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MOC Monday: Jackie Chan

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I love Jackie Chan. I literally grew up with Jackie Chan movies. Drunken Master was, I think, the first Jackie Chan movie I saw as a child. Don’t even get me started on Jackie Chan Adventures.

#RachelDolezal, #AskRachel and #Transracial Break the Internet

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I literally have no words to describe this story, except that Rachel Dolezal, the president of the Spokane NAACP chapter and Africana Studies professor, is a white woman pretending to be black, and has been living as such for years. Not only that, but she’s pretended her adopted brothers (who are black) are her sons and…

Exclusive Interview: Christine Chen (Director, "Blind Date Rules")

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The second in the Blind Date Rules interview series is here! As you might recall, I’ve spoken to co-writer and star Brie Eley, and today, I’m sharing my interview with the director of the short film and founder of Austin, TX-based Moth to Flame Films, Christine Chen. In this interview, Chen talked about working with the cast, what…

Queer Coded: Scar ("The Lion King")

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I’m sure there’s going to be someone out there that’s going to say, “What, Monique? This is a lion! Scar doesn’t count!” Yeah, he’s a lion, invisible person who doubts my logic. But that doesn’t mean Disney, or any other studio, for that matter, won’t stoop to putting some Hollywood queer coding on a non-human…

Casting News: Ava DuVernay for Marvel, More James Wan, Common and Dwayne Johnson News

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You know what this is—it’s in the title. Let’s get into it. Two to three weeks worth of news! (silently crying inside at how deceptively hard these types of posts are):

The Eulogy for Bill Cosby's Career

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This has been a post that has been months in the making, mostly because I had to go through a period of reflection and, in a way, mourning, for the entity that is (or was) Bill Cosby’s Career.

Exclusive Interview: Kal Parekh ("The Spectacular Jihad of Taz Rahim”)

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If you had read my past Moniqueblog recaps of Pan Am (which are still available on the Internet Archive), then you might remember how much I loved Kal Parekh’s co-pilot character Sanjeev, or “The ‘Jeev,” as I called him. I was able to speak with him back then about his role on the show, and now I’m…

Twitter Goes In on George Zimmerman Getting Shot At

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A man named Matthew Apperson shot at George Zimmerman, the killer of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin, during a road rage incident in Lake Mary, FL (outside of Orlando). During the police press conference, it was revealed that Zimmerman had antagonized Apperson long before, starting with an initial road rage incident that led up to Zimmerman…

Native American Actors, Cultural Consultant, Walk Off Adam Sandler's "Ridiculous Six" Set

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Adam Sandler is in hot water right now, and hopefully, this particular issue will put the lack of proper representation for Native Americans in the spotlight. 

"The Prancing Elites Project" review: Episode 1

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The Prancing Elites Project, Oxygen’s latest show, is a show that hit all of the heartstrings. It succeeds in making me simultaneously disappointed and inspired by the human race. That’s a tough beginning to an article, right? Well, let’s get into the recap and you can see what I’m talking about.