Hollyblogs
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The Latinx Absence: One Working Actor’s Journey as Case Study (Guest Blog)
Emmy nominations are a problematic barometer of LatinX progress because they lie at the very end of a long TV pipeline that narrows opportunities, actor Christian Barillas writes
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Let’s Put on a (Virtual) Show! How Live Theater Has Survived in the Time of Pandemic (Guest Blog)
The Tony Awards are back on this fall and stage companies have gotten creative in staging old and new works virtually
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Why Cenk Uygur Needs to Dump the Name ‘The Young Turks’ (Guest Blog)
For some, the name hearkens back to the group that caused the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians
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Meet the Actress Turned Congresswoman Who Tried to Ban Lynching – 75 Years Ago (Guest Blog)
Helen Gahagan Douglas fought for Black rights as a three-term congresswoman from California in the ’40s
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Why Are There Still So Few LGBTQ Characters in Gaming? (Guest Blog)
More games are featuring LGBTQ characters in prominent roles but some sectors of the industry still lag behind
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Scenes From Black Lives Matter Protests in LA With Michael B Jordan and More
“Change doesn’t happen by sitting by,” producer Tommy Oliver reminds us, in words and images
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‘A Stain on the Integrity of Our Nation and Our Values’: One Veteran Hollywood Exec Reflects (Guest Blog)
“It is impossible for All lives to matter unless Black lives matter; and anyone who doesn’t see that — and can’t affirm that — is either a despicable human being or a fool,” former Combs Enterprises COO Brian Offutt writes
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The LAPD Instigated a Riot, Falsely Arrested Me and Now I’m a #BLM Activist (Guest Blog)
“I am certain that some of the same ill will and presumptive negative judgment I experienced was in the air when the man we marched for was murdered,” TV sound engineer Zeke Richardson writes
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‘Showgirls’ Turns 25: Here Are 6 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Camp Classic (Guest Blog)
Jeffrey McHale, the filmmaker behind the documentary “You Don’t Nomi,” explores the history of the 1995 film about Vegas performers
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How Diane Warren’s ‘I’m Standing With You’ Unites the World to Benefit WHO’s COVID-19 Fight (Video)
Guest Blog: “People could instantly connect from all around the world without the need for them to be at the event,” organizer Sharon Farber says
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How Jewish Theaters Are Responding to Pandemic Closures (Guest Blog)
“When we’re finally past this horrible crisis, the world will need Jewish humor as much as ever,” playwright Daniel Okrent says
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Will the Troubadour, Site of So Many Classic Music Moments, Survive the Pandemic? (Guest Blog)
“It was, to my ’70s generation in music, what the old Yankee Stadium was to baseball fans,” Tim Sexton says
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How Uptown Records Founder Andre Harrell Sharpened Changed Hip-Hop (Guest Blog)
Andre was on the cutting edge of hip-hop or sharpening it even as the music industry first dismissed the nascent cultural force
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Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson Lends His Voice to Help LA’s Homeless in the Pandemic (Guest Blog)
A new project proves that social distancing does not mean being socially distant
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‘Homeland’ Star Navid Negahban Wants to Build a Home and Studio Space for Aspiring Artists (Guest Blog)
“Your generosity will allow me to finish building the center, which will ultimately lead to housing, food and income for our artist community,” actor says
