Emmy Awards 2020 Uzo Aduba reps for Mrs. America When did you find out that ‘earnest’ is a bad word? Or – do you think it’s a bad word? I always thought it was good, like earnest is honest in a way that means, you know, transparent. I was fully in my 20s before I heard it derided. A By Duana • Sep 21, 2020 12:09 pm
Top Reads Gabrielle, Uzo, Keke, and Marsai: Their Hair Story It’s no surprise that Gabrielle Union has voiced her support of the NBA players and other athletes’ striking – she’s never not used her voice, even when it’s been a risk, especially when it’s been a risk. Black women are almost always the ones taking on the By Lainey • Aug 27, 2020 10:36 am
Style Outfit of the Week: Uzo Aduba: Grateful for Uzo Aduba because up until yesterday, no outfit was all that special to me all week. But here she is coming through last night at the Orange is the New Black premiere. What a great shade of green. And it looks different under different light. Sometimes it’s By Lainey • Jul 26, 2019 01:52 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Liquefy your brain matter with My Little Pony The television show My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is adorable and charming, combining unrelenting cheer with positive messages about acceptance, teamwork, and friendship. The cutesy voices of the ponies are fitting for the brightly colored cartoon, and the plots are easily resolvable within 22 minutes and usually take no By Sarah • Oct 12, 2017 04:11 pm
Sienna Miller Julia goes Full Julia There was a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton last night on Broadway. “Stronger Together” was livestreamed and featured performances by Broadway veterans and Hollywood movie stars, including one of the biggest movie stars, Julia Roberts. Video from the event has been hard to find. But most of the coverage from the By Lainey • Oct 18, 2016 11:15 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ewan McGregor’s American Pastoral Ewan McGregor makes his directorial debut adapting Philip Roth’s novel American Pastoral, and while he doesn’t embarrass himself, he also doesn’t do himself any favors. Working from an adaptation by John Romano (The Lincoln Lawyer), Pastoral manages to feel too long and like not enough at the By Sarah • Sep 12, 2016 11:04 am
Top Reads Cara's prank at #Taymerica Cara Delevingne is currently promoting Suicide Squad. During an interview with James Corden she talked about #Taymerica. Yes, please. Apparently Cara, Uzo Aduba, and Ruby Rose decided to pull a ghost prank on some of the other #Taymerica celebrities. Here's how she tells the story: I'm By Lainey • Jul 28, 2016 01:10 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, July 25, 2016 Is Jamie Foxx the only Academy Award winner who can do club appearances and not lose any of his prestige? I can’t think of any other actor who can float between music and movies, club appearances and the Oscars. Discuss. @jewelnightclub let's do it again! I' By Maria • Jul 25, 2016 03:22 pm
Equality Issues SAG honours Orange Is The New Black The Screen Actors love Uzo Aduba. And they love Orange Is The New Black. As you saw on that stage and in these photos…the women! Women who may not have had a place in the industry before, celebrating the moment. OITNB is on Netflix. And, as we saw with By Lainey • Feb 01, 2016 08:06 am
TV Updates The Wiz Live! “…Hello, Dorothy!” I mean, come on. Did you see that star? That alleged ‘rookie’, Shanice Williams? Did you see her kill this show, without breaking a sweat? What a blast that was to watch. It’s not just people being nice (when have you ever heard of people being nice By Duana • Dec 04, 2015 11:13 am
TV Updates The Hero Of Her Own Story You’ve heard me rattle on all year about these televised musicals. The Wiz airs Thursday night on NBC, and it is going to be far better than the live musicals of the previous years, which is good for musical lovers but bad for live-tweeters. This article from the Hollywood By Duana • Dec 01, 2015 12:53 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, November 24, 2015 At least Nick Jonas had something to distract him from Coldplay’s embarrassing performance. I wish a giant ball had bounced through my living room during the gorilla dance. We almost lost one of the good ones last night at the AMAs. During Coldplays performance these giant light up balls By Maria • Nov 24, 2015 04:27 pm
Emmy Awards 2015 Uzo Aduba Emmy Honors Let’s get one thing straight, right off the top. If you have to ask someone how to pronounce their name before you say it out loud? That’s what we call ‘common courtesy’. It is not notable enough to announce to the world on a live broadcast, as though By Duana • Sep 21, 2015 05:37 am
