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Game Changer: Toyota's 2019 Super Bowl Spot Stars Groundbreaking Female Football Player Toni Harris
Now, here’s a Super Bowl story we can get behind this year. She’s defied the odds. Now football phenom Antoinette “Toni” Harris is getting the respect she deserves, in tandem with the biggest game of the year. Toyota has tapped the 22-year-old trailblazer to appear in their Super Bowl LIII ad for the all-new 2019…
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O, Yes! Oprah Turns 65—With No Retirement Plans in Sight
There was a time when 65 was considered retirement age, but of the many sexagenarians shifting that paradigm, leading the charge has to be the indomitable, innovative, inspirational force that we know as Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey is 65 years young today, and shows no signs of slowing down, as her media empire continues to grow…
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'We Hear You. We See You. We Believe You': Terry Crews and More Help #MeToo Center Survivors in a New PSA Campaign
In the recent rush to bring sexual predators to justice, the survivors of sexual violence are often lost in the shuffle of debates, rhetoric and sensationalism that ensues. But the Me Too movement, founded by Tarana Burke in 2006, has always placed survivors front and center of any discussions of sexual violence, and on Monday,…
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3 Times a Lady: Naomi Campbell Covers British Vogue's Spring Fashion Issue
“To me, she will always be a legend, like the last of the silent movie stars: Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Naomi Campbell.” So writes British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, who styled his good friend for the cover of the magazine’s highly anticipated March issue—also known as the Spring Fashion Issue, and second only to the…
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The SAG Awards Tale: The Handmaid's Tale's Amanda Brugel Talks #MeToo and Gets Gorgeous for the SAGs
If, like me, you’ve devotedly watched The Handmaid’s Tale (or sometimes hate-watched, because simulated rapes, hangings, misogyny and slave allegories are so fun!) you’re no doubt familiar with actress Amanda Brugel, who plays the Waterford’s Martha, Rita. That said, you may not have recognized Brugel on the SAGs silver carpet on Sunday, where she instantly…
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Pregaming, Hollywood Style: Celebs Celebrated Awards Season at Entertainment Weekly's Pre-SAG Party
If it’s not already obvious, we love the glamour of awards season, so much so that we not only stalk the shows, but the events around the shows. Case in point: Entertainment Weekly hosted their annual Pre-SAG party on Saturday at the famed Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, Calif., and we couldn’t help but take…
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In Her Ongoing Fight for Equal Pay, Octavia Spencer's Latest Advocate Was LeBron James
Octavia Spencer has been increasingly vocal about the pay disparities in Hollywood for women—and for women of color in particular. On a “Women Breaking Barriers” panel at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, she revealed how Jessica Chastain stood with her to demand equal pay on an upcoming joint project, giving a master class in how…
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Acting Up: The Screen Actors Guild Celebrates 25 Years in High Style
Yara Shahidi wasn’t even born when the first Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony took place 25 years ago. But the 2019 SAG ambassador took on her role with aplomb, wearing one of the most memorable looks of the night. Working with her stylist, Jason Bolden (who also dresses Taraji P. Henson, Zazie Beetz, Ava DuVernay…
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Who, Wear, What: Rate Sunday's SAG Awards Red Carpet with The Glow Up!
Red carpet watchers, are you ready for another round? We’re back it again this Sunday for the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards! Join The Glow Up’s Facebook group for live commentary of what all your faves are wearing, and come visit us here on Monday to see our red carpet roundup and find out…
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#MuteChrisBrown Too, Because He's Clearly Committed to Being Trash
In recent weeks, there’s been a lot of renewed talk about toxic masculinity, particularly amongst viewers of Surviving R. Kelly and the legions debating the necessity of Gillette’s controversial ad asking men to be accountable. In all of these dialogues, perhaps what has been most striking is how many men instinctively equate masculinity with toxic…
