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We proposed to 'Love Is Blind' sight unseen, then watched
The reality dating show Love Is Blind is built around a simple premise: Couples date without meeting face to face, fall in love with each other's personalities, and don't meet in person until after they've gotten engaged. Viewers are bound to have strong opinions on the couples. The Netflix show just wrapped its third season, and we're going to unpack what happened. → Read More
Presenting 'Pop Culture Happy Hour': Beauty & pain of 'Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel'
In this special episode from our friends at Pop Culture Happy Hour, guest host Aisha Harris talks with journalists Tre'vell Anderson and Jarrett Hill about stand-up comedian Jerrod Carmichael's new HBO special Rothaniel where Carmichael comes out publicly as gay for the first time and talks about secrets that have haunted his family for multiple generations. → Read More
The beauty and pain of 'Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel'
To comedy fans, Jerrod Carmichael is known as a stand-up comic with an acerbic brand of observational humor, and he's starred in his own family sitcom, The Carmichael Show. Now his recent HBO special Rothaniel has made headlines. Carmichael comes out publicly as gay for the first time and he talks about secrets that have haunted his family for multiple generations. It's a profoundly immersive… → Read More
How you feel about 'Bel-Air' may depend upon how you feel about CW dramas
What if you took The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, but made it a gritty, modern drama where Will is sent to Bel-Air to avoid facing an illegal gun possession charge? That's the basic premise of Bel-Air — the reboot of the classic 90s sitcom that made Will Smith a TV star. Jabari Banks steps into the role of Will, who this time around is less a goofy charmer and more a cool star athlete. It's a show… → Read More
'We Need To Talk About Cosby' is about more than art versus artist
The new Showtime docuseries We Need to Talk About Cosby seeks to better understand Bill Cosby, a man full of contradictions and complexities. Director W. Kamau Bell traces Cosby's remarkable career and legacy and how he became one of the biggest stars of the 20th century. He also traces the comedian's downfall – over 60 women have accused Cosby of sexual assault. → Read More
Lil Nas X's 'Montero' Is Triumphant
In just two short years, Lil Nas X has proven he's much more than "Old Town Road." He's taken a successful novelty song and parlayed it into a budding and influential music career. He's come out as gay and arguably become pop's biggest out star. He's a master of performance art and marketing, and his eponymous debut studio album Montero easily became one of the year's most anticipated projects. → Read More
What’s Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading
Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's new music from Big Thief, Netflix's Bake Squad and a new article from Priya Krishna. → Read More
What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading
Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's new music from Big Thief, Netflix's Bake Squad and a new article from Priya Krishna. → Read More
Outfest starts this week. What are film festivals like during the pandemic?
LA hosts a ton of film festivals every year, from the biggest of the bunch, Outfest, to more modest events, like the Santa Monica Film Festival. → Read More
Is your quarantine hair getting ridiculous? Weigh the risks of a haircut outdoors
For the past month, hair and nail salons in California have been able to reopen outdoors only, with masks and strict sanitary protocols in place. → Read More
Trump bans TikTok and WeChat. What does this mean for employees and users?
The video app TikTok has been downloaded nearly 2.5 billion times around the world. In the U.S. alone, it has been downloaded more than 100 million times. → Read More
Race and roller skates: Embracing African American skate culture and the summer of wheels
Terrance Brown is the first one to arrive at a vacant parking lot near the beach, across from the Santa Barbara City College football stadium. → Read More
How to reduce your plastic waste in LA
Maybe you have a reusable water bottle, and bring your own bags to the farmers market or grocery store. But even environmentally conscious people often buy plastic shampoo bottles, toothpaste tubes, or laundry detergent jugs. → Read More
‘Fix the City’ sues LA over program to build housing near transit hubs
A housing program that’s been called one of LA’s biggest successes is under attack. → Read More
How black men and women fought to become stunt doubles in Hollywood
In Athens Park in Compton in the mid 1960s, a group of black men regularly met to teach each other how to fight. → Read More
Sound tech hopes to keep whales from fatal collisions with ships
About 80 whales are killed by cargo ships on the West Coast of the United States each year. → Read More
Election 2020: What do black voters in LA care most about?
What are the key issues for local black voters heading into the 2020 presidential election? Researchers with the Pat Brown Institute at Cal State LA sought to answer that question in an in-depth survey released today. → Read More
Jordin Sparks' upcoming TV series is based on this black woman's story of adoption, friendship
TV producer Ranada Sherpard created an upcoming series on Freeform where two friends learn they are sisters after taking a DNA test. → Read More
'Gay Geeks': An online utopia for LGBTQ gamers, comic fans and Trekkies
What started out as a small group of "gay geeks" in Seattle has turned into a worldwide community of 50,000 people. → Read More
OpEd: 'Detroit' is going to hurt, but it’s worth it
You’re not going to love "Detroit" as the "feel good movie of the year," but that’s why you should see it. → Read More