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You Get a Ponytail and You Get a Ponytail! Oprah Gives Us the Scoop on Going Blond for A Wrinkle in Time
Whether or not you’ve seen A Wrinkle in Time yet, you’ve undoubtedly seen images of the great and powerful O (as we like to call her here at The Glow Up) as we’ve never seen her before: blond, baby. Full Disclosure: Disney spent all the coins to invite The Root’s Danielle Young out to Los…
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(Mrs.) Who Said It: The Cast of A Wrinkle in Time Quotes Oprah, Outkast and Rumi
Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time is a fantastical journey. As we watch the star, Storm Reid (Meg), navigate an alternate universe in search of her father, we can’t help being in awe of her guides, the Mrs. These women—played by Oprah Winfrey (Mrs. Which), Reese Witherspoon (Mrs. Whatsit) and Mindy Kaling (Mrs. Who)—who offer…
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A Wrinkle in Time’s European Premiere Made Us Wonder if Everything’s Better With a British Accent
OK, it’s time to take to a long-overdue trip across the pond, because they clearly know how to throw a better party than we do. Fresh off its strong opening weekend here in the U.S., A Wrinkle in Time took a transatlantic trip for its European premiere in London, and we now officially envy the…
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Can We Be Oprah Book Club-Smart With a Fraction of the Books?
Oprah is the type of anomaly that is an eternal source of inspiration: black, female, plus-size, from humble origins, and a beloved household name and self-made billionaire (three times over, at last estimate). Few of us can even hope to meet Oprah, let alone aspire to reach Oprah levels of success. In fact, most of…
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A Tale of Time-Traveling Tresses: Star Hairstylist Kim Kimble Weaves Magic for A Wrinkle in Time
Some reality stars are just reality stars. Kim Kimble was a star hairstylist long before her WeTV show L.A. Hair debuted in 2012, and she’s still one today. Her receipts run deep: Yes, she’s even slayed Queen Bey. Multiple times. On tour. Lemonade. Going way back to Austin Powers in Goldmember. And those bold, blond…
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Watch: How Oprah and Ava DuVernay Escape the Darkness
One of the major themes of A Wrinkle in Time is the darkness and how it can consume you if you let it. But all it takes is just a little bit of light and some belief in yourself to make it out of the dark. Full Disclosure: Disney spent all the coins to invite…
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The Retroactive Healing Power of A Wrinkle in Time
I was expecting director Ava DuVernay’s new sci-fi/fantasy film A Wrinkle in Time to be magic. I’d seen her achieve as much in her other films with far less capital behind them than the history-making, $100 million budget that Disney provided this time, so there was no question that this film would be gorgeous. I…
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It’s in the Stars: A Wrinkle in Time Premieres in Hollywood
Just when we thought we’d recovered from all of the #BlackPantherMagic (yes, it’s a thing) on the premiere circuit, we got a stylish reminder that there’s even more black magic approaching our theaters with the March 9 release of A Wrinkle in Time. The stars came out Monday night for the family-friendly premiere in Los…
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Let’s Do It Again: Send Our Girls to See A Wrinkle in Time!
Black America, we turned out in record-breaking numbers last weekend to see and support the most anticipated film of the year, Black Panther. It was a triumph as epic as the film itself. But Panther isn’t the only black-helmed film being released by Disney this winter; we are now only two weeks away from the…