White walls and four white doors were nestled into a multi-story parking lot in Paris for the Wooyoungmi Fall 2022 show venue. Each time a model walked through one of the doors, they let it shut loudly behind them while a series of slams played on a soundtrack, giving an eerie feel to viewers. 

The fashion house’s founder, Woo Young Mi or Madame Woo, was inspired to create this dramatization by Amor Towles’s 2016 novel “A Gentleman in Moscow,” where a Russian count was sentenced to house arrest for life, and its parallels with the ongoing pandemic. 

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It’s nearly every young man’s dream to become a pro athlete growing up. Despite how difficult that dream is to accomplish, for many of us in the Black community, it feels like the weight of the world can be lifted from our shoulders if we work hard enough to make that dream a reality. So we strive, sacrifice, and do whatever is necessary to achieve that goal, regardless only a small percentage of us actually reach that goal. 

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It’s rare for an artist to emerge on the music scene and completely capture the industry’s attention - yet, Louisville, Kentucky rapper Jack Harlow is currently living this reality. However, Harlow isn’t entirely new to the music industry. His debut was in 2014 with the mixtape Finally Handsome,” and an EP following the same name in 2015, though it wasn’t until 2020 with his hit song “What’s Popping” that his name began dominating the charts and the headlines.

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During the pandemic, people found new joys, new hobbies, and new connections. Many searched for a creative outlet to express themselves. The pandemic gave Artist Laura Theresia Köhler a chance to find her purpose through painting. She, and others, found solace in her colorful abstract designs, during a time of so much uncertainty. Her goal for her art is to always provide instant happiness and joy to whoever lays eyes on it. 

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