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The ‘Emilia Pérez’ Characters Transform in Ways Big and Small — and the Hair and Makeup Team Painstakingly Traced It All

Of the many twists and surprises in Jacques Audiard’s audacious musical “Emilia Pérez,” the most startling comes during the film‘s end credits, when one realizes that breakout performer Karla Sofía Gascón stars as the eponymous Emilia both pre- and post-gender-affirming surgery. Of course she’s the stunning Emilia, but she also plays evil cartel leader Manitas. […]

Profitable Small Town Business Ideas with Big Potential

Small towns provide entrepreneurs with opportunities to launch and expand their thriving small businesses. Small communities can be great places for prospective entrepreneurs because they offer relatively little operating costs, less competition, and a close-knit community that values local companies. Finding the ideal company concept, though, can be difficult. We’ve collected a list of small […]

Government contracts can change the game for for small and underrepresented businesses

This is a guest post by Tony Bridges, assistant secretary for the Maryland Department of Transportation.  For small businesses and those owned by people from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds, securing government contracts can change the game.  Government contracts provide businesses with a steady revenue source, credibility and the chance to expand into new markets. And prime […]

Common Works Architects and LAUD Studio collaborate on a central park and plaza for a small Oklahoma city

As part of its master parks plan for The Village, Oklahoma—a city of less than 10,000 people—landscape architecture firm LAUD Studio rehabilitated six residential parks. But demolishing a dilapidated apartment complex between the library and city hall created an opportunity to build a connector between them as well as a new plaza in collaboration with […]