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In film and television, Black creators are making critically acclaimed work with big budgets for big audiences. What’s changed in Hollywood to make this possible? (article)
In film and television, Black creators are making critically acclaimed work with big budgets for big audiences. What’s changed in Hollywood to make this possible? (episode)
The film scholar Aymar Jean Christian tells the Radio Hour’s Ngofeen Mputubwele how Black audiences have repeatedly bailed Hollywood out at its most vulnerable moments.
The director of “Moonlight” talks with David Remnick about the doors Obama’s Presidency opened in Hollywood, Spike Lee’s influence, and building a “tapestry” of Black stories.
The star of ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” talks with Vinson Cunningham about how the industry has changed for Black entertainers and creators since the seventies.
The invasion of Ukraine has begun. President Biden and Europe now face the biggest foreign policy crisis since the Cold War. (article)
The actor stars in a film about the famously unattractive, lovestruck swashbuckler. (article)
The Oscar-nominated composer of the “Don’t Look Up” score talks about “Moonlight” and the tennis comedy “Battle of the Sexes.” (article)
The progressive icon talks frankly about the grind of Washington. “I ate shit when I was a waitress,” she says, “and I eat shit as a member of Congress. It’s called a job.” (episode)
With the Democratic Party’s razor-thin majorities in Congress in peril, many progressive priorities now seem just out of reach.
The music editor and writer picks some favorites from a very specific genre.
With the Democratic Party’s razor-thin majorities in Congress in peril, many progressive priorities now seem just out of reach. (article)
Some say that cancel culture poses an existential threat to national discourse. Others say it’s a political fabrication. What if neither side is right? And what’s at stake in the debate? (article)
Some say that cancel culture poses an existential threat to national discourse. Others say it’s a political fabrication. What if neither side is right? And what’s at stake in the debate? (episode)
Lindsay Ellis spent more than a decade building a large online fan base for her film and cultural commentary. Then a single controversial tweet started a backlash that ended her career.
A former academic looks at group identity and how it affects students.
In comedy, complaints about jokes at the expense of marginalized people are nothing new. Plus, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on cancel culture.
The writer argues that we can talk about cancel culture without declaring the end of democracy.
The TV series “Reacher” just premiered, based on the series of action thrillers. The author spoke about his all-American tough-guy hero. Plus, Graciela Mochkofsky on Argentinean music. (article)