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In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 5/19/26, we sit down with cartoonist and New Yorker cover artist Harry Bliss to discuss his storied career and his new memoir "You Can Never Die."
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Arts, Music and Culture
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Best known for her non-linear multimedia work, filmmaker Mara Ahmed creates documentaries, soundscapes and visual art projects that challenge colonial narratives and cross political and cultural borders. Born in Lahore but educated in Belgium, Pakistan and the United States, Ahmed’s work reflects those layered histories and displacements. She has directed five films, including “The Muslims I Know,” “Pakistan One […] The post Mara Ahmed’s cinema of the unseen wound appeared first on CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture..
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Dear Maggie, I’ve started pursuing social media content creation and I feel like my friends don’t respect my work. It’s not full-time yet, but I’m serious about turning it into something sustainable. At first they were supportive, but now I get backhanded comments when I pull out my phone to try to capture content. One […] The post Dear Maggie: Is my social media content ruining friendships? appeared first on CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture..
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