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Ignored by History: Black Cowboys Finally Get Their Due in The Harder They Fall

The film The star-studded cast of Netflix’s The Harder They Fall bring long forgotten black cowboys to life. This melanated escapist tale features characters based on actual black cowboys and outlaws from the old west. Although the people were real, the events are entirely the creation of Jeymes Samuel, the writer and director of this indulgent western flick. It’s unlikely that any of these people … Continue reading Ignored by History: Black Cowboys Finally Get Their Due in The Harder They Fall

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Red Island House Review

Amazon.com Andrea Lee’s Red Island House makes for an interesting beach read. Told over several decades, Shay’s many adventures and experiences on the fictional island of Naratrany, Madagascar are recounted in a series of short stories almost like journal entries. So, I didn’t love this book, but I didn’t hate it either. The structure of the book made it feel like I was continually ready … Continue reading Red Island House Review

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Lovecraft Country Episode 10:

Quick Recap The group arrives back at Hippolyta’s house and immediately begins preparations to do a spell to save Dee. Tic unbinds the Book of Names then he and Leti faint, their consciousnesses plunged into a spirit realm. Tic comes face to face with Hannah and she tells him her story and outlines a plan to defeat Christina. Afterward, he meets his mother and she … Continue reading Lovecraft Country Episode 10:

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Lovecraft Country Episode 9

Quick Recap Everyone is in a panic over Dee’s condition. She’s unconscious, feverish, and her left arm is deteriorated, whithering away. Ruby gets Christina to help, revealing their secret relationship. Christina comes but the news isn’t great. Without Lancaster’s blood or the Book of Names, she can’t cure Dee. She offers to reverse the curse’s progress, buying Dee time. Luckily, Hippolyta arrives just in time. … Continue reading Lovecraft Country Episode 9

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Lovecraft Country Episode 8: The Curse

Quick Recap Dee, Tic, Leti, Ruby, and Montrose are waiting in line for Emmett Till’s funeral. Dee, of course, is distraught. Her mother isn’t back yet, either. Ruby and the others try to keep her calm, but there’s just so much going on. They get momentarily distracted and Dee runs off, it’s all just too much for her. They split up and go looking for … Continue reading Lovecraft Country Episode 8: The Curse

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Lovecraft Country Episode 7: Soul Searching

Quick Recap This week’s episode picks up where episode 5 left off. Hippolyta and Dee travel to the ruins of the mansion. She finds proof that George was there, confirming her doubts about his death. Later, Hippolyta finally gets the orrery working and she discovers a secret compartment. It contains a key and a set of coordinates. She follows them to an old observatory. She … Continue reading Lovecraft Country Episode 7: Soul Searching

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Lovecraft Country Episode 5: Out of body

Quick recap Ruby gets recruited to the dark side. After her night with William, Ruby awakes in a strange bed and finds herself inhabiting an even stranger body. A look in the mirror confirms what she already knows, she’s somehow in the body of a white woman, a woman we all know as Dell. She runs home to the southside, ranting like a mad woman. … Continue reading Lovecraft Country Episode 5: Out of body

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