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My trailblazing mom directed TV shows in the 1950s, until she was blacklisted 'I think it's pretty safe to say that men aren't crazy about taking orders from women,' my mom said. Zan Dubin-Scott Opinion contributor Oscar has spoken and two women have been nominated for directing — a first in the 93-year history of the Academy Awards. Yep, it's been a long time coming. Before this year, only five female filmmakers had been recognized for their work as what's essentially the top dog on a film set. My mom, although she worked in TV, not film, was a top dog — nearly 70 years ago. And, a bit l...

Aaron and Alan Hicks, The Lion's Den, produced in an open edition, is one of the examples of the 'Black Romantic' aesthetic. It’s near impossible to keep up with everything that comes rocketing at you through the newsfeed each day—let alone everything that was published about art in the last four weeks. So here’s my attempt, at the end of the month, to crack open the virtual magazine rack, read a bunch, and sift for ideas I think are worth debating or holding on to. If there’s something I missed that was good, I probably just ran out of time to read.