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First published in 1962, this wonderfully provocative book introduced the notion of "pseudo-events" - events such as press conferences and presidential debates, which are manufactured solely in order to be reported - and the contemporary definition of celebrity as "a person who is known for his well-knownness". Since then Daniel J. Boorstin's prophetic vision of an America inundated by its own illusions has become an essential resource for any listeners who wants to distinguish the manifold deceptions of our culture from its few enduring truths.

In His Image is an ongoing conversation about mankind coming back to its original identity and purpose – being made in the image and likeness of God, and walking in right relationship with God as His sons and daughters.

Our mission is to amplify the voices of Black women by creating a space to analyze and celebrate media that centers Black women’s stories. Through intergenerational and cross-cultural discussions rooted in Black feminism, we explore the themes, representation, and cultural impact of shows and movies. Our goal is to foster meaningful conversations about Black womanhood in the media while highlighting the diverse experiences and perspectives that shape our understanding of these narratives.

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"On a Whirlwind Tour, Trump Pushes a Serious Image in the Capital" is from the March 22, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Ashley Parker and Maggie Haberman and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Part memoir and part positive body image manifesto, this is an insider's perspective on the industry and how the images the world gets to see are only part of the story. The modelling and advertising industries persistently tell women they're fat, ugly and abnormal if they conform to anything other than a western ideal of beauty. In 2002 Chelsea Bonner founded BELLA, a modelling agency focused on healthy body size and dedicated to changing our dangerously narrow perception of 'beautiful'.

Can’t Stop Won’t Stop meets Girls to the Front in this essential and long overdue history of hip-hop’s female pioneers and its enduring stars. Every history of hip-hop previously published, from Jeff Chang’s Can’t Stop Won’t Stop to Shea Serrano’s The Rap Yearbook, focuses...