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They were awesome…
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NPR TV critic, media analyst and guest host. Adjunct prof at Duke University and Indiana University. Father to four. Blerd. Drummer. Author: Race-Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation. Media bloviator.
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They were awesome…
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After a day that included filing a story on the Paramount/Skydance deal, interviewing Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow - together - and doing a hit on CNN, I’m ending the day with a screening of the new Descendants movie. The TV Critics Press tour is a trip!
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As news spreads about the Paramount/Skydance merger deal, I offer this column with a few pressing questions, including: Can this deal -- if it works -- point to a shiny new future for a beleaguered media industry? READ: loom.ly/MpgJ_Yo
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It sounds like a gimmick: Getting novelist Susan Orlean, who wrote the book which inspired the Nicholas Cage movie Adaptation, to have a conversation with Nic Cage about artistry, writing, acting, parenting and more. But it really works. READ: loom.ly/YMcPX2c
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Just saw A Quiet Place: Day One w/my grown kids;, this is the kind of movie they don't make enough of anymore. It's inventive, focused, relatively short (hour and 40 minutes) w/a killer cast and a creative build out of a universe viewers want to know more about. More, please.
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Early snippets of Biden's interview with George Stephanopoulos are out - he insists debate performance was just a bad night. I'm not sure this sit down will calm doubters. And I am so NOT looking forward to the Zapruder film-like analysis this will get. loom.ly/jC8tQdw
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On July 4, here’s a recent interview I gave on media impact of Michael Brown’s death/protests in Ferguson 10 years ago - from coverage of Travon Martin, through Brown to George Floyd. The upshot: People of Color have learned to document all to be believed: loom.ly/fENv9sI
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This jarring, detailed story on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. isn’t just a frightening portrait of an unstable man who seems addicted to attention. It is a brutal account of how a legion of unstable, wealthy powerful people have led America to a terrible place. loom.ly/GlT7yZQ
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This jarring, detailed story on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. isn’t just a frightening portrait of an unstable man who seems addicted to attention. It is a brutal account of how a legion of unstable, wealthy powerful people have led America to a terrible place. loom.ly/GlT7yZQ
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Just realized: in space of a week, thanks to a radio story, freelance review and question asked at a press conference, I’ve been on NPR and in New York Times and LA Times. Here’s the @NPR review of season 3 of FX’s still amazing show The Bear: loom.ly/kDCKxww
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Had great fun reading my review of Kara Swisher’s Burn Book for @NPR’s audio version of its Books We Love feature. And, as a friend noted, you get to hear me say “dudebros” on air. LISTEN: loom.ly/IfuWIjg
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So glad producers of The Bachelor have finally spoken on the show’s many past missteps involving race. And grateful Greg Braxton gave me credit for asking the question at TCA. But questions remain, including issues around departure of creator Mike Fleiss. loom.ly/6ZGctPs
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My first straight up byline in the New York Times hit today, a review of Emily Nussbaum’s incisive, sharply-written history of unscripted television, “Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV.” READ: loom.ly/uY4taVI
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At the 15th anniversary of Michael Jackson's death - has it really been THAT long? - I joined Ann Powers on @NPR's podcast Consider This to talk his legacy, why it doesn't seem tarnished as celebrities like R. Kelly and his impact on music history. HEAR: loom.ly/tzalQSk
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I'm on the board of Creative Pinellas, Pinellas County's non-profit arts agency. CP's statement on Gov. Ron DeSantis' awful veto of arts funding says it affects 663 groups statewide; in Pinellas, one of FL's largest cultural destinations, nearly 50 groups. loom.ly/NtrJbGM
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I've only started listening, but I'm enthralled by the new investigation from Reveal, working with other partners, called 40 Acres and a Lie - on how over 1,200 formerly enslaved people were given land after the Civil War, only to see it stolen back. loom.ly/WHsCD94
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As St. Petersburg gears up for a big Pride festival today, I'm surfacing this moving edition of NPR's Up First newsletter w/wonderful stories of queer staffers talking on work and life. As homophobia and transphobia rises here, this was a welcome and much-needed message: READ: loom.ly/bCkE3X8
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LOVE the creative way Only Murders in the Building works celebrities into its narrative. The new season finds the lead characters visiting the set of a movie made about them - so we see celebrities playing their characters. Check the photo; can't wait for the episodes!
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stoops lower than I believed possible, vetoing most of the state's support for the arts. It's only $32 million among $1 billion in cuts, but it's devastating for artists and arts organizations, while proving how little he values the arts. loom.ly/ShtvKEc
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The only time I met Donald Sutherland, in 2018, he was such a fan of public radio he insisted I record his testimonial supporting the network after our interview, even though I didn't think we could actually air it. #RIP to an amazing artist and nice man. loom.ly/raqFxJE
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John Oliver's best Last Week Tonight episode so far this season is an extended look at extremist, anti-Democratic initiatives Donald Trump has promised to enact if he is elected to a second term. It's chilling - also funny - and essential viewing. WATCH: loom.ly/ZTNJ7F4
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Honored to be moderating a lunchtime panel Tuesday on media coverage featuring lots of notable voices from local and national news outlets for the Tampa Bay chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. DETAILS: loom.ly/wcBSulw
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Emmy nominations voting ends Monday, so I'm posting past stories on those deserving some TV academy attention. First up: Gary Oldman, star of Apple TV+'s Slow Horses; we talked for KCRW's The Business on typecasting, Oppenheimer, scripts he's written, more: loom.ly/YcWErC4
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From my first read of Kara Swisher's Burn Book, I was impressed by her deft insights on the rise of tech companies, the (mostly) dudebros who run them, and how to be entrepreneurial as a journalist. So I wrote a little something for NPR's Books We Love: loom.ly/zoBN5VA
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The Pew Center has changed a report on Black Americans' views of U.S. institutions, removing term "racial conspiracy theories," which "distorted rather than clarified" results. Why don't they just say original wording implied Black people's mistrust was false? READ: loom.ly/gbCTnMY
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Technically, it's not Father's Day anymore. But I wanted to shout out my amazing kids Jessica Deggans and Tobias Deggans, who taught the old man a couple of board games - that he was terrible at - before a fun dinner. (Much love to the kids who couldn't be there, Marcus W Deggans and Zoe Deggans!)
