And why critics and audiences felt so differently about this movie in the first place.
Read MoreThis week, much of the valid analysis about Will Smith, Chris Rock and that slap was overshadowed by an increasingly racist discourse. We should probably talk about it, huh?
Read MoreFrom Dave Chappelle to David Zucker, the writer and director of Airplane!, there’s been a lot of mansplaining about comedy this week, and I’m just going to spend this newsletter shutting it down, if that’s okay.
Read MoreBlack Panther actor Letitia Wright posted a transphobic, inaccurate anti-vax video last week—and instead of talking about medical racism, we’re talking about cancel culture (again).
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