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The Last Five Years (2015) ***1/2

August 26, 2018 by Candace in no shortage of opinions

Jaimie Wellerstein is the fucking worst.

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August 26, 2018 /Candace
movies
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The queen is dead

August 16, 2018 by Candace

I woke up to the sound of a neighbor blasting "Say a Little Prayer for You" and figured Aretha had died.

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August 16, 2018 /Candace
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"And just 'cause they give you shit don't mean you have to take it"

January 29, 2018 by Candace

"I never thought I'd win Grammy Awards with The Roots
I never thought I'd be getting long in the tooth
My OG told me ''Boy you better go and live your truth''
I am a walking affirmation, that imagination
And focus and patience get you closer to your aspiration
And just 'cause they give you shit don't mean you have to take it"

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January 29, 2018 /Candace
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Salma Hayek speaks out

December 14, 2017 by Candace in no shortage of opinions

Having found the courage to tell her story, has Hayek also found the courage to listen while other women tell theirs?

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December 14, 2017 /Candace
Salma Hayek, Harvey Weinstein, power, silencing, believe women, believe Black women
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She-Ra reboot coming to Netflix

December 12, 2017 by Candace in no shortage of opinions

She-Ra was definitely a badass, but it was like they couldn't just let her be badass without making sure to reinforce the gender training.

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December 12, 2017 /Candace
80s, cartoons, gender, reboots, comics
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HBO's "Confederate" still a terrible idea.

July 20, 2017 by Candace in no shortage of opinions

Why should I feel like this is anything besides another instance of the pain of black and brown people in America being used for entertainment (at worst) and education (at dubious "best")?

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July 20, 2017 /Candace
race, tv
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Benioff and Weiss announce "Confederate"

July 19, 2017 by Candace in no shortage of opinions

The dudes who write Game of Thrones are making another show for HBO. I'm not sold on it yet.

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July 19, 2017 /Candace
tv, race
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It's bad. But it's not hopeless.

July 12, 2017 by Candace

This climate change thing is bad. Really bad. And most of us are in denial about that, even if we're not in denial that it's happening. But climate change panic is not the answer.

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July 12, 2017 /Candace
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SAMPLE 1: Terms of engagement

March 25, 2017 by Candace

So these are a few working definitions. They’re not perfect, but I think they’re a good start.

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March 25, 2017 /Candace
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From the archives: My painful breakup with True Blood

March 20, 2017 by Candace in no shortage of opinions

Even my love for Lafayette couldn't save it.

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March 20, 2017 /Candace
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Part of the narrative

November 20, 2016 by Candace in no shortage of opinions

It's just irrational for a member of King George's court to go to a performance of Hamilton and expect the cast to "talk less, smile more."

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November 20, 2016 /Candace
intersectionality, privilege, art, tone policing, diversity, Hamilton, hypocrisy, hegemony
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From the archives: on privilege, justice, and asking nicely

November 15, 2016 by Candace in no shortage of opinions

"But, even more than this, I believe that there is a real and significant injustice in expecting people to ask nicely that someone stop hating, oppressing, or otherwise mistreating them."

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November 15, 2016 /Candace /Source
justice, privilege, tone policing
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Flashback Friday: Oh, the humanities!

September 16, 2016 by Candace in no shortage of opinions

This one time, at The New Yorker, David Brooks explained how only science can help make the next generation less shallow by "filling the hole left by the atrophy of theology and philosophy."

I had some feelings about it.

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September 16, 2016 /Candace
flashback, recovering academic, in medias rant
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The Great Wall

August 20, 2016 by Candace in no shortage of opinions, trailers

I’m willing to listen when Zhang Yimou says people have got it wrong, but the trailer is doing nothing to show me that he’s right.

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August 20, 2016 /Candace
entertainment, whitewashing, movies, diversity
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How embarrassing!

August 07, 2016 by Candace in no shortage of opinions

Currently experiencing a temporary shortage of opinions.

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August 07, 2016 /Candace
starting up
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