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On Display: Art from the Dean Collection, Clare Rojas, Kehinde Wiley & More

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Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys @ The High Museum of Art | Atlanta, GA — Through January 19, 2025

Over the past 25 years, Swizz Beatz (Kasseem Dean) and Alicia Keys have acquired a world-class collection of paintings, photographs, and sculptures by diverse, multigenerational artists including Gordon Parks, Qualeasha Wood, Mickalene Thomas, Titus Kaphar, Kwame Brathwaite, Odili Donald Odita, Derrick Adams, Toyin Ojih Odutola, Ebony G. Patterson, Nick Cave and others. 

Clare Rojas: Past the Present @ Bechtler Museum of Modern Art | Charlotte, NC — Through January 19, 2025
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The MBO Fall Bucket List

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Fall has arrived. The leaves are falling. There is a crisp chill in the air. It’s time to pull out the scarves and the boots. It’s the season for football, family gatherings and preparing for the holidays. It’s a time of celebrating the bounty of what is, for many of us, our favorite season! 

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What’s Cooking? Tuna Salad and Magic Beans

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INGREDIENTS:

  • 4 (5-ounce) cans of tuna packed in water
  • 3 celery sticks, chopped
  • 1 cup chopped red onion
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
  • 3 Tbsp. pickle relish (sweet or dill)
  • ¾ cup mayonnaise
  • Spicy mustard (optional)
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • ½ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
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Kiss & Tell: Happy Hours and Lonely Hearts

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It’s a Thursday night. I have plans to meet up with the girls for Happy Hour, but I’m contemplating staying in. It’s raining. I’ve had a long day, and I’m tired. But on second thought, enjoying a little girl talk and a few cocktails is a much-needed diversion that I can’t resist. Continue reading “Kiss & Tell: Happy Hours and Lonely Hearts” →

ABOUT FACE: The secrets of natural beauty

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Looking your best doesn’t mean caking on make up until you become unrecognizable, it’s all about looking yourself but only better.

“Everyone can be beautiful,” said Derek Miller, national makeup artist for Estee Lauder. “It’s about taking what’s great about everyone woman and different and enhancing it.”

Miller said it’s all about bringing out your best features. Well-applied makeup makes the difference between someone complimenting your beautiful eyes or simply noticing your eye makeup. Continue reading “ABOUT FACE: The secrets of natural beauty” →