Tag: Kerry Washington

News

PoC News in America

A little tardy to the party, but we’re back and ready to celebrate with Oscar Isaac and Taraji P. Henson on their Golden Globe wins!

News

PoC News in America

Busy week this week with groundbreaking Emmy wins, to the Papal visit, to this moment of peak whiteness, and Beyonce slaying at everything because she’s Beyonce. Let’s get to it.

News

PoC News in America

We have another video heavy article this week. Let’s get to it!

Just for Fun

Gif Responses for When You Are 100% Done With Everyone

Post author By [E] Rachel
Post date Wednesday, October 8th, 2014
91 Comments on Gif Responses for When You Are 10091 Done With Everyone

You know those days.

Tags angel, clue, downton abbey, Eureka, firefly, gif post, gifs, gilmore girls, hot fuzz, Jane Curtin, Kerry Washington, Parks & Rec, reaction gifs, The Devil Wears Prada, transformers, zoolander

News

PoC News in America

I wish we didn’t publish as early as we did because last Sunday was a busy day for news!

This Week in Misogyny

This Week in Misogyny Found Some Sexist Pigs

Post author By [E] Hillary
Post date Friday, September 19th, 2014
1 Comment on This Week in Misogyny Found Some Sexist Pigs

Happy Friday, everyone! It’s time to learn about all the things that sucked this week! Hooray! Let’s talk about Miss America, the NFL, and why you really should smile more, ladies! Trust me on that one. (As usual, trigger warnings for pretty much everything apply.)

Tags #WhyILeft, #WhyIStayed, A.J. Delgado, abortion, alison bechdel, Anita Sarkeesian, Ashley Judd, Backpage, Baltimore Ravens, biking, Bob Beckel, Chick-Fil-A, childfree, childless, Chronicle of Higher Learning, consent, CoverGirl, Daniele Watts, DC comics, domestic abuse, dress codes, Dutee Chand, Emma Sulkowicz, female athletes, female football fans, fucking Republicans, funny or die, GoFundMe, IOC, James Brown, Janay Palmer, Janay Rice, Jonathan Dwyer, just open the damn door, Kerry Washington, Laura Ramadei, meredith vieira, Merritt Tierce, misogyny, miss america, national book awards, Naughty Girls Donut Shop, NFL, Oculus Rift, Oscar Pistorius, Paycheck Fairness Act, racism, rape, rape kits, Ray Rice, Rihanna, Rush Limbaugh, Russell Pearce, Sam Harris, sex trafficking, smile, Suzette Jordan, Texas, upskirt photos, vaginas are awesome, victim-blaming, women in hollywood, Yamma Brown

New Show Recap

New Show Recap, Scandal 3×06, “Icarus”

Post author By Moretta
Post date Saturday, November 9th, 2013
No Comments on New Show Recap, Scandal 3×06, “Icarus”

We begin with a flashback – Olivia is a bespectacled middle-schooler, eating Froot Loops while reading Bridge to Terabithia. Then, Boom! It’s Liv’s mother – the fabulous Khandi Alexander. She bids Liv goodbye; she’ll be back from her trip in a few days. We know how this ends up. Poor Liv.

Tags Cyrus Beene, Josie Marcus, Kerry Washington, lisa kudrow, Olivia pope, scandal

Pop Culture

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Scandal?

Post author By [E] Selena MacIntosh*
Post date Thursday, October 3rd, 2013
3 Comments on Quiz: How Well Do You Know Scandal?

Readers. I can not tell you how excited I am for the return of Scandal. My phone will be off, I will not be checking email, I will be glued to my television, possibly while tweeting slobbery messages at the show with the P-Mag account.

Tags ABC's Scandal, Fitz is a terrible president, Gladiators in suits, it's handled, Kerry Washington, Olivia pope, Scandal premiere

Just for Fun

The Return of the Wednesday Logic Problem

Post author By [E] Selena MacIntosh*
Post date Wednesday, September 25th, 2013
2 Comments on The Return of the Wednesday Logic Problem

In the fall television season of 2016, the editors and writers of Persephone Magazine, tired of the same old, same old, took over the programming schedule.

Tags allison janney, Catherine Tate, Idris Elba, Kerry Washington, new TV shows, Peter Dinklage, Wednesday logic problem

New Show Recap

New Show Recap: Scandal, Season 2, Episode 21, “Any Questions?”

Post author By Moretta
Post date Monday, May 13th, 2013
4 Comments on New Show Recap: Scandal, Season 2, Episode 21, “Any Questions?”

The First Warning Sign of a Heart Attack: Being Cyrus Beene

Tags ABC's Scandal, charlie, harrison's shirt, huck, John Barrowman, Kerry Washington, Olivia pope, quinn, scandal, television

New Show Recap

New Show Recap: Scandal, Season 2, Episode 20, “A Woman Scorned”

Post author By Moretta
Post date Monday, May 6th, 2013
5 Comments on New Show Recap: Scandal, Season 2, Episode 20, “A Woman Scorned”

“I’m not a toy you can play with when you’re bored or lonely or horny. I’m not the girl who the guy gets at the end of the movie. I am not a fantasy. Earn me.”

Tags ABC's Scandal, Kerry Washington, Olivia pope, scandal

New Show Recap

New Show Recap: Scandal, Season 2, Episode 19, “Seven Fifty-Two”

Post author By Moretta
Post date Monday, April 29th, 2013
2 Comments on New Show Recap: Scandal, Season 2, Episode 19, “Seven Fifty-Two”

When last we left Scandal, Olivia had finally taken a chance on Jake and ended up in bed with him. Things took a bad turn when she learned that he had been spying on her the whole time. After a struggle with Jake, she ended up in the hospital, mutely staring at Fitz, who had […]

Tags ABC's Scandal, Kerry Washington, Olivia pope, scandal, tv recap

Just for Fun

Wednesday Logic Problem: Salads and Shakes With Interesting People

Post author By [E] Selena MacIntosh*
Post date Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
2 Comments on Wednesday Logic Problem: Salads and Shakes With Interesting People

Five P-mag writers were sent out to interview five interesting people, over shakes and salads.

Tags hillary clinton, Idris Elba, Kerry Washington, mae jemison, milk shakes, patrick stewart, salads, Wednesday logic problem

New Show Recap

What We Watched Last Night: Champagne, Slay, Selena & Scandal

Post author By [E] Selena MacIntosh*
Post date Friday, April 6th, 2012
6 Comments on What We Watched Last Night: Champagne, Slay, Selena & Scandal

So there I was, watching Dancing with the Stars, bemoaning that it was a pale comparison for the real dance show, So You Think You Can Dance, when I saw a commercial for Scandal. It’s the latest from Shonda Rhimes, and features Kerry Washington in the lead role, as well as a supporting cast full […]

Tags ABC, ABC's Scandal, Kerry Washington, scandal, Shonda Rimes, Slay and Selena get boozy, soapy TV