
TIFF: ‘Dicks: The Musical’, ‘Origin’, ‘Sing Sing’ ‘Expats’, And Zendaya & Anne Hathaway’s Bulgari Ad Among Standouts At Toronto Fest
NOTE: This article is a combination of a two-part article released earlier this week via the DIASPORA Newsletter. To gain advance access to DIASPORA features, subscribe to the newsletter by clicking here. After many films, events, parties, reconnecting with industry...

The Great ‘Here Lies Love’ Divide: Filipino-Fronted Broadway Show Causes Mirrorball Rift In Culture
When it was announced that Here Lies Love was making its Broadway debut, I went from celebratory to awkward to questioning to "Now wait a goddamn minute here..." all within 60 seconds. Part of me wanted to go to the premiere of Here Lies Love in New York to celebrate...

The Beyoncé RENAISSANCE Diaries: A Moment, Movement, And Homecoming
In the weeks, days, hours, minutes leading up to Beyoncé's September 23 concert in Houston, Texas, I made sure everyone knew I was going. I wore it like a badge of honor that said, "You...
PODCASTS
Problematic Fave Podcast: Peppermint Talks Whodunit Comedy ‘Murder By Death’ And The Yellowface Of It All
Before there were flames on the side of Madeline Kahn's face in Clue, Peter Sellers was doing full-on yellowface in the Robert Moore's whodunit? Murder By Death -- and we talked to singer, dancer, actor, and RuPaul's Drag Race icon Peppermint all about it! Set up as a...
Problematic Fave Podcast: Dylan Adler Talks The Queerness Of ‘Kung Fu Panda’
If anything, the biggest takeaway from this episode of Problematic Fave with stand-up comedian and writer Dylan Adler (The Late Late Show with James Corden) it's that Tai Lung, the villain in Kung Fu Panda, is giving masc top energy and is a queer icon. In this week's...
Problematic Fave Podcast: ‘Black Barbie: A Documentary’s Lagueria Davis And Aaliyah Williams Break Down Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’
Greta Gerwig's Barbie starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and a small town of pretty actors has been unleashed into the wild and there is a lot to be discussed -- and what better people to discuss this with than with Black Barbie: A Documentary director Lagueria...
Problematic Fave Podcast: Shar Jossell Breaks Down ‘Bringing Down The House’
Join us this week as journalist and We're... Just Like That podcast co-host Shar Jossell takes us on a journey through the Queen Latifah-Steve Martin feature comedy Bringing Down The House from 2003. We explore the profound problems, humor and surprisingly insightful...
Problematic Fave Podcast: ‘Joy Ride’ Filmmakers And Cast Get Heartfelt And Filthy When Discussing New Comedy
I've never said so many "chlamydia" so many times during a press conference. In this different, BONUS episode of Problematic Fave, we bring you into the world of press conferences! I had the opportunity to moderate the press conference for the forthcoming comedy Joy...