movie. It’s not me.”

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Quotes

Corals and Crabs Get Moonstruck, Too

by benhuberman August 10, 2017October 19, 2022

For many marine species, moonlight is both aphrodisiac and metronome. Yet scientists have only recently started to study it seriously.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Lunar Sea

by benhuberman August 10, 2017October 19, 2022

What do humans and corals (and numerous other marine creatures) have in common? We all seem to find the moon irresistibly romantic.

Posted inBlog Post, Covers, Featured, Uncategorized

How Long Does Barry Jenkins Have to Keep Hanging Out with Damien Chazelle?

by mlegro March 1, 2017October 19, 2022

If it was up to the media, probably forever.

Posted inArts & Culture, Featured, Nonfiction, Quotes

How ‘Moonlight’ Director Barry Jenkins Put His Personal Experience on the Screen

by heymarkarms February 27, 2017October 19, 2022

“It’s talking about things that I’ve always wanted to talk about.”

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