Culture

In just three years, film awards have transformed dramatically. We’re not talking about diversity, unfortunately. Nominations and top laurels still mostly go to white men, in spite of movements like #TimesUp and #MeToo. The Golden Globe nominations,…

South Africa’s Zozibini Tunzi was crowned as Miss Universe 2019 on Sunday, beating out Miss Mexico and Miss Puerto Rico for the crown. Tunzi is the first Black woman to win the crown in the last eight years. In fact, all of the major pageant winners…

More than 17 million people watched Martin Scorsese’s mafia epic The Irishman in the first five days after it was released on Netflix, Nielsen estimates. That’s fewer than watched Bird Box the week it premiered. The Sandra Bullock-helmed thriller…

It’s been over four years since a Twitter thread written by a woman with the username Zola, real name Aziah King, captivated a nation. The story included every element of a compelling narrative: sex, murder, and Florida. Naturally, there were calls…

The tiny taco was the bit that destroyed me. How 'bout you? Harry Styles premiered a weird and whimsical music video for his song “Adore You” on Friday. It’s set on a fictional British isle named “Eroda” (that’s “Adore” spelled backwards, get it?)…

If you’re lucky, you haven’t seen the Peloton Christmas ad in which a woman is gifted a stationary bike with a smart computer by her husband, and then records her weight loss journey for him via vlog. But also, watch it here, so you can understand…

The streaming wars are already starting to play out, it seems, with tech giants throwing a massive amount of money at content creators in a bid to attract subscribers. Apple reportedly paid Billie Eilish $25 million to secure the rights to a…

Ah, the miracle of air travel: all those flying tin cans polluting the planet, packed with hundreds of humans breathing the same recycled air. A lot of us will spend a significant amount of time on planes in the coming months thanks to the holidays.…

At this point, you’re probably aware that algorithms have mapped your existence. What you eat, where you sleep, what you want to buy, and who you want to be president. These are all known quantities to the data gods. But recently, I’ve noticed that…

Audiences got a first real look at No Time to Die, the 25th installment in the James Bond franchise, via the film’s first trailer Wednesday. Out April 2020, the film stars Daniel Craig in his fifth (and presumably final) outing as secret agent…

For the first time, New York City Ballet has cast a Black performer as Marie in its production of The Nutcracker, the classic holiday ballet that’s an introduction to the artform for many children. Charlotte Nebres, an 11-year-old student at the…

Some of the decade’s funniest and most viral moments have come from Black creators. There have been sketches, dances, home videos, and countless front seat monologues. There’s the guy playing the piano while his friend Nae Naes. The Supa Hot Fire…

In a video circulating online, a white woman at a production of Slave Play has a certifiable meltdown. Jeremy O. Harris’ bombshell work, which centers on interracial couples in an experimental form of counseling that involves antebellum role-play,…

Everybody adores Baby Yoda. Humanity collectively wants to squeeze her tiny granny cheeks and cradle that small green baby more delicately than Mando, the Mandalorian, himself. Well mortals, Mattel has some great news for those disappointed with…

It’s been a pretty bad year for internet cats. Lil Bub, a pioneer among Instagram famous felines, died on Sunday. Lil Bub’s lightbulb eyes and droopy tongue endeared her to a generation of social media users over the last decade. She was just eight…

Last week, news surfaced that Gabrielle Union was fired from NBC’s America’s Got Talent. Union signed a three-year contract with the show as one of the judges, but was let go after just one year. Entertainment writer B. Scott first reported that…

Alanis Morissette’s third studio album, Jagged Little Pill, won a record number of Grammys and created its own cult following. It’s the album that delivered iconic singles like “Ironic,” “One Hand in My Pocket,” “You Learn,” and “Head Over Feet.” It…

You can now stream Martin Scorsese's The Irishman on Netflix. The three and a half-hour film stars Scorsese favorites Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, and Robert De Niro in a mob tale that spans much of mid century American history. Pacino plays famous union…

You’ve got to hand it to Netflix: the company is a master of reinvention. It started as a DVD delivery service before it started hosting and streaming entertainment on-demand. Eventually, it began producing its own original content to distribute on…