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What do different color smokes mean during a conclave?
During a Papal Conclave, the world will be watching for white or black smoke from the Vatican's chimney. Here's what it means.
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White or Black? How Smoke Signals Reveal the Secret Workings of the Conclave
Black or white smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney signals the outcome of each conclave vote — learn how tradition, timing, ...
Papal conclave 2025: What do the black and white smoke mean, and why does the Vatican announce the new pope this way?
The world today looks to the small chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel for the most symbolic indication in Catholicism.After ...
Black smoke vs. white smoke: What does each color mean during conclave?
At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...
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What Is Black Dandyism? The Art-Historical Roots Behind the 2025 Met Gala Theme
What is the Met Gala's theme of Black dandyism? Art history offers up plenty of examples of this expressive form of menswear.
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Meet the Artist Behind the Met’s Striking Mannequins for ‘Black Dandyism’
Sculptor Tanda Francis created mannequin heads for the Met’s 'Superfine' show, blending Black history, identity, and radical ...
“God Created Black People and Black People Created Style”—Inside The Met’s Press Preview for “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”
“Superfine” is inspired by Miller’s 2009 book, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity, ...