Gorgessity Zendaya! What did I just say! I am begging Zendaya to stay inside and she can’t stop, won’t stop going outside. Today, or rather last night, it was the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards in Los Angeles. Zendaya went outside AGAIN for it, turning up in jeans, a corset, a metal choker, and By Sarah • Mar 08, 2024 09:48 am
Gorgessity Oprah Ultraviolets at the Golden Globes Okay, here’s a thought experiment: We’re always told that A-listers (or really, their stylists) confer with fashion houses before the major awards shows, securing looks their clients can wear at the myriad events awards season brings – and as we know, there’s a scramble to make sure the By Duana • Jan 08, 2024 01:56 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Color Purple, choosing joy, and telling stories Tony Award nominee Danielle Brooks, who stars as Sofia in the latest rendition of The Color Purple, recently spoke about needing physical therapy after filming a mob scene in the movie, in which Sofia fights off a crowd of people. She said despite the production having a stage combat leader By Stephanie • Jan 05, 2024 12:12 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Color Purple’s Excellent Cast Alice Walker’s The Color Purple has been a seminal presence in American literature since its publication in 1982, inspiring both a film adaptation from Steven Spielberg in 1985 and a Broadway musical adaptation in 2005. Do I wish this latest Color Purple was just a straightforward adaptation of Walker’ By Sarah • Jan 05, 2024 10:55 am
Baby and Bump Obsession The Color Purple Fashion The big Hollywood premiere of The Color Purple happened last night and… the fashion that this cast and Oprah have been throwing down, my GOD. Let’s start with the Mighty O because we saw her kill it in purple at the Academy Museum Gala last weekend and she was By Lainey • Dec 07, 2023 02:34 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Here comes The Color Purple The Color Purple doesn’t open until Christmas Day, over a month away, but the fact that the studio is allowing for reactions this early on social media means that they’re confident. And the way people are coming out of the advance screenings right now supports that theory. This By Lainey • Nov 21, 2023 01:38 pm
Top Reads Danielle Brooks takes on Dove “Did Dove Just Call Me Dirty?” That’s the title of Danielle Brooks’ piece for Lenny Letter, posted yesterday, about a Dove ad that went viral this weekend. By now, you’ve probably seen the ad. In the images circulating online, a black woman wearing a t-shirt the same colour By Kathleen • Oct 10, 2017 03:58 pm
Theatre Nerd The Color Purple at the Tonys “I’m Beautiful, And I’m Here” People swear that you have to see Hamilton. People brag about their tickets, about their transformative experiences about the show. They refer to Lin-Manuel Miranda by his first syllable, they unearth obscure references in even the less-celebrated songs, and wave their merch around, By Duana • Jun 13, 2016 12:08 pm
