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I wrote about Only Murders in the Building—a show that started out as one of my favorites and has since devolved into...something else entirely.

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calllmenadira with 3 Ls

@calllmenadira

3 years

Hi! I wrote about @cw_nancydrew for @slate . I love the show, I love everything about it—I want to be in Horseshoe Bay for ever. It's fun, sexy, and diverse and it has really been like home to me.

The CW’s Inclusive, Unquenchably Horny Nancy Drew Is a Reboot Like No Other

The character has endured for decades, but the story hasn’t always been for everyone.

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@aiyanaish I completely agree. That’s why I wrote this long ass article about Keke Palmer for @Slate !

Keke Palmer’s Whole Career Has Been Leading Up to Nope

Jordan Peele’s new movie gives a multihyphenate talent a chance to give it her all.

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Ahead of the finale, I wrote about the CW's show #NancyDrew —how it got me through the pandemic, how sad it is that it was canceled too soon, and how much I'm gonna miss it, @kennedymcmann , and the online debrief from my fellow #Drewds Drew Crew 4ever 💛

Goodbye to the Underrated Show That Made Me Want to Be a Better Adult

The CW’s Nancy Drew achieved just the right balance of dark and light.

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this...made me very sad. that must have felt so demoralizing in the moment.

Film Updates

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Manny Jacinto reveals he didn’t know his lines were cut from ‘TOP GUN: MAVERICK’ until after the movie was released. “It’s flattering that there was a little bit of an outcry, but it wasn’t shocking to me. There was this sense of where the film was going [on set], like I can see

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for those who are asking: I, too, am not in Chicago. I am currently on my couch in Brooklyn watching the track and field events at the Olympics and eating potato chips (like the good half-Jamaican that my father raised me to be).

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Sadly, our beloved Rachelle ( @heyydnae ) is leaving ICYMI. Though she can never be replaced, someone has gotta continue explaining what is happening on Al Gore's internet. Please apply to be our co-host for @ICYMI_pod ! But only if you're nice and cool.

Slate - Podcast Host, ICYMI

Slate is looking for a co-host for ICYMI, our popular twice-weekly podcast about internet culture. The ideal candidate is a great talker, reporter, and explainer who lives on and for the internet. Do...

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I spoke with my dear friends @LegsFrank + @heyydnae about why Black people love @paramore and the legacy the band has in widening the emo/pop-punk space also we give our burning opinions on their latest album #ThisIsWhy

Three Black Paramore Fans on Why Black People Love a White Pop-Punk Band

And whether they love the new album.

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@calllmenadira

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I would like to say that it's only been 11 minutes of breaking and a competitor already pulled out a surprise jacket that says "Free Afghan Women"—THAT is breaking. THAT is hiphop culture.

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@calllmenadira

5 months

@marvelbrinas Troye Sivan posted it on his story too!

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Keke Keep A Job Palmer has been booked and busy and on Black TV screens for years now. Please read my @Slate article to see why her recent blow-up was not only inevitable but lonnnng overdue.

Keke Palmer’s Whole Career Has Been Leading Up to Nope

Jordan Peele’s new movie gives a multihyphenate talent a chance to give it her all.

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@calllmenadira

2 years

A joint venture w/ @SlateCulture + @NPR : Slate has updated its Black Film Canon to include some recent movies and: I got to be a part of it!!! It's beautiful and important and I'm a lil shocked (+ proud!) to be listed as a contributor 🥲 please read it!!

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@calllmenadira

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It's been exactly one year since I began writing full-time for @Slate / @SlateCulture ! I can't wait to share a really annoying thread of all of my favorite Slate things I've been a part of this year. 😊

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@calllmenadira

2 years

“Jawnalist” is an incredible term but i can’t take credit! I had the pleasure of interviewing @FarFarrAway (who has the term in her bio!) about our beloved Philly sports fans. You can read it here:

A Reporter Whose Beat Is Philly Sports Fans Explains Why They’re Like This

A “jawnalist” tells all.

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Maris Kreizman

@mariskreizman

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What I've been saying since I got those Masters of the Air screeners and all I'm saying now is: Austin Butler and Callum Turner are in LOVE and i don't care about anything else, really.

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1 year

I interviewed @FishGuyKai for @Slate about the fish representation in The Little Mermaid! I learned so much and we bonded over loving the original as well as the new one.

Flounder Is Not a Flounder, and Other Things You Notice Watching The Little Mermaid if You’re a...

