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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In the first of a brand new series, the Lash Lads invite guests to submit five things they don't like about Doctor Who to be thrown In the Time Lash.
Tired tropes, ill-informed cultural myths, and fan "wisdom" all come under scrutiny as we discuss the things we never want to hear ever again.
In the first episode, stand-up comedian and On the Time Lash co-host Ben Verth submits the five Doctor Who things he wants to send on holiday with H.G. Wells. But will it be Ben and Mark that get binned by the end?
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