Major surgeries linked to small decline in mental functioning in older age
(Reuters Health) – Major surgery may be tied to a small decline in cognitive functioning when we are older –…
Seat belt slices open woman’s stomach in tragic car accident
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Medicare to cover expensive cancer cell therapies
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Posing with octopus on face sends Washington woman to hospital
A Washington woman, hoping an octopus on the face would make for a prize-winning photo, instead wound up with something…
Nobel Prize Laureate Toni Morrison Has Died
Toni Morrison, the celebrated novelist who became the first black woman to receive a Nobel Prize in Literature, died Monday…
Judge Orders Katy Perry To Pay Gospel Rapper $2.78 Million for Copyright Infringement
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Son of Suge Knight Aims to Become Multimillion-Dollar Real Estate Agent
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These HBCUs and the State of Maryland Have Been Locked in Court Battle for 13 Years
Advocates for four HBCUs have waged a court battle against the state of Maryland for the last 13 years. After…
Makeup Artist for Angela Simmons, Kenya Moore, and Other Celebs Launches Beauty Subscription Box
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Tony Lynn: Helping Small Businesses Use Facebook To Flourish
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Evin Robinson: New York on Tech Founder Preps New Generation of Tech Leaders
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Unpacking The Wendy Williams Experience
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Janelle Monae Marries Art, Food, and Tech to Imagine ‘A Beautiful Future’
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The Story of Emmett Till’s Mother is Coming to ABC, Thanks to Jay-Z and Will Smith
Following a five-year delay, the story of Emmett Till’s horrific murder told through the eyes of his mother will come…
Amara Antilla Named Senior Curator of Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, and More from August 7, 2019 -ARTnews
Octavio Abúndez, A Select History of Humanity, from the series “(Hi)stories,” 2018, acrylic on canvas. COURTESY THE ARTIST AND KOHN…
Andrée van Schaik’s Abstract Oil Paintings Illustrate Confusion at Melbourne’s Neon Parc -ARTnews
Pictures at an Exhibition Andrée van SchaikSaturn Return, 2018. COURTESY NEON PARC Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of…
Morning Links from August 6, 2019 -ARTnews
The Pérez Art Museum in Miami. COURTESY PÉREZ ART MUSEUM MIAMI To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday,…
Teenager Charged with Attempted Murder of Six-Year-Old Boy at Tate Modern -ARTnews
The Switch House expansion at Tate Modern in London. SHUTTERSTOCK Following Sunday’s news that a six-year-old French child was allegedly…
Aichi Triennale Artists Decry ‘Censorship’ of Exhibition, Saying Public Was ‘Robbed’ of Discussion -ARTnews
Aichi Triennale artistic director Daisuke Tsuda at the opening ceremony for the exhibition. ITO TETSUO After the 2019 edition of…
Theaster Gates Will Stage Chicago Show of Works by Black Artists From Beth Rudin DeWoody’s Collection -ARTnews
Henry Taylor, I’m not dangerous, 2015. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 inches. COLLECTION BETH RUDIN DEWOODY/© HENRY TAYLOR/COURTESY THE…
French Collector Sues Dealer, Insurance Companies, Alleging Damage to $22.5 M. Brancusi Sculpture -ARTnews
Constantin Brancusi, Le Poisson (The Fish), ca. 1920–22, photographed before it was allegedly damaged. In a suit filed on Monday…
Jenny Holzer’s Text Work Gets Projected onto Rolling Italian Hills -ARTnews
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Morning Links from August 7, 2019 -ARTnews
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Kamal Boullata, Palestinian Artist Who Brought His Country’s Past Into the Present, Dead at 77 -ARTnews
Kamal Boullata. COURTESY ARAB AMERICAN INSTITUTE Kamal Boullata, one of the most notable Palestinian artists of all time, has died…
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Acquires Tyler Mitchell Portrait of Beyoncé -ARTnews
Beyoncé. SHUTTERSTOCK The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery has acquired a portrait of Beyoncé by photographer Tyler Mitchell, which the young…
Nervous about being a first-gen student? No worries, Michelle Obama’s got you
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Drake met with backlash from fans over OVO Fest ticket prices
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Lil Nas X, the pride of rap, reflects on the culture’s response to his coming out
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John Travolta still dancing in Pitbull’s ‘3 to Tango’ music video
John Travolta is putting on his dancing shoes once again. The veteran actor, 65, known for his flashy moves in…
Lauryn Hill and H.E.R. slated for one-night performance at Hollywood Bowl
Lauryn Hill performs during the 33rd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Auditorium on April…
