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AddThis Sharing Buttons above Written by Victoria Myers Illustrations by Desiree Nasim April 28th, 2016 In 1944, journalist Martha Gellhorn hid in the bathroom of a hospital ship crossing the English Channel and became the only woman to land on Normandy Beach. In 1945, she was one of the first journalists—male or female—to visit and…
After a series of recent hashtag campaigns — #MyYellowfaceStory, #MyBrownfaceStory, #whitewashedOUT — in which Asian Americans and others spoke out against the lack of Asian and Asian-American representation in film, theater, and books, a new campaign launched Thursday which is propelling the conversation to the next level. #StarringJohnCho is a social movement and social media…
“He has free rein to do whatever he want,” network chief says There’s no premiere date for Jon Stewart‘s “Daily Show” follow-up on HBO yet, but network chief Richard Plepler suggested the project could debut before Election Day this coming November. “Yeah, I’m hopeful,” Plepler said in an interview with CNN’s Brian Stelter for the…
“The software is functioning as intended,” said Amber. “Wait,” I asked, “so it’s supposed to delete my personal files from my internal hard drive without asking my permission?” “Yes,” she replied. Maybe I’m Not Pressing the Keys Hard Enough. I had just explained to Amber that 122 GB of music files were missing from my…
Spider-Man and Iron Man have been on-and-off allies for decades and worked in close partnership on the Avengers. Nowadays, they’re more like frenemies. It used to be that Peter Parker and Tony Stark saved the world in differently scaled adventures. The wall-crawler was more of a street-level guy while the armored genius fought everywhere from…
The problem with Views—the recently abbreviated title of Drake’s fourth official studio album—is that the buildup has been so monumental. In an era when monolithic pop albums seem to drop from the sky, Views has finally been released into the world, but only after a surprise mixtape, summer-defining singles like “Hotline Bling,” the beef with…
If ever there was an election cycle that called for the sharp satirical analysis that Mr. Stewart and Mr. Colbert once provided on a nightly basis, it is this one. Their successors, Trevor Noah (“The Daily Show”) and Larry Wilmore (“The Nightly Show”) provide their share of edgy satire, but they are relatively new and…
If you loved Batman V. Superman there is nothing I can say that will change your mind. No force on Earth can go back in time and take away the rush of seratonin, adrenaline, and dopamine you felt watching the operatic and visually dense movie about 2 sad men with horrible interpersonal communication skills. But for…
Sins of last year’s second-best film costarring Oscar Isaac and Domhnall Gleeson. Next week: Might be a “sh*tty superhero movie” sighting. Remember, no movie is without sin! Which movie’s sins should we expose next?! Tweet us: http://twitter.com/cinemasinsTumble us: http://cinema-sins.tumblr.comPodcast: https://soundcloud.com/cinemasinsCall us: 405-459-7466Reddit with us: http://reddit.com/r/cinemasinsJeremy’s book now available: http://theablesbook.com Source: Everything Wrong With Star Wars:…
One of the biggest challenges to fully appreciating The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is keeping up with the rapid-fire pace of its jokes, which are rattled off so quickly that you couldn’t possibly catch them all in one viewing. A prime example of this is the way that Titus seems to come up with at least…