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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Episode 259 - Nicholas Tanek - Spooooky!
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Nicholas Tanek (@nicholastanek) is a New Jersey based writer who drew from a dissolute youth, tragedy, and the BDSM scene to write his books The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself, Chipped Black Nail Polish, and Your Kinky Friends. Have you ever learnt something unsavory about a celebrity you admired, only to have that fact change your perception of that person? The year is halfway through - what has been our favorite bits of pop culture so far in 2017? Every film is now part of an Extended Cinematic Universe and now we no longer know how to experience a “one-off” film.
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Nicholas Tanek (@nicholastanek) is a New Jersey based writer who drew from a dissolute youth, tragedy, and the BDSM scene to write his books The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself, Chipped Black Nail Polish, and Your Kinky Friends. Have you ever learnt something unsavory about a celebrity you admired, only to have that fact change your perception of that person? The year is halfway through - what has been our favorite bits of pop culture so far in 2017? Every film is now part of an Extended Cinematic Universe and now we no longer know how to experience a “one-off” film.
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