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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We all have love for our favorite TV shows. Those shows we went back to, sometimes for years, became like best friends. Each week TV aficionados James King and Emily Johnston take us back to hang out with those best friends and bask in the best TV shows of all time while learning nuggets that might surprise you. From the lowbrow to the highbrow, from the comedies to the dramas, from Gossip Girl and Mad About You to Beavis & Butthead, The Osbournes, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, explore the stories of our favorite shows with the humor and enthusiasm that connects us. The Shows We Watched covers a different TV show every episode and includes deep dives into Friends, Sex & the City, My So-Called Life, Frasier, Married with Children, The Larry Sanders Show, The Joy of Painting, and countless more.
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We all have love for our favorite TV shows. Those shows we went back to, sometimes for years, became like best friends. Each week TV aficionados James King and Emily Johnston take us back to hang out with those best friends and bask in the best TV shows of all time while learning nuggets that might surprise you. From the lowbrow to the highbrow, from the comedies to the dramas, from Gossip Girl and Mad About You to Beavis & Butthead, The Osbournes, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, explore the stories of our favorite shows with the humor and enthusiasm that connects us. The Shows We Watched covers a different TV show every episode and includes deep dives into Friends, Sex & the City, My So-Called Life, Frasier, Married with Children, The Larry Sanders Show, The Joy of Painting, and countless more.
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