What kind of fish is Flounder? Where exactly does this movie take place? And should Ariel really be flopping around in those jellyfish?

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@calllmenadira

2 years

this was truly funnier than the entirety of what's been going on. no, no I'm NOT over the random dance opening number????? #Emmys2022

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@JarettSays

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Kinda wishing Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez were hosting the #Emmys

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Hi! I just published my first byline for @Slate / @SlateCulture ! I interviewed the amazing @mayascade about her Black Film Archive.

Is This the Definitive History of Black Cinema?

The creator of the Black Film Archive on her quest to introduce decades’ worth of movies to today’s viewers.

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I spent the last 2.5 days trying to explain the beef taking over the entire rap community with as much info as possible. so...please read it 😭

The Biggest Names in Hip-Hop Are Embroiled in an Epic Beef. What’s Going On?

Everything that’s happened so far, broken down in exhaustive detail.

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2 years

I wrote about how the Beyoncé/Kelis situation has blown up into something else entirely. I want to thank @jesshopp for taking a few minutes out of her day to drop some gems of knowledge for this piece.

Beyoncé Planned Her New Album Meticulously—Except for One Perilous Mistake

The failure to credit Kelis threatens to derail Renaissance's meticulously planned release.

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@calllmenadira

3 years

Hiiii, I wrote about @insecurehbo for @Slate . It’s a great show, but more than being a show it’s been an integral part of Black culture that will be dearly missed.

Insecure Had One Last Trick Up Its Sleeve

A sometimes frustrating final season comes to a surprisingly satisfying conclusion.

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@calllmenadira

5 months

Slowly but surely @SlateCulture is achieving world domination 😈 Super excited to welcome @Scaachi to our ranks! 💛

Katie Rayford

@katie_rayford

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Some VERY exciting news to announce: Scaachi Koul is joining @Slate as a senior writer for our culture and human interest sections!! She needs no introduction, but here's a little more about @Scaachi and what she'll be up to at Slate starting in June:

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I interviewed @jgwheel and Myrriah Gómez for @Slate about the harrowing truth of the Manhattan Project's displacement and mistreatment of local New Mexicans that the film OPPENHEIMER conveniently omits.

Oppenheimer’s Glaring Omission

Christopher Nolan’s movie depicts the land that became Los Alamos as an empty vista. That erases a disturbing truth.

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3 years

@cw_nancydrew @Slate And for all you drewds out there, I am a captain of the #Nace ship and I will sail until the end. @DrewCrewWriters ! @kennedymcmann !

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I'm tired of Black hair care being used as metaphors for "the horrors of assimilating to whiteness" in Black satirical horror (a genre that, I must say, I am starting to grow tired of).

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@calllmenadira

2 years

I was on two Slate pods this week to discuss: Rihanna + Paramore The first is @ICYMI_pod w/ @heyydnae where we talk about Rihanna, Paramore, and a continuation of our chat-piece on slate dot com about Black People Loving Paramore

The Internet’s Black Emo Renaissance

Paramore is for Black people.

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To recap: I've been on 3 @SlatePodcasts this week and you should listen to them ALL! ✨ Dear Prudence Re-launch! w/ @jdesmondharris ✨ @ICYMI_pod w/ @heyydnae to discuss Rihanna's superbowl halftime + the Black Emo Renaissance ✨ and @SlateCultFest to discuss Rihanna

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They should just have Lenny Kravitz do every In Memoriam????? This is great. #Oscars

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1 year

I'm proud to have contributed to @SlateCulture 's package of the Greatest Stand Alone TV Episodes of All Time! I got to praise some of my favorite eps of TV ever from Avatar: TLAB, The Leftovers, Atlanta, and more!

The 40 Greatest Stand-Alone TV Episodes of All Time

From classic bottle episodes to daring formal experiments, these are the best installments of television that stand up entirely on their own.

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I wrote about Club Shay Shay and how its failures actually make it successful.

He’s Not a Good Interviewer. So How Did He Become One of the Most Popular Ones on the Planet?

Club Shay Shay’s Shannon Sharpe is one of the best worst interviewers.

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4 years

my piece that i posted on instagram #phillyprotests #BlackLivesMatter

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I wrote about Kim Ye-ji, the S. Korean sharpshooter the internet fell in love with—and why these moments make the Olympics worthwhile.

The Coolest Olympian at the 2024 Games Is Making People Lose It—and for Good Reason

She’s right out of The Matrix.

