Rajiv Joseph's play Guards at the Taj is set to run February 6-22 at El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood. Presented by Plan Beh and Luchima Productions, the Los Angeles production marks a historic first by being the first professional production to be granted...
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This article was originally published via the DIASPORA Substack newsletter on November 21. Wicked: For Good is out in...
The almighty algorithm put this video of legends Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt singing Neil Young's "After the Gold Rush" on The Late Show with David Letterman on March 24, 1999: https://youtu.be/o2XcBL6kWn8?si=H3DWnZoo7EZ4yoSx It's one of...
A couple of days ago, on a total whim, I decided to start a rewatch of A Different World, the seminal Cosby Show spin-off which followed the free-spirited, new-wave, and sartorially adventurous Denise Huxtable’s (Lisa Bonet) collegiate adventures at Hillman...
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...
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...
There are a lot of problematic films and TV series in Hollywood, but what about the industry itself? In this week's episode Dino-Ray Ramos chats Maureen Ryan, journalist, critic and author of the book "Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in...
To many, Revenge of the Nerds is an innocent cult classic underdog story from 1984 -- but it is kind of trash. Actually it's a lot of trash and we unpacked a lot of that garbage with film critic and podcast co-host of Unspooled Amy Nicholson! It's amazing how this...
