Time magazine revealed its newest cover yesterday, and it features nearly 50 first-time female candidates who say they were inspired to run for office following the election of Donald Trump and the 2017 Women’s March. Time calls the candidates The Avengers, and a corresponding story by journalist Charlotte Alter explains how after marching, these women…
Read moreThe Critics’ Choice Awards provided an extremely fast follow-up to the Golden Globes, an event where Time’s Up dominated and women’s representation—especially in categories like directing—were hot topics of conversation. The Thursday evening award ceremony, however, lacked a lot of the punch of Sunday evening’s epic kick-off. Gone were the Time’s Up pins and speeches…
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At the 2018 Golden Globes, the red carpet was flooded with black dresses and Time’s Up pins, a coordinated protest against sexual abuse and harassment in Hollywood and other industries. Though responses to the blackout (and the efficacy of this type of showing) was mixed, it does appear to have inspired a similar movement in…
Read moreFive people were nominated for Best Director at the 2018 Golden Globes , and they all have something in common: They’re men. Guillermo del Toro, Martin McDonagh, Christopher Nolan, Ridley Scott, and Steven Spielberg were the only directors to score nods this year, leaving out talented filmmakers like Greta Gerwig and Dee Rees, who both…
Read moreIn the wake of a year in which Harvey Weinstein and #MeToo dominated the entertainment headlines, this year’s overall awards season has—rightly—centered more on change in Hollywood than any red carpet predictions or accolade-worthy performances. This year, the spotlight is on worthy initiatives like Time’s Up, an ambitious initiative backed by 300 powerful women in…
Read moreIf you haven’t watched Black Mirror, now is a very good time to start: The British show, now on Netflix, has four incredible seasons on the streaming platform. If you haven’t seen it, it’s set in a not-so-unrealistic future, usually with varying levels of hits-far-too-close-to-home dystopia commenting on things like dating, marriage, and, of course,…
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