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In the words of arguably one of the world’s greatest entertainers, James Brown….let’s “get up, get into it and get involved!” Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio’s Mid Week in Review airing this Wednesday at 8pm eastern. Your friendly neighborhood AFROnerdists will be unpacking about the following topics: Hat tip to stalwart Afronerd Radio supporter for tweeting about a recent LA Times piece highlighting the trials and tribulations of black animators in the aftermath of the George Floyd protests; just after we spoke about the Simone Biles Vogue cover fiasco, it appears that actress, Viola Davis Vanity Fair cover struck the correct chord; why did it have to be him? controversial filmmaker, Lee Daniels is purportedly rebooting the fondly remembered Wonder Years ABC TV show with a black cast; thoughts about the release of CBS All Access trailer for an upcoming Star Trek animated series entitled, Star Trek: Lower Decks which hit the cyberwebs a few days ago; in a tweet discussing legendary actor, Giancarlo Esposito’s desire to be cast in a Marvel project, somehow Dburt was accused of “gatekeeping” (white) characters….what does that mean?; funny how unresolved story twists can still linger in viewers minds. Case in point-noted director, Cheo Hodari Coker recently gave further insight into the killing off of the Cottonmouth character (masterfully portrayed by Mahershala Ali) in season 1 of Netflix’ Luke Cage:
And in even more animated news, just what is the Disney plus Star Wars animated project, Bad Batch?; we’re going to tidy up the place by addressing some of the topics left on th etable from Sunday’s Grindhouse show; Dburt revisits the very progressive (for its time) early aughts Alan Moore penned pulp comic, Tom Strong (and why not a streaming series in the vein of Buck Rogers); Dburt is absolutely elated about the return of S2 of TNT’s Alienist: Angel of Darkness while simultaneously angry about the cancellation of the Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector series; And lastly, our thoughts about a Huffpost article exposing leadership flaws and mistreatment of employees at the black owned media imprint, OkayMedia. Call LIVE at 508-645-0100.
As a man of science and nature, when driving this vehicle, I am amazed at the fusion of the two. A machine that aspires to manifest a soul will be used to stop a machine that rejects its soul. Appropriate.-T’Challa.
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In the words of arguably one of the world's greatest entertainers, James Brown....let's "get up, get into it and get involved!" Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review airing this Wednesday at 8pm eastern. Your friendly neighborhood AFROnerdists will be unpacking about the following topics: Hat tip to stalwart Afronerd Radio supporter for tweeting about a recent LA Times piece highlighting the trials and tribulations of black animators in the aftermath of the George Floyd protests; just after we spoke about the Simone Biles Vogue cover fiasco, it appears that actress, Viola Davis Vanity Fair cover struck the correct chord; why did it have to be him? controversial filmmaker, Lee Daniels is purportedly rebooting the fondly remembered Wonder Years ABC TV show with a black cast; thoughts about the release of CBS All Access trailer for an upcoming Star Trek animated series entitled, Star Trek: Lower Decks which hit the cyberwebs a few days ago; in a tweet discussing legendary actor, Giancarlo Esposito's desire to be cast in a Marvel project, somehow Dburt was accused of "gatekeeping" (white) characters....what does that mean?; funny how unresolved story twists can still linger in viewers minds. Case in point-noted director, Cheo Hodari Coker recently gave further insight into the killing off of the Cottonmouth character (masterfully portrayed by Mahershala Ali) in season 1 of Netflix' Luke Cage:
And in even more animated news, just what is the Disney plus Star Wars animated project, Bad Batch?; we're going to tidy up the place by addressing some of the topics left on th etable from Sunday's Grindhouse show; Dburt revisits the very progressive (for its time) early aughts Alan Moore penned pulp comic, Tom Strong (and why not a streaming series in the vein of Buck Rogers); Dburt is absolutely elated about the return of S2 of TNT's Alienist: Angel of Darkness while simultaneously angry about the cancellation of the Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector series; And lastly, our thoughts about a Huffpost article exposing leadership flaws and mistreatment of employees at the black owned media imprint, OkayMedia. Call LIVE at 508-645-0100.
As a man of science and nature, when driving this vehicle, I am amazed at the fusion of the two. A machine that aspires to manifest a soul will be used to stop a machine that rejects its soul. Appropriate.-T'Challa.
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All good things inevitably come to an end. And after ten years of supplying the world with innovative facial cleansing brushes, Clarisonic will be shutting down operations for good on September 30.
The company shared the news in an Instagram post on Tuesday, alerting fans to take advantage of its brand-wide sale.
“To our entire Clarisonic community, it has been our absolute pleasure to serve you all these years. Please take advantage of our last chance, 50% off EVERYTHING sale on Clarisonic.com.”
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News of the unexpected closure and once-in-a-lifetime sale spread fast. In a second Instagram post, Clarisonic announced that it had sold out online and that it hopes to be back in stock soon.
In the meantime, the brand encourages shoppers to take advantage of half off of all Clarisonic products at Sephora and Ulta Beauty.
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, but in the meantime, we encourage you to check with your local @Sephora and @Ultabeauty stores to take advantage of the 50% off brandwide sale, while supplies last. Thank you for your continued support A post shared by Clarisonic (@clarisonic) on Jul 15, 2020 at 2:04pm PDT
The difficult decision to shut down “was made so that L’Oréal can focus its attention on its other core business offerings,” read a statement on the company’s website.
Clarisonic went on to thank its loyal customers, dermatologists and partners who have helped put the brand on the map: “It has been our absolute pleasure to serve you all of these years.”
The post Clarisonic Is Having A Huge Going-Out-Of-Business Sale appeared first on Essence.
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In an attempt to encourage “The Voice Australia” contestant Chris Sebastian, Kelly Rowland opened about what it felt like to spend “a whole decade” in Beyoncé’s shadow.
The revelation came after Sebastian confessed his concerns and fears of being overshadowed by his brother, pop singer Guy Sebastian.
“I know this feeling. Can you imagine what it’s like being in a group with Beyoncé?” she told Sebastian. “I would just torture myself in my head.”
Rowland went on to share that she would lament over the tiniest of decisions in hopes of avoiding the Beyoncé comparisons.
“I would just torture myself in my head. Like, I can’t wear this dress because they’re going to say it’s like B. Or, I can’t have a song like that because it sounds too much like B. They’re gonna compare anyways,” said the 39-year-old singer.
The fear would haunt the “Motivation” singer for “a whole decade.”
“I would be lying if I said no, it’s never bothered me. That’s bull,” said Rowland. “There was a whole decade, if I am being completely honest, a decade, where it was like the elephant in the room. It was the thing that would constantly be on my shoulder.”
Since her time in Destiny’s Child, Rowland has been quite transparent in regard to some of her internal struggles and the lessons she’s learned during her journey. Earlier this month, she shared that there was a time in which she almost lost everything by trying to keep up with the Joneses.
“Even going through my own time where there was a lot of – no one will believe this and it’ll actually be the first time I talk about it – where I almost lost everything because I was so busy trying to keep up,” she said during an interview with Pastor Erwin McManus. “Whether it was the look, whether it was the wardrobe, whether it was the car, whether it was the place, whether it was the – you know what I mean? All that silliness.”
It’s always refreshing when people, as accomplished as Kelly, are willing to be real about their struggles.