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Culture
Interracial couple representation in pop culture isn’t as progressive as we think
The optics, while a sign of change, don’t point to any change in the status quo
Sports
Kobe Bryant was preparing to dominate Hollywood as he did NBA
Even as Bryant was about to earn his first Academy Award, he said coaching his daughter in hoops took precedence
The Uplift
‘Scandal’s’ Joe Morton on being Papa Pope: ‘That kind of theater doesn’t happen on TV’
The actor talks the series finale, Serena Williams, family and more
Culture
Kobe Bryant: Oscar nomination is proof I can do ‘something other than dribble and shoot’
On the eve of the Academy Awards, Bryant talks how basketball helps him in Hollywood and what’s next
Culture
ABC has two more Shonda Rhimes shows coming despite her new deal with Netflix
Television Critics Diary: Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan are pals on the new ‘American Idol’ and Roseanne Conner is a Trump voter
Culture
Why the hot black bodies on ‘Insecure’ are more revolutionary than you think
The sex looks like what humans actually do
The Uplift
ICYMI: It’s not too late for writers to get schooled by Shonda Rhimes
The GOAT of prime-time Thursday is teaching a writing class for television
Culture
Superheroic sounds
The musical power of Marvel’s ‘Luke Cage’ and Starz’s ‘Power’
Culture
Upfronts 2016: The Undefeated guide
Who’s in — who’s out — and which fall TV trailers to watch right now