Salamishah Tillet
Contributing Critic-at-Large at The New York Times
Professor @Rutgers_Newark; Director of @ExpressNewark; & winner of @pulitzerprizes in criticism for writing in @nytimes; cofounder of @alongwalkhome
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Salamishah Tillet |Dina Litovsky
"The place where Elphaba and I meet is empathy and advocacy for justice," said Lencia Kebede, who is the first Black actress to play the role full time on Broadway. Credit... The last time Lencia Kebede lived in New York, in 2015, she was a 21-year-old college intern at the United Nations, taking and translating notes for the ambassador from Guatemala, who was working on an anti-poverty initiative. What a difference a decade can make.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Salamishah Tillet
In interviews, Elisabeth Moss and other stars and creators of the groundbreaking drama discuss its impending conclusion and ongoing connection to American politics. Though it was conceived in the Obama era, "The Handmaid's Tale" arrived on Hulu in the early months of the first Trump presidency. Eight years later, it is concluding at the dawn of the second as an enduring, if initially accidental symbol of feminist resistance.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Salamishah Tillet
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."I’ve always wanted to visit Great Barrington, Massachusetts, since I first learned in college that it was the birthplace of W.E.B. Du Bois, the legendary Black activist and writer, who lived there from 1868 to 1873. “I was born by a golden river and in the shadow of two great hills,” Du Bois wrote in his autobiography.
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Feb 11, 2025 |
msn.com | Salamishah Tillet
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Proud of them all. But I had a lot of fun hanging out for this one. My most recent article for @nytimestheater "On City Strolls, ‘Fat Ham’ Writer, James Ijames, Was Inspired by ‘Ghosts of Absence’" Edited by:@nikkih04 Photo: Hannah Beier https://t.co/E7tu7q9EnY
Fall Preview for "Wicked" & my latest for the @nytimesarts The Wicked Witch of the West: A Heroine for Our Time https://t.co/Ajhg8MclxB
Side note. Some unanticipated but highly welcomed results of this beef are the many compelling close readings and good cultural criticism that it has generated. How Drake Lost The Plot https://t.co/vrB73fCLhV