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“X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X” premiered last Friday at the Met with a fresh veneer since its debut in 1986. 

Letter from New York

The Charlotte emcee visits Philly on the second-to-last stop of a 40+ city international tour for his latest project.

AT THE DAWN OF THE CENTURY, no special sign presaged Sharjah’s rise to its present status as an artistic incubator and arguably today’s most influential hub of research and creation focused on what is now called the Global South. Yes, its ruler, Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, launched the Sharjah Biennial in 1993. But in its early editions, the exhibition was relatively staid, presenting neo-modernist art from Arab and Muslim countries on the national-pavilion model. Compared with gli...

Nas and Hit-Boy reunite on a new song to make or magic together on a new song called The Tide

Nas and Hit-Boy reunite on a new song to make or magic together on a new song called The Tide

(Archived document, may contain errors) Guns, Crime, and the Culture War

Authors and Observer critics choose the books they will be giving as gifts this year – and the one they’d like to find in their own stocking

When rapper MAVI released his recent album, “Laughing so Hard, it Hurts,” he hoped to encapsulate feelings of Black joy, grief, vulnerability and growth on the project. Dealing with the loss of his uncle, 17-year-old cousin and his baby, MAVI experimented with a softer, lullaby-like sound for his sophomore album. Born Omavi Minder, the 23-year […]

The Charlotte rapper's new album, Laughing so Hard, it Hurts, is more direct in thought and intention than his debut, more open and vulnerable, letting his observations guide his insights.