Technically, Fashion Week exists to serve those working in the fashion industry—buyers looking for new merchandise for their stores, magazine editors reporting on the trends, stylists pulling for their clients’ next big red carpet, and so on. But with every passing year, its audience grows wider. Through live stream videos and Instagram Stories and other…
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Awkwafina is having a history-making year: Not only did she star in Crazy Rich Asians—the first film in years with a cast of Asian descent—but on Saturday she also became just the second Asian women ever to host Saturday Night Live in the show’s 44-year history. During her opening monologue, Awkwafina told a few great…
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With the 2018 Emmys just around the corner, conversations have been percolating around representation on television. On Saturday, for example, four black actors swept the Creative Arts Emmy Awards for Guest Star in a historic first, signaling that change might finally be on the way. But a new study from the San Diego State’s Center…
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Netflix is one of the most diverse platforms in entertainment, with hundreds of original titles featuring people of every race, gender, sexuality, and size—both onscreen and off. The streaming giant showcased its diversity last year during a BET Awards TV spot titled “It’s About Time” and a campaign called #FirstTimeISawMe, where black and Latinx talent…
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Slowly but surely, TV shows are doing a better job at depicting the full scope of the varied LGBTQ+ experience on screen. Things started out small, with shows like Will & Grace and Glee showing slices of queer identity, and now sitcoms, dramas, and everything in between have expanded that showcase, dedicating themselves to getting…
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