The year was 1834. Indigenous communities were being displaced from their ancestral homelands on the forced march known as the Trail of Tears. Over two million people of African descent were enslaved. And America’s first model minority, Afong Moy, was imported to New York: a 14-year-old girl with bound feet, made to perform for the […]
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Jackass Forever
You’ll see this movie and decide for yourself if the stunts are just juvenile brain-poison and nothing else.
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The 50 worst moments in the first 50 years of the Chicago Bulls
A 50-year history of the Bulls’ big egos, bad draft picks, blown knees, and heartbreaking losses
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In Mercury Theater’s Barnum, a narrow view of the big top
Barnum, now at the Mercury Theater, provides a narrow view of the big top.
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Getting big eyes for 70-millimeter film
Are audiences more excited to watch a movie if they’re unfamiliar with the technology it employs?