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A Rap Comedy Hits the Road
  + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Leigh-Ann Jackson | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
If Season 1 was rooted in authentically representing Miami culture, what was the focus this time around? You’re close to the thing that you want, you can see it in front of you, but you’re not quite there yet. It’s watching how much they’re willing to compromise for this goal, which I think is relevant for Shawna, Mia and Chastity. We saw her start off as this person who was like, “I don’t even want people to look at me. We’re “on the road,” but we recreated Portland and Oakland.
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The show prompts viewers to wonder: What’s more chilling? The uncanny notion of a supernatural office-wide conspiracy? Or the very real knowledge that you can never know whom to trust because racism, either casual or systemic, could be lurking around the next cubicle corner? “We really wanted for it to be unclear what is the actual scary part,” Harris said in a late-August phone interview. She said she prefers creepiness that “starts off in a very everyday kind of place, but then slowly, it becomes more and more clear that there’s something off.”
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Robin Thede Is on a Mission
  + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Leigh-Ann Jackson | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
We don’t bring characters or story lines back unless we really feel like we have something good. But even if you don’t, you’re going to get pure laughs. Every season is special in its own way, and the cast always has some sort of change, and the writers are different. Should I?” Having run shows and created shows, I know that all I can do is create a good show. I always feel a certain amount of responsibility to represent us correctly, but I also know that I can’t be the voice of every Black woman, so I don’t try.
The Best Shoes for Standing All Day
  + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +6 min
By Leigh-Ann JacksonOn those busy work or travel days when you barely get a chance to sit, a comfortable pair of shoes can be your saving grace, keeping blisters and back pain at bay. The best stylish and comfortable shoes for womenSupportive slip-onsRothy’s footwear collection is known for its flexible and breathable knit fabrication, which comes in handy if you’ll be spending all day in a pair. The brand’s shoes already come standard with cushy layers of jute, cork, latex and suede lining in their footbeds. The best stylish and comfortable shoes for menOffice-ready pickThis Cole Haan option could quite possibly be the perfect workplace shoe, according to Peter Nguyen, Brooklyn, N.Y.-based personal stylist and founder of The Essential Man. “They have this knit fabric and cushioning that just wraps around your foot,” he says, and also appreciates the shoes’ terry-lined tongues and padded heels.
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