EDITORS NOTE: With the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes in full effect, DIASPORA is totally in solidarity and support of everyone who is just fighting for a living wage. I am bummed that I am not able to do have an episode of Problematic Fave or have a Merienda...
After watching Oppenheimer, I asked some friends, “Did we need that movie?” and it was a resounding “No” from the chorus. I agreed. I appreciate what Christopher Nolan‘s film did as a completed piece of cinematic work. It was...
Watching Will Power‘s play Fetch Clay, Make Man is testimony to the fact that representation does indeed matter. Yes, that is an overused phrase in Hollywood and in the realms of diversity, equity and inclusion in various work sectors, but with Fetch Clay,...
I hate being late. I was over 45 minutes late meeting Hillman Grad CEO and producer Rishi Rajani because I thought I would be able to make it from Brentwood to Hollywood in 30 minutes. I was delusional. I walked into Original Hoy-Ka Thai Noodle and apologized...
Earlier this year in April, I was attending CinemaCon. It was my first time at the trade show and event for the world of theater owners. It was a fascinating experience — mainly because I spent almost a week in Las Vegas and that is five days too many. During...
I’ve been telling people that I am in my “Tennessee Williams Era” of my life. I bring attention to it because I am currently reading the legendary playwright’s biography, Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh by John Lahr —...
Out of the sea, wish I could beeeeEEEeeeeEEeee… part of that world. That riff. Disney dropped the first teaser trailer for the live-action version of The Little Mermaid on September 2022 and it took us to the depths of the oceans on the waves of Alan...
On January 18, 2018, Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal starred in Blindspotting, a hyphy-drenched, spoken-word feature navigating identity and socio-politica; issues in Oakland, California. Directed by Carlos López Estrada, the film received a positive ovation and...
“It’s the aloha spirit,” RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Sasha Colby tells me in regards to her unbelievable kindness she has displayed throughout season 15. “It’s definitely what is instilled in us as Hawaiians, being from there. The...