Taylor Swift to perform at MTV Video Music Awards
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Aretha Franklin’s estate goes under court control for now, but family squabbles surface
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Oprah speaks out on mass shootings: ‘What people are missing is a core moral center’
Oprah Winfrey addressed the mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, that took the lives of dozens of…
CNN reportedly working on all-black news panel show
(Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images) CNN is reportedly curating an all-Black news panel show with some powerhouse contributors. According to…
Nicolas Cage on $276G dinosaur skull, karaoke and hunt for holy grail: ‘I’m trying to invent my own mythology’
Nicolas Cage wants annulment just four days after latest trip down the aisle According to court documents, Entertainment Tonight is…
Photo from Vogue shoot of Beyoncé’s done by Tyler Mitchell coming to Smithsonian Gallery
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Kate Hudson admits she likes ‘being naked’: ‘It doesn’t take a lot for me to take my clothes off’
Kate Hudson is comfortable posing nude. In a recent feature for InStyle Magazine, the actress and fashion designer, 40, opened…
Cardi B’s tapes to remain sealed in upcoming deposition
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Jennifer Garner talks breaking out of the ‘hot girl’ role: ‘I am who I am’
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Reminder of racist horror: Mississippi man admits to burning cross to scare Black families
In this Saturday, April 23, 2016 photo, members of the Ku Klux Klan participate in cross burnings after a “white…
Billy Ray Cyrus couldn’t say this one word in Lil Nas X ‘Old Town Road’ remix
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50 Cent trolls Bow Wow about the loves he’s lost to Future
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Donnie Wahlberg says he starved himself for role in ‘The Sixth Sense’: ‘I was going through hell’
“The Sixth Sense” shocked audiences 20 years ago this week, and actor Donnie Wahlberg is opening up about his intense…
Halle Bailey breaks silence on ‘Little Mermaid’ casting critics: Not focusing on the haters
Halle Bailey of Chloe x Halle performs onstage during 2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival Weekend 1 at the…
Hollywood blockbuster that satirizes killing of ‘deplorables’ causes outrage: ‘Demented and evil’
A controversial movie about privileged vacationers hunting “deplorables” for sport is ruffling feathers more than a month before its scheduled…
Aaliyah, never truly gone, to live on with wax figure at Madame Tussauds
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‘BH90210’ star Shannen Doherty wasn’t going to do reboot: ‘Things drastically changed’ after Luke Perry died
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Laurie Anderson Hosts Lou Reed Martial Arts Session at Brooklyn Library -ARTnews
Master Ren Guang Yi, Lou Reed’s personal teacher for over 12 years, leads participants in a tai chi demonstration on…
Serena Williams joins Gatorade’s ‘Beat The Heat’ campaign and gets fashion tips from NFL star
(Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) By many accounts, it’s been a hot girl summer, and Gatorade is helping to keep…
Civil Rights movement anthology series backed by Jay-Z and Will Smith in the works at ABC
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City Girls rapper Yung Miami reportedly shot at during a drive-by
It was a close call for City Girls rapper, Yung Miami, 26, who reportedly was shot at during a drive-by…
Khalid announces benefit concert for victims of El Paso shooting
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An irritated Trump snaps at Obama after statement about mass shootings
Former president Barack Obama, responding to the weekend mass shootings in El Paso, Tex. and Dayton, Ohio that killed 31,…
Meek Mill retrial decision delayed until end of month
Meek Mill will have to wait a little longer to learn if his old drug and gun case will get…
Blair Underwood, Tiffany Haddish and more join cast of anticipated Madame C.J. Walker series
With the excitement already building for the premier of the Madame C.J. Walker mini series set to come to Netflix,…
Tamron Hall speaks out about her departure from NBC…and their hiring of Megan Kelly
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Long simmering clash between Black and white inmates at federal prison leaves one dead
A longstanding racial rivalry at a federal prison in Florida turned deadly over the weekend after an inmate was stabbed…
Get ready! Donald Glover’s acclaimed ‘Atlanta’ has been renewed for a fourth season!
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Detroit mother of 7 dies after being caught in gunfire over basketball game argument
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Toni Morrison’s 2016 essay about white supremacy and violence resurfaces amid shootings
In the wake of Toni Morrison’s passing, an essay Morrison published just days after President Trump was elected in 2016…