Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
Stories
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The expensive mystique of Basquiat is coming to Seattle
What does it feel like to be in the room with $100 million? You can find out soon. The most expensive piece of American artwork ever sold at auction — a...
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Does the publishing world have a Sherman Alexie problem?
Sherman Alexie is a beloved native writer, filmmaker and poet. He also stands accused of sexual harassment by three women on the record and many more...
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A room of one's own? Not if your smart home has a say
In "1984," surveillance devices were installed in homes by the government. In 2018, we pay corporations to install the surveillance ourselves. Kashmir...
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The trauma and triumph of carob: How hippie food changed the way we eat
Carob. Some see it as a heroic stand-in for chocolate. Others, like one Twitter wag, see it as "chalky nonsense." Whatever your thoughts, it's a food...
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Professional millennial Shaun Scott: We're not that different from you
Filmmaker, author and professional millennial Shaun Scott has a bone to pick about participation trophies. They're just one of many broad brushes with...
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Football owns the day of the week that once belonged to church
Football verges on being an American religion. But instead of the saints being martyred, they're getting hit. Hard. And often. The ensuing concussions...
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Black pain, meet black joy: Coming home to Wakanda
"Black Panther," the latest cinematic rendition of the Marvel superhero universe, opens nationwide tomorrow. To call it highly anticipated is an...
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When it comes to slavery, who tells the story?
Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Underground Railroad” is the story of a young slave named Cora who escapes from a Georgia cotton...
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Our beliefs can cage us. But they can also set us free
You probably don't remember the passage of a comet named Hale-Bopp in the late 1990s. But you might remember what came after that. Glynn Washington,...
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How are you celebrating (platonic) love this week?
This is the week of high-pressure dinner reservations, overpriced roses — and, for the enterprising, discount chocolates on the 15th. Valentine's Day is...