master of none
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Review: You People Wants To Be Smart, but Comes Off As Cringey
The movie, starring Eddie Murphy, Jonah Hill and Lauren London, is a cute, opposites attract rom-com.
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'I Really Stepped Into Myself': Lena Waithe Says Cutting Her Hair Liberated Her from Gender Norms
Lena Waithe doesn’t owe anyone an explanation for who she is, how she loves or why she cut her famous locs last month; but the writer, actress and producer graciously gave one to Vanity Fair’s cameras while on the red carpet for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Grants Banquet on Thursday night. After joking that…
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A Reminder: Black Queer People Are Whole
The Emmys were this past Sunday, and they were nothing short of black star power. From a black actor winning for the first time in decades in the drama category to a black comedian winning in a comedy series directed and written by all black people, one could say that the event was the most…
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Master of None’s Lena Waithe Shocked to Learn She Is 1st Black Woman Nominated for Comedy-Writing Emmy
Lena Waithe didn’t even know she made history and was shocked to learn that her Emmy nomination received for comedy writing for Netflix’s Master of None marked the first time a black woman was up for the award in the category. The “Thanksgiving” episode, one of the best episodes in the series, was written by…
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Watch: Angela Bassett Fights for Her Sweetheart
Legendary actress Angela Bassett hopes to raise awareness of the connection between Type 2 diabetes and heart disease with her campaign For Your Sweetheart. Her mother, Betty Jane Bassett, was diabetic and passed away from heart disease in 2014. Since then, Angela Bassett has been working steadily to raise awareness. Heart disease is the most…
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Master of None’s Lena Waithe on Coming Out in the ‘Thanksgiving’ Episode: ‘It Was Really Important to Get This Right’
When Master of None’s Lena Waithe shared her coming-out story with the show’s writers’ room, she never thought it would ever end up as an episode, let alone one of the Netflix series’ most memorable episodes to date. “I was just talking about my own struggles coming out to my mother. I didn’t think anything…
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They Say The Best Marriage Is When You Marry Your "Best Friend." I Think They're Wrong
I was recently reading my girl Dara’s latest blog post about marriage being boring and un-mysterious. (A conversation prompted by the Netflix show, Master of None). She also discussed the way she is comforted by the familiarity of her husband and their routine, and the newness they still experience as they grow and evolve, both…