Highlights from Hamburg's Elbjazz Festival 2021, a 100% digital edition: American soul diva China Moses, Swedish trombonist and singer Nils Landgren, Portuguese singer Salvador Sobral, gospel-influenced group Michelle David & The True-tones, quartet Masaa, electro-rock jazz band The Notwist and Finnish trumpet player Verneri Pohjola.
I was able to sit down and talk with singer/songwriter Carson Lueders about his career in the music industry. We talked influences from country music to Pop, and his working relationship with Quavo from the The Migos.
This theatrical sequel based on the PAW Patrol series features voice actors of color in this action-packed adventure.
An aspect of She-Ra that I find refreshing is even though a large portion of the cast is on the LGBTQ+ Spectrum, being gay is never mentioned. While this might initially sound like a negative thing, in the show’s land of Etheria being on the gay spectrum is shown to be so common and normalized that straight isn’t the default. As much as there is to appreciate about narratives revolving around the obstacles that may come from being non-heteronormative, it’s nice to get immersed in a world where no one bats an eye at all to any sort of differing identity.
The external threat invaded the domestic environment at the most valuable moment: grieving.
This 2016 winner of an Ophir Award for Best Film focuses on the forbidden romance of a young, Bedouin woman and the ramifications it has for her family, her identity, and her culture.
Most movies give you their point upfront, while others make you think it’s about a specific topic, then reveal that the story is about something else. Pink Lady belongs somewhere in the middle of those two categories.
