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Dallas Cowboys Finally Put a Ring On It, Reach Four-Year, $160 Million Deal With Dak Prescott
Outside of Dak Prescott, there’s probably nobody more relieved that the exhausting soap opera between Dallas Cowboys and their polarizing two-time Pro Bowler is finally over than my Black ass. For what seems like an eternity, Prescott and the Cowboys have been ensnared in a prolonged lover’s quarrel in which team president, general manager, and…
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The Insecure Season 4 Finale Was a Lot, but This Issa Rae-Luther Vandross Mashup Will Never Be Too Much
As we all simmered down from the big cliffhanger that dangled at the end of Insecure’s Season 4 finale, fans reflected on the fact that the television show had served as a necessary escape from the hellscape we’re currently living in (while also serving as a poignant reminder of the pre-pandemic days). Our Sundays are…
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Does the Most Insecure President Ever Watch Insecure?
Before I became an entertainment writer at The Root, I wrote general news for another publication. Writing anything outside of the entertainment beat wasn’t my favorite thing to do, but it was the job. Now that I’m here, I often revel in the fact that it’s not really likely I’ll ever have to write about…
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The VSB Group Chat: Insecure Season 3, Episode 8, ‘Ghost-Like’
Wow, it’s the season finale and we got Lawrence, we got Nathan AT THE SAME DAMN TIME, AT THE SAME DAMN TIME!!! It’s Issa (birth)day and everybody’s celebrating, right? On top of that good time—sho nuff—we have reached the conclusion of Insecure’s third season, and must reflect. Was it bad? Was it good? Did this…
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The VSB Group Chat: Insecure Season 3, Episode 7, ‘Obsessed-Like’
We are down to the wire of Insecure’s Season 3 and these 30-minute episodes are more precious then ever with the season finale upon us next week. Will Lawrence and Issa reconvene? Will Issa find out what happens with Nathan? Is Molly going to find love in a hopeless place? All these questions and more…
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The VSB Group Chat: Insecure Season 3, Episode 5, 'High-Like' Recap
It’s Beyonce or bust for Issa and her girlfriends as they head to Coachella. After what’s been an interesting buildup and letdown with Issa and Daniel and now Issa and Nathan and Molly’s persistent work issues, the ladies needed a break. And with Beyonce on the line?!? #letsgo But ain’t no way this crew wasn’t…
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The VSB Group Chat: Insecure Season 3, Episode 2, 'Familiar-Like' Recap
We’re slowly rolling through season 3 of Insecure with plenty of exposé and character development. So we are keeping the debate and discussion that Insecure inspires moving right along with it as a weekly discussion between Jouelzy and Panama Jackson. Jouelzy: This season is opening with a slow roll, but I don’t know what I…
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Bye, Lawrence: Why Insecure Just Doesn't Need Him Anymore
Although Insecure was created by and stars Issa Rae, by the end of season one, it could’ve easily been named Lawrence, the show’s most talked about and meme’d about character. Here’s a recap of Lawrence’s arc through the show’s first two seasons: He gets cheated on by Issa not because he cheated on her but…
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Is Lawrence From Insecure Trash? An Important Debate
It’s a question that has dominated the conversations about Insecure, both on Facebook and Twitter and at happy hour and game nights. Of course, Lawrence wasn’t the main character on the show, and Insecure featured several other compelling storylines, but there seems to be a consensus about each non-Lawrence character and subsequent character arc. Molly’s…
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How Insecure Reminds Us of the Shitty Decisions We’ve Made (and Are Still Making)
If you’re one of those people who tune in every week to watch Insecure because Issa, Molly and Lawrence remind you of yourself or friends of yours, then last night’s episode did one of two things: It reminded you of all the dumb mistakes you’ve made when dating, or the characters reminded you of that…