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Black Pete, Zwarte Piet: The Documentary about the Dutch Blackface Tradition

Black Pete, Zwarte Piete, a documentary, is about the Dutch tradition of Zwarte Piet.

Hurricane Irene: The Movie

A close friend of mine wisely pointed out via Facebook that, while no Hollywood natural-disaster film is complete without a grizzled, determined, and attractive lead character to save the day, the media frenzy surrounding Hurricane Irene’s east coast debut lacked a standard hero type. Since the double lead of Steve McQueen and Paul Newman in 1974’s The Towering Inferno, American film has never missed this opportunity to remind us that, while we will all someday die, we should always go out looking our best. Dante’s Peak had Pierce Brosnan. The Perfect Storm had George Clooney in flannel. Independence Day (because extraterrestrials are still natural) had Will Smith. Twister had Bill Paxton. The Day After Tomorrow touted Dennis Quaid for moms and Jake Gyllenhall for daughters. 2012 featured the boyish duo of John Cusack and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Ad infinitum, et cetera.

Christy Turlington Burns: Global Supermodel to Global Superadvocate

Christy Turlington Burns, the California-born beauty of Salvadoran descent, is more than a supermodel. She’s also an advocate for human rights, a yoga practitioner, a businesswoman, and a mother.