insecure
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Eryn Allen Kane's Song 'Fragile' Is One of The Most Beautifullest Things In This World
I don’t know what I was doing awake on the Saturday before Easter (April 12), at midnight, but whatever it was, I Shazam’d a song at 12:05 A.M. My best guess is that, per usual, I was watching a movie, or some television show and heard a snippet of a song that tickled my fancy.…
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Auntie Unfiltered: Friendship, Favors, and Why Molly And Issa Are Trash
Have you been watching this season of Insecure? If you haven’t but you plan to, stop right here, because I am about to spoil it for you. If you don’t care, then keep reading. This week on Auntie Unfiltered, I discuss friendship—specifically communication in friendships. If your friendships (or any other relationship for that matter)…
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But Molly Wasn't That Wrong, Though
Is it shady to refuse to do your best friend a favor because of some arbitrary (and fabricated) rubric, like what Molly did to Issa on last week’s episode of Insecure? Yes! Yes, it is! Especially when said friend is desperate and her desperation is connected with work and/or money. Especially especially when you’re one of…
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Hot or Haute? Issa Rae Took Cosmo's 'Expensive Taste Test'—and Made Us Reconsider Our Quarantine Spending
It’s well-discussed fact around here at The Glow Up (and The Root, at large) that Issa Rae’s glow up is our favorite glow up. Already a beautiful woman—albeit by her own branding, both “awkward” and “insecure”—Rae has emerged as one of Hollywood’s number one stunnas, shutting down red carpets on the regular with hair done…
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HBO Renews Insecure, Promising Us More Issa & Molly Shenanigans After 2020
Halfway through what already feels like a too-short season of Insecure, the addictively funny show on HBO about Black millennials living in Los Angeles, has secured a fifth season. HBO announced its decision to renew Insecure in a press release on Friday: “We’re thrilled that Issa, Prentice [Penny], and the whole Insecure team will be…
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Why Insecure Is the Best Show on TV Right Now
I feel alien sometimes when considering the demand for representation that many of us make when assessing and critiquing television shows. Mainly because I just don’t give a damn if I’m reflected. I’m speaking strictly as a consumer, though. The value of us existing in every aspect of the production ecosystem is unquestionable. I just…
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Insecure's Natasha Rothwell to Star in Comedy Central Animated Series
Natasha Rothwell, comedian and breakout star of the hit series Insecure (on which she has also been supervising producer) is taking her talents even further than HBO with a show of her own. According to Deadline, Rothwell is set to executive produce and star in a new animated series for Comedy Central titled Malltown. She’ll…
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The Insecure Characters Are Having All the Sex That Single People Aren’t During Social Distancing
Let’s keep a running tally of just how much sex happened during the fourth season’s debut.
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Hella Resourceful: Insecure's Annual Block Party Will Be Held Virtually in Anticipation of Premiere
You can’t keep us down for long. The highly anticipated season four premiere of HBO’s Insecure airs on Sunday, April 12. In light of social distancing precautions in place as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the series’ annual “Block Party” to gear fans up for the show’s premiere will be held virtually. “INSECURE’s block…
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When It Comes to Conquering Hollywood, Jay Ellis Is Feeling Secure
“I always wanted to act,” Jay Ellis tells The Root while reminiscing about his earliest aspirations. “I had taken a couple of random theater classes as electives when I was in college, but I [also] played college basketball. I couldn’t tell my teammates ‘Yo, y’all want to come check me out in Jesus Christ Superstar?’”…