Once I was released from my own hospital stay, I rushed to the NICU. Despite the nurses and doctors suggesting I go home and rest, my trauma refused to let me go. We spent the next two months watching my son grow stronger and healthier in the hospital. But when we finally came home, I…
The Oscars 2020 ceremony didn’t have any big mistakes of the La La Land/Moonlight variety, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to criticize. Of course, there was the noticeable lack of representation for female filmmakers and people of color, which the show seemed to try to quell with interstitial segments celebrating them. Maybe next year,…
Warning: Light spoilers ahead. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about Lea Michele’s holiday-themed romantic comedy, Same Time, Next Christmas, since I watched it last night. It’s your typical, delightful rom-com: An architect, Olivia Anderson (Lea Michele), heads to Hawaii for the holidays, where her family and another family, the Williamses, travel every year…
At 32, I embarked on a second career—I love kids and was meant to be a teacher so I got my master’s in education. That same year, my son Parker was born, so I finished my classes online with a baby in tow. Juggling the two wouldn’t be easy under any circumstances, but ours was…
Marvel got fans excited this week by dropping the official trailer and poster for Avengers: Endgame, but that hype turned into frustration for many when they noticed one glaring omission: The poster doesn’t list Danai Gurira in the cast credits at the top of the image. In this latest installment of The Avengers, Gurira reprises…
Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin aren’t shy about their love for each other. They routinely post couple pics on Instagram, make out in parks all over New York City, and leave comments on one another’s social platforms. Bieber took the couple’s PDA up a notch, though, with a little comment he posted on Baldwin’s most…