Month: November 2020

Framed Text by Sadaf Shaikh with inputs from Vivek Tejuja and Swati Sinha Along the lush walking trail of Hyderabad’s KBR park in Banjara Hills, stands a fence dotted with a vast array of over 300 arresting pictures. The organisers of the Indian Photo Festival 2020 deserve a special mention here for being just as creative as the photographers they’re highlighting. After all, what better moment to catch someone’s attention than in the middle of a leisurely stroll, when they’re hoping to sight a rare species of bird or plant? Suffice it to say, the 21 print exhibitions that are a part of the leading South Asian photography festival’s sixth edition are as remarkable as any uncommon flora or fauna one might hope to chance upon at the national...

i_o, the producer born Garrett Falls Lockhart, died on Monday, November 23. The news was confirmed in a statement posted to Lockhart’s verified Twitter account. “This extremely talented spirit taught us that even if nothing matters, you can still lead with love,” the note reads. “Garrett’s truth and soul lives on through the music he shared.” Pitchfork has reached out to his representatives for more information.  Lockart lived in Washington, DC and moved to Los Angeles, where he became a staple of the local electronic music scene. Over the past two years, he released three EPs that comprised an album called 444. In 2019, Lockhart appeared on Grimes’ new song “Violence” from Miss Anthropocene. His first release arrived in 2017. He put out music on Deadmau5’ Mau5trap label ...

Comedian Dave Chappelle on Tuesday posted a video on Instagram asking his fans not to stream episodes of his Comedy Central show until he gets more money for them. The plea came near the end of a lengthy clip of Chappelle doing a standup routine, during which he reveals Netflix pulled the series after he asked them to. "I'm begging you, if you ever liked me, if you ever think there was anything worthwhile about me, I'm begging you, please don't watch that show," Chappelle said. "I'm not asking you to boycott any network. Boycott me. Boycott 'Chappelle's Show.' Do not watch it unless they pay me." The majority of the nearly 19-minutes-long clip is devoted to Chappelle claiming that due to the contract he signed before he abruptly quit "Chappelle's Show," he doesn't get any additiona...

Christina Perri has shared the tragic news that she lost her baby girl.  The singer-songwriter, who in recent weeks was hospitalized for pregnancy complications, shared the news via Instagram on Tuesday, Nov. 24.  "last night we lost our baby girl," Christina captioned a photo holding her daughter's hand. "she was born silent after fighting so hard to make it to our world. she is at peace now and will live forever in our hearts." On Nov. 11, Christina asked fans to "please send some love from your heart to the little heart beating in me that we all make it through this" after her baby began experiencing complications with her intestines. Then three days later, the 34-year-old confirmed her newborn would have to undergo surgery following her birth.  "The baby right now is scheduled...

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