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I wrote about how much I love @jamieleecurtis and how fun her awards press cycle has been! If you haven’t been keeping up with her awards antics, you can find the highlights here:

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@calllmenadira

2 years

If you're like me, true crime these days can make you feel pretty gross when you watch/listen to it. I asked some colleagues and true crime experts what the best true crime of the year was, this is what they suggested:

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1 year

I summarized the Lizzo allegations, and shamed all the people using it as an opportunity to be fatphobic.

Why the Lawsuit From Lizzo’s Former Dancers Is Such a Bombshell

Some of these allegations are bananas, indeed.

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When Reservation Dogs first premiered I was blown away by the endearing characters and the way it felt like both a universal and specific teen experience. And, having lost my own Daniel at a young age, I felt a lot of kinship to the main characters...

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1 year

Sometimes being a culture writer is writing sentences, not about Tucker Carlson, but about Joy Behar doing the splits (because of Tucker Carlson).

You Probably Should Watch What Happened When The View Learned of Tucker Carlson’s Demise Live on Air

They cheered, they did the wave, they broke into song.

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@samsanders that's so many hours???? of his life?????

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If i wrote a novel would yall buy it 👀

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I reviewed the new season of The Bear for @Slate , which I maybe liked more than others, but I still have reservations about its new direction.

The Bear Is Attempting Something Different This Time Around

Is the FX hit a comedy or a drama? In its third season, the series finally has an answer.

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@calllmenadira

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Please come be my colleague. 🥲 But only if you'll be nice to me.

Slate - Podcast Host, ICYMI

Slate is looking for a co-host for ICYMI, our popular twice-weekly podcast about internet culture. The ideal candidate is a great talker, reporter, and explainer who lives on and for the internet. Do...

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@weischoice

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. @Slate is hiring a host for ICYMI. Full-Time. $100,000 - $115,000 a year. Hybrid NYC or DC. Honestly, dream job. I highly recommend you apply or somehow get me on the short list. Either/Or

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Hi! I wrote about The Proud Family reboot on @disneyplus ! And if you're lovin every single thing I do, then you will check it outtttt

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I wrote about how #AThousandAndOne scared me more than any horror movie of the past few years by personifying gentrification in really effective ways.

The Jump Scare of the Year Isn’t Even in a Horror Movie

And it’s not what you’d expect.

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@calllmenadira

2 years

"This is Slow Burn Season 7: Roe v. Wade. I'm Susan Matthews..." 😭🔥

Susan Matthews

@susanematthews

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A couple years ago, I saw a reference to Shirley Wheeler—the first woman charged with manslaughter for getting an abortion. But I couldn’t find much else about her. Today, on the first episode of this season of Slow Burn, we’re telling her story:

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Yesterday marked my 1-year at Slate but what's even cooler is that the new season of @Slate 's podcast "One Year" premieres tomorrow. If you're into anniversaries, Slate, the 80s, and/or cool podcasts, check out @SlatePodcasts ' "One Year: 1986" tomorrow!

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I went to three screenings this week—and out of a women-led Marvel movie, an Emerald Fennell movie, and a Hunger Games prequel, I was sincerely not expecting the Hunger Games prequel to blow the other two out of the water.

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I wrote about how everyone keeps showing out in front of Beyoncé and I don't like it bc yall should be mindin them Ps and Qs in front of the queen

Is the Oscars Slap Drama Proof That Beyoncé Is Cursed?

No wonder she rarely hangs out at these things.

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I wrote about the absolute war going on between people who ship Sydney and Carmy from #TheBear and people who think they should Just Be Friends. But, in a way, I also wrote about the cultural war shipping your favs is embroiled in right now.

Why the Concept of Syd and Carmy Smooching Has Touched Such a Nerve

This “will they or won’t they” hits different.

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I....wrote about Jerrod Carmichael *runs and hides*

Who Did People Think Jerrod Carmichael Is?

The Emmy-winning comedian is all about unflattering confessions. Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show is no different.

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2 years

Hi, I wrote a @Slate piece about how the #UVAShooting really affected me but not for the reasons I thought it would. Please read this! Thank you!

The UVA Shootings Hit Me Hard. I’m Starting to Understand Why.

How the culture war around gun violence intrudes on grief.

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I just went back to listen to my first @ICYMI_pod episode in honor of @heyydnae 's last episode—and I guffawed when I told Rachelle that I'm "not a Kpop Stan per se," but I "dabble." Man, they grow up so fast 🥹

What Makes a Good Internet Boyfriend?

