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Scandal Recap: In Search of a Soul
Thursday night’s season finale, “The Price of Free and Fair Elections,” was as Scandal-y as Scandal gets. Bombs, blood, tears, lies, alcohol and chic suits with impeccable tailoring were all jam-packed into the last episode. But despite all of the distractions, everyone seems to have been in search of one thing—peace. Peace, like the election,…
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Scandal Recap: Let’s Look at the Bright Side
Last night’s “Flesh and Blood”—the last episode before next week’s season finale—sent us reeling even deeper into despair. Yes, everything is awful, and every moment is dripping with overwhelming emotion, and it’s like everyone’s living in the twilight zone, but it’s not all bad. Things could always be worse, right? So instead of focusing on…
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Scandal Recap: Better Save Yourself
There really is no rest for the weary. The crazy train just kept moving right along in Thursday night’s “The Fluffer.” As a matter of fact, this train stops every five blocks, and you probably should’ve taken a cab like you wanted to from the start. But it seems like no one at OPA or…
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Scandal Recap: Cracks in Glass Houses
Messy. Messy. Messy. Thursday night’s episode, Mama Said Knock You Out, was just one big, hot, messy lasagna. Right out of the gate, we see Olivia stressed to the gills doing her normal run-walk through the White House, trying to get an important live interview going. Frankly, I don’t know how she runs around so…
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Nick Cannon Dons Whiteface. Internet Cries ‘Reverse Racism’
Nick Cannon has been promoting his new album in a pretty controversial way. The album, entitled White People Party Music, comes out April 1, and to get the word out, Cannon has transformed himself into exactly the kind of person who, he says, would listen to the album—a white person. Donning whiteface, a blond wig, and the name…
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Questlove Frowny-Faces Lack of Emojis of Color
Black Twitter uses a lot of emojis. Like, a lot of them. And out of the hundreds of fun symbols on the popular app, there are about two black faces. Questlove isn’t the only one who’s noticed, though. I, for one, am down with starting a black-emoji petition. Charla Lauriston is a standup comedian and…
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Peter Thomas Is the Newest Real Housewife of Atlanta, Says the Internet
If you watch The Real Housewives of Atlanta, you know that Peter Thomas, Cynthia’s husband, just loves to get in on the drama between the ladies. His vocal and often critical comments about Porsha and Kordell’s split and his melodramatic confrontations have led NeNe Leakes on more than one occasion to remind him to “stay…
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Suffering Lupita Withdrawal? Follow Her on Instagram Right Now
Emergency! 911! Get on Instagram and follow Lupita Nyong’o, stat! There’s nothing more life affirming than scrolling through Twitter and finding a link to Lupita’s Instagram that you didn’t know existed. And yes, it’s as flawless and adorable as you’d expect. Oh, nothing, this is just my family chillin’ with Oprah. No big deal. And just…
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Beyoncé Visits the Anne Frank House
Bey has been working hard on those dance moves, but she took some time out from pop locking and dropping to pose near some exhibits at the Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam. And unlike Justin Bieber, Bey kept it classy and respectful. Her fans don’t miss a thing. Charla Lauriston is a standup comedian and…
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Scandal Recap: Pretty Hurts
Everyone on Scandal looks like they could be in a Macy’s catalog (never mind that everything is in shambles and they’re desperately in need of Iyanla Vanzant to fix their lives). In last night’s “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” episode, Jake, Mama Pope, OPA and the White House crew fall even deeper into a wormhole of…
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