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10Dec

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Few Can Hold On To Their Sex Appeal But Leonardo DiCaprio Doesn’t Play By The Rules

In the world of teen heartthrobs, few can hold on to their sex appeal into the their 20s, much less their 30s and 40s. But Leonardo DiCaprio doesn’t play by the rules, going from a cute teenage boy toy to a white-hot man and taking no prisoners along the way. He has appeared in everything from art films to big-budget Hollywood blockbusters, always bringing his inimitable brand of sexy to all his parts (and all of ours). Born and raised in Los Angeles, Leo started his acting career as a kid, appearing in TV commercials and getting his big break as a homeless youth on the sitcom Growing Pains. By 1993, he had reached full maturity as a man and an actor, receiving high praise for his performance in the biopic This Boy’s Life. He made an outstanding nude debut, portraying French poet Arthur R...

James Bond A misogynist? He Doesn’t Have To Be Connery, Moore Or Even Craig’s Vision Forever

On September 29, Bond’s 25th adventure No Time To Die had its world premiere. All the necessary credentials to signify the franchise’s new crowd-friendly feminism were present: Daniel Craig sporting a hot pink dinner jacket, Lea Seydoux paraded as the first Bond girl ever to return in a 007 movie sans the male gaze, and director Cary Fukunaga deriding Connery’s Bond as “basically” a rapist. It appears to be part of a coordinated plan, one that can only be described as the woke-washing of Daniel Craig’s Bond, especially when it comes to the character’s famed sexism. I don’t mean that No Time To Die has gone full-feminist. Like most of us in Australia, I have yet to see the film — and as a lifelong fan, I’m excited to see. No, I’m talking about the carefully curated revisionist history att...

Damon Young Tells His Story in “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker”

I think that we should all know by now that trying to do or alter our behavior in a way to appease Whites is useless. Damon Young’s is the voice many Black people probably hear in their heads. The one that finds humor in the most-distressing situations. The one that has the perfect, witty clapback to some ridiculous statement. And the one that is thoughtful to the point of overthinking. I think this because every time I read one of his posts on Very Smart Brothas—a blog he cofounded about relationships, pop culture, and race—I excitedly exclaim, “Oh my God, I was thinking the exact same thing!” And based on the plethora of comments at the end of each blog post, I know I’m not the only one. Reading his recently published memoir, What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker, how...