Peppermint RuPaul's Drag Race alum and Call Me Mother co-host Peppermint talks about the origins of her name and the winding road of her theater career.
LGBTQ Characters Got More Movie Screen Time In 2020, GLAAD Study Finds The advocacy group just released its annual film survey, which found the percentage of LGBTQ characters of color also increased. But it still cited issues with lack of transgender representation. Andrew Limbong
Weekly recommendations from Pop Culture Happy Hour hosts and guests Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's The White Lotus, KennyHoopla's song "Estella," Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis' first album and more. Glen Weldon
Casual Friday: 'I have my air purifiers in place' This week the state got drier, billionaires went higher and we’re all on the lookout for smoke. Patricia Murphy
An Introverted Champion Reveals Her Earnest Heart In Netflix's 'Naomi Osaka' A new Netflix documentary about tennis champion Naomi Osaka is a poignant, albeit curated, portrait of a young biracial woman navigating the precipice of sports superstardom. Eric Deggans
'Shame changer': Sex tech CEO disrupts Asian stereotypes with adult films Make Love Not Porn founder Cindy Gallop says the future of pornography is "social sex" and the end of fetishizing women of color. Kristin Leong
'The ingredients for madness': Author Grace M. Cho’s memoir on colonialism, food, and love Author Grace M. Cho breaks bread with the numerous voices haunting her ‘pained spirit’ in her new novel. Sonya Harris
Why King County's home values shot up even further amid a pandemic If you’re a homeowner in King County, get ready for sticker shock. Property assessments are arriving in the mail, and residential values have risen in many areas. The pandemic played a role. Ruby de Luna
The Only 'New' Thing About Cross-Cultural Casting Is Who's Getting The Roles Dev Patel as a knight of the Round Table, Jodie Turner-Smith as Anne Boleyn, the mostly nonwhite casts of Bridgerton and Hamilton — all belong to a tradition that has its roots in live theater. Bob Mondello
Re-Revising 'The History Of Jazz' Ted Gioia first published his History of Jazz in 1997, updating it for the first time in 2011. This year he did so again, after a very important decade for the genre. Natalie Weiner
