“Tiny Pretty Things” Star Kylie Jefferson Talks About Her Whirlwind 2020 Jameelah Nasheed
Earlier this month,
Black Swan and
Pretty Little Liars became one of Netflix’s newest binge obsessions. The series, which takes viewers into the world of a Chicago-based elite ballet academy, is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton. Viewers get to see what it takes to become a professional ballet dancer, and get a taste of the drama behind the curtain. At the heart of it all is the school’s newest admission, Neveah, played by Kylie Jefferson. Kylie, a Hollywood newcomer, but a lifelong dancer, spoke with
Photo courtesy of Juan Delcan and Valentina Izaguirre.
Artist couple Juan Delcan and Valentina Izaguirre perfectly captured the need for social distancing with this short video of ignited matches.
Jose Manuel Ballester’s empty version of
The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli. Courtesy of Jose Manuel Ballester.
Jose Manuel Ballester began removing the figures from historical paintings in 2006, but the series caught on this year as crowded public spaces suddenly emptied out and citizens around the world were urged to stay home.
Courtesy of Mona Chalabi.
Illustrator Mona Chalabi’s clear and direct drawings sharing facts and data offered easily digestible information throughout the year. The works variously addressed the global health crisis, the societal inequities fueling the Black Lives Matter movement, and the presidential election.
Goodbye, 2020!
Turning a new page during this tough time is enough of a reason to celebrate, though New Year’s Eve in Boston is looking different this year. Gone are the crowds in Copley Square ringing in Jan. 1 with festivities, and fireworks over the harbor. But since First Night has been leading the celebrations in Boston since 1975, the organization isn’t just packing in the confetti this year, especially when we all could use some cheer. The revelry is shifting online, with hours of streaming entertainment for Bostonians to watch safely at home while we plan for a brighter year.
Those we lost in 2020: Remembering the rabbis, pioneers, innovators and family members December 28, 2020 11:46 am Clockwise from top left: Rabbi Dovid Feinstein, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Kirk Douglas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Catie Lazarus. (Getty Images; photo design by Grace Yagel)
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(JTA) There’s no way to tally all whom we lost in 2020, a year when we mourned even our ability to carry out time-tested rituals of grief.
Among those who died this year were some of the Jewish world’s most famous and influential pillars in a range of industries, realms of thought and areas of activism from the pioneer jurist Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the moral thought leader Rabbi Jonathan Sacks to the Modern Orthodox rabbi Norman Lamm to the influential LGBTQ activist Larry Kramer.