‘Queer Eye,’ ‘Cheer’ Score Big at Critics Choice Real TV Awards
Jun29

‘Queer Eye,’ ‘Cheer’ Score Big at Critics Choice Real TV Awards

Last year it was held at the ritzy Beverly Hilton and televised on VH1 but this year the Second Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards were virtual. Hosted by OG Real Housewife NeNe Leakes from—where else—Atlanta, trophies were handed out and honored the best nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming presented on broadcast, cable and streaming platforms in a number of categories. Due to the pandemic circumstances, winners were...

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Oscars Delayed Two Months Until April 2021
Jun16

Oscars Delayed Two Months Until April 2021

You could see this one coming, with coronavirus leaving its insidious, invisible handprints all over the world. Its latest victim, Hollywood’s biggest night – the Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that the 93rd Academy Awards will no longer take place on February 28, 2021 as planned. They’re being rescheduled to April 25 next year. And not only that, because of the current closure of movie...

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‘Cheer,’ ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Lead Critics Choice Real TV Awards Nominations
Jun08

‘Cheer,’ ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Lead Critics Choice Real TV Awards Nominations

Nominations for the second annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards were announced Monday morning with Netflix topping the leaderboard at 31 nods for its reality programming. The streamer’s “Cheer” and VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” each with five nominations, lead the nominees for the awards contest, whose winners will be announced June 29. Other series landing multiple nods are Netflix’s “Queer Eye” with four and...

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Ardell Brow Tint is the DIY Bomb for Eyebrows
Jun06

Ardell Brow Tint is the DIY Bomb for Eyebrows

I’m going to admit it. I am not very good at DIY beauty treatments, which is why I leave them to the pros. Okay, I can do a pretty good job of a nail polish change– only if it’s a light color – and that’s about it. I had just started getting my brows tinted at a Benefit salon on Montana Ave. in Santa Monica, one of only a handful of places that does the service. I figured this would obliterate the need for brow makeup and wanted...

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HBO Max Launches with ‘Friends,’ Movies, Series, Docs and Specials
May27

HBO Max Launches with ‘Friends,’ Movies, Series, Docs and Specials

Back in the day when “Friends” ended its iconic run in 2004, to steal a line from its catchy theme song, no one told you life was gonna to be this way. And by this way, we mean today’s landmark launch of HBO Max, the subscription streaming platform that promises to give Netflix, Amazon and Hulu a run for their money. It’s the latest entry in the competition for eyeballs that also includes Disney+, Apple TV+, the soft-launched Peacock,...

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