Television
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The VSB Group Chat: Insecure Season 3, Episode 8, ‘Ghost-Like’
Wow, it’s the season finale and we got Lawrence, we got Nathan AT THE SAME DAMN TIME, AT THE SAME DAMN TIME!!! It’s Issa (birth)day and everybody’s celebrating, right? On top of that good time—sho nuff—we have reached the conclusion of Insecure’s third season, and must reflect. Was it bad? Was it good? Did this…
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Tiffany Haddish Once Auditioned for VH1's Flavor of Love
In a recent interview with Wired, Tiffany Haddish announced that she once auditioned for Flavor of Love but declined when she found that the love interest would be Flavor Flav. I mean, can you blame her? While Haddish was out here hustling and promoting her new No. 1 film, Night School, she sat down for…
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The VSB Group Chat: Insecure Season 3, Episode 7, ‘Obsessed-Like’
We are down to the wire of Insecure’s Season 3 and these 30-minute episodes are more precious then ever with the season finale upon us next week. Will Lawrence and Issa reconvene? Will Issa find out what happens with Nathan? Is Molly going to find love in a hopeless place? All these questions and more…
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The VSB Group Chat: Insecure Season 3, Episode 6, 'Ready-Like'
The #LawrenceHive got to sing praises and rejoice when Lawrence popped up on Issa at the convenient store in Episode 5. Now his storyline is back and in full swing (both literally and figuratively) on Insecure. We also get to see a bit more about the (d)evolving relationships of the Fearsome Foursome. Let’s roll into this…
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Don't Talk About It, Be About It: The 2018 Emmys Prove Diversity Is Still a Work in Progress
The 70th Primetime Emmys opened with several racially charged jokes, talk of diversity and a celebrity-laden musical number called “We Solved It,” touting the most diverse group of nominees in Emmy history. But the joke was still on us, because most of the awards would still go to white nominees. The first winner of color…
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White-on-White Crime: Tom Arnold's Posse and Mark Burnett Gang Throw Hands at Emmy Party
As further proof that white culture continues to promote senseless violence, reality show producer Mark Burnett and Tom Arnold, the guy who always talks like he just inhaled an unknown but refreshing powder given to him by an anonymous man with a Columbian accent in the bathroom, were reportedly involved in a tussle that probably…
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The VSB Group Chat: Insecure Season 3, Episode 5, 'High-Like' Recap
It’s Beyonce or bust for Issa and her girlfriends as they head to Coachella. After what’s been an interesting buildup and letdown with Issa and Daniel and now Issa and Nathan and Molly’s persistent work issues, the ladies needed a break. And with Beyonce on the line?!? #letsgo But ain’t no way this crew wasn’t…
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19 Different Spoiler-Free Thoughts and Emotions (With GIFs) I Had While Watching the Season 5 Finale of Power
The season five finale of Power aired on Sunday night. Look, for all of the criticisms of Power—and some of it is very, very warranted—when this season got good it got goodt. Delivert goodt. Slap yo’ mama with the same hand that you don’ licked off the barbecue sauce off your fingers goodt. Episodes 8-10?…
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Insecure Has Secured the Bag for Season 4
Fans of Insecure, rejoice! The beloved show has been renewed for a fourth season just as the third season has started on HBO. Issa Rae, who co-created the show with Larry Wilmore, announced the good news on Twitter Thursday morning. Rae wrote “#InsecureHBO has been renewed for Season 4! Thank you to everyone who has…
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Los Angeles District Attorney Will Not Pursue Sexual Assault Case Against Anthony Anderson
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office has declined a sexual assault case against actor Anthony Anderson after the alleged victim in the case declined to be interviewed by investigators. The Black-ish star was accused of sexual assault by a woman who catered an event for him. The woman said she met with Anderson after…