A look at August 2023 media of interest, including “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” preseason football, and “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.”
“X mars the spot”: Twitter now renamed “X”
As of this week, Elon Musk has renamed Twitter “X.” While it’s Musk’s favorite letter, I go into reasons why it’s a terrible site name.
1990s and 2000s Black cartoons on streaming and home video
A list of prominent 1990s and 2000s TV cartoons starring Black characters, plus where they’re available to watch on streaming and home video.
Unions and strikes in cartoons
A list of noteworthy unions and strikes in cartoons, with characters from Clark Kent to Homer Simpson having gone on strike at least once.
A look at streaming services’ profile avatars (2023 edition)
A look at streaming service profile avatars, allowing one to make their profile icon anyone from Mickey Mouse to a “Jurassic Park” dinosaur.
10 LGBTQ people of color cartoon characters
A list of 10 LGBTQ people of color cartoon characters, from Harold McBride in “The Loud House” to Luz Nocedia in “The Owl House.”
Social network review: Threads
In my review of Threads, Meta’s attempt at a Twitter clone, I look at reasons why it’s a mostly-flawed social network.
2000s Black sitcoms on streaming and home video
A look at where to find 2000s Black sitcoms on streaming services and home video, from “Girlfriends” to “That’s So Raven.”
1990s Black sitcoms on streaming and home video
A look at what popular 90s Black sitcoms are on streaming and home video, from “Living Single” to “Moesha.”
July 2023 media picks and news
My media picks for July 2023, including the debut of “Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire,” a pan-African animated anthology series on Disney+.