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2 Nov

Talking Screens, November 3-9, 2023: Beguiled by Sofia Coppola’s

“Priscilla”Talking Screens, A Week In Chicago Film, November 3-9, 2023Latest reviews include “Priscilla,” “Divinity,” “Quiz Lady,” “The Persian Version” and “Fingernails.” Repertory & Revival highlights include “Cooley High,” “Strange Days,” 1923 silent “The Vibrant Shawl,” David Lynch’s dazzling dud “Dune,” “Dazed And Confused,” a Chicago Filmmakers anniversary salute to the pioneering film festival Blacklight, and Wakefield Poole’s “Take One.”The twenty-ninth Black Harvest Film Festival takes over the Siskel Film Center November 3-16. “Revolutionary Visions” is the 2023 theme; the whole calendar is here. (Our interview with Black Harvest festival coordinator-curator Nick Leffel and curator Jada-Amina is here.)The Children’s International Film Festival marks its fortieth yr at FACETS, featuring recent animation, live-action and documentary movies for audiences ages two to eighteen...
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12 Sep

Complex Streetwear Power Rating (September 2023)

How do you define streetwear in 2023?It’s an advanced query for the reason that category used to feel very specific. Within the ‘90s, streetwear brands drew from then-niche subcultures like skateboarding, punk, hip-hop, and graffiti. They produced literal “street wear,” like T-shirts, hoodies, jeans, tracksuits, and sneakers that targeted a younger audience. However the category has evolved and the subcultures it reflects at the moment are multibillion-dollar businesses, which makes the definition of streetwear way more nebulous—and in our opinion, that’s a very good thing.We define streetwear as clothing that appeals to youth culture and taps into the zeitgeist. It still references hip-hop, skate, punk, and graffiti, but the patron base is broader and it’s not dictated by a price...
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5 Apr

Climate Change Can Be Complex, ‘The Weird and Wild’

The long run could possibly be brighter, but young climate activists aren’t forfeiting hope. In a special Earth Month series, each week WWD will profile the Gen Z talents searching for to demystify climate change, refashion influence and mobilize the masses. With the planet only 0.4 degrees shy of the urgent stop point of 1.5-degrees Celsius warming outlined within the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, advocates are proclaiming that there's little time to spare. First within the series is Woo Qiyun, the science communicator behind “The Weird and Wild,” who's attempting to demystify climate change (to an audience of 15,000 on Instagram) via easy yet high-octane graphics while spotlighting underrepresented Southeast Asian influence at the worldwide deal-making table. WWD: How do...
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30 Dec

Perfect Pussy Complex: contained in the web’s ‘clean girl’

TikTok’s ‘clean girl hygiene’ discourse is just the most recent version of hundreds of years of virginity and purity culture In the event you’ve ever made an additional effort so as to add pineapple to your eating regimen or swapped synthetic underwear for cotton, you’re probably aware of the talk around vaginas that endlessly rumbles on. Concerns across the cleanliness, the look and the smell of vaginas have created a $22 billion global feminine hygiene industry, and the market is predicted to achieve $32 billion by 2028. On TikTok, hundreds of individuals share suggestions and tricks for vaginal hygiene – the hashtag #femininehygieneproducts has 31.3 million views on TikTok, with the #femininehygiene hashtag...
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