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The Joslyn Art Museum Reopens with Grand Expansion – The Omaha News

By: Juan Salazar OMAHA, Neb – After a three-year renovation, the Joslyn Art Museum has reopened its doors with a stunning 42,000-square-foot expansion that promises to revolutionize the way visitors experience art in Omaha. The Joslyn Art Museum has been a cultural hub in Omaha for more than 90 years, The museum recently underwent an

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A Local Macaron Business Continues its Growth with the Farmers’ Market – The Omaha News

By: Sapphire Bennett OMAHA, Neb. –  Mary Birkentall, owner of Mac’s, has been selling her homemade macarons at the Omaha Farmers’ Market for four years now. Birkentall has developed quite the following and will often sell-out at these markets.  She says it would be nice to do more events and catering, but appreciates the reserved

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Women in Media at UNO campus. – The Omaha News

By: Connor Schmidt OMAHA, Neb. – A group of women is making waves on the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) campus once again. The Women in Media club, once thought to have faded away, is experiencing a resurgence.  The Women in Media club is a group of women at UNO who are involved in

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Spirit World Hosts Omaha’s Only Spirits Education Program – The Omaha News

By: Ben Battafarano OMAHA, Neb. — “Drink, learn, repeat”. That’s the motto of Spirit World Wine, located in Aksarben Village. Besides selling spirits, the organization offers an education program to beginning and experienced drinkers alike.  Much of class time is spent teaching how spirits are made, from plant to bottle. But they also discuss topics

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How Social Media is Driving First-Time Voter Registration – The Omaha News

OMAHA, Neb. — As Omaha prepares for the 2024 election, community groups and social media influencers are part of a plan to register first-time voters. Gen Z, known for its digital engagement, is a key demographic being targeted. Schools like the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) are leading the charge, utilizing both in-person events

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His Own Way: John Amos (1940-2024) | MZS

John Amos was a pioneer in more ways than one. A tall, broad-shouldered man with a barrel chest, a winning smile, and an arsenal of “You’ve got to be kidding me” looks, he stood out in TV ensembles spanning four decades, from “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Good Times,” and “Roots” in the 1970s to

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HBO’s “The Franchise” Takes Satirical Aim at the MCU

Armando Iannucci, the genius behind “The Thick of It,” “Veep,” and “The Death of Stalin,” feels like a perfect fit for a takedown of superhero movie culture. After all, he knows how to puncture the balloons of people who take themselves way too seriously, and the amount of pretension in the political pools in which

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The Unloved, Part 130: Hollow Man | MZS

This month, we pay tribute not just to a movie that almost instantly fell out of the public consciousness but to a great writer as well. North America may have no finer, no more eloquent defender of the director Paul Verhoeven than Adam Nayman, whose book, It Doesn’t Suck, is the final word on “Showgirls.” I

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Bird on a Wire: Kris Kristofferson (1936-2024) | Tributes

Almost exactly forty-seven years ago, I saw Kris Kristofferson for the first time when my two primary interests as a four-year-old bled into each other. On the September 23, 1977 season three premiere of “The Donny and Marie Show.,” a variety show I watched with a ritualistic, almost religious dedication, I was favored with a

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New York Film Festival 2024: Preview and Thoughts on “The Brutalist,” “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” | Festivals & Awards

For Gotham cinephiles, the New York Film Festival has its annual launch on the last Friday of September (the 2024 edition runs Sept. 27-Oct. 13). For critics, journalists and certain industry folks, though, the event begins a couple of weeks earlier, when festival press screenings commence at Lincoln Center. Those screenings don’t display films in

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