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A first-gen Black woman's essays and thoughts on TV, pop culture, film, anime and everything in between.
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A Review of Primetime (2026) (opens the original)
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Chris Hansen’s portrayal of himself as some sort of hero tackling on predators was never real. It was a carefully curated persona designed to boost his profile, so that he could claim the prestige and respect he so desperately sought. For proof, look no further than everything he has done after predator. The most notable being the whole Onision “case” where he took what was credible evidence against the legacy YouTuber and bungled it so badly that he’s never faced a single day in criminal court.
The Signs (opens the original)
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About a week ago I had a free 5 to 9 and decided to run some errands but I needed gas first. Upon pulling up to the pump, I was gripped by a sudden desire to take up photography and thus, the following was snapped:<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="488.91194
And Nothing Was The Same (opens the original)
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Today marks 25 years since the biggest nexus point in the lives of myself and everyone in this country. It seems impossible that so much time has gone by. I still remember watching the towers fall on my grandma’s couch, a place I shouldn’t have been at the time but ended up at due to the sheer chaos of that day. Eventually she decided a 5 year old shouldn’t be seeing this and put on Spongebob. But the damage was done. I can’t really explain it but even then I understood that life was going to ch
Would This Solve Everything? (or at least TV) (opens the original)
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I finally figured it out. The secret thing I’m missing. The magic that’ll heal me. Heal the world actually. We need a show with scheming. The kind of show that would devote an entire episode’s 45-55 minute run-time to the planning, execution, and fall-out of a good takedown. Characters who are constantly at odds, coming together to rip someone to shreds with cutting remarks in the most expensive outfits you’ve ever seen. We need a cheeky narration, detailing the affairs of a woefully incestuous
What Whitney Wants To Say No. 28 (opens the original)
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Don’t you just love an impromptu hiatus? I sure do. I love starting multiple articles just to abandon them at the first sign of mediocrity. Nuts considering I do half-baked, hot girl film reviews. But it wouldn’t be me if I didn’t set standards for myself that I have no chance of achieving. Keeps things spicy. But on a serious note the end of this summer has felt so somber. There’s a thick “stop laughing ain’t shit funny” smell in the air. It’s hard to find where I slot in. So I’m here to talk i
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