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Yahoo! ArtsApr 19, 2024
Reuters photographer wins World Press Photo of the Year with poignant shot from Gaza


NYTimes ArtsApr 19, 2024
Venice Biennale: Dissent, Diplomacy and Drama Over the Years
A look at pivotal years at the art festival, including when Mussolini brought Hitler to the show.

Rolling Stone Movie NewsApr 18, 2024
Tragic Photo of Gazan Woman Holding Child's Body Wins World Press Photo of the Year
"The image is multi-layered, representing the loss of a child, the struggle of the Palestinian people, and the 31,000 deaths in Palestine," the World Press Photo jury says

BBC Entertainment & ArtsApr 18, 2024
Netflix profits soar after password crackdown
The streaming giant said it added 9.3 million subscribers in the first three months of the year.

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NYTimes ArtsApr 18, 2024
At the Venice Biennale, Ukraine Offers a Bold Show, Two Years Into the Invasion
At the art world's seminal event, national pavilions offer a place to make a strong statement. Ukraine's message? "The war is still going on."

Time EntertainmentApr 18, 2024
The Chilling True Story Behind Hulu Crime Drama Under the Bridge
Hulu's new true-crime miniseries dramatizes the before and after of 14-year-old Reena Virk's 1997 murder in British Columbia.

Billboard Music NewsNov 15, 2021
Cardi B, George Clooney, Will Ferrell Pop Into John Oliver's ‘Last Week Tonight' Season Finale
After last year's season finale, which ended with an explosion, John Oliver kept his final 2021 episode of Last Week Tonight inside the studio, with help from Cardi B and George Clooney.

People Top HeadlinesApr 10, 2018
Gabrielle Union Says She Learned Who Her 'People' Were After Being Raped
Gabrielle Union knows the value of a sturdy support system. But she also knows that not everyone has one.

She made this point at Monday night's 11th Annual Night of Opportunity Gala held in New York City for The Opportunity Network, a nonprofit that works with students from historically and systematically underrepresented communities achieve their college and career goals.

Union, 45, was an honoree at the event, and in her acceptance speech, she spoke about expanding the idea of what a support system can be. She explained that she learned the hard way that "your people" are not always who you thought they would be. She referenced the time she was raped as a sophomore in college.

"When I was raped at gunpoint, one of the most lonely and debilitating experiences of my life, I had to redefine what it meant to be a part of a community because my ‘people' didn't have a ton of experience with rape survivors," the Being Mary Jane star and producer said to Cipriani's packed but silent dining room. "So I had to expand my idea of what and who my people were. I needed a different kind of support. I needed different opportunities, opportunities to heal and then the ability to want to continue living."

The summer before starting her sophomore year of college at UCLA, the actress was raped at gunpoint by a stranger in the Payless store where she worked.

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But that wasn't the first time she realized she needed "different" opportunities.

"When I was at UCLA, a lot of the kids I was at school with, their parents got them internships and their parents had jobs lined up for them or they took over the family business," she explained to PEOPLE. "I don'

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