halloween
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Role Call: The Hollywood Critics Association Announces First TV Awards; Black Film Archive Makes Its Debut
Barry Jenkins to direct The Lion King prequel; Peace of Mind With Taraji is renewed; Fortnite under scrutiny after MLK experience sparks controversy
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University of South Alabama Professors on Leave Over Picture With Noose and Whip at Halloween: ‘This Attempt at Humor Clearly Failed’
Three professors at the University of South Alabama are facing heat for what increasingly appears to be something a disturbing segment of American educators enjoy practicing: racism. As reported by CNN, Bob Wood, Alex Sharland and Teresa Weldy, all professors at the university, have been placed on leave after pictures of them wearing slavery-themed Halloween…
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So, Did You Dress Up? The World May Be Ending, but These Celebs Didn't Let That Stop Halloween!
I know, I know…between the terror of living in the epicenter of a global pandemic and the justifiable fear of voter suppression—or worse, no immediate escape from the horror film that has been a Trump presidency—Halloween hit different this year. I mean, who needs it when we’re living in an actual nightmare? But as I…
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Tabria Majors Could Earn Her Own Stans With This Epic Remake of Beyoncé's Best Music Videos She Did for Halloween
I am admittedly a Beyoncé stan, and so hold the artist in very high esteem and consider her talents in singing, dancing, internet-breaking, and general Lemonade-ing to be unmatched. But Tabria Majors, a model based in LA, came scarily close to matching the performer’s fierceness in the epic remake of classic Beyoncé music videos (and…
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Who's Winning Halloween 2020: Saweetie, Ciara, Lil Nas X, or Fake Melania?
Though this year’s Halloween celebrations will be unconventional—at least for those decent souls still observing social distancing guidelines—that hasn’t stopped diehard fans of the season from pulling out all the stops when it comes to their costumes. Black celebrities are leading this pack with some transformations that demonstrate real dedication to the art of the…
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More Spooky-Ass Games at Spooky-Ass Prices Because It’s Halloween Eve, Baybee
Wooooo! Ya boy is going full Ric Flair because it’s mother, fucking, Halloween bay-beeeeeeee! I mean, what’s not to like? There’s spooky costumes, mad candy goes on sale, countless great movies…did I mention sale candy, fun parties, and, perhaps most importantly: sale candy. Now, as a result of the ongoing pandemic, the fun parties part…
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The 'Costumes' We Wear
It’s the time of year where I try to decipher whether I’d prefer to channel my inner pumpkin or Catwoman. It’s always one of the two. I’ve never tried to dress up as anything else for Halloween. Though I’m in complete awe of people who get really creative and can make costumes, I’ve never been…
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It's a Very Scary Big Boo-uty Tuesday!
So…are you scared yet? Has this year of interminable terrors thrown enough your way for you to grasp the profound gravity of the situation we’re in? Or are you more the type to slip into zombie-like zen in moments of crisis? Maybe comfort eating is your coping strategy—in which case, you’re likely already high on…
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GOP Arkansas Senate Candidate Denies, Then Apologizes for Wearing KKK Halloween Costume in High School
I’m just going to say it: White people stay failing at Halloween. It’s bad enough that so many of them rack their brains trying to figure out how they’re supposed to pull off a Mr. T costume without applying blackface while Black kids have been dressing up as Superman, Rambo, Wolverine, Captain America, The Terminator,…
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Wish You Could Snatch Mike Pence's Wig? Well, You Can!
If there’s one thing that really gets under the Trump administration’s craw, it’s humiliation—which might explain the perverse pleasure so many of us derived by seeing a housefly make itself comfortable atop Mike Pence’s otherwise pristine, supremacist-white hair for several minutes during Wednesday night’s vice-presidential debate. The fly, indisputably the real winner of the debate,…