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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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Matt and Aviv wade into the ages old debate: What color are orcs? Who wants to read ACoTaR when you can just message Lianne, and what would it be like to be a crow, hell bent on destroying plastic? Why is so much of our mail bag romantasy themed these days? I guess we'll never know.
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Matt and Aviv wade into the ages old debate: What color are orcs? Who wants to read ACoTaR when you can just message Lianne, and what would it be like to be a crow, hell bent on destroying plastic? Why is so much of our mail bag romantasy themed these days? I guess we'll never know.
Follow us on Bluesky and now Instagram!
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