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<b>Tracee Ellis Ross: A Life of Creativity, Style, and Independence    </b>

Tracee Ellis Ross: A Life of Creativity, Style, and Independence

FilmAugust 19, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Tracee Ellis Ross has built a career and a reputation that stand entirely on her own terms. Born into one of music’s most famous families,…

<b>Streaming on Netflix…<i>Cold Copy</i> Delivers a Chilling Twist on Journalism    </b>

Streaming on Netflix…Cold Copy Delivers a Chilling Twist on Journalism

FilmAugust 19, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Cold Copy is an edgy thriller centered on the morally warped world of modern broadcast journalism, spearheaded by an intense performance from Bel Powley as…

<b>Snoop Dogg: From Long Beach Rhythms to Global Stardom       </b>

Snoop Dogg: From Long Beach Rhythms to Global Stardom

FilmAugust 19, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Snoop Dogg was born Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. in Long Beach, California, in October 1971, and from his earliest days he was surrounded by music…

<b>Now Streaming on Prime…Snoop Dogg brings signature swagger to prime-time sports comedy in <i>The Underdoggs</i>   </b>

Now Streaming on Prime…Snoop Dogg brings signature swagger to prime-time sports comedy in The Underdoggs

FilmAugust 19, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

The Underdoggs is an R-rated sports comedy that rides high on Snoop Dogg’s magnetic presence yet stumbles trying to merge edgy humor with earnest underdog…

<b>Zohran Mamdani: The Son of Queens Who Wants to Reimagine New York</b>

Zohran Mamdani: The Son of Queens Who Wants to Reimagine New York

NewsmakersAugust 18, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

On a summer afternoon in Astoria, Zohran Mamdani cuts an unassuming figure, striding past corner stores, halal butchers, and coffee shops with the ease of…

<b>Spike Lee: A Filmmaker Who Never Stops Confronting America   </b>

Spike Lee: A Filmmaker Who Never Stops Confronting America

FilmAugust 18, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

For nearly four decades, Spike Lee has been a voice impossible to ignore. His films, his persona, and his unmistakable presence—whether on stage at Cannes…

<b>Colin Kaepernick: From Quarterback to Cultural Flashpoint   </b>

Colin Kaepernick: From Quarterback to Cultural Flashpoint

NewsmakersAugust 18, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Colin Kaepernick’s name is no longer simply tied to football—it has become shorthand for protest, principle, and the collision of sports with politics. His rise…

<b>Spike Lee’s Kaepernick Docuseries Dropped by ESPN Amid Creative Standoff   </b>

Spike Lee’s Kaepernick Docuseries Dropped by ESPN Amid Creative Standoff

Newsmakers, TVAugust 18, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Spike Lee’s ambitious docuseries on Colin Kaepernick has been shelved after months of anticipation, marking a dramatic halt for a project once touted as a…

<b>Quentin Tarantino Scraps <i>The Movie Critic</i>, Reopens Questions About His Retirement and Legacy   </b>

Quentin Tarantino Scraps The Movie Critic, Reopens Questions About His Retirement and Legacy

Film, NewsmakersAugust 18, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Quentin Tarantino has never been shy about setting the terms of his own career. For more than two decades he has declared that he would…

<b><i>The Thursday Murder Club</i> Charms with Wit, Heart, and a Killer Cast   </b>

The Thursday Murder Club Charms with Wit, Heart, and a Killer Cast

FilmAugust 18, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

The Thursday Murder Club delights with its clever blend of wit, warmth, and wisdom, casting a sharp light on mortality—and how to outfox its everyday…

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