Ellie Kemper found her comedic soul mate in Michael Koman. The Office star met her husband — known for his writing on iconic comedy series like MADtv and Nathan for You — on the set of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, but it wasn't exactly love at first sight for Kemper and Koman. "I was an old intern, and he was a young writer," the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt cast member told Vanity Fair in December 2014. Read More...
It’s been a decade since Jay Asher released Th1rteen R3asons Why, a young-adult novel that sparked conversations about suicide and bullying nationwide. (Quick recap: High schooler Hannah Baker kills herself, leaving behind tapes to tell 13 people, a.k.a. “reasons,” the role they played in her suicide.) After years of rumors about movie deals, Selena Gomez produced a Netflix series based on the best seller. The 13 hour-long episodes clock in at twice the length of the audiobook, and about 25 times as long as the audio of Hannah’s tapes (which you can listen to here). Read More...
Our unequal earthFoodBipoc-led local farms in unconventional spaces decentralize systems that have produced food deserts and create food equity
On a recent Sunday morning in South Los Angeles, Crop Swap LA volunteers and staffers harvested bags of freshly picked produce from the front yard of a residence. Located just steps from Leimert Park Plaza, Asante Microfarm is the first of what will be numerous microfarms created by the organization, which is dedicated to growing hyperlocal food on unused spaces “in the neighborhood, exclusively for the neighborhood”. Read More...