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[custom_adv] A photographer who spent a decade on Los Angeles’ notorious homeless hotspot Skid Row has revealed his work.The poverty-stricken conditions faced daily by the almost 5,000 residents of the downtown area of Los Angeles are shown in the series of gritty black and white photos.Photographer Suitcase Joe spent ten years getting to know and photographing the homeless people who …

[custom_adv] 2020 sucked in an unprecedented way, by every single measure known to mankind, except one—television! With nowhere to go and nothing better to do, we’ve had little choice but to rely on the TV gods to entertain us, and the powers that be did so well at their one job that a weird conspiracy theorist might even wonder if …

[custom_adv] Hundreds of National Guard troops are sleeping on the stone floor of the US Capitol as security intensifies in Washington DC and the capital goes into lockdown a week out from Joe Biden’s inauguration.  The troops, who descended on DC in the wake of last week’s MAGA mob riots, were spotted cradling their weapons as they slept on the …

[custom_adv] In the past few years, Hollywood has been trying to become more female-friendly through initiatives that look to hire more women in front of the camera and behind the scenes. But, Hollywood still has a serious woman problem.

[custom_adv] Cihangir Gaffari was born in 1942. He is an actor and producer, known for Bloodsport (1988), Dick Turpin (1974) and The Demons (1973). The Cinema of Persia refers to the cinema and film industries which produce a variety of commercial films annually.

[custom_adv] Just when we thought 2021 might bring better tidings, we’re faced with the prospect of another month or two in lockdown. And for people with birthdays in January and February, that means reimagining the way they celebrate this year.

[custom_adv] Superstitions about the dead developed as a way to protect the living from the dead rather than taking care of the dead. Historically, people have had a great deal of concern about the deceased’s spirit and its potential to harm the living.

Becoming a successful actress today presents a very different set of challenges compared to over 20 years ago. In the past, the traditional path to stardom relied heavily on formal auditions, theater training, and connections within the film and television industries. Success often depended on being discovered by casting directors or agents, and opportunities were limited to relatively few production …

[custom_adv] Last week, Vanity Fair Italy’s cover star was not a supermodel lounging on a yacht in an Etro caftan, or a movie star in Gucci, but rather a lung specialist in a starched white lab coat.

[custom_adv] She’s worked with the likes of Ridley Scott, Jim Jarmusch and Asghar Farhadi. She was the first Iranian actress to star in a Hollywood film after the 1979 revolution and the first to appear in an Israeli movie. Golshifteh Farahani speaks to Eve Jackson about her new movie “Arab Blues” where she plays a psychoanalyst trying to set up …