Last year a report from USC brought to light that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders make up less than 6% of speaking roles in the entertainment industry and 4% of lead roles. The study looked at 13,000 popular films and found that of the 4% with AAPI leads, only 6 were women, 0 were women over 40, 0 were in the LGBTQ+ community, and 14 were Dwayne Johnson. The numbers for people behind the camera were incredibly low as well. Every year, for one month, we tell people in the AAPI community they are important. We tell them we want… Read more »
Featured properties: Better Call Saul, Pacific Rim: The Black, Russian Doll, The Flight Attendant, A Very British Scandal, Selling Sunset, Heartstopper, Outer Range
Basically: A confectionary celebration of middle school—layered with enough puberty, generational trauma, repression, sisterhood, and boy bands to bring out the beast in any girl. Domee Shi, the writer and director of the unforgettable Pixar short Bao, is back again and it’s on. Shi has a way of imbuing metaphor and allusion into explorations of family dynamics, that are especially relatable for people of Chinese descent but also for the children of immigrants of every culture. She absolutely excels at bridging the need to connect to your heritage while still fitting into the place you live, and she achieves this… Read more »
A chapter about Kanye’s car accident, the creation of his first album College Dropout, and the critical success following its release.
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from Ed Sheeran, Stand Atlantic, Lolo, and more.
Properties featured: Ms. Pat: Y’all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?, Disenchantment, Dollface, Inventing Anna, Love is Blind, The Sky is Everywhere, Bel-Air
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from The Maine, Dashboard Confessional, Architects, and more.
Properties featured: Grand Crew, The Hand of God, Selling Tampa, The Witcher, With Love
Properties featured: 9-1-1, Nicole Byer: BBW (Big Beautiful Weirdo), People’s Choice Awards, Abbott Elementary, Mr. Saturday Night, The Expanse, Crossing Swords, Saturday Morning All Star Hits!
Today we talk about another music video from Taylor Swift, Black Veil Brides’ comic series, Harry Styles’ beauty brand, and more Marylin Manson accusations. Taylor Swift Takes Over Part Two We thought the Taylor news was going to cool down for a second but she came in hot yesterday with a new music video for her song “I Bet You Think About Me”. It is speculated that the track is also about Mr. Gyllenhaal so someone may need to check on him. This music video was directed by Blake Lively and stars Miles Teller. It tells the story of a… Read more »
