This week’s episode of Scandal operated in a twilight zone where slut-shaming was OK, sneaking into women’s bedrooms at midnight was all good and no one cared about a dead hooker. Fitz’s endorsement. First, let’s level set. Fitz has been busy, guys. Busy gettin’ busy. He’s picking women out of the rope line at events and having them delivered…

In this week’s episode of Scandal, everyone seems to be up to something, but what? Fitz is “wild-carding.” The episode kicks off with Fitz in the back of his limo making out with his new bae, Lillian, and he’s on his way to second base with visions of third when Abby barges into the limo and tells the…

During Scandal’s midseason premiere last week, we saw a number of strange realliances—Fitz and Jake, Jake and Papa Pope, and Olivia and Mellie—but this week, folks got into formation as they geared up for what looks to be a scandalous presidential race. Olivia Pope and her new BFF: The episode kicks off with Olivia giving Mellie Grant notes…

Scandal is back from winter break, and it’s operating in a post-apoc-Olitz-ic world where old alliances were destroyed and strange new ones are being formed out of the rubble. Olivia and Papa Pope: Remember when Olivia Pope tried to shoot and kill her dad? And then had him sent to prison? And then had him released…

Welp. It looks like Scandal’s winter hiatus might have lasted longer than Olivia and Fitz’s disastrous attempt to finally give their relationship a legitimate chance. In case you forgot, the first half of season 5 of Scandal brought us a quickie divorce, a wack proposal, a canceled wedding, an abortion and a bunch of moving boxes. Here’s a quick refresher…

In 2015, black Twitter continued to slay with brilliance like #AskRachel and #ThanksgivingWithBlackFamilies, President Obama ran out of damns and started checking folks who “wanna pop off,” and Black Lives Matter cemented itself as an enduring force with which to be reckoned. Indeed, 2015 has been punctuated with black people being bold, brave and brilliant at…

Last month, power TV showrunner Shonda Rhimes released her first book, Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person, in which she reveals how a stray observation said to her by her older sister during the Thanksgiving of 2013—“You never say yes to anything”—challenged her to…

Every Thanksgiving, families across America gather for the annual tradition of overeating, wading into futile political debates and resurrecting and rehashing yesteryear’s drama. While traditions may vary from home to home, some Thanksgiving Day struggles are universal.  Here are 43 thoughts you may be able to relate to this Thanksgiving: 1. Dang. It’s only 6:31…

I’m from the South, where it’s considered an abomination to show up to someone else’s home empty-handed—no matter how small the occasion. Southern folks will bring a pie when they stop by your house to borrow a cup of sugar. Given the time, money and effort that people invest in hosting Thanksgiving dinner, it is a…

This week’s episode of Scandal brought us the end of Olitz, the beginning of Mellie as a national hero and a fresh start for Papa Pope.  Olitz-erated It’s Christmastime at the White House, and Olivia Pope is wearing holiday red (as opposed to her usual muted tones), hosting White House tours and encouraging America to eat healthily.…