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Amanda Gorman's Rousing Poetry
Amanda Gorman recited “The Hill We Climb” at Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy invited Robert Frost to read at his inauguration, and since then, only three other presidents have included poets in their ceremonies.
President Joe Biden picked Amanda Gorman, 22, for Wednesday’s program, making her the youngest inaugural poet in history. Read her full poem here.
The Museum of the Moving Image is hosting a retrospective of Sachs’s work, including the virtual cinema debut of her latest work, Film About a Father Who.
In Hungary’s Oscar submission Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time, a woman is thrown into turmoil when the man she loves apparently doesn’t recognize her.
One of art history’s most beloved tapestries, part of the permanent collection at the Met Cloisters, is now available in our store as a large-scale silk twill scarf. Wrap it around yourself to become the best-dressed guest at the castle!
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