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Lenny Kravitz continues to show off his creative expertise beyond music. The rock star has unveiled his newest furniture collection with design retailer CB2.

Ever since launching the Kravitz Design x CB2 line in 2015, the “Fly Away” singer has merged his tastes with the designer to create functional yet innovative pieces to fill one’s home.

According to Variety, the third iteration of this partnership brings about “European modernism, California’s Case Study Houses, and the laid-back spirit of Malibu” to its pieces. Kravitz called the assortment a combination of all he has learned through the collaboration, blending the elegant and the timeless with his eclectic style.

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“I wanted this collection to distill everything we’ve learned in our years of collaboration with CB2 into a mix of elegant and enduring designs,” Kravitz said in a press release. “The goal was to create timeless pieces that bring elegance and ease into the modern home.”

The expanded line featured Italian twills, suedes, leathers, as well as Breccia Fantasique marble and Danish cord stools. However, the colors remain neutral, incorporating toffee, ivory, sand, and charcoal-colored fabrics in its upholstery.

Deemed “the epitome of effortless cool,” it features a full scope of products, including lighting, chairs, and accompanying decor. The collection ranges from decorative bowls priced at $119 to dining tables costing over $4,000, allowing those with any price point to embrace the rockstar’s aesthetic. The news outlet also noted signature pieces such as the Kanan Sofa and Chair, going for $3,499 and $1,799, respectively.

CB2 also released a statement on the ongoing partnership with the 61-year-old Kravitz. The company’s president called it a “meaningful” cohesion of their shared values for creating a home.

“What makes our partnership with Lenny so meaningful is our shared belief that the home should be a sanctuary,” said Ryan Turf, president of CB2. “From upholstery to lighting, Lenny’s perspective ensures each piece balances artistry and function.”

The furniture collection is available now on CB2’s website, offering a wide range of products curated by Kravitz.

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There’s no denying that breast cancer is quite the journey for countless individuals; however, Black women across the diaspora confront especially stark disparities in care and experience. They are diagnosed later; the tumors are frequently more aggressive, and the outcomes are consequently poorer. Books written by Black authors frame the hurdles and offer insight grounded in lived experience. This 11‑book list gathers stories of survival and resilience, delivers practical knowledge, critiques inequities, and points toward pathways of hope.

The Cancer Journals

Audre Lorde’s The Cancer Journals collects a series of essays and diary fragments that trace her experience of a mastectomy. In the work, the writer and activist unpacks illness, identity, and mortality. Drawing on the intimacy of her home, the starkness of hospital rooms, and the topical issues of the United States, Lorde stakes a claim for self‑determination within the narratives of sickness. 

The Black Woman’s Breast Cancer Survival Guide: Understanding and Healing in the Face of a Nationwide Crisis

Cheryl D. Holloway, both a cancer researcher and a survivor, writes a book that translates the maze of screening protocols, treatment pathways, and survivorship strategies into language for women confronting breast cancer. The guide delves into the risks, disparities, and unique needs that Black women face within the U.S. healthcare and community landscapes, where referrals often arrive too late, screenings occur less frequently, and outcomes tend to be poorer.

Black Women and Breast Cancer: A Cultural Theology

In the 2018 book “Black Women and Breast Cancer: A Cultural Theology,” public health scholar Elizabeth A. Williams probes how Black women ascribe meaning to breast cancer through the intertwined lenses of faith, community, and identity. The work reveals how spiritual frameworks become woven into coping strategies, acts of resistance, healing journeys, and survivorship narratives, all set against the backdrop of health disparities.

Health, Communication and Breast Cancer among Black Women: Culture, Identity, Spirituality, and Strength

Annette D. Madlock Gatison’s “Health, Communication and Breast Cancer, among Black Women: Culture, Identity, Spirituality and Strength” probes how Black women discuss breast cancer, tracing the interplay of discourse, self‑definition, and the “strong woman” narrative. The analysis shows that the communicative tactics women employ shape their agency, confront stigma, and negotiate identity throughout their cancer journeys, areas where mainstream health messaging often falls short by overlooking influences. Conducted between 2016 and 2018, the study unfolded in U.S. healthcare environments within Black women’s communities.

This Is Only A Test: What Breast Cancer Taught Me about Faith, Love, Hair, and Business

Chris‑Tia Donaldson’s memoir, This Is Only A Test, draws from her roles as entrepreneur and breast‑cancer survivor, charting a raw, unfiltered trek through treatment, faith, the grind of running a business, shifting self‑image, and the stark reality of hair loss. First issued in 2019, the book strives to lift the veil of stigma that still clings to cancer while illustrating how a Black woman can cling to her identity, chase professional ambitions, nurture relationships, and stay anchored in faith throughout diagnosis and the long road to recovery.

