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Wynton Marsalis on music, Louis Armstrong, and his early funk band days
Marsalis has been the president of the 56-year-old Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation since 2018. He received the ...
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The Culture-War Furies Behind Trump’s Film-Tariff Plan
The president doesn’t have the authority to impose tariffs on movies produced abroad, but he still wants to be the right’s ...
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Why Louis Armstrong is the defining figure of the 20th century
“I’m all Armstrong, all the time!” is how Ricky Riccardi neatly describes his obsession to me, on a call from his home in New York. Having first discovered Louis ... World War I, the Spanish flu ...
A look at Black dandyism, the fashion style powering the Met Gala
The history-laden style movement will be front and center at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, whose spring exhibit ...
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Why Bing Crosby Shines as an Example of Hollywood’s Bygone Era
Remembered as "The Squarest Guy in Hollywood," Bing Crosby was a strong Christian, a patriot and a friend to all, ...
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A look at Black dandyism, the fashion style powering the Met Gala
From Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston to Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong ... Because of fabric rations during World War II, owning a zoot suit, with its excessive use of fabric, was ...
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Prince Louis Steals the Spotlight with Playful Moment with Prince William During VE Day Celebrations
Like Queen Elizabeth, she loves horses and a great tiara moment. Prince Louis knew exactly how to get his father Prince William's attention during the ... the end of World War II in Europe.