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Three hundred years ago, before envelopes, passwords and security codes, writers often struggled to keep thoughts, cares and dreams expressed in their letters private. One popular way was to use a technique called letter locking — intricately folding a flat sheet of paper to become its own envelope. This security strategy presented a challenge when

Selfies in front of Botticelli’s Venus. Closeups of David’s manhood. Bottlenecks climbing to the top of the famous Duomo. Back in the halcyon prepandemic times, Florence was struggling with overtourism. And the Uffizi Gallery — one of the most popular museums in the world — was at the center of it all. At its busiest,

Ryan Fischer, the dog walker and friend of Lady Gaga who was shot in an altercation last week that ended with two of the singer’s three French bulldogs being stolen, is speaking out publicly for the first time since the attack. In a pair of Instagram posts Monday, Fischer said he is “still in recovery

The makers of “Love Island South Africa” are facing criticism after announcing a predominantly White line-up for the show. The latest spin-off of the reality dating show-turned-cultural-phenomenon premiered on Sunday on South Africa’s M-Net network. However, the launch was subject to a wave of ridicule on social media after only three Black contestants entered the

Black women are the mules of the world, Zora Neale Hurston wrote in 1937. More than 80 years later, Hurston’s words in “Their Eyes Were Watching God” still ring true, but one filmmaker is on a journey to both expose that truth and alleviate it. Oge Egbuonu’s new documentary, “(In)visible Portraits,” is what she calls

Chloé Zhao has made Golden Globes history. Zhao, who directed “Nomadland,” is the first woman of Asian descent and second woman ever to win the best director award in the Golden Globes’ 78-year history. “This award belongs to the whole ‘Nomadland’ team,” Zhao said. “Thank you, everyone who made it possible for me to do

The mostly virtual Golden Globes has come to an end. But our memories of it will last…until next year. For now, we honor those who captured the weird spirit of this year’s ceremony. Jason Sudeikis, fashion realist “Ha” and “ha” to all the celebrities who coughed up thousands of dollars to glam themselves up to

The mostly virtual Golden Globes has come to an end. But our memories of it will last…until next year. For now, we honor those who captured the weird spirit of this year’s ceremony. Jason Sudeikis, fashion realist “Ha” and “ha” to all the celebrities who coughed up thousands of dollars to glam themselves up to

The Hollywood Foreign Press on Sunday addressed controversy stemming from its lack of Black members in the organization during the Golden Globes. “Tonight, while we celebrate the work of artists from around the globe, we recognize we have our own work to do,” vice president Helen Hoehne said, flanked by former president and board chair

The late Chadwick Boseman was honored with a Golden Globe on Sunday for his incredible turn in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Boseman’s wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, accepted the award — which was for best performance by an actor in a motion picture-drama — in his honor. Boseman died in August at age 43, after fighting

It’s common for the winners of the Cecil B. DeMille Award to walk down memory lane discussing their numerous career highlights. But actress Jane Fonda took a different tack when she accepted the prestigious lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes Sunday night. Fonda began by exalting storytelling as an art form and praising the