It's gonna be May
Are we still using that Justin Timberlake meme in 2025? Anyways, let's get to it...
This is what we’re on today.
What We’re Up To
Hey y’all!
How’s your spring coming along so far? Hopefully, you’re getting some better weather where you are and avoiding your seasonal allergy triggers. Keep that Claritin on deck.
We dropped an episode last week where we got into the movie Friday on it’s 30th anniversary. (30 years? That’s wild.) We got into our favorite characters and scenes, and even dropped a review for a current movie. Check it out here if you haven’t already.
We also just recorded another episode with our fam over
that will be dropping soon, so keep an eye out for that as well. It’s always a good time when we can link up with Jay Ray & DJ Sir Daniel, and this one is no exception.What We’re Watching
When we first heard about this movie, it kinda made us go 🤔 because of the secrecy surrounding it. There were no details, but Coogler and Jordan haven’t let us down so far, so once the trailer dropped a few months ago, the interest went waaay up. Now that we’ve actually seen it, this is one of the better films that we’ve seen in a while.
From Ryan Coogler—director of “Black Panther” and “Creed”—and starring Michael B. Jordan comes a new vision of fear: “Sinners.”
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
“You keep dancing with the devil, one day he’s gonna follow you home.”
If y’all haven’t seen it yet, try to catch it in IMAX. It’s only on regular screens starting today, but it’ll be back on IMAX screens in a couple of weeks for a limited run, due to overwhelming demand. Even if you can’t experience it in 70mm, it’s still a must-see film.
Find a showtime for Sinners here.
What We’re Reading
Sterling K. Brown covers the most recent issue of Ebony.
Ahead of this year’s Met Gala, which has the theme “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.” GQ opens their archives and gets into Black Dandyism.
GQ also collaborated with Vogue and Law Roach to present Dandy Land,
Slate gets into ‘Why A Goofy Movie Is So Beloved by Black Fans.’
Academy Award-winning production designer Hannah Beachler gets into the details of Sinners.
Students were promised a free education by Roc Nation, but they’re now in debt.
What We’re Listening To
It Must Be Magic by Teena Marie
While prepping for an upcoming episode, we’ve been listening to a lot of, let’s say, a certain type of music, and this album has been getting a lot of burn. We even opened this newsletter with one of the tracks. My parents used to play this all the time when I was little, so this took me back to 5 years old when I was playing it last week. Get into it while you’re working today, it’ll start your weekend off right.
Listen to It Must Be Magic here.
You Down Wit’ O.P.P.? (Other Peoples Podcasts)
ReLiving Single by Erika Alexander & Kim Coles
We haven’t listened to this yet, because it starts next week, but we’re excited for it. Rewatch shows with cast members are big these days, and this is one right up our alley.
Welcome to ReLiving Single — the official unofficial Living Single rewatch podcast. Hosted by sitcom legends and real-life BFFs Erika Alexander and Kim Coles. From “Ride the Maverick” mishaps to “Woo woo woo” wisdom, every week we’re giving you behind-the-scenes stories, exploring the show’s iconic moments, and reintroducing you to the stars that made the show a part of TV history. Living Single redefined comedy, friendship, dating, and the Black experience for a new generation and ReLiving Single is here to do it again. Whether you're a longtime fan or new to the series, this podcast offers a front row seat to the laughs, love, and legacy of a groundbreaking show.
You can check out the trailer below.
Check out more episodes of ReLiving Single here.
Random Internet Shenanigans
How many of y’all knew about this version of TLC’s “Creep” video? Apparently, there’s a third version out there besides this one and the official one that hasn’t been leaked yet.
Shameless Plugs
If you know of anyone who has always wanted to start their own podcast, but didn’t know where to begin, you can direct them to Miguel’s free course for podcast newbies. You can get it on our YouTube channel. Watch and subscribe here. 👈🏾
If any of our listeners are interested in talkin’ nerdy, Christina has a series on her personal YouTube channel called Decoded by Christina where she talks about HTML, CSS and some other random stuff. Watch and subscribe here. 👈🏾
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Closing Time
All right, time to go. See y’all next month!
