Natasha Rothwell has no fear of flying. With stamps on her passport from Turkey to Tokyo, the actress is completely at ease with the wheels up. She gets to the airport well ahead of takeoff (“being early is on time,” she says). On board, she loves a window seat and …
Read More »Natasha Rothwell Is Her Own Emergency Contact in 'How to Die Alone' Trailer
Natasha Rothwell swaps her White Lotus spa garb for a neon, air traffic vest in the new How to Die Alone trailer. In the two-minute clip, released Tuesday, Rothwell’s Mel is out of gas: She “sad-twerks” as a coworker sings “Happy Birthday” and can’t find the energy to chant “Woman …
Read More »'We're So Much More': Issa Rae Reflects on Black Onscreen Stereotypes
In a cover story with Net-A-Porter published Monday, Insecure‘s Issa Rae opened up about working on the satirical Oscar-nominated drama American Fiction and witnessing the decline of Black-centered stories onscreen. The writer-producer has kept busy within the last year, starring in three films up for Oscar nominations: Barbie, American Fiction, …
Read More »Issa Rae Hoped to Revamp 'Abusive' Music Biz, But Even She Couldn't Escape 'Shit' Deals
At the end of last year, the music industry was on the receiving end of a double-barreled blast of recrimination from one of Hollywood’s most revered creators. Issa Rae was in the midst of a victory lap, celebrating the final season of her acclaimed HBO series Insecure, when she casually …
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