Dig In Your Heels: The Glamorous (and Not So Glamorous) Life of a Young Breast Cancer Survivor

“Dig In Your Heels: The Glamorous (and Not Glamorous) Life of a Young Breast Cancer Survivor,” by Karla Antoinette Baptiste, reads like an unfiltered diary of what it feels like to emerge from breast cancer treatment in one’s 30s. Baptiste, a survivor, writer, and unapologetic truth‑teller, lays bare the mix of hope and hardship that defines her post‑diagnosis world from the wrenching questions around fertility and the shifting relationship with her body to the relentless juggle of building a career. Published in 2015, the memoir deliberately shines a light on a demographic often left in the shadows: Black women confronting cancer early in life, thereby plugging a glaring void in survivorship narratives.

Surviving Paris: A Memoir of Healing in the City of Light

Journalist and two‑time breast cancer survivor Robin Allison Davis chronicles her relocation to Paris during the unsettling reality of a breast cancer diagnosis while living abroad. Published in September 2025, the memoir probes how the city’s geography, its healthcare system, the loneliness of exile, and the nuances of cultural identity intertwine in shaping a woman’s cancer journey from home.

The Little Black Book: What Every Black Woman Needs to Know About Breast Cancer

Jackie Johnson’s The Little Black Book: Breast Cancer Awareness, Prevention, Risk and Advocacy, for Black Women serves as a purpose‑crafted text for women, sharing early‑detection cues, preventive tactics, personal risk appraisal, and avenues for engagement. The work was first published in 2012. By zeroing in on the risk factors Black women face, it equips them with actionable guidance, something most awareness materials overlook by remaining overly generic. 

Celebrating Life: African American Women Speak Out About Breast Cancer

“Celebrating Life: African American Women Speak Out About Breast Cancer” is an anthology that gathers a chorus of testimonies, reflections, and coping tactics from 62 Black breast‑cancer survivors across the United States. The collection, issued in the mid‑2000s, unfolds a mosaic of experiences from women spanning a range of backgrounds. It underscores how cancer experiences shift with class, access to resources, faith, and community support amplifying voices and reminding that the disease is anything but an experience.

The Terrible Stories

After a breast cancer diagnosis, the celebrated African American poet Lucille Clifton assembled the collection The Terrible Stories, which appeared in 1996. In its pages, Clifton maps the terrain of suffering, offering a charged, aesthetically rich view of illness as felt by a Black woman. Lament, memory, and the stubborn act of survival become the poems’ witnesses, silently bearing testimony to her experience.

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It feels like Stranger Things has been a phenomenon for as long as we can remember. But now, our favorite party is all grown up, and the time has come for the series’ last chapter. Stranger Things 5 will be the Netflix hit’s final season, but we have no doubt that these concluding episodes will have a ton of meat on their bones.

The trailer for Stranger Things 5 is finally here. You can watch it below. But alongside the trailer, Netflix released 12 new images from the final season of Stranger Things. Eager sleuths can try to suss out any clues that hint toward the fate of our favorite characters.

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For now, let’s roll for initiative and head back to Hawkins one more time. Here’s everything we know about Stranger Things 5.

Stranger Things 5‘s Plot

Stranger Things 4 ended with a bang as the Upside Down erupted right into the middle of Hawkins. Although everyone came together to try to stop Vecna, the villainous monster, who is actually One, who is actually Henry Creel, succeeded in merging his evil world with the reality every day people inhabit. The party managed to injure Vecna and seemingly save Max from his clutches. However, the fallout remained apocalyptic. In the final moments of the season, the Upside Down’s ash arrives to cover everything, and a full-out war with the monstrous creatures of the dark world seems imminent.

You can check out the first trailer for Stranger Things 5 below.

Stranger Things 5‘s official synopsis shares:

The fall of 1987. Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by a single goal: find and kill Vecna. But he has vanished — his whereabouts and plans unknown. Complicating their mission, the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding. As the anniversary of Will’s disappearance approaches, so does a heavy, familiar dread. The final battle is looming — and with it, a darkness more powerful and more deadly than anything they’ve faced before. To end this nightmare, they’ll need everyone — the full party — standing together, one last time.

While we don’t know much more than that about Stranger Things 5 yet, we assume it will have just a little to do with how Stranger Things 4 ended. The Duffer brothers haven’t provided many plot specifics but have offered several teases about Stranger Things 5. Among other bits, they shared that the action will remain centered in Hawkins and that likely we’ll see an eight-episode season. Additionally, the Duffers have noted that Will Byers will take a central role in the final season.

