Dreams do come true! Anyone who harbors nostalgic tendencies whenever the year 2001 readily pops up – has to remember that time when Gwen Stefani and Eve dropped the single Let Me Bow Ya Mind and kept us blown each time the radio dutifully blew our speakers with the mind-blowing hit.
As per The Hollywood Reporter, director Paul Feig, who has never had a hard time using his voice as a weapon against injustice, took to Twitter recently, to shut down all the haters who’ve been particularly harsh on Ghostbusters cast member Leslie Jones of SNL fame.
Girls creator and self-professed feminist, Lena Dunham is done with Twitter after getting verbally assaulted after playfully posting an image showcasing her in a sports bra and boyfriend Jack Antonoff’s boxers on Instagram.
Last Sunday’s Emmy Awards was a special one. Despite the fact that the ratings were less than stellar – more than likely whoever was watching was holding out for the moment when Viola Davis would make history by claiming the Best Actress prize for her impeccable work on ABC’s How to Get Away with Murder. Yes, it was pretty obvious that despite the loveliness and fierceness of Kerry and Taraji – Davis was the anointed one.
As a Nigerian-American, I continue to weather the confluence that merges the Western antidotes and Nigeria’s version of the Ten Commandments. Okay, there are definitely way more than ten. But the point is that being a female of Nigerian descent comes with a heavy load that not many outside of the Diaspora can fathom.