Good morning. The trailer for Ridley Scott’s forthcoming Gladiator II has renewed a debate about what characters in English-speaking films set in the ancient world should sound like.
Good morning. The trailer for Ridley Scott’s forthcoming Gladiator II has renewed a debate about what characters in English-speaking films set in the ancient world should sound like. In today’s must-read piece, Sarah Bond unpacks why many viewers still expect on-screen Ancient Romans to have British accents — and what that says about collective assumptions of historical identity.
As the Olympic Games come to a close, we celebrate the tournament's unsung heroes: the photographers who capture the hilarious facial expressions of divers in mid-air and underwater.
There’s more, including Harlem’s largest public art show to date and a look at artist Lita Albuquerque’s life and career amid the restaging of her pivotal 1978 landwork. — Valentina Di Liscia, News Editor | |
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| | | Most of the objectors to Denzel Washington’s accent are men who think too much about the Roman Empire. Here’s how the accent has changed throughout cinema. | Sarah E. Bond |
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CALIFORNIA TRAILBLAZERS | | | | A two-part, bicoastal exhibition centers a group of artists united by their commitment to feminism, subversive humor, and distinctively DIY spirit. | Matt Stromberg |
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| | | | The prolific artist recreated her 1978 landwork “Malibu Line” on the site of her former family home in June, marking a new chapter in her fictive, cosmological oeuvre. | Tina Barouti |
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MORE ON HYPERALLERGIC | | | | Two dozen works by artists of color document identity, diaspora, and tradition in the neighborhood’s first large-scale public art exhibition. | Isa Farfan |
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| | | | For professional sports photographers, the bizarre expressions are a mark of incredible athletic agility. | Isa Farfan |
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