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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Oh, boy, time to get some new "Trek" lore! No, not the android kind, the backstory kind! Also I guarantee it's a kind no one sensible wanted, needed, or ended up liking! First up, it takes two terrible episodes to find out why the Klingons are so darn different in TOS with "Affliction" and "Divergence"! After that, brace yourself for what a misogynist thinks female empowerment is in the absolutely disgraceful "Bound"! Also this week: "Speed" Trek, the Ames Protocol, and Kes! [timestamps: Afflergence: 02:32; Bound: 1:02:00; Kes: 1:32:15] [the ship's med student/gardener can be found here: https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/759447993092030464/character-spotlight-kes?source=share]
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Oh, boy, time to get some new "Trek" lore! No, not the android kind, the backstory kind! Also I guarantee it's a kind no one sensible wanted, needed, or ended up liking! First up, it takes two terrible episodes to find out why the Klingons are so darn different in TOS with "Affliction" and "Divergence"! After that, brace yourself for what a misogynist thinks female empowerment is in the absolutely disgraceful "Bound"! Also this week: "Speed" Trek, the Ames Protocol, and Kes! [timestamps: Afflergence: 02:32; Bound: 1:02:00; Kes: 1:32:15] [the ship's med student/gardener can be found here: https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/759447993092030464/character-spotlight-kes?source=share]
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