Part Two: From Spirituals to the Birth of Jazz, How African American Music Became the Foundation of Modern America. Reconstruction promised freedom, but equality remained elusive. Amid uncertainty, violence, and economic hardship, one enduring source of strength remained: music.

Chris Stuckmann reviews Spider-Man: Brand New Day, starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Mark Ruffalo, Jon Bernthal, Jacob Batalon, Sadie Sink, Tramell Tillman. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton.

In her haunting new visual for “petal”, Grande sheds the pastel pop fantasy for something far more fragile, surreal, and striking — a raw and ethereal deconstruction of beauty, fame, and femininity.