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In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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Grab some kindling and open that flue – filmmaker Peter Bean is here to set up a fireplace for your home! While he’s hard at work, Alex plus Matty discuss the rise of YouTube, examine urinal etiquette, reverse engineer the meaning of the word “revery,” and attempt to figure out who the David Beckham of comedians is. All that and a whole lot of pageantry in this righteous new episode!
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