On Tuesday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex released a special episode from their upcoming Archewell Audio podcast, featuring uplifting messages from a plethora of famous names from the worlds of entertainment, social activism, sports, and more.
The special episode, which is part of the couple s new multiyear production deal with Spotify, sees Harry and Meghan who serve as hosts share personal experiences from the past year, as well as looking forward to the year to come and all they hope to achieve, before being joined by the likes of Stacey Abrams, Deepak Chopra, Elton John, James Corden, Brené Brown, and Tyler Perry, who also share their anecdotes and aspirations. We thought, what if we can bring together some people that inspire us people that we admire.and get their thoughts on what they learned from 2020, Markle explains while introducing the guests.
A TV show came out in 2020 that quarantine or no quarantine made us all sad and horny. We re talking, of course, about the BBC and Hulu adaptation of Sally Rooney s best-selling novel Normal People,
starring Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones. Since there s been enough sad this year to last us a lifetime, let s talk about sex instead. The show s intimacy coordinator, Ita O Brien (founder of Intimacy on Set and author of the Intimacy on Set guidelines, which protect performers during scenes that involve sex or nudity), takes us inside the creation of those steamy scenes.
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Life at ballet school means all things Sugar Plum Fairies and pretty pirouettes, right? Not according to Netflix s new teen drama
Tiny Pretty Things.
Set at an elite Chicago ballet academy, the series adapted from the novel by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton kicks off with one of the school s most promising students, Cassie (Anna Maiche), being pushed off the roof of the building. We told you; not your typical ballet school. While the police try to figure out what went down when Cassie did, the remaining dancers are more concerned with who will replace the prima ballerina. Among them is precocious Bette (Casimere Jollette), who will literally do anything to her unsuspecting classmates to land the lead role, and newcomer Neveah (Kylie Jefferson) who’s determination to change her life drives her to succeed in the dance world.
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Your ears are about to get the royal treatment.
On Tuesday, Spotify announced a multi-year partnership with Archewell Audio, the newly formed, audio-first production company created by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Archewell Audio will produce programming that uplifts and entertains audiences around the world and will aim to spotlight diverse perspectives and voices.
As part of the partnership, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will host and produce podcasts that build community through shared experiences, narratives, and values. “What we love about podcasting is that it reminds all of us to take a moment and to really listen, to connect to one another without distraction, said the couple in a statement. With the challenges of 2020, there has never been a more important time to do so, because when we hear each other, and hear each other’s stories, we are reminded of how interconnected we all are.”