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In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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The Jim Henson Company is auctioning off hundreds of items from their archives, including props, puppets, and more from productions like Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, and Muppet Christmas Carol.
Naturally, we have a ton of questions, so we went to the source: Jim Henson Company archivist Karen Falk. Listen as we chat with Falk about how the auction came together, why they're doing it, and how you might be able to take home some Henson history.
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