arts
the big picture
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An archive made public by Cornell University goes beyond the cliches of cotton-pickers to show African Americans embracing life after slavery
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pictures & video
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Singer Aretha Franklin has announced she will retire – after recording one final album with Stevie Wonder – 61 years on from the release of her first record. The Queen of Soul revealed her plans on a Detroit TV channel, saying: ‘I must tell you, I am retiring this year’
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A new book celebrates Gordon Parks’ images of a racially divided south, high fashion, and poverty in New York City
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Raymond Pettibon created Black Flag’s name and logo, has designed covers for Sonic Youth and has produced thousands of drawings and installations
Small screen queens How teen angst took over the TV scene