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"The thing behind the thing": Malcolm Gladwell and Kenya Barris find inspiration in a similar place

Creator of ABC’s “black-ish" talks about teaming up with his favorite author for "The Unusual Suspects" on Audible

04.02.2025 2

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"A love letter to the mentors": Brian Tyree Henry on his success from "Atlanta" to "The Fire Inside"

When I sat down with Brian Tyree Henry to talk about playing in his first biopic, "The Fire Inside," I couldn't help but ask him about the breakout...

25.12.2024 4

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Moving on from a "Big Show” Christmas: What my preschooler taught me about holidays and abundance

My 4-year-old daughter Cross already has a better idea of the energy we should put into Christmas gifts than either of her parents combined. ...

25.12.2024 5

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Remembering Nikki Giovanni, the iconic poet who taught me how to exist with freedom

They say, "Never meet your heroes," and I say, they couldn’t be more wrong. Back in 2017, I had the rare opportunity to interview the legendary Dr....

11.12.2024 5

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"Dream bigger": Sheryl Lee Ralph is living proof of her "Abbott Elementary" character's wisdom

Entertainment icon and ABC’s "Abbott Elementary" star Sheryl Lee Ralph has a unique opportunity to use her role as Mrs. Howard to both highlight...

21.11.2024 4

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Kamala Harris' loss breaks my heart — for my wife and daughter, and for America

Vice President Kamala Harris lost her campaign for president overnight, breaking the hearts of many, including my wife Caron and four-year-old...

06.11.2024 30

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DeWanda Wise’s messy polyamorous marriage on “Three Women” has lessons for all couples

"The first person I'd ever met who was poly, I met in 2005, so it's not conceptually passing strange to me and not really foreign territory,"...

31.10.2024 10

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“Sometimes you have to jump”: Roy Wood Jr. on why his “Daily Show” exit was about facing fears

Last fall, Roy Wood Jr. took his seven-year-old son with him to clean out his office at “The Daily Show.” Wood had been working at “The Daily Show”...

21.09.2024 5

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"Wise Guy" director Alex Gibney on the legacy of "The Sopranos" and lovable bad guys

Alex Gibney is the Academy Award, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning director, writer, and producer of "Taxi to the Dark Side," "Enron" and "Going...

19.09.2024 4

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Tyrese on "1992," making Hollywood uncomfortable and rejecting "wack" R&B

Tyrese Gibson is a Grammy Award-nominated, multi-platinum recording artist and celebrated film star from the "Transformers" and "The Fast and the...

15.09.2024 3

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"Art heals": Colman Domingo on why nurturing the incarcerated is in everybody's best interest

Oscar-nominated actor Colman Domingo is actively challenging men to be more tender through his new film “Sing Sing,” which follows a group of...

26.07.2024 3

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Blair Underwood embraces the demonic dark in “Longlegs" with Nicolas Cage

Blair Underwood terrified me last weekend to the point where my Sunday was ruined.  Yes, I am talking about that Blair Underwood –– the Peabody,...

20.07.2024 1

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