Anyone else planning to stay up past their bedtime to watch Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open? I might have to take a quick nap first but I sure am gonna try! First, though: Your Wednesday Pop Culture Fix!
+ The official trailer for Demi Lovato’s Dancing With the Devil doesn’t pull any punches.
+ Viola Davis and Stacey Abrams on Oscar Season, politics and wielding their power as Black women.
+ Why Jodie Foster’s role in The Mauritanian is a rare one for the actor.
+ Black Lightning showrunner says Painkiller series will feature Thunder and Lightning.
+ Reign star Adelaide Kane comes out as bisexual on TikTok.
+ Lee Daniels on Billie Holiday’s legacy of activism.
+ Brandi Carlile on The Indigo Girls: “They’ve Never Asked for Credit, But They Deserve It”
+ Ahem.
Compelling characters have chemistry with everyone I think. So to me it doesn’t matter what gender I’m acting with I try and have chemistry with them. But if they wanted to make Alice Bi I’d be down with that! 🌈🌈🌈🌈❤️ https://t.co/dHVLbmzmjT
— Rachel Skarsten (@RachieSkarsten) February 16, 2021
+ Nahnatchka Kahn on working with Dwayne Johnson on Young Rock.
+ The story behind those Lady Gaga Oreos.
+ Regina King will star in a new Shirley Chisholm biopic from John Ridley.
+ Archie Panjabi has joined Snowpiercer for season three.
+ And finally, I’m not going to link to the conservative website, but this headline delighted me: New Blues Clues Is A Woke Puppy Peddling Gender Identity Propaganda.
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Demi Lovato <3