Thirst is a favorite internet pastime, but moments in the thirst spotlight don’t always last long.

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I wrote about this app for @Slate , inspired by this tweet from @gabrielledrolet . The results were...quite surprising!

What I Learned From a Strange New App That Tries Something Different to Get You Off Your Phone

The app One Sec is supposed to reduce smartphone use. It was no match for my brain.

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@gabrielledrolet

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got an app that opens my front camera every time I try to open tiktok and it is so violent

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Hi, I wrote for @Slate about how @quintabrunson is 100% correct in not doing a school shooting episode and why it's actually rude that you ask and why you can stay mad. Thank you. 💛

We Don’t Need a Sitcom About School Shootings

The most joyous show on TV shouldn’t have to teach about trauma.

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@calllmenadira

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In case you were only mildly aware of Usher and wanted to know where to start listening to understand the impact of his decades-long career, I made a playlist for you 💛

A Beginner’s Guide to the New “King of R&B,” in 10 Songs

The best Usher songs for new fans, from “You Make Me Wanna …” to “Climax.”

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I talked to some friends and thirst posters to try and figure out why me and the rest of the internet are attracted to Austin Butler in Dune even though he's playing a pale naked mole rat psychopathic murderer.

Why People Are Horny for Dune 2’s Most Freaky-Looking Character

Getting to the bottom of the internet’s slightly concerning crush on Austin Butler’s Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen.

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they tear gassed us without ANY warning and nowhere to go

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Vine St. Expressway, Philly. THEY ARE LITERALLY TRAPPED.

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. @aymanndotcom interviewed the parents of Wadee Alfayoumi—the 6 year-old Muslim boy who was murdered in Chicago—and some community leaders of their area about how their lives have changed since. It's devastating, but so important. I urge you to read it.

A 6-Year-Old Boy’s Killing Stunned America. What It Did to His Parents Is Something Else Entirely.

The police tried to explain what happened. President Biden called, crying. Then they had to bury the body.

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Hey, hi, hello! I started a blog that will hopefully get me a job (lol). I made my first post, feel free to read:

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I wrote about #StrangerThings and how Lucas *could* be the best character if they'd let him. (I still love you @Stranger_Things , you gave me mama Steve and for that we will always be tight.)

Stranger Things Keeps Wasting Its Most Interesting Character

Season 4's jocks vs. nerds dilemma embodies what the Netflix hit does best—and what it’s forgotten.

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1 year

Everyone watch this show. Thanks to @directedbykoby for the great interview.

Being Black in the Workplace Is Different. A Great British Comedy Captures That.

Dreaming Whilst Black co-director Koby Adom on authenticity, gatekeeping a culture, and the reality of being a Black filmmaker.

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brb, inciting a revolution with the homies against UPS + CVS for losing Lizzie's vital medication!!!!!!!

Lizzie O'Leary

@lizzieohreally

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You absolute morons lost my cancer medication

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The show ended last week and icymi, I did an exit interview with Rez Dogs creator Sterlin Harjo about how it all ended

Reservation Dogs’ Co-Creator Had Always Planned That Ending

Showrunner Sterlin Harjo knew early on who would be the one to leave.

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@SlateCultFest @thehighsign Also, one of my favorite pieces ever dropped today. In which I posit that Nolan movies aren't just for film bros but are also for the girlies! Hot dudes who you can't hear speak?!?!? What more could you ask for??!?!

Christopher Nolan Is for the Girlies

These are serious movies. Until the internet gets a hold of them.

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I was on @SlateCultFest today with Steve & @thehighsign and we had SO much fun talking about espionage, George Michael, and whatever the hell Musk is doing with this app. Avail. wherever you get your pods!

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On this week’s Culture Gabfest, Dana and Stephen are joined by Slate’s @calllmenadira to discuss Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One, the documentary Wham!, and Spill, a new app.

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I wrote about how much I love @Wawa and how sad I am to see my favorite store of my youth fall victim to today's obsession with minimalist design—at the cost of community. h/t to @daveprimarily & @DeePhunk for bringing this to my attention.

First Coffee Shops, Then Fast Food, Now Beloved Regional Stores: Nowhere Is Safe From a Dreaded...

Dystopian Wawa has come for us all.

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i was on @GMA briefly to discuss the Lizzo allegations!

Good Morning America

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Lizzo breaks her silence on lawsuit filed by former dancers, saying the accusations against her are "false" and "unbelievable." @KelleyLCarter reports.

