ARTIVATE Summit 2019 Highlights The Intersection Of Arts And Innovation
“The City of Arts and Innovation” became Winston-Salem's official slogan back in 2014.
Arts
Kirsten Dunst Is On Top Of The Pyramid In 'On Becoming A God In Central Florida'
Kirsten Dunst shines in Showtime's comedy-drama about a pyramid scheme and the weirdos who operate it.
'Hair Love' Uses Animation To Bring A Story Of Natural Hair In Black Families To Life
Conceived and directed by Matthew Cherry, it follows the story of an African American father — Stephen — and his daughter, Zuri. Stephen is trying to learn how to do Zuri's glorious natural hair.
A Trumpet Made Of Bullets And The Kids Who Inspired It Take Hope Around The Country
The Instrument of Hope, a trumpet made partly of bullets and inspired by the survivors of the 2018 Parkland, Fla., mass shooting, is touring the country to promote healing.
'Painting' The Ghost Forests Of The Mid-Atlantic Coast
A photographer uses watercolors sensitized to light to make ethereal images of dying trees on the Chesapeake and Delaware bays. As sea levels rise, these haunting sights will only continue to grow.
'The Warehouse' Is Scary Because It's Plausible
Rob Hart's new dystopian cyberthriller imagines a near-future America in a state of semi-collapse, where the only jobs available are in company towns built by an enormous conglomerate called Cloud.
Shhhhh. Listen Closely. Your Plants Might Be Talking
With extremely sensitive microphones, a new exhibit at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden shows it's possible to hear the sounds that plants make when they're growing.
'My Papi Has A Motorcycle' Pays Loving Tribute To A California Childhood
Author Isabel Quintero and illustrator Zeke Peña worked together on My Papi Has a Motorcycle, a homage to Quintero's childhood in California's Inland Empire, and to her hard-working father.
In 'Tigers Are Not Afraid,' A Dark Fantasy Amid Mexico's Drug War
Director Issa López blends magical realism and horror with the current events of her native country in the story of young Estrella, who meets a street gang of fellow orphan children.
'The Downstairs Girl' Faces Difficult History With Joy And Style
In Stacey Lee's new novel, an opinionated and talented Chinese American girl makes her way in Reconstruction-era Atlanta while preserving her secret work as an advice columnist in the local paper.