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A brief history of blackface just in time for Halloween!

It’s Halloween again and, evidently, it’s the season for people around the world to put on blackface. Read More

The rise of Peter Dinklage

List your five favourite actors, and the likelihood is that it will consist of the usual: Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio and the hundreds of other actors that grace these personal lists because of their talent or their looks. You can take a good guess most of these lists won’t contain a dwarf actor. Read More

GLAAD Study: Gays & Lesbians Still at the Back of Hollywood’s Movie Bus

When it comes to movies, gays and lesbians are still riding in the back of the bus.
Shows like "Glee" and "Will & Grace" have helped television audiences grow more comfortable with homosexuality in recent years, and great strides have taken place in the legal system, particularly in the area of marriage equality. Read More