The Golden Globes became one of the most talked-about award shows of the 2018 season long before the red carpet was officially rolled out, thanks to the 300 founding members of Time’s Up. The movement is a Hollywood-based initiative that hopes to address issues of systemic gender inequity and sexual harassment across industries through legal…
Read moreThe Golden Globes, broadcasting on Sunday night (January 7), will be making a huge statement on the red carpet: After months of sexual misconduct allegations that have shaken the industry and toppled its most powerful men, actresses and actors will be wearing black as a way to make a statement about the events. The questions…
Read moreOn the Golden Globes red carpet Sunday night, you’ll likely see a sea of women—and male allies—wearing black. This, in part, is thanks to Time’s Up, an initiative launched on January 1 by 300 women in Hollywood with the goal of ending “systemic inequality and injustice in the workplace,” whether that’s in Hollywood or in…
Read moreAs 2017 entered its final weeks and think piece after think piece laid bare the tectonic shift happening Hollywood—and many other industries—post-Harvey Weinstein, the attention of many turned to the first week of January, which marks the start of awards season, kicked off by Sunday’s Golden Globes. What would Hollywood’s most flashbulb-saturated season be like…
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 moreIn what’s sure to be a pivotal moment in the post-Weinstein, #MeToo era of Hollywood award shows, Sunday evening’s Golden Globes will include, among a number of other definitive proclamations of protest, a powerful new commercial from The New York Times. The news outlet—which was the very first to break the story on the sexual…
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