The Fiction of the Color Line

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. He hands her the flowers, their eyes and hearts locking for a beat in shared pride. They were staring because my father was the only Black man in sight, and I belonged to him. When the films trailer dropped in September, Twitter was ablaze with capital-DDiscourse. If you dont go all the way in, thats how it feels....

October 18, 2021 · 2 min · 312 words · Sonya Richardson

The Lost DaughterTrailer: A Beach That Makes You Sad

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Colman takes out her emotional state on poor Johnson. Children are a crushing responsibility, she tells her on whats supposed to be a fun vacation. The Lost Daughterwill be released in theaters on December 17 and on Netflix December 31. Between this,White Lotus,andOld,this is the scariest year for cinematic beaches sinceJaws. Related Tags:

October 18, 2021 · 1 min · 68 words · April Madden DDS

Time to Write Kanye West Off (Because He Goes by Ye Now)

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Toall the magazinesthat wroteKanye Westoff: Well, maybe you were just ahead of the curve. But it also opens a number of questions,namely: What happens toalltheYesongsthat reference his old name? To paraphrase the man in question, were sure some of his plastics will still say Kanye. Related Tags:

October 18, 2021 · 1 min · 62 words · Jessica Mcclain

WatchDesus & Mero’s Triumphant Return From Hiatus

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Like a phoenix arising from the ashes, Desus Nice and the Kid Mero are back from vacation. They thought it couldnt be done, but they did it! The consensus: She doesnt want him to, but he does it anyway. Apparently, feelings werent sore enough to prevent thatDegrassireunion music video. Related Tags:

October 18, 2021 · 1 min · 66 words · Julie Sanchez

What Can We Glean FromSuccession’s Season-3 Credits Sequence?

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Slam those piano keys:Successionis back in business. Or maybe the sequence needed to be timed to a new series of names! Or maybe the writers just wanted to mix up the jokes! Either way, we are on the case. (The ages dont really seem to match up shouldnt Connor be further into puberty?) Since shes still in the game in season three, guess were sticking with that sequence....

October 18, 2021 · 1 min · 180 words · Diana Potter

Aristotle Athari’s Angelo Makes a Wonderfully Weird Debut onSNL

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Watch the full sketch above. Related Tags:

October 17, 2021 · 1 min · 22 words · Erin Ramos

Bowen Yang Shines As a Proud Gay Oompa Loompa onSNL

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. You just outed me on national television, Yangs Oompa Loompa tells Jost. Related Tags:

October 17, 2021 · 1 min · 29 words · Kathleen Anderson

Dana H.Is Harrowing and Unmissable

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Some small productions work best in the spaces where they were built. Not so withDana H., though, the unlikely crown jewel in this bizarre Broadway season. Perhaps its because the cold splendor of a Broadway house provides such a good visual metaphor. The audience rises in row upon row upon row, a tsunami glittering with 2,000 eyes....

October 17, 2021 · 1 min · 212 words · Larry Gonzalez

FX CancelsY: The Last Man

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. I got to adapt my favorite comic. I got to have a show on TV. I met some of my favorite artists and people in this world. It has all been a net positive. Alas, poor Yorick! season releases its final episode.Y: The Last Manwas indevelopment for eons, before prestige TV even existed. The monkey fromFriendswas set to co-star....

October 17, 2021 · 1 min · 107 words · Danny Phillips

How Gerri Got Promoted From Side Character to Key Player onSuccession

Character Study Tracing the evolution of our favorite TV characters from script to screen. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. TheSuccessionwriters first imagined Gerri as a man, though not one with many defining features. We didnt really have a character, just somebody to help with exposition, Mylod said. The sides read like a dark comedy to me, she said. Smith-Cameron got a callback for the role but couldnt read again because her mother had just died....

October 17, 2021 · 4 min · 670 words · Jamie Neal

IATSE and AMPTP Reach a Deal, Which Members May Still Reject

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. And although that strike was averted, many IATSE members are still not happy. Basically nothing has changed, Los Angeles-based DP Ernesto Lomeli toldVariety. I have not heard a single person saying they will vote yes. Specifics will be shared in a memorandum to members within the next few weeks. Members covered under this deal also voted earlier in October to authorize a strike amid stalled contract negotiations....

October 17, 2021 · 1 min · 100 words · Jennifer Hines

The Real Housewives of PotomacRecap: All Aboard

The Real Housewives of Potomac Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This week, Robyn and Gizelle sneak out (how does one truly sneak in a medical boot?) Who did this construction job, the people atExtreme Makeover: Home Edition?) Surprisingly, Mia and Wendy manage to accomplish the patentedReal Housewivesfrenemy detente. Color me dramatic, but I think that some more conversation should have been had here....

October 17, 2021 · 1 min · 168 words · Kathy Moore

YouSeason-Finale Recap: It’s Always the Husband

You Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Joe says Shirley Jackson wrote that suburbia is where people go to come apart. See, this is the kind of audience-surrogate shit I was talking about!! But lets do what I wish this show wouldve done and stay in the moment. Joe stashes his bloody shirt under the trash can of diapers. Joe swears that he wants nothing more in this world....

October 17, 2021 · 5 min · 872 words · William Roberts