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Love in a Time of Hate by Florian Illies review – dissolute years of a doomed generation

The experimental sex lives of the artists and thinkers of the roaring 20s are set against the burgeoning threat of fascism in this wickedly amusing and timely book

The Guardian - UK

Dior Dazzles with Josephine Baker-Inspired Haute Couture Show in Paris

Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri paid homage to Josephine Baker with her spring haute couture show on Monday, sending out a dazzling lineup featuring golden jaquards, crushed velvet and beaded fringes that swayed and sparkled down the runway. "She immediately understood the power of fashion," Chiuri said of Baker, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dior revives the spirit of Josephine Baker as its catwalk guiding light

The performer, civil rights icon and Dior devotee is restored to the fashion pantheon in Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Paris show

The Guardian - UK

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Brussels tries to cool locals’ anger over ‘racist’ street murals – with QR codes

City authorities hope to soothe those who are ‘deeply shocked’ by the comic-strip trail of Belgium’s rich history

The Guardian - UK

Barbara Chase-Riboud: ‘The so-called culture war has nothing to do with culture’

The artist danced with James Baldwin, was helped by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and sculpted Malcolm X. Now she’s received the only honour she ever wanted

The Guardian - UK

How Josephine Baker used her magnetic charisma to become a World War II spy

France made her a star, so she was determined to do what she could to resist the Nazis during World War II. It was difficult and dangerous work.

ABC News

Blues for an Alabama Sky at the National Theatre review: deliciously funny and deeply affecting

Lynette Linton’s beautiful, light-footed production is a bittersweet delight

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Why young people of color are getting the hell out of the U.S.

“Something clicked for plenty of Black Americans like myself. We asked ourselves, ‘What are we actually doing here?’”

Mic

Janelle Monáe will play jazz icon Josephine Baker in new A24 series

The show, titled De La Resistance, will tell Baker’s story as a jazz performer and spy

Evening Standard

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