For generation upon generation, society continues to press women into a box of stereotypical projections on what a woman should be. For the most part, women are told to be meek, small, and weak. Women should be quiet, soft-spoken, and gentle beings who are only there to be caretakers amongst the men they grow and raise. These stereotypes wash away in just about every instance, in Film Director Gina Prince-Bythewood’s newest film “The Woman King.” 

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When you’re born into a system built against you, the likelihood of success diminishes as those in power profit off of the impoverished. On the streets of Atlanta is no place for young men with big dreams, however, that is where most of those born into poverty reside, finding side hustles as a way to provide for themselves and their loved ones.

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Beijing-born writer, producer, and director Chloe’ Zhao has always been drawn to controversy. 

Conforming to Communism and restrictions in her Chinese culture never piqued her interest. In fact, the very boundaries placed on her were the same ones that pushed her to rebel. From childhood, Zhao found an escape in her admiration of the western world. She discovered fulfillment in the freedom of self-discovery she observed in Americans. 

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One resounding idea around couture-level fashion is that it’s only for the rich and only worn on the runway. These styles exude an extremity far beyond the simplicities of what many consider comfortably familiar. The term haute couture, however, adds layers of complexity to the designer as well as their creations. The sheer essence of haute couture is to emote expression in the form of a garment. 

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Life is about as colorful, eccentric, and exciting as a person makes it. Beauty is created in the minds of those imaginative enough to create something remarkable out of the everyday moments that are often neglected. 

Choosing to look past the dullness of moments and instead framing simplicity with an electric shock of color and radiance is a talent very few have, however it is a talent that London-based artist Joanna Pilarchzyk perfected to a T.  

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