| Subscribe View in browser What the Hell Happened to Will Ferrell? By Nick Schager The comedy god has had a string of duds, from the gay panic-y “Get Hard” to “Daddy’s Home 2” with Mel Gibson. His latest Netflix film, “Eurovision Song Contest,” isn’t any better. Hollywood’s Blackface Apology Tour Isn’t Very Convincing By Cassie da Costa Comedians like Tina Fey, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon have issued apologies or erased episodes of their shows over blackface. It’s the barest minimum, writes Cassie da Costa. Russell Simmons’ Accusers Call Out Jay-Z and Diddy By Marlow Stern In recent weeks, Simmons has been treated to cushy appearances on platforms run by Jay-Z and Diddy. Two of his victims, Sil Lai Abrams and Drew Dixon, say enough is enough. Tina Fey’s Problems With Race Go Far Beyond Blackface By Laura Bradley The ‘30 Rock’ episodes containing blackface have been removed from streaming platforms. But this feels less like growth and more like an evasion of an uncomfortable conversation. Advertisement Colbert Laughs in Bolton’s Face: How Can You Be So ‘Naive’? By Matt Wilstein The “Late Show” host repeatedly cracked up as his guest John Bolton tried to explain why he ever trusted Donald Trump. Winona Ryder: Mel Gibson Asked if I’m a Jewish ‘Oven Dodger’ By Laura Bradley This is not the first time Ryder has told this story. And it’s not even the most horrific example of Gibson’s anti-Semitism. So how many more examples do we need? ‘The View’ Lashes Bolton for Refusal to Testify: ‘You Knew!’ By Matt Wilstein Sunny Hostin called out Bolton for being “one of the very reasons, if not the reason, that President Trump is still in office.” Chelsea Handler Breaks Silence on Louis Farrakhan Backlash By Matt Wilstein On this week’s episode of “The Last Laugh” pod, Chelsea Handler opens up about her white privilege and apologizes for sharing a controversial video of Louis Farrakhan. Advertisement Here’s the Ugly Truth Behind Donald Trump’s ‘Jokes’ His aides fell over themselves post-Tulsa to explain that he was speaking in jest. And in a way, he was. But there’s still a malevolent truth behind it. ‘Theater Needs to Change’: Black Queer Playwrights Speak Out In the first of a two-part series on Black queer playwrights with work in the “Pride Plays” season, Rodney Hicks and Azure D. Osborne-Lee discuss racism, theater, and change. Will BLM Finally Inspire a Reckoning for Milan Fashion? “It’s not blatant, in-your-face racism that you would see in America,” the writer Jordan Anderson observes of racism in Italy. “That doesn’t mean it’s better, just different.” Running in This Face Mask Doesn’t Totally Suck Adidas makes a face mask that you can actually run in without feeling like you’re breathing into a brown paper bag. My Home Is Stain Free Thanks to This Power Scrubber It delivers 60 volts of power directly to your grout, stovetop, and sink to bring them the closest to sparkly clean they’ve ever been. Mike Birbiglia, Author of The New One, Recommends Five Non-Celebrity Memoirs That Will Make You Laugh and Cry The New One explores the journey of a father who never really wanted to become one. See More Stories Advertisement © Copyright 2020 The Daily Beast Company LLC
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