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Behind the scenes of Knives Out sequel Glass Onion: ‘It’s a rollercoaster ride not a crossword puzzle’

Director Rian Johnson and the all-star cast on the debt to Agatha Christie, roasting the tech Illuminati and solving one mystery about Daniel Craig’s character

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2022

‘If Agatha Christie was writing now, there’d be a tech billionaire’: Daniel Craig and the stars of Knives Out on the new age of whodunnits

It was the slowburn hit of 2019 that revived murder mysteries for the big screen. Now Knives Out is back with another killer cast – who talk dressing up, their festive plans and the Mafia fiend among them

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery review – A lighter, brighter sequel but with the same social conscience

Netflix may have forked out $469m for the franchise rights, but Rian Johnson’s creation still has its head screwed on right

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2022

From Ye to Monáe, the 5 moments that stole the 2022 BET Awards show

The 2022 BET Awards ceremony on Sunday saw plenty of young artists pay their respects to veteran performers, as well as nationwide hot topics like Roe vs. Wade and gun safety.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 27, 2022

BET Awards: Taraji P Henson says ‘guns have more rights than a woman’

‘A weapon that can take lives has more power than a woman who can give life if she chooses to,’ Henson said

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022

BET Awards 2022: The best red carpet looks, including Lizzo and Janelle Monáe

The stars pulled out all the stops for the annual celebration of Black excellence

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022

What is Afrofuturism? An English professor explains

The new sci-fi musical “Neptune Frost,” set in a Rwandan village constructed with computer parts, tells the story of an intersex hacker and a coltan miner who lead an anarchist uprising against their oppressors.

The Conversation · Jun 17, 2022

Janelle Monáe will play jazz icon Josephine Baker in new A24 series

The show, titled De La Resistance, will tell Baker’s story as a jazz performer and spy

Evening Standard · May 5, 2022

6 political statements at the Met Gala

A Statue of Liberty gown and an "End Gun Violence" tuxedo were a few outfits spotted on the red carpet

Salon · May 3, 2022

Met Gala: Kardashian as Monroe, a Gilded Blake Lively

Kim Kardashian shut down the Met Gala red carpet Monday in one of Marilyn Monroe's most iconic dresses, a gold-beaded body hugger Monroe wore when she sang happy birthday to President John F. Kennedy 60 years ago. Kardashian had to lose 16 pounds to fit into the dress, designed by…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 3, 2022