Month: June 2020

Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori), the independent lineup which runs alongside the Venice Film Festival, has appointed Italian programmer Gaia Furrer as artistic director. Effective immediately, the decision was made by the event’s board of directors. This year’s edition is set to run September 2-12, during the Venice Film Festival. Furrer has served as a
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Stefania D’Alessandro/WireImage Project Runway judge Elaine Welteroth is asking people to “not condemn what you do not understand” as protestors continue to take to the streets in response to the killing of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department. “Do not condemn what you do not understand,” she began her Twitter thread on Sunday. ”Do not condemn a people’s
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A real-life Spider-Man cleans graffiti after protests in the Twin Cities. Everyone’s favorite neighborhood superhero came to life in a poignant image after one of the many protests rocking the nation. Uncle Ben would likely be proud of the real-life Spidey. With great power comes great responsibility and a need for superheroes, especially during the current crisis rocking
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The weekend’s images of protests of the death of George Floyd also saw widespread reports of members of the media being attacked, harassed, injured and arrested as they covered everything from peaceful marches to looting and unrest. A spokesperson for the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, run by the Freedom of the Press Foundation, said that
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