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Resurfacing a piece I wrote some time ago, naming my favorite TV dads for Father's Day, including John Goodman's Dan Conner, John Amos' James Evans Sr. and Sterling K. Brown's Randall Pierson. #HappyFathersDay READ: loom.ly/Ysk5FI4
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Poynter is accepting applications for Diverse Voices, a selective, 4-day seminar helping journalists of color learn to write better opinion pieces/personal essays. I'm among teachers for this, which is a transformational experience for most. Please apply! DETAILS: loom.ly/6RKza5k
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My review of BRATS, a documentary on the Brat Pack, directed by/featuring Brat Packer Andrew McCarthy catching up w/other Brats. It's both insightful and a little clueless, as McCarthy struggles with a phenomenon that turned them into Hollywood legends. loom.ly/4Z6q5jA
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Nobody said "only." Click the link and read the poll, which is about Black people's attitudes regarding news media.
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Ab-so-f-ing-lutely! This here...
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Yup!
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Pew Center is reassessing a phrase it used in reporting poll results showing many Black people believe news media is designed to hold them back. Pew used term "racial conspiracy theories," but that implies they are not true, when history shows otherwise. loom.ly/z_QX79I
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You could bookmark the webpage or bookmark the tweet/post? Or go to YouTube and bookmark the video? There's a few different ways to skin that cat, so to speak...
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Been waiting on this one! NPR's Tiny Desk hosts another banger of a concert, welcoming the soul diva herself, Chaka Khan, to turn NPR into an R&B wonderland. LISTEN: loom.ly/VbgoELg
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Really proud of this interview w/one of my favorite comics, Neal Brennan, for KCRW’s The Business. I push back on his idea that socially irresponsible jokes from big name comics don’t mean anything and he responds, essentially, “they’re idiots!” LOL. LISTEN: loom.ly/4njwgB4
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My post on attending the Peabody awards in Los Angeles Sunday, where Sir Patrick Stewart reminded me how the phrase "Stories That Matter" is more than just a catchy slogan. READ: loom.ly/422R5Pw
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As a lifelong Star Trek fan and former Peabody awards judging chair, it meant the world to see folks from so many iterations of Trek - Picard, Discovery, Enterprise and more - onstage to accept the Institutional Award last night
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Thought I was over talking on Pat Sajak's departure from Wheel of Fortune Friday. Then I popped into NPR's LA bureau to chop it up in person with anchor extraordinaire Ailsa Chang (and yes, we did dance to the Wheel theme). Hear all the fun times here: loom.ly/MxSInTA
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Recorded but never released. We got dropped when Motown got sold to MCA... :(
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On what would have been Prince's 66th birthday, here's a tribute in the form of an essay I wrote shortly after his death on how his film Purple Rain taught me how to thrive in a band (which eventually got signed to Motown Records). READ: loom.ly/VWXmd10
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I watched Wheel before Sajak, when Chuck Woolery was host. And I remember thinking the same thing about Sajak when he took over. LOL.
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The last new episode featuring Pat Sajak as host on Wheel of Fortune airs today, capping 41 seasons and more than 8,000 episodes. He’s also the last of a breed: The old school game show hosts. READ: loom.ly/CKBUJb8
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NPR's David Folkenflik w/a banger: "In several conversations, [new Washington Post CEO Will] Lewis repeatedly — and heatedly —offered to give me an exclusive interview about the Post’s future, as long as I dropped [working on a negative story about him.]" loom.ly/vI6g-Nw
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Much fun showing off my blerd cred on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, talking on the amazing revitalization of sci fi TV classic Doctor Who - thanks to showrunner Russell T. Davies and its groundbreaking queer, Black male star, Ncuti Gatwa. LISTEN: loom.ly/haYUZvQ
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In my classes, I often teach the concept of "linked fate" - when members of a group prioritize the well being of the entire group over the individual. It has a long history w/Black folks, and when some people lose sight of it, you get stuff like this: loom.ly/324yekQ
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Wow. From Oscar-nominated actor to star of a reality series on TLC. In a show announced weeks before he goes on trial for manslaughter charges. Alec Baldwin's having a tough 2024. loom.ly/LhvHWwU
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Streaming service Max hiked cost for its ad-free plans by $1/month. Ad-Free plan now $16.99/month; annual price jumps $20 per year, to $169.99. Ultimate Ad-Free plan is $20.99/month; annual price up $10 per year to $209.99. Will consumers notice?
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Worried over what to watch on TV this summer? I've joined w/four fellow NPR critics to produce this year's banging Summer TV Preview, with items on #TheBear, #PresumedInnocent, #Queenie, #Clipped, #OrphanBlack and much more. READ: loom.ly/BmITZQc
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Started watching FX's Clipped expecting a satirical look at onetime LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling's 10-year-old racism scandal. What I saw, was a complex treatise on wealth, race, pro sports, striving and the burden of compromise. READ: loom.ly/Aed3R1E
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