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Vishawn is a play on an image of Vision from WandaVision. But what does this meme mean? This week is the five-year anniversary of Marvel TV’s WandaVision, which gave rise to the ‘Vishawn’ meme. It’s time to look back at five years of Vishawn and what lessons we can learn from the meme’s popularity. So,…

Doug Sackman, University of Puget Sound The Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign has not spared the U.S. agricultural industry, with agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement frequently raiding farms across the country in search of undocumented workers. Now, farmers are facing a crisis the administration has helped create: not enough people to pick crops. On…

The relaunch of Queer Coded is a monthly series focusing on characters in popular media who comment on queer identity, tropes and representation. If you have a suggestion for Queer Coded, email Monique at monique@justaddcoloronline.com or message her on Instagram or Threads (at)justaddcoloronline. Miss Piggy is a diva, a force of nature, and a Muppet….

Simu Liu wrote in a now-deleted thread about the pitfalls Asian men still face in Hollywood. (Credit: Marvel Studios) Eight years after Crazy Rich Asians and four years after Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Asian men are still being overlooked as leading men. Shang-Chi star Simu Liu recently made news by calling…

Folks are upset about Pantone’s color Cloud Dancer, but we could look at the color in a different way. (Photo credit: Pantone) The internet has been abuzz with the news that Pantone has chosen Cloud Dancer as its color of the year for 2026. While Pantone is used to social media reacting to its color…

Lainie Sakakura, a Japanese-American dancer, is this year’s Mrs. Claus. (Photo credit: Roy Rochlin/NBC) The 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade has made history once again, thanks to Mrs. Claus. The parade, which was heavily celebrated this year by audience members who appreciated the millennial-coded, diverse middle-finger our current government, capped off its delightful “f— you” with…

Dakarai Larriett wants Alabama to be safer for all. (Photo: Dakarai Larriett for Alabama, Canva) US Senate hopeful Dakarai Larriett wants Alabama to be safer for all Alabamians, especially where interactions with the police are concerned. And after the Nov. 4 elections, in which Democrats won in overwhelming margins across the country, Larriett feels like…

Guess what? It’s time for a giveaway! Nnedi Okorafor’s Nebula-winning Africanfuturism book series, The Binti Trilogy, is getting an illustrated hardback edition from the Folio Society with artwork by David Palumbo. I’m happy to partner with the Folio Society to give away a copy to a lucky fan! Here’s a look at what’s inside this…

Page Yang as Koko in Southern Fried Rice (Photo credit: KeyTV) Directed by: Shayla Racquel Written by: Nakia Stephens Starring: Page Yang, Kordell Beckham, Choyce Brown, Bianca Bethune, Ashley India, Jada Lewis, Shaun Rose, Andreya Wallang, Erika Norrell, Wangechi Warui, Sencere Brown, Marlena Robinson, Jai’Reeh Demond, DaShawn Simon, Dasani Horton Synopsis (KeyTV): A Korean-American girl,…

Credit: Lifetime Director: Dave Thomas Writer: Lauren Greenwood Starring: Courtney Grace, Malena Cunningham Anderson, Aria Celeste Castillo, Terry Woodberry, LaKeta Booker, Brashaad Mayweather, Riley Hough Synopsis (IMDb): When Shanice learns her friend, June, is missing, she returns home to help in the search. She suspects June’s boyfriend, but when June is found dead and Shanice…