Visions of them dividends… [Video][Website][3.88] Andy Hutchins: I strongly believe that no one without a financial interest in the Peas asked for Translation, and three months of the droning “Ritmo” on the radio has made me pine for the bizarro Jaden Smith verse from the remix to break up the…

Theres an old joke: Well know weve accomplished true representation, whatever that is, when creators from marginalized backgrounds finally get the chance to make truly mediocre art. As bad as the high-profile white artist who recently flubbed yet another at-bat after a long string of attempts at, say, a Harry…

Before my family had a VCR in the 1980s, I would put my audio tape recorder next to the TV so I could listen to The Golden Girls episodes again and again. Thats how I learned lines from the lanai by heart; thats how I can still hear my late…

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Before COVID-19 hit Nashville, the tornadoes did.  In the early morning hours of March 3, a pair of twisters ripped through the Tennessee capital at 165 miles an hour. The storm killed some two dozen people and left others homeless, just days before the state’s first case of the coronavirus…

Adam Glogau knew he had reached rock bottom when, in March 2014, he found himself in his living room with a 9mm handgun in his mouth. He felt helpless and angry, with nowhere to turn. He and his wife had tried for years to have a child, but his semen contained…

SANTA MONICA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Recording Academy® announced today the promotion of Shonda Grant to Chief People & Culture Officer. In her role, Grant will be responsible for developing and expanding the organization’s people strategy and managing all employee initiatives. Grant will report directly to the President/CEO and will oversee all…

BEIRUT — With Beiruts airport partially reopening from a three-month virus shutdown, the government is hoping thousands of Lebanese expatriates will return for the summer and bring dollars desperately needed to prop up the crashing economy. But Lebanons far-flung diaspora, renowned as entrepreneurs who for years sent their cash home,…

More Rosas and Amys, Por Favor By Nicole Edry | TV | June 30, 2020 | By Nicole Edry | TV | June 30, 2020 | The role Hollywood plays in promoting “copaganda” is a nuanced, complex issue that deserves its own time and space to untangle. But it’s not…

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