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Like Waleed Abu Al-Khair, We Must Never Waver in Our Commitment to Human Rights
The following speech will be delivered on November 27, 2015 at the Ludovic-Trarieux Human Rights Award ceremony in Geneva. I am in Geneva accepting, on behalf of my client, the most prestigious human...
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What Nathan Fielder and Don Draper Can Teach Us About the 'Empire'-Pepsi Deal
On Nov. 18, Empire aired the first of a three-episode arc that features Pepsi not just as product placement, but as a virtual guest star. Rising star Jamal Lyon (Jussie Smollett) has entered into an...
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The Leftovers -- A View From the Pillar
Hi. I'm Pillar Man... no wait, first a spoiler alert -- if you haven't watched Season Two of HBO's The Leftovers, you should seriously consider stopping here, taking ten hours to watch the full season,...
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There Are Many Reasons to Get Amazon Prime This Holiday Season and...
Let's face it: guaranteed two-day delivery is going to be the main reason people line Amazon Prime's coffers for the foreseeable future, but its increasingly watchable original series might just be the...
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Oh, That Alice: Luther Can't Live With Her, Can't Live Without Her
Ruth Wilson may be off having an Affair, but her red lipstick is all over the latest incarnation of BBC America's Luther (Thursday, 9 p.m.). Idris Elba returns to star as John Luther in what's billed...
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The Unthinkable Is Happening in Our Own 'Backyard'
This article is the first in a three-part series written by Jenna Elfman for WhoSay to raise awareness regarding child sex trafficking in the United States. I've always associated child sex trafficking...
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Checking In With Marla Gibbs: A Candid Interview With 'The Jeffersons' and...
Marla Gibbs lives by the mantra "it's never too late." After becoming a household name 40 years ago as Florence, the sassy maid on The Jeffersons, Gibbs says that as long as she's still breathing,...
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Don't Take It Personally When I Tell You 'No.' I'm Using It On Everyone This...
We live in a culture of Yes. The common self-help wisdom is that we benefit from seizing opportunities, embracing the unknown, soaring headfirst into the possibilities presented to us. And this is all...
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Actress Jadyn Douglas Talks Behind the Scenes of Eva Longoria's Telenovela
Jadyn Douglas plays Roxie Rios opposite Eva Longoria in NBC's Telenovela.Jadyn's Twitter.Photo: Nelson N. Castillo. Make-up: Anya Sinclair. Hair: Soleil Atiles. Dress: Escada. Jadyn Douglas has a huge...
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What I Miss About TV In The 1970s
The holidays have come and gone, and we're in the dead of winter. For two weeks in a row, the weekend weather forecast spurred me to complete all of my errands on Saturday, so I didn't have to leave...
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TV Shows That Didn't Come Alive Until Season 2
By Greg CwikThis article originally appeared on Playboy.com. Unless you are a pop-culture masochist and find perverse joy in Manimal, the Regan-Era show whose shape-shifting premise was culled from...
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When an Actual Grammy Watches the Grammys...
My Mom is a 71-year-old, no-nonsense, midwestern grandmother and housewife whose first love has always been music. Growing up, vinyl ruled our home thanks to her heavy rotation record collection: James...
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An Artist and Survivor Joins Lady Gaga on Stage at the Oscars
I am back stage at the Oscars. Let me repeat that, because it is truly, truly crazy: I am backstage at the Oscars. I'm not here to dance or sing. I'm certainly not here to accept an award for a film. I...
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Why Is TV Making Me Sad?
If TV is supposed to be so wonderful these days, why is it making me so sad? I've got a few ideas. For me, part of the problem may be that the year began with three programs of such extraordinary...
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RuPaul's Drag Race Star Acid Betty -- "I Try to Take Drag to Another Level"
In the world of drag, Acid Betty is an absolute enigma. A true individual, she is giving a completely different kind of drag to this season of RuPaul's Drag Race. But behind the eye popping looks, Acid...
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College Students Ride Tidal's Social Wave for Change
Not many people are fortunate enough to say that they can make a difference. Not many people are blessed enough to inspire America's youth. I can. And I do. I'm always trying to do good and give back...
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Why 'The Good Wife' Is a Fail
I am perpetually frustrated by television, given the rampant and garden-variety ways that women are denigrated, in ways both subtle and blatant. Some shows have come close to passing muster, or have...
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Performative Blackness and the Problem With 'RuCo's Empire'
I've been watching RuPaul's Drag Race since the very beginning of the show. In many ways, as the show has grown, so have I and that's lead me to having this complicated relationship with not only Drag...
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Presidential Candidate Apparel Truths
Bookmark: Team Hillary Tee | The ShopTeam Hillary Tee Unisex sizing, women may consider sizing down.Bookmark: Team Trump 2016 Women’s SS T-Shirt – WhiteTeam Trump 2016 Women's Form Fitting Short...
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What It's Like for a Chinese Journalist in Africa to Cover the China-Africa...
How foreign journalists report on the China-Africa story is often determined by the national origin of their news organization. While there are no doubt exceptions, the U.S. news media frequently...
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