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I will say this one, twice, as many times as yall need to hear it: The only reason we should be recreating stage shows on film (instead of just filming the stage productions) is to enhance the choreography since no one has to sing *and* dance at the same time.

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was on @SlateCultFest this week for a super fun and animated show w/ @samsanders to talk about American Fiction, Mike Judge’s new show In the Know, and the Barbie Oscar “Snub” Discourse! avail wherever you get ur pods

Why American Fiction Is Subversively Brilliant

Cord Jefferson’s debut pulls off a fantastic bait-and-switch.

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1 year

I reviewed #Swarm for ⁦ @Slate ⁩—some highs and some lows but I loved writing this piece. As a member of the BeyHive it’s always fun to assess my own understanding of fandom.

Donald Glover Made a Show About Beyoncé’s Most Rabid Fans. Uh-Oh.

I’m part of the BeyHive. There’s a lot else this show could have done.

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I was also on @ICYMI_pod today to break down the Nicki/Meg drama with my girl @thecandicelim ! available wherever you get your pods

Nicki Minaj’s 72-Hour Spiral

How Nicki Minaj's latest diss track adds to the complex, fraught relationship between the rapper and Megan Thee Stallion.

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@MrErnestOwens absolutely clearing that annoying yt man on his own show is a Philly win

Ernest Owens

@MrErnestOwens

2 years

Funniest Thing Ever: @piersmorgan asked me why I accused him of racism regarding Meghan Markle...but then later blames me as a "high profile Black man" for why he was criticized for his previous remarks. I think he just answered his own question right there.

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I was on @ICYMI_pod w/ my besties @heyydnae and @pahwa_nitish to discuss Hasan Minhaj. Tish and I could talk about this ordeal forever, and we tried—sorry to ICYMI's intrepid prod. @seera_sharae !—but I think the bottom line is: Always close read.

Hasan Minhaj “Emotional Truths” Are Admitted Fabrications. Does it Matter?

Where’s the line between comedic license and deception?

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5 months

This new episode of @ICYMI_pod about Nara Smith with @gabydvj is soooooo poignant.

Is Nara Smith Actually a Tradwife?

The model-turned-influencer is turning the internet upside down.

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2 years

An official ranking of Little Women IP as follows: 1. Greta Gerwig's LITTLE WOMEN (2019) 2. Kim Hee-won's LITTLE WOMEN Kdrama (2022) 3. The actual book, Alcott's LITTLE WOMEN (1868) 4. Everything else.

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One of the coolest things I've done @Slate : My favorite show currently in production, WE ARE LADY PARTS, dropped its 2nd season on Peacock today. I got to interview the showrunner, Nida Manzoor, about how the music has evolved since the first season.

A Standout Show About an All-Women Muslim Punk Band Is Back. Its Music Is Better Than Ever.

Showrunner Nida Manzoor was responsible for many of the new season’s breakout hits.

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where is the book on amanda bynes. where is the longform youtube essay on amanda bynes. amanda bynes is so important to me and my generation. amanda bynes did things no one else in the industry could do. we should have taken care of amanda bynes, to whom we owe a Lot.

Harry Tafoya

@gaykatemoss

1 year

It’s crazy to watch Amanda Bynes clips and take in how effervescent of a performer she was & how totally her surrealist brand of humor took over my generation, literally the human analog to SpongeBob. An incredible contribution to culture, she deserves the greatest care & respect

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please cover your faces as best as possible. #philly #PhillyProtest #phillyprotests

Lisa MacDonald

@GoldMacDonald

4 years

Armed police cameramen on the parkway #phillyprotests #phillyprotest

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that's nadira "rotten tomatoes top critic" to you

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1 year

given all of the #QueenCleopatra backlash, I interviewed a historian to figure out whether or not Cleopatra was historically Black. the answer may surprise you!

Netflix’s Cleopatra Has Sparked Furious Controversy. Everyone Is Missing the Point.

We may never know her race. But we know she was different.

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4 months

i shit you not: the last time my timeline looked like this was when everyone heard "Becky with the good hair" for the first time

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*in my Drake voice*: I'm going Baaaack to Baaaack! I was on @ICYMI_pod again today to discuss (read: scream with @heyydnae about) why I hate the quiet luxury/stealth wealth trend. (Per usual, also avail wherever you get your pods.)

Quiet Luxury Is TikTok’s Latest Nonsensical Fashion Trend

It’s the cocaine of aesthetics: everywhere if you know where to look for it.

