Written by Marvin C. Pittman

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BLACK PANTHER Packs New Surprises in Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Series

Y’know, sometimes real life really sucks for a geek. Such as, when you can’t ever get to the comic book shop for new comics...

Marvin C. PittmanApril 15, 2016

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Praise the Goddess! WONDER WOMAN Is Here!

So, that movie came out. After all the hype and mixed reviews, all the Zack Snyder hand-wringing, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is...

Marvin C. PittmanApril 1, 2016

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The New GHOSTBUSTERS Are Here. Really, It’s Fine.

After all the speculation and debate, on March 3 we finally got our first trailer of the new Ghostbusters movie. Is it a sequel,...

Marvin C. PittmanMarch 18, 2016

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How BLACK-ISH and CARMICHAEL SHOW Tackle Hope and Terror

I’ve got hope on the brain. Precisely, I’ve got “Hope,” last week’s episode of ABC sitcom Black-ish, on the brain. You know, the one...

Marvin C. PittmanMarch 4, 2016

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Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, and Being Unapologetic AF, as The Kids Say

A few years ago, in the wake of Trayvon Martin’s death and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, my nerd-pop culture mind...

Marvin C. PittmanFebruary 19, 2016

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What ANT-MAN and AGE OF ULTRON Teach As Movies Approach Peak Superhero

One of the nice things about this time of year is how, as winter descends and TV shows take a winter hiatus, it gives...

Marvin C. PittmanFebruary 5, 2016

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David Bowie, Christmas, and A Shining Star in the Darkness

These past couple of weeks, more than usual, have been about music. So much music. For me, it’s inevitable come January. After five weeks...

Marvin C. PittmanJanuary 22, 2016

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Scrutinizing Rey and Finn as STAR WARS Tackles 2015’s Identity Politics

As 2015 draws to a close, we’ve continued to see the dialogue around identity and the fractious reality of living out our differences together...

Marvin C. PittmanDecember 30, 2015

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Watching THE WIZ LIVE! In All Its Unabashed, Lovely Blackness

I didn’t know how much I needed The Wiz Live! in my life when it premiered December 3. I just though it looked kinda...

Marvin C. PittmanDecember 18, 2015

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Tracy Morgan, Donald Trump and ‘All Lives Matter’: Riding SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’s Racial Roller Coaster

There was a very interesting moment on Saturday Night Live a few weeks ago. Sure, it already was a very special episode; comedian Tracy...

Marvin C. PittmanNovember 25, 2015

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Hardcore Halloweening Goes Theatrical

Those fingers in my hair, that sly come-hither stare, that strips my conscience bare, it’s witchcraft. That’s how the song “Witchcraft” goes, as Frank...

Marvin C. PittmanOctober 30, 2015

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UNITED IN FANDOM: A Union of Pencil and Ink, Body and Soul

I recently celebrated the high holy days of my marriage: my wedding anniversary and wife’s birthday are four days apart in October. Go ahead,...

Marvin C. PittmanOctober 16, 2015

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Thank the Panther God: On Ta-Nehisi Coates Writing BLACK PANTHER

You guys: Ta-Nehisi Coates is going to write Black Panther. TA-NEHISI COATES – Pulitzer Prize-winning author at The Atlantic, America’s premier writer on race and...

Marvin C. PittmanOctober 2, 2015