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She Got That Glow: Writer Nnedi Okorafor Gets the Escort of a Lifetime to the 2018 Emmys
When you’re an emerging name in the realm of fantasy and science-fiction writing and your first novel is being adapted into a series by award-winning premium network HBO, there are few things better than being invited to the Emmys. That is, of course, unless your escort for the evening is none other than network darling…
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Terence Nance and Damon Young on Random Acts of Flyness, Intentional Acts of Blackness, and the Beauty of Lotion
Four things you don’t really need to know before watching this (but I’m going to tell you anyway) 1. Although this video is 12 minutes of Terence Nance (the creator and star of HBO’s Random Acts of Flyness) and I talking about everything from subverting the white gaze to the performance of masculinity (and the…
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Insecure Has Secured the Bag for Season 4
Fans of Insecure, rejoice! The beloved show has been renewed for a fourth season just as the third season has started on HBO. Issa Rae, who co-created the show with Larry Wilmore, announced the good news on Twitter Thursday morning. Rae wrote “#InsecureHBO has been renewed for Season 4! Thank you to everyone who has…
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Yeah, This Might Be Jason Whitlock’s Worst and Saddest Take Ever
Sentient pile of repurposed lamp-heated rotisserie pork rinds Jason Whitlock has descended so far into the abyss of oafish takes and porkpie hats that my feelings about him have shifted from annoyance to contempt to where they exist now, which is pity. The things he says about race and culture—on Twitter and on his show—aren’t…
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LeBron James Had to Learn to Like White People
LeBron James’ frank conversation with equally successful and talented friends, is the premises for his new show, The Shop, which debuted on HBO on Tuesday night, and it was a refreshingly unfiltered look at race, the burden of celebrity, what it takes to continue to compete at a high level, and the struggles of parenting.…
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The First Mystery in Season 3 of True Detective Is WTF Is Up With Mahershala Ali’s Wig?
I did not watch the previous iterations of True Detective. Not for any particular reason, really. I generally like dark and deliberate murder mysteries—I had to resuscitate myself to write this after Sharp Objects killed me last night—but there just wasn’t any room for True Detective on the plate of shows I actively watch. This…
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The VSB Group Chat: Insecure Season 3, Episode 1, 'Better-Like' Recap
Has there ever been a show that ignites as many discussions on your timeline as Insecure? Thanks to Issa Rae and team, Insecure has given many the platform they’ve been looking for, where they finally have their Facebook status post lighting up with engagement. Men found hope in the #LawrenceHive, taking comfort in one of…
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A Sandra Bland Documentary Is Coming to HBO
The story of Sandra Bland will be coming to HBO this fall. On Wednesday, HBO confirmed their fall lineup of documentaries, including Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland. The documentary will give an inside look at Bland’s life up until her death and feature video blogs that Bland made. Also, her…