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25 days

GET 'EM, TISH

Nitish Pahwa

@pahwa_nitish

26 days

👇my manifesto against Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, whose callous, thoughtless, and insensible acts of cultural destruction—culminating, not least, in the recent scrubbing of Cartoon Network's website—have been allowed to go on for too long, and need to be stopped

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I don't think it's a reach to say there's an obvious additional element to the hate Imane Khelif has been experiencing that few have said

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@xixa_notxixa

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@MezahiMaher The fact that she quite literally looks the same but thinks she's the dainty fragile little girl in the pic lmfaoo

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had so much fun musing with @SamuelAAdams @heyydnae @rebeccaonion & @juliacraven about a topic I think about often: celebrity Wife Guys

The Brutal Celebrity Breakup That Proves Being a Wife Guy Is Risky Business

Let the messy demise of the Hamilton “it” couple be a lesson for us all.

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These are my acknowledgements to my dissertation which I had to cut because of the word limit. Thank you all 💚

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1 year

I wrote about #Spill , the new app that's hoping to become the new place for Black Twitter when we all eventually escape from this app.

My Week on Spill, the Invite-Only App Hoping to Be the New Black Twitter

For now, this is a private club. What will happen when the app is available to all?

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3 months

I had a great convo with the co-creator of The Sympathizer about the ending of the show. We talked about so much precious stuff that couldn't make it in (like the connections between this and Blindness) that didn't make it in, but I loved this!

The Sympathizer’s Co-Creator Knew the Show Had to End in a Sea of Ghosts

Showrunner Don McKellar knew early on the journey his Captain needed to take.

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hi. if you love #Euphoria as much as me please read + laugh with us

allegra frank

@LegsFrank

3 years

an essential euphoria guide by the iconic duo @calllmenadira and @MaddyDucharme , ft. chaotic captions by me

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I feel like I should take this moment to say that a new episode of @ICYMI_pod dropped today, where @thecandicelim and I talk about our favorite Olympic internet moments thus far! Consider this me plugging my mixtape under a hit tweet or whatever:

The 2024 Internet Olympics

We rank the best memes, moments, and main characters of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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4 months

I feel like I could speak for a long time about enjoying content that simultaneously alienates or negates your existence (your race, your body, etc.), and I'd start with @stefficao_ 's really affirming piece about #Wonyoungism .

TikTok’s Latest Wellness Trend: Starving Yourself in the Name of K-Pop

TikTok users say that “Wonyoungism,” which aims to mimic the image of a beloved K-Pop artist, is promoting unhealthy dieting and unrealistic beauty standards.

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but frfr re:fire - most things have insurance. a human life does not. i’m not that bothered if fire is your method (though I wouldn’t recommend it). i’m more bothered that people care more about a burning building or car than a racist institution and a Black life.

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Broad & Callowhill Be there! #phillyprotests

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i love that #Barbie has reinvigorated the conversation around Bratz but what’s being lost in that convo is that Bratz weren’t just “another gen. of doll,” they were coded (and outrightly made) to represent non-white girls they also, most importantly, didn’t dream of labor ✊🏽

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@SlateCulture @NPR Lots of helping hands on this one, but special credit to @dankois + @craftingmystyle for spearheading. Mom, look! My name is in a list that includes @wkamaubell , @JulieDash , @ava , @Wesley_Morris , @mayascade , @SorayaMcDonald and literally so many of my heroes!!!

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this is one of my favorite episodes of TV of all time. i praised it in Slate’s list of Best Standalone TV Episodes. Braugher’s work had done SO much for me in my lifetime, and though it will continue to do more, this is so effing sad.

Zach

@Zacharyros3507

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In honor of Andre Braugher, here's one of my favorite scenes from Brooklyn 99

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I will be talking to my esteemed colleagues ( @dankois , @SamuelAAdams , + @thehighsign ) about the Oscars (and i get to do my favorite thing: being a professional hater) Tune in if ya fancy ✨✨✨

Hillary Frey

@hilella

2 years

Want to hang out with some of the smartest people @slate to talk about the Oscars? If you join @slateplus you can on Thursday at 5pm ET!

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I wrote about why Frank Ocean's controversial experience at Coachella isn't that surprising. In other news, rip to all my Frank fans who had tickets to Weekend 2; I'm prayin for yall.

This Year’s Big Coachella Controversy? We Should Have Seen It Coming.

It doesn’t take skating rinks, curfews, and ankle injuries to explain the letdown.

slate.com

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It is I, your toe-dipping cultural water tester.