Smita M
Smita M has a Masters in Cultural Studies. She has worked in print and digital newsrooms in India and Nepal, writing on culture, politics, social trends, health, and lifestyle.
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Disney using Baby Yoda as distraction say fans to drown out John Boyega's criticism of 'Star Wars' POC roles
Fans could not help notice that #Mandalorian was trending alongside because soon after Boyega's interview gained attention, Disney announced that Season 2 of 'The Mandalorian’ would air in October
'His Dark Materials' Season 2: Release date, plot, cast, trailer and all you need to know about the fantasy adventure series
Further loading up the star cast that already has talent like James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson and Lin-Manuel Miranda, is Andrew Scott, Fleabag's "Hot Priest", and Phoebe Waller-Bridge will be voicing his female daemon
'Lovecraft Country' Episode 3 is a powerful statement of exorcising the ghosts of oppression to become whole
This episode acknowledges that unless the ghosts of Black victims are laid to rest and until the Black community heals its psychic wounds and traumas inflicted over decades and becomes whole again, there is no going forward
'P-Valley' Episode 7 has fans hyped and guessing about finale but sad Season 1 ends after just 8 episodes
Users were hoping to find a resolution to the key ships in the show and wanted more episodes because one more episode wasn't going to cut it
'P-Valley' Episode 7: Diamond and Keyshawn almost kiss while Lil' Murda comes partially out of the closet
It is the queer relationship between Lil' Murda and Uncle Clifford that is getting the most screen time on the show with ultra-romantic interludes
'P-Valley' Episode 7 shows spectacular montage of work, love and vulnerability behind Pynk's fantasy nights
Each of the behind-the-scenes shots at the Pynk illustrates that stripping is not only about easy eye-candy and the strip-joint is more than just a backdrop for men's fantasies or business
'P-Valley' Episode 7 Review: Fear and loathing in Chucalissa as characters settle accounts on Pynk's last night
Despite the show being greenlit for Season 2, we might have non-Pynk narrative arcs that follow the characters instead
Trevor Noah asks 'what purpose did bullets 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 serve', fans call him better than Jon Stewart
Noah came out with some hard-hitting questions about the different treatments meted out to Jacob Blake and Kyle Rittenhouse
'P-Valley' Episode 7 Preview: Bonus clip sees Mercedes, Uncle Clifford and girls ready for Pynk’s final night
In the bonus clip, we see Mercedes confronting Uncle Clifford about bailing out Patrice Woodbine but also agreeing to dance at Pynk's final night
‘Home Alone’ star Macaulay Culkin’s birthday tweet reminding his followers he’s now 40 met with ‘90s nostalgia
Culkin, who became a household name because of 'Home Alone', just turned 40. He is such an intrinsic part of '90s pop culture he could use himself as a benchmark for how much time has passed
'A Marvelous Night at the Apollo': Sterling K Brown celebrates ‘intertwined’ Black, Jewish history at theater
The actor spoke in the behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' third season finale at the Apollo Theater in Harlem about how performances in both communities were a product of their "struggle"
Pete Navarro compares Melania Trump to Jackie Kennedy, Twitter loses its mind: 'Less Jackie O, more Tacky Ho'
After Navarro said Melania's 'beauty, the elegance, the soft-spokenness' reminded him of Jackie Kennedy, Twitterati heaped their ire on the comparison
'He was meant to die old with me': YouTuber Landon Clifford's death leaves young widow Camryn and fans shattered
Many fans had reactions of extreme grief while some thought it was a prank but also knew that Camryn would never do something like that
'Lovecraft Country' Episode 2: Atticus' matrilineal ancestor Hanna may be the reason for his magical bloodline
It is possible that the special "bloodline" that opens the portal to Eden belongs to Hanna, not Titus, and it is her blood Titus used in the ceremony years ago, which she thwarted, unwilling to be used in that way
Jeffree Star posts picture of mystery boyfriend; identified as basketball player Andre Marhold
Marhold is a basketball player and the CEO of a talent agency. He has the NBA in his sights and played for the Austrian Basketball League at one point in time
Are US TV shows worse than UK shows when it comes to storylines around mental health issues?
US shows reduce mental illness to a spectacle and define characters solely by their illness while UK shows seem to depict real human beings struggling with a disorder
'Hitchhiking to the Edge of Sanity' is a wild tale tamed by the limitations of its documentary format
Filmmaker Scott Petersen is trying to recreate the stories his uncle told him of his fantastical adventure as they hitchhiked across the Sahara with their "friends"
'The Crimes That Bind' Review: Compelling family drama builds to crescendo before the mastery of final reveal
The movie keeps returning to a scene, again and again, revealing more each time until the final revelation. By this time, you are hit by the full import of what that scene signifies
'The Crimes That Bind': Meet Cecilia Roth, Yanina Ávila and rest of the cast of Argentinian crime drama
The gripping thriller, a portrait about class, gender, violence and how assumptions can destroy lives, features strong performances by Cecilia Roth and Yanina Ávila
Cher’s attempt to volunteer at USPS denied but American Postal Workers Union says she can get ‘more involved’
The legendary singer and actress had been calling to find if she could help out local postal workers with mail sorting. Her attempt to volunteer came after the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) faced cost-cutting measures