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Finally, the series’ creators describe Stranger Things 5 as follows, “Five, the way we see it, is kind of a culmination of all the seasons, so it’s sort of got a little bit from each… Whereas before, each season was so [distinct]… [Season] 3 is our big summer blockbuster season with big monsters, and [Season] 4 was the psychological horror. Five, the way we see it, is kind of a culmination of all the seasons, so it’s sort of got a little bit from each. I think that what we’re trying to do is go back to the beginning a little bit, in sort of the tone of 1.” Or, “Season 5 is like if season 1 and 4 had a baby. And then that baby was injected with steroids.” Make of that what you will.

You can take an official look at the season with a new behind-the-scenes featurette celebrating Stranger Things 5.

Behind the Scenes

Of course, the Duffer brothers, Matt and Ross Duffer, will once again take the helm of Stranger Things 5. Additionally, long-time Stranger Things director Shawn Levy will return to direct at least one episode of the season. Superstitiously, the Deadpool 3 director likes to take on episodes three and four if he can.

Ross Duffer is giving us a few peeks behind the scenes of Stranger Things 5. This includes a very rad photo of Steve in front of a radio station, a shred bin with a photo of our dearly departed Eddie shredding on his guitar, and some other fun bits. It makes us super excited for what’s to come.

Stranger Things 5‘s Cast

All our favorite characters and actors will be back for Stranger Things 5. We know for sure that Joyce Byers, Jim Hopper, Mike Wheeler, Nancy Wheeler, Jonathan Byers, Eleven, Lucas Sinclair, Dustin Henderson, Will Byers, Karen Wheeler, Stever Harrington, Robin Buckley, and Murray Bauman will be back. (And with them, their respective actors.) Sadie Sink’s Max survived season four and should return with the rest. We, of course, are still holding the torch for the surprise resurrection of Joseph Quinn’s Eddie Munson. Stranger Things takes place in a supernatural world, after all. And it just wouldn’t be a good season without one Erica Sinclair.

When it comes to new faces, we know that Linda Hamilton has joined the cast of Stranger Things 5. But her role remains a secret for now. Additionally, Nell Fisher, Jake Connelly, and Alex Breaux have joined the cast.

Finally, CBR reports that the series will recast his daughter Sara, whom we’ve only seen through flashbacks. She’s Hopper’s daughter, who died in 1978 at age 7 prior to the events of season one. We recently saw Sara in Stranger Things season four flashbacks as Hopper revealed his Agent Orange exposure caused her to develop childhood cancer.

This casting call, first seen on Knight Edge Media, asks for “[ SARA ] – Character is portrayed as 5 years old, female, white, blonde and blue/grey eyes. Sara is Hopper’s daughter seen in flashbacks. MUST MATCH TO SEASON 1 CAST MEMBER ELLE GRAHAM…CO-STAR.”

Stranger Things 5‘s Release Date

Stranger Things 5 has officially set a three-part 2025 release schedule. The release dates for Stranger Things 5‘s three volumes are as follows:

• Stranger Things 5, Volume 1 releases on November 26
  • This includes episodes one through four.
• Stranger Things 5, Volume 2 releases on Christmas (December 25)
  • This includes episodes five through seven.
• Stranger Things 5, Volume 3 releases on New Year’s Eve (December 31)
  • This is the finale episode, or episode eight.

Each part of Stranger Things 5 releases at 5 PM PT/8 PM ET.

Stranger Things 5‘s Runtimes

“Volume One” hits Netflix on November 26. According to the post, runtimes for the first four episodes are as follows:

“Chapter One: The Crawl” runs for 1 hour and 8 minutes
“Chapter Two: The Vanishing of…” runs for 54 minutes
“Chapter Three: The Turnbow Trap” runs for 1 hour and 6 minutes
“Chapter Four: Sorcerer” runs for 1 hour and 23 minutes.

Originally published on January 4, 2024.

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BGN chats with Simone Kessell of the Apple TV series The Last Frontier.

The Last Frontier follows Frank Remnick (Jason Clarke), the lone U.S. marshal in charge of the quiet, rugged barrens of Alaska. Remnick’s jurisdiction is turned upside-down when a prison transport plane crashes in the remote wilderness, setting free dozens of violent inmates. Tasked with protecting the town he’s vowed to keep safe, he begins to suspect the crash wasn’t an accident, but the first step of a well-crafted plan with far-reaching and devastating implications.

Interviewer: Jamie Broadnax

Video Editor: Jamie Broadnax

The Last Frontier is currently streaming on Apple TV.

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