Mariel Ferragamo

1 week ago | medium.com | Mariel Ferragamo

A threat to foreign films inside U.S. borders could cost billions of dollars—and priceless international stories.

1 week ago | medium.com | Mariel Ferragamo

The passage of time has never felt so smooth as with the R&B singer’s latest releaseThe day’s early hours for Joshua Karpeh are filled with wistfulness, curiosity, levity, optimism, and lucidity — not to mention a prism of musical color. Cautious Clay’s third and latest album, The Hours: Morning, is a unique concept album that chronicles a day in the life of Karpeh from 5 a.m. until 12 p.m. in eight tracks, one for each hour.

2 weeks ago | cfr.org | Mariel Ferragamo

The conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office Wednesday was meant to smooth over tensions between the two leaders’ countries. More From Our Experts It appeared to begin cordially enough. Ramaphosa thanked Trump for providing his country with respirators during the COVID-19 pandemic, introduced some of South Africa’s famous golfers, and presented Trump with a book on his beloved pastime.

2 weeks ago | modernmusicanalysis.ghost.io | Mariel Ferragamo

R&B’s gentle poet cracks a window into his new album, one hour at a timeSelf-described “prose put to life in Brooklyn,” Cautious Clay has penned an epigraph to rival them all. Singer and songwriter Joseph Karpeh has released three new tracks to tease his new eight-song album, out May 16. Packaged in a deep sunset orange and labeled “Father Time,” each track offers a new snapshot of his life — and the timestamps to go with it.

3 weeks ago | medium.com | Mariel Ferragamo

Trump’s Movie Tariffs Cast a Shadow on CannesCinema was the latest item to fall into Trump’s tariff crosshairs. The White House has since walked the proposal back, but the industry remains on edge about its return and the possible economic consequences it could have on the arts. As the international Cannes Film Festival kicks off today, films selected from more than 150 countries mark a record number for the renowned cultural event.