TWIST: This Week in Sports Talk May 20, 2018
TWIST: This Week in Sports Talk is a weekly recap of the three things you need to know this coming week if you want to join a conversation about sports. Game on.
Month: May 2018
the powerful magic of the first black royal wedding
It’s official: we have our first black British princess. And her Royal Wedding, on a picture-perfect brilliantly sunny day, signaled the continuation of an incredible stretch of successes for African-Americans the world over this year. Kendrick Lamar wins a Pulitzer Prize. Black Panther gives us a fictional black royal family and a superhero who looks just like us – and shatters ticket sale records worldwide. Director and writer Jordan Peele wins an Oscar. This week at Sotheby’s, Kerry James Marshall‘s panoramic painting “Past Times” sells for $21.1 million, a new record for a living black artist. After the 2016 election, who could have dreamed that 2018 would be The Year of Black Excellence? There are clearly forces afoot in the world that can’t be stopped.
perfect magic at leadenhall market in the city of london
Wizardry, wine, gourmet eats and shopping. All in one place? Oh yeah, we’re in. On a recent trip to London, we discovered Leadenhall Market for the first time, and we were enchanted.
Discover All of London at the Stunning Sky Garden
High above London grows a secret garden in the sky. There’s no better place to start a cold, wet day in the city. Or to begin a first visit. Or to end a jolly day in London Town. Here’s everything you need to know for a visit to the Sky Garden in London, which offers incredible views, one of the best interior gardens we’ve ever seen, and wonderful restaurants and bars. Best of all? Like so many of life’s luxuries, this one is free!
black artists shatter old records at the spring auctions
Global modern luxury is taking on a decidedly more expansive look if the bell-weather spring auctions in New York this week are any indication. Significant new heights in sale prices were reached for a number of living black artists at Sotheby’s Contemporary Evening Sale, with one iconic work selling for $21.1 million.