In the last decade or so, the silver and small screens alike have been saturated with remakes. From beloved sitcoms like Fuller House to remakes of remakes like the upcoming Mummy film, Hollywood studios can’t seem to get enough of updating already adored shows, films, and franchises. And I’m sick of it. I get it.…
Read MoreI Was On A Panel at C2E2!
On April 23, I had a unique opportunity to speak on a panel at C2E2. How you ask? Let’s go back in time a bit.
Read MoreI Shouldn’t Have to Thank My Fiance for Being An Adult
When you’re a woman that loves men, you learn quickly that there are many things you’ll do in your relationships with them that will be taken for granted. Keeping track of chores, following through on those chores, making to-do lists up the ass. But as a straight (or bi/pansexual) woman, you also realize over time…
Read MoreThe Gift That Art Gives Us
Photo cred: Cleveland.com/ABC At the Oscars, Viola Davis in her acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actress in Fences paid tribute to her craft by eloquently saying that the artist community “[is] the only profession that celebrates what it means to live a life.” While the internet perhaps took too much from these words in the…
Read MoreWe Ain’t Sorry: Moments That Made 2016 The Most Unapologetically Black Year on Record
It all started in February. The beginning of Black History Month saw the milestone 50th Super Bowl. In the days leading up to the most-watched telecast of the year, it was rumored that Bruno Mars and Beyonce would both join Halftime headliners Coldplay. Then, the day before the Super Bowl, Beyonce dropped a surprise song…
Read MoreNo, I Will Not Relax: Why I’m Setting My Natural Tresses Free
It began as an idea. A fleeting, flirtatious thought. What if I went natural with my hair? I had this thought maybe two years ago. This fleeting thought became a seed planted and buried into the recesses of my mind, growing slowly but steadily over time. Gradually, I decided that one day, I would go…
Read MoreMy Plea for Gun Control, In the Name of Tony
Most of us are still reeling from the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. I would link to an article about that, but I’m sure we’ve all read enough about it at this point. Because of the statistics on mass shootings and the tragedies that have occurred in the last several years, I…
Read MoreWhy I’m Sorta Kinda Not Feeling Ariana Grande That Much Anymore
I have only recently become an Ariana Grande fan. When she first came onto the scene as a teenager, I thought she had a good voice and catchy songs, but I wasn’t truly sold on her. But, with her song “Focus” and her most recent album, Dangerous Woman, I’ve started to turn a corner (which…
Read MoreWhat Losing Prince Has Made Me Realize About Legacy
Photo cred: Billboard (Billboard.com) As everyone has heard by now, on Thursday, April 21, the world lost an icon, a music legend, and naturally gifted performer — The Purple One, Prince. A celebrity death that many will retell years from now with “Where were you when you found out?” stories. Hearing of his death was…
Read MoreWhy Is Everyone So Over Scandal?
Photo cred: Hypable.com I had been toying around with making a blog post about Scandal for a while now, but within the past week or so I was convinced that I needed to get some thoughts out about it. It was a culmination of things I’ve been seeing/hearing concerning Scandal, negative sentiments over the last…
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