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Tel Aviv boasts the best of both worlds

The city of Tel Aviv offers delicious traditional local foods served up as street fare or fine dining. You don’t have to choose between the city’s rich cultural heritage and its laid-back beach atmosphere. One world isn’t necessarily better than the other. The thing that makes Tel Aviv an ideal travel destination is that you can enjoy both. Both are sublime.

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Sundance film festival spotlights inclusivity

An inclusive event for directors and creators in film spearheaded by Ericka Nicole Malone was a hotspot for attendees at the recent Sundance Film Festival. 

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Investing in mother founders

The moment Foodom founder and CEO Reneta Jenik overheard her teenage kids and their friends using the word “milf” at a small gathering in her home, she decided then and there that it needed a rebranding. Could milf 2.0 be it?

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MILF 2.0: redefining the term to empower mothers and female founders

The term “milf” has been around for over 25 years, and it’s time for a change. The current acronym, “Mothers I’d Like to F — (have sexual relations with),” is outdated and offensive. It objectifies mothers and reduces them to sexual objects, and it’s time for a new definition that better reflects the changing attitudes of our society.

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Inside the Ericka Nicole Malone Sundance after-party

From the musicians to the menu, the motif and the gift bags, get an inside view of film producer Ericka Nicole Malone’s evening activation at the Sundance Film Festival. | photos inside |

Sha'Leah Nikole on stage singing into the microphone with two singers behind her.
Sha’Leah Nikole, Sundance. Photo: Rowena Husbands
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Film noir as a key to Adrienne Kennedy’s style

Monty Cole, the director of the world premiere of Etta and Ella on the Upper West Side writes about Kennedy’s cinematic style and shares why the play is so deeply personal to him and the creative team.

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Calder sculptures play theremin in MoMA commissioned sound score by Chrysler

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, asked Berlin-based composer and sound artist Dorit Chrysler to create a piece of music using her preferred instrument, the theremin. Chrysler’s concept didn’t just involve writing a piece of music and then playing it on the instrument.

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Tracing excellence in African Canadian culture through film

Some people don’t shout their accomplishments from the rooftops or even quietly bask in the glory of their big wins. Some do a lot for society but we may never learn their names. One woman aims to change things by shining a spotlight on people who make a difference. She’s creating a platform to showcase achievements within the African Canadian community and she’s doing it through film.

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‘Eilish Live At The O2’ adds 300 theatres worldwide for exclusive film screening

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Over 300 theatres have been added for the screening of the GRAMMY-nominated concert film Billie Eilish Live At The O2 due to popular demand.

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