‘In Defense of Our America: The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror’ by Anthony D. Romero and Dina Temple-Raston
Since the world is less-than-desirable when it comes to civil rights as of late, I recommend the book In Defense of Our America: The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror by ACLU Executive Director and lawyer Anthony D. Romero and author and journalist Dina...
‘Half Man’: A Tale About Insecure Lonely Boys and Masculine Self-Righteousness
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about Half Man. Richard Gadd went from an unhinged stalker and the effects of sexual abuse trauma in Baby Reindeer to examining the intersection of toxic masculinity and male loneliness in his latest venture: Half Man. Gadd...
Where’s the ‘Beef’?: Season Two of Netflix Dark Comedy Isn’t Petty Enough to Be Memorable
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about season two of Beef. When the first season of Beef premiered in 2023, the golden age of the DEI movement in Hollywood was running its final laps, but Lee Sung Jin’s dark comedy was a manifestation of how many people...
DIASPORA Calendar: May 11 – May 17, 2026
MUSEUMS AND ART The Brady Experience – through July 17: Fans of classic television and nostalgia seekers alike will soon have their chance to step inside The Brady Bunch house, one of the...
‘Michael’: The Glossy Michael Jackson Biopic Wades in Shallow Sterility
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about Michael. Michael plays out as if it were a film adaptation of Michael Jackson’s Wikipedia page. Although the film has good intentions (or...
EVENTS
DIASPORA Calendar: May 4 – May 10, 2026
FILM Once Upon a Time in China with Jet Li – 7:30 PM, May 8: Martial arts master and Hong Kong film icon Jet Li stars as Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-Hung in Tsui Hark’s wuxia (a genre focusing on martial artists in ancient China with fantastical elements) epic. In the...
DIASPORA Calendar: April 27- May 3, 2026
FILM 40th Anniversary screening of Karate Kid II and Angry Asian Man 25th Anniversary celebration at LAAPFF: This 40th anniversary screening, presented in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Angry Asian Man, will feature a live “Crane Kick Commentary” with star...
DIASPORA Calendar: April 20 – April 26, 2026
FILM The Warriors with Lawrence Gordon in person – 7:30 PM, April 22: Director Walter Hill’s action classic focuses on street toughs framed for the murder of a charismatic gang leader and forced to flee to their Coney Island neighborhood. Working from a shrewdly...
DIASPORA Calendar: April 13 – April 19, 2026
FILM Real Women Have Curves with director Patricia Cardoso 7:30 PM, April 14: Vidiots is thrilled to welcome director Patricia Cardoso for a special screening of her essential East LA coming-of-age triumph Real Women Have Curves. A humorous and warmhearted look at a...
COMMENTARY
‘Michael’: The Glossy Michael Jackson Biopic Wades in Shallow Sterility
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about Michael. Michael plays out as if it were a film adaptation of Michael Jackson’s Wikipedia page. Although the film has good intentions (or does...
‘Half Man’: A Tale About Insecure Lonely Boys and Masculine Self-Righteousness
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about Half Man. Richard Gadd went from an unhinged stalker and the effects of sexual abuse trauma in Baby Reindeer to examining the intersection of toxic...
DOSSIER
LEGEND: Jackie Ormes
The character of Black Panther was a watershed moment in comics, but there were many comic books for and by Black artists and cartoonists. One of them was Jackie Ormes. Born in 1911, she worked as...
LEGEND: Kiki Shepard
I remember watching Showtime at the Apollo late at night when I was growing up, and every time I watched, the host, which would be a revolving roster (including Sinbad, Mark Curry, Ricky Aviles,...
THE DIASPORA LIBRARY
‘In Defense of Our America: The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror’ by Anthony D. Romero and Dina Temple-Raston
Since the world is less-than-desirable when it comes to civil rights as of late, I recommend the book In Defense of Our America: The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror by ACLU Executive...
‘Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines’ by Joy Buolamwini
AI is all that anyone can talk about, but no one is really saying anything. Enter Joy Buolamwini, author of Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines. As a graduate...