"It's your outlook on life that counts. If you take yourself lightly and don't take yourself too seriously, pretty soon you can find the humor in our everyday lives. And sometimes it can be a lifesaver." Happy 98th birthday to the gorgeous and glorious Betty White!
At the end of 2020, instead of 30 Under 30 and NextGen lists, please profile middle-aged people who just got their big breaks. I want to read about a mother of 2 who published her first novel, a director who released their first studio feature at 47, THAT'S THE LIST WE WANT.
Awkwafina on Sunday night became the first Asian-American woman to win a Golden Globe Award for best actress, winning in the musical or comedy category for her role in “The Farewell" https://t.co/eJkPTjhQM5
When you know your music history you get humbled quick. The Black 1950s churches got funkier than a horse stall. Like them old Dixie hummingbirds shouts made rappers sound like pilgrims. Rock guitarists would have soul fans say ‘ My auntie ROSETTA Tharpe woulda shredded yo ass’
Did I miss the conversation where we all discussed how fine AF Luke Wilson looks in The Royal Tenenbaums? Cause goddamn. Also... I wish Gwyneth Paltrow was like this all the time.
So, what Amy Sherman-Palladino is telling me is that Lenny Bruce and PERFECT Benjamin are out here ready to risk it all for Midge Maisel but she keeps backtracking and fawning over basic, unemployed, cheating Joel?
The Color Purple was nominated for 12 Oscars and didn’t win a one. None, nada, zip, zilch. Out of Africa won Best Picture that year. 😩🙄
Can anyone quote entire scenes from Out of Africa 30+ years later? Of course not. Oftentimes time and history sort out the real winners.