So last week I was fortunate enough to attend the FYC event (FYC standing for For Your Consideration, which is the moniker they give the Emmy campaigning season) for the Peacock show “Killing It.” I’d never seen or heard of…
Movie Scenes I Love: The Living Room Scene from ‘Jungle Fever’
It was one of the most highly anticipated films for me as a kid – Jungle Fever. I remember driving (or riding) around town, seeing the billboards of the dark-chocolate-brown hand of Wesley Snipes, interlocked with the peachy-beige hand of…
Why Sharon Osbourne’s Blow Up at ‘The Talk’ Matters
I’ve been eagerly awaiting CBS’s daytime gabfest The Talk’s return, wondering how they are going to address the Sharon Osbourne debacle that took place live on-air on March 10. I turned on the TV yesterday (the day they were scheduled…
Friendly Fire: The Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka Rivalry
Whenever Serena Williams plays Naomi Osaka, I’m always rooting for Serena. I’ve known of Serena longer, she’s closer to my age, and I’m all for the history she’s trying to make. But I must admit, there is a salve to…
Kamala Harris: The Audacity of Ambition
I was driving in my car alone, headed home, around 5:30 in the evening, when I heard the news. It came from a prerecorded quick blurb on KJLH radio, congratulating Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s historic vice-presidential pick. Later, when…
George Floyd, The Perfect Man for the Movement
“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me…