Movie Reviews and Previews Nate Parker and The Birth of a Nation press tour Nate Parker is the face of The Birth of a Nation. He will continue to be the face of The Birth of a Nation because, according to reports, Fox Searchlight is going ahead with plans to parade Parker, the alleged rapist, around during an extensive Oscar campaign. He’ll be By Kathleen • Aug 22, 2016 09:28 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Black women and Nate Parker Yesterday, The Atlantic posted an article called, “Why the Debate Over Nate Parker Is So Complex.” outlining how, for black women especially, the conversation surrounding Nate Parker’s rape allegations and the future of The Birth of a Nation is really f-cking complicated. As a black woman, I will say By Kathleen • Aug 22, 2016 09:01 am
Movie Reviews and Previews #BlackGirlMath If you've been watching the Olympics, you know how much the past 10 days have been an epic display of #BlackGirlMagic. Fittingly, the trailer for Hidden Figures was released last night during Sunday's Olympic coverage. It's the story of three brilliant African American women, By Kathleen • Aug 15, 2016 03:44 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Problem with Nate Parker There are a few of them, actually. Some really unsettling, uncomfortable problems. Nate Parker is the writer, star and director of The Birth of a Nation, a film that is already garnering deafening Oscar buzz. We’ve written about our excitement and the importance of The Birth of a Nation By Kathleen • Aug 15, 2016 10:25 am
Gossip Nostalgia Step Up holds up 10 years later Step Up was released on August 11, 2006. Yesterday marked the dance movie’s 10-year anniversary. Does that make you feel as old as it makes me feel? In celebration of Step Up’s milestone, Mashable posted a mostly positive article called, “Happy 10th Anniversary to 'Step Up,' By Kathleen • Aug 12, 2016 11:55 am
Amazingness Michelle Williams embraces #PoorMichelle It’s time we stopped feeling sorry for former Destiny’s Child member Michelle Williams. No, she’s not Beyoncé. She’s not Kelly Rowland. She’s not even the most famous person with her name. These three undeniable truths gave birth to #PoorMichelle, the hashtag and Tumblr that commemorate By Kathleen • Aug 10, 2016 12:04 pm
Equality Issues Kerry Washington won’t be your token The last time we talked about Kerry Washington on a magazine cover, it was because they f-cked up her face, yet again. This time, for InStyle’s September issue, it actually looks like Kerry Washington on the cover of a magazine so instead of obsessing over her skin tone or By Kathleen • Aug 10, 2016 10:33 am
Hook Ups Nick Cannon is dating Chilli from TLC Nick Cannon and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas from TLC are a thing, according to Page Six. I didn’t know I cared until I saw this headline and squealed a little bit inside, which was a surprise because I always thought I was holding out hope for an Usher/ Chilli reunion. By Kathleen • Aug 04, 2016 04:06 pm
Music Britney’s New Era Britney Spears is not the artist who drops an album without warning or the one who makes us watch them cut planks of wood for hours for no apparent reason (WTF, FRANK OCEAN). Call it old school but Britney does it the traditional way: with teaser clips, lead singles, Kimmel By Kathleen • Aug 04, 2016 09:59 am
Music Kanye cries with no squad supermodels These aren’t tears of atonement. On Friday night, Kanye West dropped a surprise music video for Wolves, a personal fave from The Life of Pablo. The video is also Balmain’s 2016 Fall ad campaign and for the majority of the clip, Mr. and Mrs. West are weeping — like, By Kathleen • Aug 02, 2016 09:24 am
TV Updates Ava Duvernay’s Queen Sugar If you need proof that we are in the golden era of television, look no further than the new trailer for Ava DuVernay’s upcoming TV series Queen Sugar. It stars True Blood’s Rutina Wesley and unknowns Dawn-Lyen Gardner and Kofi Siriboe as siblings who reunite after their family By Kathleen • Jul 22, 2016 12:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews John Cho on Asian Representation and Sulu’s Husband A couple months ago, the Internet came to a collective agreement that John Cho deserves better than the bullsh-t sidekick roles he has been relegated to. That agreement was immortalized in the hashtag #StarringJohnCho, where famous movies starring mediocre white people were reimagined with John in the leading roles. Earlier By Kathleen • Jul 21, 2016 03:29 pm
Tahliah Debrett Barnett Becky Who? FKA twigs’ controversial cover FKA twigs is on the cover of the August issue of ELLE Magazine. I bought this issue a few days ago. I glanced at the cover, noticed it was twigs and bought it. Since there are so few women of colour on major magazine covers, I make it a point By Kathleen • Jul 21, 2016 10:41 am
Music Britney’s New Single “Make Me” Whenever Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears share headlines, it’s a good day for gossip. Last night, Britney dropped a brand new single called Make Me, the first from her upcoming ninth studio album. The song is good. It’s really good. I promise I’m going to focus on By Kathleen • Jul 15, 2016 02:41 pm
Amazingness Olivia Munn, Aaron Rodgers and a Rogue Relative Every celebrity has one. Lainey calls it the “Rogue Relative.” George Clooney has one. Jennifer Lawrence, too. You know, the Rogue Relative is a family member who talks to the media without the celebrity’s consent and they usually say some sh-t the celeb wouldn’t want us all to By Kathleen • Jul 15, 2016 11:21 am
Music The Queens of Hip Hop “Who you calling a bitch?” This line. It’s one of my favourite hip-hop lines of all time. With it, Queen Latifah cemented herself in hip-hop history. She was not a bitch or a ho. She was just the Queen. Last night, VH1 resurrected their Hip-Hop Honours special from a By Kathleen • Jul 12, 2016 01:35 pm
