Helena Andrews-Dyer
Pop Culture Reporter at The Washington Post
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2 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Helena Andrews-Dyer
‘Forever’ is supposed to be a teen romance. So why are Black moms obsessed? (washingtonpost.com) ‘Forever’ is supposed to be a teen romance. So why are Black moms obsessed? Black motherhood has been depicted many times before. Netflix’s teen romance caught my group chat off guard. By Helena Andrews-Dyer 2025060712002900 The messages in my mom group chat kept multiplying. First there were 10 unreads. Then 12. Now 20. What episode are you on?
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Helena Andrews-Dyer
Generate Key TakeawaysThe messages in my mom group chat kept multiplying. First there were 10 unreads. Then 12. Now 20. What episode are you on? Catch up! When can we discuss? Cocktails!We were all suddenly and unexpectedly hooked on “Forever,” the Netflix teen romance adapted by executive producer Mara Brock Akil from the 50-year-old Judy Blume novel of the same name.
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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Helena Andrews-Dyer
LaTanya Richardson Jackson never chased stardom. It found her on Broadway. (washingtonpost.com) LaTanya Richardson Jackson never chased stardom. It found her on Broadway. By Helena Andrews-Dyer 2025060318525500 NEW YORK LaTanya Richardson Jackson sweeps into a lobby restaurant on the Upper East Side like a majestic auntie dream girl. A crisp citrine tunic frames her Van Cleef Vintage Alhambra necklace.
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2 months ago |
washingtonpost.com | Helena Andrews-Dyer
Something’s got a hold on Ryan Coogler (washingtonpost.com) Something’s got a hold on Ryan Coogler By Helena Andrews-Dyer 2025041617072600 CHICAGO — "I got the movie," exclaimed Ryan Coogler while doing the dishes. For months, the director had been trying to weave together several threads that had been loose in his mind since wrapping "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." There were multiple conversations carrying on in his head at once.
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2 months ago |
pressherald.com | Helena Andrews-Dyer
NEW YORK — Jay Ellis was ready for action. It’d been nearly a year since the 2021 finale of Issa Rae’s much-loved HBO dramedy “Insecure,” on which Ellis spent five seasons cementing his romantic lead CV as Lawrence. Primed for a pivot, the 6-foot-3 actor signed on to play a samurai sword-toting basketball player in the 1980s send-up “Freaky Tales.” There was just one problem. Ellis hadn’t done so much as a “hi-yah” since earning a yellow belt in elementary school.
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