Where's the 'Beef'?: Season Two of Netflix Dark Comedy Isn't Petty Enough to Be Memorable - DIASPORA Where's the 'Beef'?: Season Two of Netflix Dark Comedy Isn't Petty Enough to Be Memorable

The new season of 'Beef' is undercooked.

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Best Frenemies Forever: 'Hacks' Delivers Joy and Jokes Over Jadedness In Final Season Issue. No. 80: Yes, I cried.

The final season of HACKS made me cry tears of joy

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Thank you for reading!!! ❤️

“Panic at the Disco” Part IV: And What Have We Learned From 'Here Lies Love'? The final installment of the essay series, “Panic at the Disco”: A Critical Journey on 'Here Lies Love', Filipino American Identity, and Reckoning With Art

And now... the final act of the "Panic at the Disco" essay series...

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Zendaya and Robert Pattinson Are 'The Drama': Kristoffer Borgli's Chaotic-Neutral Dark Dramedy Lives Up To Its Name - DIASPORA Zendaya and Robert Pattinson Are 'The Drama': Kristoffer Borgli's Chaotic-Neutral Dark Dramedy Lives Up To Its Name

AM I THE DRAMA?

This movie is wild, offensive, and entertaining.

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Trans Day of Visibility should be every day! Shout out to all my trans siblings!❤️🏳️‍⚧️🫶🏾

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s wig in the new live- action MOANA was a hot topic this past week and the internet, as per usual, did not hold back! Read more via the DIASPORA newsletter: thisisdiaspora.substack.com/p/dragon-mam...

THEY CALL HIM U-S... H-E-R... R-A... Y-M... O-N-D.... now tell me baby how he gonna defend a pedo like Diddy?

Zoom (1999) Theme Song (Season 1, 60 FPS) YouTube video by Evan's Media Archive

Shout out to ZOOM and cast members Pablo, Keiko, and Lynese giving us DEI in 1999.

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Get ready. #DirtyRottenScandals: America's Next Top Model premieres Wednesday at 9/8c on E! YouTube video by E! Entertainment

HEY ALL: Don't forget to watch the other ANTM docuseries on E! Let's keep the party going!!!!

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Ryan Coogler Brings Oscar Grant's Story to the Big Screen Locals know the story of the shooting of Oscar Grant well, but outside of the Bay Area, the tale was (and still is) merely a blip on everyone's news radar. With the new film Fruitvale Station opening ...

WHAT WE’RE GONNA DO RIGHT HERE IS GO BACK…. WAY BACK… BACK INTO TIME….

My interview local SF magazine 7X7 with Ryan Coogler for FRUITVALE STATION in 2013.

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So horny for Javier Bardem right now...

As much shit I talk about the Academy Awards, I love that Conan is hosting again (a fellow Aries -- we share the same birthday, btw).

IT'S OSCARS DAY!

ENJOY.

I just love how much Alysa Liu loves being from Oakland…

If you like to eat bread products on a regular basis, I highly recommend this Trader Joe's product.

Congratulations to Variety -- and the Academy-- for giving us useless breaking news in a desperate attempt to get younger people to watch the Oscars.

FYI: There are a lot of press junkets where the press who are doing the interviews have not even watched the movie. In other words, they are interviewing talent with out having experienced the movie they are promoting. That's not journalism. That's marketing.

The first time I saw TiMEHthee ChalaMEH in a movie was in 2017 at SXSW in the movie HOT SUMMER NIGHTS. As soon as I saw him, I said, "Oh lord, this guy is gonna be loved by Hollywood but I know that he is gonna annoy the hell out of me."

“Panic at the Disco” Part III: Exploiting v. Empowering Representation and Narrative Ownership The third installment of the essay series, “Panic at the Disco”: A Critical Journey on 'Here Lies Love', Filipino American Identity, and Reckoning With Art

The panic continues!

Read the penultimate installment in my HERE LIES LOVE essay series...

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I am not trying to be sarcastic or snarky, but does anyone know of any anti-Oscar events or any events that are an anti-celebration celebration of the Academy Awards in Los Angeles?

As I look at advocacy groups for marginalized communities, I notice more exclusivity rather than inclusivity. As things change, it makes me wonder what my role is in the communities I represent.

When organizations gatekeep, there’s a fracturing of the community they are trying to represent.

'Top Chef' Season 23, AFI DWW+ Showcase, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis's in Vegas, 'Sinners' Sweep Dorian Awards, and the Paramount-WBD Ordeal A weekly-ish digest of digest of arts and culture!

Kristen Kish is so cool....AFI DWW+ short films slay...Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis head to Vegas... SINNERS continues to dominate awards season.... and Hollywood is hardcore Hollywooding...

Read this and more in the latest DIASPORA weekly digest!

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I mean, I say this with all sincerity and no irony... let's just leave Britney alone.

The ‘Heated Rivalry’ Paradox — How LA's queer community is interrogating the hit HBO series | LA Local From "Black Girl Watching" sessions to recreational leagues like Outloud LA, the city’s LGBTQ+ community is grappling with the show's massive success — and its glaring blind spots.

Returning to my Oakland Tribune roots and writing for local outlets! Connected with community and wrote a piece about the impact that HEATED RIVALRY has on LGBTQ folks in sports for The L.A. Local!

Support independent and nonprofit media!

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I was suggested a profile of an AI user on Instagram that had over a million followers. I am bracing myself for more of that or I am just gonna start weening myself off of Instagram…

I was suggested a profile of an AI user on Instagram that had over a million followers. I am bracing myself for more of that or I am just gonna start weening myself off of Instagram…

Shout out to all military brats who ate MREs as afterschool snacks.

What was the consensus on BOOTS before it was canceled? So far, watching it gives me PTSD from being raised in a military family.

I always have thots... and I have lots of them when it comes to the HERE LIES LOVE musical