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November 2023

24 Nov

Queendom: an inspiring recent doc a few fearless trans

Powerful but at times harrowing, Queendom tells the inspirational story of Russian performance artist Gena Marvin, who discusses her experiences here with Jake Hall It’s late afternoon in Paris, where Russian performance artist Gena Marvin is busy fashioning a dress out of old egg cartons. “I’m gluing them onto a dress as we speak,” she laughs, her signature shaved head covered partially by a blood-red hoodie. “It smells so bad, everyone seems to be indignant at me!” We’re online today to debate Queendom, the powerful upcoming documentary about Marvin’s life and performance art. The time leading up so far has been turbulent, to say the least; Marvin resettled in Paris last year after being...
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24 Nov

Black Friday Gives Retail Early Gift Yet No Bellwether

Macy’s Inc. had begin to Black Friday, reporting robust selling on a spectrum of products packing in value, though industry-wide caution for the weekend and holiday season still prevails. Confronting slowing consumer spending this fall, Macy’s did manage to drag off a “solid” begin to Black Friday gift shopping, Macy’s Inc.’s outgoing chairman and chief executive officer Jeff Gennette told WWD just after his walk-through of the the retailer’s Herald Square flagship Black Friday morning. As he’s done every year during his tenure running the corporate, Gennette stationed himself together with his team right by the doorway at 6 a.m. when the shop opened to greet early shoppers. At 8:50 a.m., Gennette told WWD: “It’s been a greater start here in...
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